Milton was the 9th of the 10 children of Hiram Wilson Peery and Ruth Lesley Peery. His obituary stated"Leonard County, Kentucky" but that has never existed. Lawrence is next county south of Greenup where his brother married 3 years later - I think he was born in Lawrence County.
By 1842 the family had moved to Daviess County, Missouri (with a stop in the family seat of Tazewell Virginia where they appeared in the 1840 census).
In 1857 in Fairview Missouri, 25 year old Milton married 14 year old Frances Adela "Fanny" Faulkner who not long after gave birth to their first child, a daughter Alice Rachel.
Milton was in the Masons in Missouri: In Feb 1859 he joined Allensville, Gentry, MO, Masonic Lodge #198. At the time was part of Gentry co. Later renamed Allendale, and became part of Worth County.
Sometime in 1859 the family moved to Peru, Nebraska where their first son, John Doyle Peery was born. Milton had a store by November 1859. The 1860 census showed Milton, Fanny, Alice & John, but Alice disappears from the records after that and writings from her younger sister Belle to my mother indicated that Alice died as a child (I have been unable to find any other records or a burial site for her).
He and Fanny had a total of six children - Alice, John, Anna Maria (b 1861), Mary Belle (called Belle) (b 1863), Harriet Emeline (called Hattie) (b 1866) and Milton Robert (b 1869).
He was active in the Masons in Brownville and helped start the Peru Lodge. He worked as a merchant and a farmer. He ran for office in Peru.
In the midst of this very full life he died abruptly when about 40 years old, leaving Fanny with five children to raise. His death was noted with a heartfelt obituary from the Masons.
Though all records indicate he was buried in this cemetery I could not find a headstone or a record of his burial, but he was such an early settler this is the only likely place for him to have been buried.
Written by his great great grandaughter, Diane Scholten
By 1842 the family had moved to Daviess County, Missouri (with a stop in the family seat of Tazewell Virginia where they appeared in the 1840 census).
In 1857 in Fairview Missouri, 25 year old Milton married 14 year old Frances Adela "Fanny" Faulkner who not long after gave birth to their first child, a daughter Alice Rachel.
Milton was in the Masons in Missouri: In Feb 1859 he joined Allensville, Gentry, MO, Masonic Lodge #198. At the time was part of Gentry co. Later renamed Allendale, and became part of Worth County.
Sometime in 1859 the family moved to Peru, Nebraska where their first son, John Doyle Peery was born. Milton had a store by November 1859. The 1860 census showed Milton, Fanny, Alice & John, but Alice disappears from the records after that and writings from her younger sister Belle to my mother indicated that Alice died as a child (I have been unable to find any other records or a burial site for her).
He and Fanny had a total of six children - Alice, John, Anna Maria (b 1861), Mary Belle (called Belle) (b 1863), Harriet Emeline (called Hattie) (b 1866) and Milton Robert (b 1869).
He was active in the Masons in Brownville and helped start the Peru Lodge. He worked as a merchant and a farmer. He ran for office in Peru.
In the midst of this very full life he died abruptly when about 40 years old, leaving Fanny with five children to raise. His death was noted with a heartfelt obituary from the Masons.
Though all records indicate he was buried in this cemetery I could not find a headstone or a record of his burial, but he was such an early settler this is the only likely place for him to have been buried.
Written by his great great grandaughter, Diane Scholten
Milton was the 9th of the 10 children of Hiram Wilson Peery and Ruth Lesley Peery. His obituary stated"Leonard County, Kentucky" but that has never existed. Lawrence is next county south of Greenup where his brother married 3 years later - I think he was born in Lawrence County.
By 1842 the family had moved to Daviess County, Missouri (with a stop in the family seat of Tazewell Virginia where they appeared in the 1840 census).
In 1857 in Fairview Missouri, 25 year old Milton married 14 year old Frances Adela "Fanny" Faulkner who not long after gave birth to their first child, a daughter Alice Rachel.
Milton was in the Masons in Missouri: In Feb 1859 he joined Allensville, Gentry, MO, Masonic Lodge #198. At the time was part of Gentry co. Later renamed Allendale, and became part of Worth County.
Sometime in 1859 the family moved to Peru, Nebraska where their first son, John Doyle Peery was born. Milton had a store by November 1859. The 1860 census showed Milton, Fanny, Alice & John, but Alice disappears from the records after that and writings from her younger sister Belle to my mother indicated that Alice died as a child (I have been unable to find any other records or a burial site for her).
He and Fanny had a total of six children - Alice, John, Anna Maria (b 1861), Mary Belle (called Belle) (b 1863), Harriet Emeline (called Hattie) (b 1866) and Milton Robert (b 1869).
He was active in the Masons in Brownville and helped start the Peru Lodge. He worked as a merchant and a farmer. He ran for office in Peru.
In the midst of this very full life he died abruptly when about 40 years old, leaving Fanny with five children to raise. His death was noted with a heartfelt obituary from the Masons.
Though all records indicate he was buried in this cemetery I could not find a headstone or a record of his burial, but he was such an early settler this is the only likely place for him to have been buried.
Written by his great great grandaughter, Diane Scholten
By 1842 the family had moved to Daviess County, Missouri (with a stop in the family seat of Tazewell Virginia where they appeared in the 1840 census).
In 1857 in Fairview Missouri, 25 year old Milton married 14 year old Frances Adela "Fanny" Faulkner who not long after gave birth to their first child, a daughter Alice Rachel.
Milton was in the Masons in Missouri: In Feb 1859 he joined Allensville, Gentry, MO, Masonic Lodge #198. At the time was part of Gentry co. Later renamed Allendale, and became part of Worth County.
Sometime in 1859 the family moved to Peru, Nebraska where their first son, John Doyle Peery was born. Milton had a store by November 1859. The 1860 census showed Milton, Fanny, Alice & John, but Alice disappears from the records after that and writings from her younger sister Belle to my mother indicated that Alice died as a child (I have been unable to find any other records or a burial site for her).
He and Fanny had a total of six children - Alice, John, Anna Maria (b 1861), Mary Belle (called Belle) (b 1863), Harriet Emeline (called Hattie) (b 1866) and Milton Robert (b 1869).
He was active in the Masons in Brownville and helped start the Peru Lodge. He worked as a merchant and a farmer. He ran for office in Peru.
In the midst of this very full life he died abruptly when about 40 years old, leaving Fanny with five children to raise. His death was noted with a heartfelt obituary from the Masons.
Though all records indicate he was buried in this cemetery I could not find a headstone or a record of his burial, but he was such an early settler this is the only likely place for him to have been buried.
Written by his great great grandaughter, Diane Scholten
Gravesite Details
There is no grave marker that I could find either through looking myself or inquiring at cemetery association but his obituaries all say he was buried here.
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