Biographical Sketch of Daniel Perry, De Kalb County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888,
				Goodspeed Publishing Company

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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Daniel Perry, a member of the well-known law firm of Clark & Perry, of
Maysville, was born in Windham County, VT., on November 8, 1839.  He is
the son of James T. and Amy (Willis) Perry, both of whom were natives
of Windham County, VT.  The father was born on March 15, 1804.  He is
the son of Stephen Perry, a native of Massachusetts, and one of the 
first settlers of Southern Vermont, whose grandfather was one of seven
brothers who emigrated from England and were among the first settlers
of Massachusetts, and of whom Commodore Perry was a descendant.  The
father is now a well-to-do retired farmer of his native county.  The
mother was born March 15, 1805, and was the daughter of Samuel Willis,
a native of Worcester County, Mass., whose family originally came from
Wales.  She died in February, 1873.  Daniel was reared on the farm of
his parents, and attended the district schools, securing a good educa-
tion when a boy.  He afterward attended the Westminster Academy, in
Vermont, and Power's Institute, at Bernardston, Mass., and later the
University at Albany, N.Y.  He graduated from the Albany Law School in
1868.  In September, 1861, he enlisted in the Federal Army, joining
Company F of Berdan's sharp-shooters of the Army of the Potomac, and
served in many of the principal battles in which his regiment partici-
pated.  After two years' service he returned to Vermont, and taught
school as the principal of the high schools at Jacksonville and Wards-
boro, VT., and later as principal of Bennington Academy.  He came west
in 1872, and was connected with school work in higher graded schools
until about 1882.  He then entered the law, abstracting, real estate
and loan business in Maysville.  In the spring of 1881 he was elected 
school commissioner of De Kalb County, and served one term, since 
which time he has held the offices of public administrator of the
County, justice of the peace, and as mayor of Maysville.  In October,
1885, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Ella L. Osmond, who was born
in Southern Georgia.  She is the daughter of a Mr. Darden, who was a
large slaveholder and owner of wharfage at Key West, and Apalachicola,
Florida.  She is a granddaughter of Commodore Nichols, commander of the 
old "Constitution".  She was living in Philadelphia at the time of the
marriage, which, however, occurred at Cameron, MO.  One daughter has
blessed this union.

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