Category Archives: Perry

OH Perry, Photographer Part II

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

What fascinates me about doing genealogy is trying to tease out what “really happened.” What really happened, of course, is lost, filtered, and in many cases impossible to determine. That doesn’t stop me. O. H. Perry is one example of … Continue reading →

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OH Perry, photographer

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

Photography in America began in the 1830s and 1840s, shortly after the invention of the daguerreotype process in France. This new process allowed for the creation of highly detailed images on a silver-plated copper sheet. The daguerreotype process was quickly … Continue reading →

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Big Genealogy Trip

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

As I reflect on my recent trip to Vermont and New York, I can’t help but think about my family’s genealogy and the roots that tie us to these places. My great-grandparents on my father’s side were born and raised … Continue reading →

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Chester Township, South Dakota Social Notes

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

In the 1880’s, various members of the Perry family moved to what was then Dakota Territory. George, William, Allen, and Alice (Perry) Keith moved to Lake County, near Madison, D.T. Sarah (Perry) Johnson and her family moved to Minnehaha County, … Continue reading →

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Letter from Tom J. Tyrrell

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

Jan 6 – 43 Dear Kids [possibly Thomas Archibald Tyrrell or Frank Delos Tyrrell and family] Well, here we are in a New Year and supposed to be happy, and why not? The ground is covered with snow. had about … Continue reading →

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Blue Earth County Property Records

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

After James Perry left Minnesota with Jennie (Elwell) Roper in 1869, Lydia and the children split up. Some of the children lived with neighbors in the Sterling Center area. 18 Jan 1897: Orbert A. Baxter and wife to George H. … Continue reading →

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Property Records in Faribault and Blue Earth County Minnesota

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

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 … Continue reading →

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Legal Notes

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

The last place in Minnesota that James Perry lived was Winnebago City, MN. James was a tailor who also sold Singer sewing machines. Business must not have been very good, or the number of children that he and Lydia had … Continue reading →

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Keith Obituaries

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

Elbert C. Keith Obituary From Blue Earth County Examiner February 13, 1931. Elbert C. Keith passed away at home. His father was one of the pioneer settlers. Eldest son of S. M. Keith and was born in Buffalo Wisconsin on … Continue reading →

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Sterling Center Social Notes from the BECHS, Part 3

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Lisaperryjd

1900 Date Source City name 1 name 2  Note 6/8/1900 Blue Earth County Examiner Sterling MN Perry Pratt Mrs G. H. Perry from Elmore is visiting friends and family [Anna Pratt, nee Lamp] 7/20/1900 Blue Earth County Examiner Sterling MN … Continue reading →

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