Perry Town

Township: Lake
Area: 0.4 square miles
Zip Code 72125

1900 Population: 382
1900 Occupations: Farmer, Farm Laborer, Postmistress, Day Laborer, Tie Maker, Teacher, Grocer, Hotel ?, Lawyer, Depot Agent, Timber Dealer, Engineer, Night Watchman, Carpenter, Shingle Maker, Photographer, Miller, Restaurant?, Machinist, Merchant, Banking, Bartender, Saloon Keeper, Printer, Lumberman, Bookkeeper, Physician

1920 Population: 492
1920 Occupations: Physician, Stenographer, Lumber Mill Sawyer, Merchant, Shingle Mill Laborer, Shingle Mill Proprietor, Public Works Laborer, House Carpenter, Retail Store Saleswoman, Shingle Mill Saw Filer, Oil Salesman, Railroad Agent, Barber, Farmer, Farm Laborer, Lumberman, School Teacher, Saw Mill Laborer, Saw Mill Stationary Fireman, Retail Store Merchant, Railroad Clerk, Confectionary Saleslady, Cotton Ginner, Shingle Mill Sawyer, Flour Mill Miller, Electrician @ Electric Plant, Telephone Operator, County Paper Editor, Auto Repairman, Shoemaker, Boarding House Keeper, Boarding House Servant, Railroad Telegraph Operator, Bank Bookkeeper, Railroad Pumper, Seamstress, Butcher, Restaurant Cook, Cotton Gin Laborer, Auto Repair Laborer, Railroad Section Laborer, Bank President, Lawyer, Railroad Agent, Bank Cashier, Real Estate Agent, Pharmacist, Minister, Blacksmith, Railroad Section Foreman, Postmaster, Stockman, Mail Carrier, Barber, Cook

1930 Population: 387
1930 Occupations: Dry Goods Store Merchant, Grocery Store Merchant, Grocery Store Clerk, General Merchandise Merchant, General Merchandise Clerk, Feed Store Clerk, Salesman @ McClerking Co., Phone Operator, Utility Co Laborer, Ford Dealer @ Ford Motor Co, Bookkeeper @ Ford Motor Co, Ford Dealer @ Perry Motor Co, Railroad Foreman, Railroad Laborer, Railroad Agent, Saw Mill Laborer, Saw Mill Foreman, Highway Engineer, Highway Laborer, Farmer, Shoe Repairman, Drug Store Druggist, Cotton Buyer, Gardener Laborer, Music Teacher, Baptist Minister, Methodist Minister, Pentecostal Preacher, Public Works Laborer, Artillery Co Laborer, Timber Inspector, Butcher, Restaurant Waitress, Restaurant Laborer, County Surveyor, Barber, Physician, Truck Driver, Blacksmith, Boarding House Keeper, Highway Dept Tractor Driver, Garage Mechanic, Oil Co Truck Driver, Oil Dealer @ Standard Oil Co, Magnolia Oil Co Agent, Woodwork Laborer, Painter/Railroad Co, Mail Carrier, Housekeeper, House Helper, Light Plant Laborer, Banker, Bank Cashier, School Teacher, Show Business, Actor, Show Laborer, Musician, Show Trainer, Show Performer, Show Agent

1990 Population: 228

2000 Population: 314



Blacksmiths: Abraham Atkins, Andrew Elliott, Ben Pritchett, George Pritchett
Doctors/Physicians: John Burg, Robert Jones, Joe V. Ryan, Marion Spencer
Druggists/Pharmacists: Sam Spencer
Lawyers: George B. Colvin, Danfor Doyle, John L. Hill
Mail Carriers: Aubray W. Glenn, ? Parmenter, Verne Smith
Photographer: John Tanner
Postmaster/Postmistress: Virgil Cragar, Elizabeth McGhee, Winnie Vance
School Teachers: Beebe Chafin, Clifford Cragar, Wallace Elvy?, Raymond Frank, M.L. Gibson, Bessie Haden, Ethel Haden, Orphie Hine, Eadith Jackson, Sidney Lane, Alma Mosley, Robert Reynolds, Nadine? Smith, Hazel Williams.



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