Homer Perry Biography - Grant County Wisconsin

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Submitted by David W. Taft, dtaft @ cowtown.net

History of Grant County Wisconsin
Western Historical Publishing, Chicago, July 1881
Town of Platteville, Biographical Sketches, Page 916

HOMER PERRY was born in Hartford, Trumbull Co., Ohio, Feb. 18, 1821 received a 
good common-school education and grew to manhood on a farm; on the 13th of April 
1849, he reached Platteville, and during the winter of 1849 - 50 taught school 
in the Johnson District; up to 1873 he hardly missed teaching a single winter; 
his work was almost entirely done in the city and town of Platteville; Ex-Gov. 
Dewey, Geo. S. Hammond and himself constituted the district board when the brick 
schoolhouse was built; Mr. Perry served twice as town superintendent of schools, 
and is everywhere well known as the veteran teacher, and a man ever ready to 
advance the interests of education; he married, Dec. 31, 1853, Miss Julia, 
daughter of Col. Joseph Dickson; they have three children - George H., Nannie E, 
and Susie M., all born in Platteville; since the marriage Mr. Perry has resided 
in the pleasant home he then built on the outskirt of Platteville.  Col. 
Dickson, a settler of 1827 in Grant Co., won his title in the Black Hawk war.  
He was wounded at the battle of Bad Ax, and was, in consequence, a life 
pensioner.