Perry N. Curl

             PERRY N. CURL was born in Morrow county, Ohio, January 30, 1855, and was reared in Ohio until 22 years of age, when he located at New Albany, Ind. He attended the public schools of his native county and then graduated from the Commercial College at Delaware, Ohio. He was reared upon a farm.

            He located in New Albany in 1877, and engaged in the grocery trade with J.R. Droyer for a partner. Starting with a capital of $700, the firm continued until 1880, when he purchased Mr. Droyer’s interest. Since then he has pushed his business with great good judgment and untiring enterprise, adding dry goods, boots and shoes, and a line of agricultural implements, and is doing both a wholesale and retail business to the extend of $125,000 yearly.

            He has purchased his store-house, a large livery, sales and feed stable adjoining it, and owns a great deal of other real estate; this is the result of his liberal and energetic business methods. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias.

            In 1878, he was married to Miss Mary A. McKibben, of Morrow county, Ohio, and has two boys, Walter and Arthur. He is the son of William H. Curl and Rebecca Johnson, both natives of Ohio.

            His mother died when he was nine years old. His father is still living, and resides at Cardington, Morrow county, Ohio.

Source: Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana by John M. Gresham & Co., 1889. Part 2, page 78, 79.