Buxton Perry (abt. 1857 - 1928)

Born about 1857 in North Carolina, United States

Husband of Lucy (Malone) Perry — married 11 Dec 1879 in Franklin, North Carolina, United States

Died 27 Dec 1928 at about age 71 in Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Buxton Perry is a part of US Black heritage.

Buxton ("Buck") was born into slavery about 1857 in North Carolina. .According to his sister Celia in an interview in 1937, their father Henderson Perry was a blacksmith and a slave of Dr. WIley Perry. Their mother Peggy was a slave of a Mr. McKnight, who owned an adjoining plantation.

One of Celia's memories was when the Yankees came during the Civil War. She recalls "I member when de Yankees came ter my mother's house on de McKnight plantation near Louisburg an' dey went into her things. When de Yankees came down my brother Buck Perry drug me under the bed and tole me to lie still or the Yankees would ketch me. I member de sweet music dey played an' de way dey beat de drums."

After the war Buck married Lucy Malone in 1879 in Franklin County, North Carolina. In 1900 they were farming in Franklinton, Franklin County with 4 children in the household.

Buck passed away in 1928 and was buried in Manasseh Chapel Church Cemetery in Franklinton.

Sources

• 1879 Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #7024051 (accessed 2 June 2022)
  Buxtero Perry (22) marriage to Lucy Malene on 11 Dec 1879 in Franklin, North Carolina, USA.
• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina; Roll: 963; Page: 507D; Enumeration District: 002
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #43069210 (accessed 2 June 2022)
  Buchanan Perry (20), married, Farmer, head of household in Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina; Roll: 1195; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1241195
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #50229113 (accessed 2 June 2022)
  Buck H Perry (45), married, Farmer, head of household in Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina, USA. With wife Lucy, 4 children
• Death: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976"
  North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
  Ancestry Record 1121 #76472 (accessed 2 June 2022)
  B R Perry death 27 Dec 1928 (age 71) in Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, USA. Father: Henderson Perry, mother: Peggy McKnight, burial: MAnassas Chapel, bp Franklin Co., married, farmer
• Slave Narrative (sisters): "U.S., Interviews with Formerly Enslaved People, 1936-1938"
  Library of Congress; Library of Congress, Washington D.C.; A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936–1938; Volume: Vol. 1-17; Page: 217
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1944 #9881 (accessed 2 June 2022)
  Name: Celia Robinson [Henderson Perry]; Birth Place: Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina; Place of Origin: Louisburg; Franklin Co; NC; Residence Place: North Carolina; Interview Place: Louisburg; Franklin Co; NC; Spouse: Henry Robinson Adline; Father: Henderson Perry; Mother: Peggy Perry; Children: Ada; Ella; Siblings: Buck Perry; Total Pages in Narrative File: 3; Roll number: SCM 000 323; Name of Slave Owner(s): McKnight
  Wiley Perry
  Penny McKnight
  Seth Ward
  Charles Perry
  Celia Robinson
  Henry Robinson
  Adline
  Henderson Perry
  Peggy Perry
  Buck Perry.