The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
PERRY KENYON.
Perry Kenyon, a progressive and practical farmer of Hesper township, own- ing one hundred acres of the family homestead on section 2j, was born upon this farm March 8, 1864. He is a son of Oliver and Levina (Hazel) Kenyon, the former a native of New York state, born February 10. 1822. He there re- sided with his grandfather until he was ten years of age and then removed to Ohio, where his marriage occurred in 1845. His wife was born in Pennsyl- vania, August 11, 1824, and removed to Ohio with her parents. She came with her husband to Iowa in July, 1855, and they spent the remainder of their lives upon their farm in Winneshiek county, the father dying in October. 1898, and the mother August 29, 1908. They became the parents of eight children: Ann, the widow of Ira Reed, of Hesper township ; Newton, also a resident of Hes- per township; Henrv, of the same locality; Emma, who married Clark Freden- burg of Canoe township ; Sarah, who married James Smalley, of Hesper town- ship ; Amanda, who became the wife of Ed Watts ; Perry, of this review ; and Rosa, who married Nick Richert, of Hesper township.
Perry Kenyon was reared at home and by practical experience upon his father's farm learned the best methods of cultivating the fields and caring for the grain and stock, becoming before lie was of age a practical and able agri- culturist. He has never left the homestead, of which he now owns one hun- dred acres lying on section 27, Hesper township. Throughout the years he has steadily carried forward the work of improving and developing this prop- erty and is today the owner of a valuable, productive and well managed farm which everywhere reflects his careful supervision and untiring labor.
On the 28th of June, 1897, Mr. Kenyon was united in marriage to Miss Christina Eggen, who was born in Canoe township, this county, July 29, 1877, a daughter of Ole and Margaret ( Reitan ) Eggen, natives of Norway. The father passed away in Canoe township August 8, 1905, at the age of sixty- nine and his widow still resides in that locality. Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon have one son, Oscar Perry. Mr. Kenyon is a man of good business ability, which has won for him substantial success. Moreover, he is actuated in all that he does by a most honorable and upright purpose, and possesses those characteristics which command confidence and the good-will of his fellow men, and which place him among the highly respected and valued native sons of Hesper township.
Source: Past and present of Winneshiek County, Iowa. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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