Category Archives: Perry

James Samuel Perry

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Lisaperryjd

Finally! I received copies of obituaries from Girard Kansas in today’s mail. We were hoping for information about James’ father to take the line back. Nothing in the obits. There is lots of good information about his religious background (Baptist) … Continue reading →

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Canada, California, Washington

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Lisaperryjd

One thing about genealogy that I find fascinating is the connection between places and families.  Lethbridge Alberta is someplace I have never heard of until the Helmbolt affair. Now today I find out that another Perry connection lived in Lethbridge … Continue reading →

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Helmbolt thoughts

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Lisaperryjd

The previous post on the Thomas and Eugene (Keith) Helmbolt left out what I think is most interesting–their lives after Canada. They seemed to settle into a quiet marriage, working in California and making trips back to see her family … Continue reading →

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Thomas E. Helmbolt–Chiropractor, killer

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Lisaperryjd

My first cousin 3x removed is Eugene Gertrude Keith. She met and married Thomas Helmbolt in Idaho, where she grew up. During the First World War she and Thomas moved to Alberta, to Coronation, where they tried their hand at … Continue reading →

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Daisy Perry

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Lisaperryjd

Daisy Perry was a daughter of Allen Perry who lived to be over 100. Her first husband was George Hughes. She then married Mr Dillman. One of her grandsons formed The Daisy Dillman Band Here’s info from The Book of … Continue reading →

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James Perry

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

The mystery of James Perry is close to being solved. Thanks to people on Ancestry.com who have been willing to answer questions, we have found what happened to James. It appears as though he left his family in Winnebago MN … Continue reading →

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Tulare County

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

I finally made the genealogy trip to the central valley. Excellent libraries in Tulare, Lindsay and Visalia. Visalia has a local history room with a helpful librarian. Lindsay had the most complete set of Lindsay newspapers on microfilm, unfortunately their … Continue reading →

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Dr. Allen W Perry, Lindsay California

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

Years of searching and more years of not even knowing, my dad finally uncovered information about his great-grandfather’s death. Allen Wallace Perry was born in Arlington MN on March 13, 1856. His twin sister, Alice, married Elbert Keith and moved … Continue reading →

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Charles Perry in St Paul MN

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

In the process of doing genealogy when I moved back to Minnesota I discovered that some of my Dad’s family remained in Minnesota from the 1850s to the 1980s. My Dad’s dad, while born in Minnesota, grew up in eastern … Continue reading →

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Adah Jane Hazel Perry

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Adah Jane Hazel Perry’s gravesite in Madison SD. Adah Jane Hazel was born in October of 1857 in Wisconsin. She moved with her parents and siblings to Blue Earth County in Minnesota sometime after that. She married Allen Perry, son … Continue reading →

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