Biographical Sketch of V. W. Perry, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** V. W. Perry, farmer and stock raiser, Section 31, Post office St. Joseph, was born January 1, 1812, in Montgomery County, Maryland, within sixteen miles of Washington, and was there reared, spending his boyhood days on the farm and receiving the benefits of a common school education. When twenty one years of age he immigrated west, and in 1842, settled in Platte County, Missouri, where he engaged in farming and stock raising. He was one of the leading and respected citizens of that county, and came from there to this county in the fall of 1875; he owns a farm of 218 acres, well cultivated and con- tains a young orchard. Mr. perry has been twice married; first, in May, 1854, to Miss Louisa Darst, a native of Kentucky. She died in September, 1862, leaving three children: Benjamin, Louise and Althia. He was married again, in 1866, to Miss M. Herndon, a native of Ken- tucky. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and are honored citizens of this county. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================