The Washington Republican Washington County Friday April 3, 1896 Mrs. Lydia PERRY, was born at Lima, O., Oct. 25th, 1820, died March 28th, 1896, at the home of Mr. P.L. LEUSZLER north of Linn aged 75 years, 5 months and three days. She was a member of the Congregational church from childhood and died a consistent Christian. Her husband and four children have gone before her. She has been an invalid most of her life and died of pneumonia. Funeral services were held in the Penwell school house conducte by Rev. BOWMAN, and her remains were laid to rest in the Washington cemetery.

I am going to be in the VA hospital 135 miles from here tomorrow but Lydia was of the Oliver Hazard Perry of 1812 fame and was in Washington co as she was related to the Elliott's,Wilson's,Stockton's,Shields and more. ----- Original Message ----- From: <jlaird@bellsouth.net> To: <KSWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 18:55 Subject: [KSWASHIN] Death: Mrs. Lydia PERRY The Washington Republican Washington County Friday April 3, 1896 Mrs. Lydia PERRY, was born at Lima, O., Oct. 25th, 1820, died March 28th, 1896, at the home of Mr. P.L. LEUSZLER north of Linn aged 75 years, 5 months and three days. She was a member of the Congregational church from childhood and died a consistent Christian. Her husband and four children have gone before her. She has been an invalid most of her life and died of pneumonia. Funeral services were held in the Penwell school house conducte by Rev. BOWMAN, and her remains were laid to rest in the Washington cemetery. ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx