Eleanor “Lena” STARR

1866 - 1943  (76 years)

• Name	Eleanor “Lena” STARR
  Born	6 Nov 1866	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Mar 1943	Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Buried	17 Jan 1957	San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Notes	Massachusetts Vital Records: Birth 6 Nov 1866: Eleanor Starr, born in Cambridge, parents: Henry C. & Harriet J.; machinist, father born in Newton, mother born in Chesterville, Me. She resided in California. Ca.Death Records lists birthdate as 6 Oct 1866 In 1880 census, MA, Norfolk County, Hyde Park, p. 586A, Lena Starr is listed as living with: Perkins, J. E., age 45, born in NH, father and mother born in NH, occupation: contractor, RR; R. L., his wife, age 48, born in MA, father and mother born in MA, keeping house; E. F. Roehl, niece, divorced, age 28, born in MA, father born in NH, mother born in VT; L. C. Starr, niece, single, age 19, born in MA, father born in MA, mother born in ME; Lena Starr, niece, single, age 13, born in MA, father born in MA, mother born in ME’ L. A. Crane, sister, married, age 37, born in NH, father and mother born in NH. [NOTE: in above entry, R. L. Perkins is Henry Crane Starr’s sister, L. C. and Lena’s aunt. L.A. Crane assumed to be J. E. Perkins’ sister] 1930 Census: CA, LA Cty, South Pasadena, Dist. 1521, living at 216 Bank Street: Perkins, Lena S., head, owns her home, valued at $1000, age 63, widowed, born in MA, father born in MA, mother born in ME, owns a laundry; Lowell H., her son, age 32, single, born in CA, father and mother born in MA, salesman, oil well supplies. CA Death Record: Eleanor Starr Perkins D: 21 Mar 1943--LA County B: 6 Oct 1866--Massachusetts Mother’s maiden name: Lowell Cemetery record lists the following address at date of death: 86 Painter St., Pasadena, Calif. Cemetery record lists birthdate as October 6, 1866. Obituary: Pasadena Star-News: Monday, March 22, 1943: “Eleanor Starr Perkins passed away March 21, 1943, at her home, 665 North Oakland Avenue. She had been a resident of South Pasadena for 45 years. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ruth Roney and Mrs. Eleanor Clay of Pasadena; Mrs. Anna Dowlin, Boise, Ida., and Mrs. Louisa Penwarden, South Pasadena, three sons, Raymond, Lowell, and Wentworth Perkins of Boise, Ida. Private funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at St. Marks Episcopal Church, Rev. Stephen Cutter Clark, Jr., officiating. Reynolds & Salisbury, 166 North Marengo Avenue, directors. Please omit flowers.” [1]
  Person ID	I281	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Crane STARR,   b. 12 Feb 1834, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 1870, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Harriet Jane LOWELL,   b. 24 Mar 1835, Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 1 Feb 1909, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1859
  Family ID	F95	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Amos PERKINS,   b. 6 May 1859, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 19 May 1920, South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	9 Aug 1890	Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	+ 1. Ruth Starr PERKINS,   b. 22 Jun 1891, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 19 Oct 1973, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA  (Age 82 years) + 2. Raymond L. PERKINS,   b. 28 Nov 1892, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 20 Sep 1953, Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA  (Age 60 years)   3. Eleanor “Lena” M. PERKINS,   b. Nov 1894, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 22 Mar 1989, Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA  (Age ~ 94 years) + 4. Anna C. PERKINS,   b. 1 Jun 1896, California, USA ,   d. 5 Feb 1968, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 71 years)   5. Lowell Henry PERKINS,   b. 15 May 1898, California, USA ,   d. 21 Sep 1962, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 64 years)   6. Rosine L. PERKINS,   b. Mar 1900, California, USA ,   d. 1908, California, USA  (Age ~ 7 years)   7. Paul PERKINS,   b. 1901, South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA ,   d. 5 Apr 1902, South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 1 years) + 8. Lydia Lois PERKINS,   b. Abt 1904, California, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1934, Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age ~ 30 years)   9. Wentworth Evans PERKINS,   b. 5 Aug 1906, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA ,   d. 21 Mar 1981, Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA  (Age 74 years) + 10. Louisa Rosine PERKINS,   b. 11 Dec 1908, California, USA ,   d. 19 Sep 1996, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Documents		Death. San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel. Map for Block I, Lot 16. Contains graves for Paul Perkins, Eleanor Starr Perkins, and Henry Amos Perkins.
  Headstones		Perkins, Eleanor Starr, Henry Amos Perkins, and Paul Perkins
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Nov 1866 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Married - 9 Aug 1890 - Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Died - 21 Mar 1943 - Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA Buried - 17 Jan 1957 - San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Death. San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel. Listing for Block I, Lot 16. Contains grave of Eleanor Starr Perkins, who died 17 Jan 1957.

  
  

  Headstones

  Perkins, Eleanor Starr, Henry Amos Perkins, and Paul Perkins

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America from 1639 to 1899., Lowell, Delmar R., (Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vt., 1899).