Perkins family, 1956

Moorestown, NJ. Francis W. and Mabel D'Olier lived in "Evergreen Lawns," built on the John Perkins farm. Mabel was the sister of Alice and Marshall Sullivan. Mary Sullivan Patterson was their niece. Mabel and Alice were married in a double ceremony in the house. Alice married Thomas Haines Dudley Perkins, Swarthmore College Class of 1906. He died in 1918 and Francis and Mabel moved into the home with his widow. After the death of her sister and husband, Mabel purchased the home from the estate. She bequeathed the property to Moorestown, and it now serves as Perkins Center for the Arts. See also Series 1.