Source: America Quaker Records of Perquimans Co. NC His first marriage to Nancy Dail they spelled is name "Orrister Perry" per marriage bond in Chowan Co.NC with Joshua Dail as the surety. Restore was dis.mcd for this marriage,but was rec in mbrp 4 Dec 1841 and recommended an Elder 5 Aug 1865.Moved his family to Chase Co.Kansas in 1869 and was one of the charted members of the Cottonwood MM.He was the father of 16 children. Restore and Mary are buried in Fruitland cemetery, 3 mileswest of Americus Kansas.He died at his sons Jacob home.In The Emporia Gazette,published in Emporia Kansas a column entitled "Oldtimer's Column" On 13 Jan. 1925 this column was written by Jacob R. Perry (son of Restore) He wrote about the trip est" I guess we came on the only railroad there was,through Portsmouth, Norfolk,Louisville and Kansas City,to Lawrence Kansas. There we took the stage. It was the fifth of April,I remember,and the cold,drizzly rain and sleet nearly froze us,fo we were from the south,and tender as little plants.The stage was so full that two of the bigger bros had to ride outside with the driver.The Perrys reached the old hotel where the Citizens Bank now stands.John Hammer was supposed to be there o meet us,but was not. It was about 9 o'clock at night. Finelly an old farmer by the name of Cox,who lived on the Carney place, started to take us to Hammer's.His horse played out in themud and heavy roads so he put the whole family up,some ofus sleeping on the floor" "The family stayed a couple of months with John Hammer,renting rooms until we could find a homestead. My father finally got 80 acres --all that was allowed a man who hadn't been a soldier -- in Chase county without a building on it. That first winter we made a dugout in the hillside with native timber chopped and hauled from the Indian reservation. It was one big room,partitionsd off with quilts. We had a big stone fireplace and hauled wood for it five mils. When the spring thaw came,father heard the water dripping in the night and called to all of us to save our colthes. We got our garments,taking them to bed with us.In the morning the water was ankle deep on the dugout floor." Biographicial obitiuary 4/1 12 aug 1897 Emporia Democrat.
Source: America Quaker Records of Perquimans Co. NC His first marriage to Nancy Dail they spelled is name "Orrister Perry" per marriage bond in Chowan Co.NC with Joshua Dail as the surety. Restore was dis.mcd for this marriage,but was rec in mbrp 4 Dec 1841 and recommended an Elder 5 Aug 1865.Moved his family to Chase Co.Kansas in 1869 and was one of the charted members of the Cottonwood MM.He was the father of 16 children. Restore and Mary are buried in Fruitland cemetery, 3 mileswest of Americus Kansas.He died at his sons Jacob home.In The Emporia Gazette,published in Emporia Kansas a column entitled "Oldtimer's Column" On 13 Jan. 1925 this column was written by Jacob R. Perry (son of Restore) He wrote about the trip est" I guess we came on the only railroad there was,through Portsmouth, Norfolk,Louisville and Kansas City,to Lawrence Kansas. There we took the stage. It was the fifth of April,I remember,and the cold,drizzly rain and sleet nearly froze us,fo we were from the south,and tender as little plants.The stage was so full that two of the bigger bros had to ride outside with the driver.The Perrys reached the old hotel where the Citizens Bank now stands.John Hammer was supposed to be there o meet us,but was not. It was about 9 o'clock at night. Finelly an old farmer by the name of Cox,who lived on the Carney place, started to take us to Hammer's.His horse played out in themud and heavy roads so he put the whole family up,some ofus sleeping on the floor" "The family stayed a couple of months with John Hammer,renting rooms until we could find a homestead. My father finally got 80 acres --all that was allowed a man who hadn't been a soldier -- in Chase county without a building on it. That first winter we made a dugout in the hillside with native timber chopped and hauled from the Indian reservation. It was one big room,partitionsd off with quilts. We had a big stone fireplace and hauled wood for it five mils. When the spring thaw came,father heard the water dripping in the night and called to all of us to save our colthes. We got our garments,taking them to bed with us.In the morning the water was ankle deep on the dugout floor." Biographicial obitiuary 4/1 12 aug 1897 Emporia Democrat.
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