BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN PERRY Excerpted from "Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1911-1912", Edited by Geo. W. Martin, Secretary. Vol XII., State Printing Office, Topeka, Kansas 1912. submitted by Teresa Lindquist (merope@radix.net); (copyright) 2001 by Teresa Lindquist ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KSGENWEB INTERNET GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY COPYRIGHT NOTICE: In keeping with the KSGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN PERRY was born in Oxfordshire, England, February 4, 1850, the eldest son of Joseph and Mary (Coulling) Perry. He emigrated to America in 1869, when he was nineteen years of age, and soon located in Fort Scott, where he became engaged in mining and coal selling. In 1888 he established himself in Kansas City, Mo., becoming at once prominent in business and financial circles. Mr. Perry married Miss Kate M. Massey, of Washington, D. C. She and their four children were lost at sea, being passengers on the ship La Bourgogne, which went down as a result of a collision, July 4, 1898. Of the 735 people on hoard the ship only 164 were saved, and of that number only one was a woman. As a memorial to his wife and children Mr. Perry built the Ferry Memorial Orphan Boys' Home, on Westport avenue, Kansas City. In 1901 Mr. Perry returned to his native land, taking up his residence in London. He has married the second time. [included in the article, "Lost Towns of Bourbon County, page 449]