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John Houston Perry 1816 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 February 1816

Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 14 September 1884

Death Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Benjamin Pery

Mother: Laura Cagle

Spouse(s): Malinda Dykes

Children(s): John Perry

John Houston Perry Sr was born in 1816 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Benjamin Pery and Laura Delaney "Laury" Cagle. John Houston Perry Sr married Malinda 'Linnie' Dykes, and had children including John Huston Perry. John Houston Perry Sr passed away in 1884 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • John Houston Perry Sr was born in 1816 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Benjamin Pery and Laura Delaney "Laury" Cagle.
  • John Houston Perry Sr married Malinda 'Linnie' Dykes, and had children including John Huston Perry.
  • John Houston Perry Sr passed away in 1884 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Pery
1791 – 1870
Birth Location: Moore Co., North Carolina
BP
Laura Cagle
1795 – 1881
Birth Location: Moore Co., NC
LC

Spouses(s)

Malinda Dykes
1819 – 1907
Birth Location: Grundy, Tennessee, USA
MD

Children(s)

John Perry
1844 – 1900
Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
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John Perry's Ancestors

Self
John Perry
1816 – 1884
Birth Place: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Benjamin Pery
1791 – 1870
Moore Co., North Carolina
Laura (Delaney "Laury") Cagle
1795 – 1881
Moore Co., NC
Grandparents
Jesse Perry
1751 – 1802
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Margaret (Flossie) King
1760 – 1850
North Carolina, USA
David (H) Cagle
1760 – 1800
Boar Creek, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillip IV
Elizabeth Hunter
1710 – 1751
Elizabeth Nichols
1728 – 1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Young
1684 – 1754
Isaac Hunter
1676 – 1752
Elizabeth Parker
– 1752
Johnathan Nichols
1699 – 1776

John Perry's Descendants

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John (Houston) Perry (15 February 1816 – 14 September 1884) m. Malinda ('Linnie') Dykes (4 Jan 1819 – 25 Jun 1907)
  1. 1. John (Huston) Perry (8 September 1844 – 25 April 1900) m. Mary (E.) King (Abt 1842 – )
    1. 1. Isham (Jackson) Perry m. Mary (H) perry
      1. 1. Annie (Alice) Perry m. James (Clyde) Smith (1901 – 1978)
        1. 1. Mary (lee) Smith m. William (Knight Sr) Knight

John Perry's Timeline

2 Records

1816
15 February 1816
Birth of John Houston Perry Sr in Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
1884
14 September 1884
Age 68
Death of John Houston Perry Sr in Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1816
    Event Place: Warren County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1884
    Event Place: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
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