James R & Rebecca Perry

James R Perry

(1802 to 1859)

     James R. Perry was born 16 Jan 1802 in Bedford County, VA.1  Though he was born several years before Robert and Frances were married, records listed James’ mother as Frances.  He married Rebecca H. on 11 Apr 1828 in Kanawha County, VA (now WV).2  She was born 23 Aug 18073 in Virginia and may have been a daughter of Charles Hunter.

     James is listed on the 1850 census with his wife and eight children in Kanawha County where he died 17 Aug 1859.4  His widow and children are listed on the 1860 census minus two, George and William, who were married and living elsewhere.  Also living in the household was Elvira’s husband.5  James’ middle name has been listed online as Robert, but no sources have shown a middle name yet.  Another possible middle name for him is Right (Wright).

     Rebecca H. Perry lived to be quite old and died 09 Aug 18976 in Carbon, Kanawha County, WV just a couple weeks before her 90th birthday.  She was buried in Perry Cemetery, next to her husband.

     Not much is known on James and Rebecca’s children Jack, Ann, John, and James, but many descendants of the others are well recorded.  If you have additional information that you would like to contribute on this family please feel free to email me at Robert E Perry.

Children of James R Perry and Rebecca

George Washington Perry

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Andrew Jackson Perry

Jack was born abt 1831 in Kanawha County, VA (WV).  He reportedly married a Romine and had a son named James born in 1847.7  It isn’t known if this is true or not since Jack was living at home with his parents in 1850 and 1860, according to census records.  It isn’t known if he had other children.

William E Perry

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Elvira L Perry

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Ann E Perry

Ann was born abt 1837 in Kanawha County, VA (WV).  She married Chapman T. Clark on 08 Nov 18698 in Kanawha County and later moved to Fayette County, WV.

John Wesley Perry

John was born between 1836 and 1839 in Kanawha County, VA (WV).  He appears on the 1850 and 1860 censuses with the rest of the family, but hasn’t been found afterwards.

James Monroe Perry

Monroe was born abt 1842 in Kanawha County, VA (WV).  He was on the census in 1850 and 1860 with the rest of the family and later married a woman by the name of Catherine.9

Roman Columbus Perry

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1Ancestral File, LDS.

2Kanawha Co., WV Marriage Records.

3Headstone in Perry Cemetery, Kanawha Co., WV.

4Id; inscription no longer legible.

51860 Kanawha Co., VA Census.

6Headstone in Perry Cemetery, Kanawha Co., WV.

7Online Gedcomm files.

8Kanawha Co., WV Marriage Records.

9Online Gedcomm files.