The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-09-21
THE LATE GOV. PERRY.
His Ancestry and Birthplace--A
Skelch OF His Early Home.


The Oconce News has Tho following
article in its last issue Of especial in
terest to many Of our raiders:
Richland, Oconee County, Is the cen
ter Of circle Of thirty miles in diam
cter around which are the birth places
OF two, AMI once the homes Of three Of
not Of the whole country. Fifteen
miles due cast of this place is tho form
er home Of John G. Calhoun. About
the same distance little north Of
Westminster is wnere Joseph e. Brown
was born and lived to early manhood,
and fifteen miles south is the birth
place Of Benjamin Franklin Perry.
The writer paid visit recently to the
birth place and home OF Perry in his
carly manhood. Gov. Perry was born
on the banks Of Little Choestoc creek,
just one mile from Tugaloo river, and
20 miles from Hatlon's island, where
he killed Byuum in duel that has
been we'll kept before the public.
Benjamin Perry, the father of B. f.
Perry, was born in Sherburn, Mass,
in IIGl. His mother, Anna Perry,
was the daughter Of John Foster and
in 1777. Benjamin Perry diec.. in 1912,
buried at the old homestead, where
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Long now live.
Beside their distinguished son, Ben
jam n Franklin, there were born unto
benjamin Perry and Anna Foster
Perry, two sons and one daughter,
| Foster and Josiah and daughter, who
| married man named Hunt Of Florida,
and who Is still living.
1t is interesting to trace this family
to the present day: Foster Perry had
| three sons and one daughter. The
eldest son, Waddy Thompson Perry,
| was killed by stone from the hands
OF runaway negro. John Perry now
lives near Walhalla, Clark lives in
married William j. Hix, Of Fair Play,
now deceased. Left two daughters,
the one is now tho wife of Mr.. j. w
Shelor, of Walhalla, and the other
was the wife of Capt, j. II. Earle, OF
Walhalla. She died some years ago
Josiah Perry had three daughters
only. Emma, who married Capt j. G
Hawthorne Sue who married MIR. "
| ID. Long, and Anna who married Mr.
Yarboro gh, OF Fairfield.
Mrs. Long inherited the old home
place OF the first Bon jamiu Perry, hel
grand father, where she now lives
With her husband, Mr.. j. D. Long.
This is q very pretty place. A high
hill overlooking the country all around
Hills and valleys and vast wooded
lands. West the cold clear waters Of
the Chestoe run, south and cast rolls
tho Little Choestoe down from the
north hills, and at tho confluence OF
these two creeks you sec the rich low
lands whore young Perry worked 81:
common field hand. The same fire
place where he read aad studied by
torch light is there. You may 81
there If you wish, raise the window
and as the nice breczes blow In on yol
from the red hills OF Georgia, and q
The roar Of the river just one mile
away brings CAIN to your soul, yo,
may wonder If young Perry ever say
anything OF his future laid out oefor
him. 1t is imagined that he did.
great many mon may build air castle
and live only TO SEQ them fall, but sti
} 1T is evident that many of the grea
men have had premonition of thei
, future,
, We know not what others NAV thinl
but II results prove anything it mus
be acknowledged that B. Il. Perry wa
} one OF the wisest men in tho South /
/. 1860.