Mary Elizabeth (Tryon) Perry (1845 - 1928)

Born 12 Feb 1845 in Wyoming County, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Feb 1928 at age 83 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States

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Biography

She married Silas Clark Perry in 1861 (according to obituary).

Mary died in 1928 at the age of 83 of cerebral sclerosis.^[1] NOTE: death record confirms father's name as Henry Tryon, mother as Ellen Service.

Obituary

Mrs Mary E Perry, former well known resident of Storm Lake for 30 years, passed away at her home in Mason City early Friday morning, Feb 24, after an illness of over 5 months. Her three daughters and one son were with her at the time of her death.

Funeral services were held in Mason City at the Bonner Funeral Home Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs E.G. Smith, Mrs Ella Densmore, and Mrs Claire Densmore accompanied the body to Storm Lake Monday, where interment was made in the Storm Lake cemetery, beside her husband who passed away in 1914.

Mary Elizabeth Tryon was born in New York state, Feb 12, 1945, and at the time of her death was 79 years and 12 days old. When a young girl she came to Minnesota with her parents. There she received her education and grew to young womanhood. In 1861 she was married to Silas Clark Perry, at Waukon, Iowa.

To this union were born seven children, two dying in infancy. Three daughters and one son survive her. They are Mrs. Ella Dinsmore of Des Moines; Mrs. E.O. Smith and Miss Retta Perry, of Mason City; T.C. Perry, of Little Falls, Minn.

A daughter, Mrs. Edith Halpenny, passed away 18 years ago.

In 1866, Mr. and Mrs. Perry came to Allamakee county and settled on their farm, near Postville, where they lived for 26 years. At that time, Iowa was a raw wilderness and Mrs. Perry was one of the pioneer women, of strong character, who undaunted by hardships and difficulties, made a home in this rugged country and reared her family.

In 1892 they retired from their farm and moved to Storm Lake, where she made her home until seven years ago, when she went to Mason City, where she made her home with her daughter, Miss Retta Perry, until the time of her death.

While in Postville she became a member of the United Brethren church and when she came lo Storm Lake she united with Lakeside Presbyterian church. She was self-sacrificing to her family and friends; she was hospitable and always ready to help anyone in need.^[2]

NOTE" the obituary writer's arithmetic is not very good. If she was born as stated in 1845, in 1928 she would have been 83.

Sources

1. ↑ Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940; State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101768578 (Ancestry.com)
2. ↑ The Storm Lake Pilot Tribune (Storm Lake, IA) 01March1928

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCT3-W61 : 9 November 2014), Mary Tryon in household of Henry B Tryon, China, Wyoming, New York, United States; citing family 347, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", Census Place: Waterloo Township, Allamakee, Iowa, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L7-1T2), Mary Tryon in entry for H B Tryon, 1860.

• 1870 US Federal Census; Census Place: Post, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: M593_374; Page: 305B; Image: 323609; Family History Library Film: 545873 (Ancestry.com)

• 1880 US Federal Census; Census Place: Post, Allamakee, Iowa; Roll: 325; Family History Film: 1254325; Page: 433D; Enumeration District: 015; Image: 0871 (Ancestry.com)

• "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HH36-73Z : 3 April 2016), Mary Perry in household of Silas C Perry, Post, Allamakee, Iowa; citing p. 1, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,318.

• 1895 Iowa, State Census; Stone Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa; Iowa, State Census, 1895 (Ancestry.com)

• 1900 US Federal Census; Census Place: Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa; Roll: 419; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1240419 (Ancestry.com)

• 1910 US Federal Census; Census Place: Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa; Roll: T624_394; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374407 (Ancestry.com)

• 1915 Iowa, State Census; Census Place: Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa; Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Ancestry.com)

• 1920 US Federal Census; Census Place: Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa; Roll: T625_480; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 14 (Ancestry.com)

• Mary Elizabeth Tryon Perry's Find a Grave Memorial 108372931

• "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVG9-JXG : 3 December 2014), Mary Tryon Perry in entry for Lucile Perry, ; citing Allamakee, Iowa, United States; FHL microfilm 1,480,944.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ6Q-M2X : accessed 12 April 2016), Alfred Dusenberry in entry for Timothy Perry and Florence Dusenberry, 1892.