{"id":13,"date":"2011-12-04T20:29:10","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T02:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2018-01-05T15:22:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T21:22:35","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2396\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/courthouse2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2396 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/courthouse2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"courthouse2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/courthouse2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/courthouse2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perry Co. TN Court House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Welcome to the Perry County TNGenWeb. This is a repository of historical and genealogical information related to Perry County, Tennessee. The work here is the result of the generous contributions of many volunteers. \u00a0Your continued contributions to this effort are welcomed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Perry County was formed in 1819 from parts of Humphreys and Hickman counties. It is named in honor of <a title=\"Oliver Hazard Perry\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oliver_Hazard_Perry\">Oliver Hazard Perry<\/a> (1785\u20131819), American War of 1812 naval officer.\u00a0 It is located in middle Tennessee on the eastern shore of Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River).\u00a0 Adjoining counties include Humphreys, Hickman, Lewis, Wayne and Decatur Counties.\u00a0 Decatur County was formed from the portion of Perry County west of the Tennessee River in 1846.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2393\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/1904_jury.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2393 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/1904_jury-300x149.jpg\" alt=\"1904_jury\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/1904_jury-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/1904_jury.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jury Duty &#8211; 1904<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are expanding the Perry Co. TNGenWeb site building on the great work of the previous county coordinators, Jan Monnin and Renea Burkholder. We have also merged in Perry County research by David Donahue which continues today as <a title=\"www.tnyesterday.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tnyesterday.com\">www.tnyesterday.com<\/a>.\u00a0 We hope you like the format and new content.\u00a0 Please <a href=\"mailto:decaturtn@gmail.com\">contact me<\/a> if you are willing to share your genealogical or historical research with other researchers via this web site.<\/p>\n<p>We have the ability to leave a comment on pages in the site. Please leave additional information that you have or post your questions.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to follow our progress via the social media channels of <a title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/479629392131066\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a title=\"Subscribe to our Newsletter\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bcE6_f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Email<\/a> or <a title=\"Subscribe to our RSS feed\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/PerryCountyTngenweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSS feed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2391\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2391 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grill.jpg\" alt=\"grill\" width=\"870\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grill.jpg 870w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/grill-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel&#8217;s Grill and Bus Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Perry County TNGenWeb. This is a repository of historical and genealogical information related to Perry County, Tennessee. The work here is the result of the generous contributions of many volunteers. \u00a0Your continued contributions to this effort are welcomed. 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