Elijah Day Perry (1907 - 1977)

Born 18 May 1907 in Windfall, Tipton, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (May) Ryan — married 22 Aug 1932 (to 4 Nov 1933) in Peru, Miami, Indiana

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1977 at age 70 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States

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Family

Wife:

• Dorothy May (1912 – 1990)

Children:

• James Day "Jim" Perry (1933 – 1958)
• Private Daughter (1933-living)

Biography

Birth

Elijah Day Perry was born to Bertram B. "Bert" Perry and Gretchen Hope (Day) Perry on May 18, 1907 in Windfall, Indiana, Indiana. ^[1][2]

Marriage

First Marriage

Elijah Day Perry married Emily Frances O'Neill on June 25, 1927 in Grant County, Indiana. ^[3] Elijah Day Perry filed for divorce on April 22, 1930. ^[4]

Second Marriage

Dorothy May married Elijah Day Perry on August 22, 1932 in Peru, Indiana.^[5]

Marriage Announcement in Kokomo Tribune, August 24, 1932:

Mr. and Mrs. George May, 712 West Walnut street, announce the marriage of their only daughter, Dorothy, to Elijah D. Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Perry, 320 West Walnut street. The wedding took place at Peru, Monday, August 22. The bride is an inactive member of the Sigma Phi Gamma sorority. Mr. Perry is connected with his father in business here. Mr. and Mrs. Perry will make their home in Kokomo on their return from a trip in northern Michigan.^[6]

Marriage Announcement in Tipton Daily Tribune, August 23, 1932:

Married At Peru

Lige D. Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert B. Perry of Kokomo and a grandson of the late Elijah Perry of Windfall was married at Peru Monday to Miss Dorothy May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Louis E. May. The ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace M. A. Moore in the presence of a few intimate friends of the couple. They will make their; home in Peru where the bridegroom is employed as an automobile salesman. The bridegroom is well known in Tipton where he has many friends. He was formerly manager of the Dodge agency in Tipton operated by his father B. B. Perry of Kokomo, which was formerly located in the Gleason room, on Main street.^[7]

Dorothy filed for divorce on December 27, 1932 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, and the divorce was granted on November 4, 1933.^[8][9]

Twins Private Daughter and James Day "Jim" Perry were born on June 6, 1933 to Dorothy May and Elijah Day Perry. ^[10][11]

Third Marriage

Elijah Day Perry married Clarence Faye Dowell on June 4, 1948 in Windfall, Tipton County, Indiana. ^[12] Clarence Faye Dowell filed for divorce on October 19, 1948. ^[13] A divorce was granted on December 22, 1948. ^[14]

Death

Elijah Day Perry died on June 1, 1977 in Kokomo, Indiana. ^[1]

Burial

Elijah Day Perry was buried at Brookside Cemetery, Windfall, Tipton County, Indiana. Find A Grave Memorial^[15]

Military

Elijah Day Perry enlisted in the U.S. Army on June 13, 1942 and served in World War II until September 16, 1945.^[2]

Minutiae

February 26, 1931, Kokomo, Indiana: "Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Perry (Ida (Steele) Perry) were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the late home, in charge of Rev. Polly Couch Bowman, and was very largely attended; and the many beautiful floral offerings paid silent tribute to this splendid woman. Among those present from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Callie Duke, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schorn, Mrs. Susie Schorn, Floyd Schorn, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stelle, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stelle and Mrs. Evelyn Stelle of Indianapolis, Mrs. Alice Duke and daughter Alice of Kokomo, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Rice of Tipton, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Steele, Mr. and Mrs. H. Stout and James Steele of Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. William Stych, Ralph Stych and Miss Ruth Stych of Kokomo, Mrs. Ada Houston of Indianapolis, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Perry (Bertram B. "Bert" Perry and Gretchen Hope (Day) Perry) and Elijah Perry (Elijah Day Perry) of Kokomo." ^[16]

• Fact: Residence (1910) Windfall Ward 2, Tipton, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Kokomo Ward 6, Howard, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (4 Jun 1948) Windfall City, ,
• Fact: Burial (1977) Brookside Cemetery, Wildcat Township, Tipton, Indiana, United States

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} US Social Security Death Index [Ancestry.com]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Index only [Ancestry.com]
3. ↑ "Indiana, Marion Public Library Marriage Index, 1831-2008," index [Ancestry.com]
4. ↑ "The Kokomo Tribune," 23 Apr 1930, p. 12.
5. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," index and images; citing Miami, Indiana, United States, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,431,844 FamilySearch Index Image p. 243-245
6. ↑ Kokomo Tribune, 24 Aug 1932, p. 3; Digital Image Ancestry.org.
7. ↑ Tribune Daily Tribune, 23 Aug 1932, p. 3, [Personal Document]
8. ↑ Kokomo Tribune, 27 Dec 1932, p. 8; Digital Image Ancestry.org.
9. ↑ Kokomo Tribune, 4 Nov 1933, p. ;Digital Image Ancestry.org.
10. ↑ Personal knowledge related by living individual Janet May (Perry) Javorka.
11. ↑ Birth Announcement, June 9, 1933, Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana Ancestry.com digital image
12. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," index and images; citing Windfall, Tipton, Indiana, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,315,037 FamilySearch Index Image
13. ↑ "The Kokomo Tribune," 19 Oct 1948.
14. ↑ "The Kokomo Tribune," 23 Oct 1948.
15. ↑ Find A Grave" Memorial
16. ↑ Kokomo Tribune, 26 Feb 1931, p. 5 Ancestry.com Image

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 June 2016, 00:04), entry for Elijah Day Perry(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LJPQ-HJT); contributed by various users.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 28.0cM match on Chromosome 3 between Lige's daughter JMP and Lige's sixth cousin Glenn Elmore GEDmatch M887692. MCRA Jonathan Elmer and Mary (Unknown) Elmer.

• Maternal relationship is also confirmed with a 23andMe test match between Lige's daughter JMP and Lige's sixth cousin Glenn Elmore based on 0.36% DNA shared across 1 segment. MCRA Jonathan Elmer and Mary (Unknown) Elmer.