1865: Joseph Arnold sold Lot 13 in Block 14 in Winnebago to James Perry on Feb 25, 1865 for $25. According to the plat map, it is on the southwest corner of 5th St. and Young.

1865: George F. Jones of Sterling purchased Lot No 8 in Block 42 in Winnebago from George W. Cummings and wife in 1859. On Sept 28, 1865, Jones transferred the property by Warranty Deed to James S. Perry for $50. (Mortgage Book B, page 110).

The Minnesota 1865 Census has James S. Perry living in Winnebago with Lydia M., Charley, Alice, Allen, George H., William H., John H., Sarah E. and Jane Perry.

1868: F.F. Harlow [who later sold James Perry’s property in an auction], gives a mortgage to James S. Perry (Book J, p. 7).

1868: F.F. Harlow gives a mortgage to John Perry on or about Sept 28, 1868 on Lot 8 Block 42. The mortgage was fully satisfied on August 26, 1889. (Mortgage Book B, page 111). This is the same property that James S. Perry owned 3 years previous. The 1875 MN Census has J.H. Perry living in Winnebago MN with Eva, his wife, and Bessie Perry. J.H. is listed as being 28 years old, which would mean he was born in about 1847, in Vermont. It is possible that J.H. is a brother of James, and that James and Lydia named their youngest son, John Herbert, who died in 1866, after him.