Category Archives: South Dakota

John Manning, spouse of Bessie Nelings

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Lisaperryjd

Linda posted a great comment on an early post that is so full of helpful info I want to make it a post all on its own. I am still working on genealogy although I recently went back to college … 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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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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Willie Nelings and the Blizzard of 1887

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Lisaperryjd

Willie Nelings was a schoolteacher during the great Dakota Blizzard of 1887. According to a newspaper report in Wisconsin, where her sister lived, Willie saved the lives of her students during the storm by tying them together and leading them … Continue reading →

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Willamina “Willie” Nelings

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Willie Nelings (1861-1921) sounded like quite a woman. In Bess’s note about the family, Willie was one of the sisters who remained behind in Iowa teaching and continued to teach when she moved out to Dakota Territory. She married Frank … 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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Frank Delos Tyrrell

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Frank “Delos” Tyrrell was born in SD and moved to Seattle. He enlisted in the Army during WWII and was part of the European theater, including troops who went into Germany at the end of the war. He sent a … Continue reading →

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Thomas Bescoby Tyrrell

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Thomas B Tyrrell/Tirrell came to the US from Lincolnshire, England. He was born in 1854 and came to the US in approximately 1868. His family, including father Philip Tirrell and brother Phillip, lived in Illinois when they came to the … Continue reading →

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Daniel T. Nelings

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Daniel T Nelings was the brother of William and James, who fought in the Civil War. D.T. married Elmina Osborne in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (Isn’t that “Prairie Dog, WI?). Mysteries: They both still lived in Iowa at the time, so I am … Continue reading →

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