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George
A. Perin One of the
worthy young farmers of Independence Township is George A. Perin, worthy
representative of an old and highly respected family. He has led a quiet life and his integrity has always been
unassailable, content to lead a quiet, sober and industrious life, with no
ambition for anything bat the sphere of a private citizen, and his many friends
bear testimony to his amiable qualities and sterling characteristics. Mr. Perin was born in this Township on August 6, 1879, and here he grew to manhood on the home farm, where he worked during the crop seasons when of proper age, and here he received his educational training and has always been identified with local agricultural interests. He is the son of Glover and Jane (Barbee) Perin, the father born in Hancock County, Indiana, November 14, 1839, and the mother in Missouri on January 8, 1838. They came to Jasper County, Iowa, in an early day and are still living here, making their home with the subject on the farm. Their ten children were born in Independence Township, and they were named as follows: William, born in 1860, lives at home; Mrs. Lucinda Colyar, born April 2, 1862, is deceased; Mrs. Sarah McQuiston, born November 8, 1864, is deceased; John Francis, born May 28, 1866, lives in Webster County, Iowa; Clara, born in February 1865, is deceased; Charles, born July 29, 1867, lives at home; Annie, born October 17, 1872, is deceased; Harry, born January 20, 1874, is deceased; Nora, born November 29, 1876, is deceased; George A., of this sketch. George
A. Perin was married on April 27, 1905, to Carrie May Plumb, who was born in
Independence Township, this County, September 16, 1883, the daughter of William
and Laura (Shepley) Plumb, both natives of Iowa, the father born on January 16,
1861, and the mother in Polk County on May 15, 1865. Both these parents were children of pioneers of this
state. There
were thirteen children in the Plumb family, nine of whom are living, named as
follows: Carrie May, wife of Mr. Perin, of this sketch, is the eldest; William,
born March 23, 1885, died 1904; Mrs. Jennie Taylor, born June 3, 1887, lives in
Independence Township; Clara, born December 12, 1889, lives in Independence
Township; Mrs. Elsie Plumb, born November 27, 1892, lives In Dakota; Orpha, born
October 9, 1896, lives at home; Alma died in infancy; the next two died in
infancy unnamed; Van, born October 4, 1902; Wilda, born June 16, 1905; Harry,
born February 10, 1909; Golola, born July 10, 1910. The younger children are at home with their parents in
Independence Township; they were all born in Jasper County with the exception of
Elsie, who was born in Kossuth County, Iowa. To
Mr. and Mrs. Perin four children have been born, namely: Marion Arthur, born
January 12, 1906; Leo Anderson, born September 5, 1907; Jennet Ethel, born
October 5, 1909; the youngest child died in infancy unnamed. Mr. Perin tills forty acres belonging to his father, and this he is managing in such an able manner as to insure a comfortable yearly income. Politically, he is a Republican, and in his fraternal relations he belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America of Baxter. He is a member of the board of education of Independence Township. Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, B.F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912, p. 1123. |
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