Biographical Sketch of John G. Perryman, Greene County, Missouri, Boone Township >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** John G. Perryman is the son of Benjamin and Sarah (Wood) Perryman, and was born December 13th, 1821, in Rutherford County, Tennessee. His father was a Tennessean and his mother a native of Virginia. They had nine children, viz.: Thos. J., Jacob G., Owen Wood, Benjamin F., Jane, Louisiana, Martha and Harriet, four of whom are now living. John G. is the oldest of the nine children. He came with his father to Greene County, Missouri, in 1837, and settled in the northern part of the county upon Grand Prairie. He lived with his father upon the farm un- til he was twenty years of age, when he learned the blacksmith trade, and carried on the business for fifteen years in this county. He then abandoned it for farming and stock trading, which he has carried on until the present. In the year 1871 he bought the old Hosman homestead adjoining Ash Grove, where he now lives. Mr. Perryman married the first time, August 10th, 1848 to Miss Mary Lemon, by whom he had six children, four of whom lived to be grown, viz.: Jacob L., Owen Wood, Sarah and James G. His first wife died in November, 1860, and is bur- ied at Cave Spring, this county. He married the last time Cassandra Gresham, of Dade County. By this union he was blest with seven child- ren, viz.: Mary, Burton, Nancy, Emma, George, Walter and Lura, all of whom are now living. Mr. Perryman owns one of the best farms in his section, well stocked, in a high state of cultivation, and the best orchard in the township. He and his wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church at Ash Grove. He is regarded as one of Greene's most substantial citizens, and is a gentleman of integrity. ==================================================================== 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: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================