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James W. Perry (Graves County, Kentucky, tavern keeper, farmer and soldier (C.S.A.))

b. 1809-12-25 d. 1872-02-21

Graves County, Kentucky, farmer, tavern keeper, and soldier. North Carolina native. Married to Permelia Jones Perry. Father of Mary Perry, Amanda Perry, John Perry, Benjamin F. Perry, Charles M. Perry, James A. Perry, and Marion W. Perry. Farmer in Graves County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Graves County in 1850. Tavern keeper in Graves County in 1859. Farmer in Graves County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Graves County in 1860. Served in the 1st Kentucky Mounted Rifles Battalion (C.S.A.) as a private from October 26, 1861 to November 9, 1861. Reported as deserted on November 9, 1861.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 2, p. 417B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, District 2, p. 153.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 174.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, p. 44A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Graves County, Feliciana, p. 100B.

"James W. Perry (1809-1872)," Find A Grave, Memorial 97948443, accessed January 4, 2024, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97948443.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994035, Graves County Births.

“Perry, James W.,” Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0007.

KYR-0001-020-0230

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Perry, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200528 (November 12, 2026).

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