Dodge, Orvil. "The Pioneer History of Coos and Curry Counties, OR." Capital Printing Co.; Salem, Oregon; 1898. p. 75. William T. PERRY Perry, William T. was born in Freedonia, Conn., Nov. 19, 1809. At the age of six years he went to New York. When he was 27 years old he went to Michigan, where he helped to build a portion of the Michigan Central R.R. From there he went to Illinois, new the site of Chicago and worked at the carpenter's trade. He then went to South Bend, Indiana, and taught school. In July, 1839, he married Ann Abell, whose birth place was South Bend, Indiana. From there he moved to Iowa, and in 1842 started for Oregon with a company of seventy-five persons, crossing the plains with horses and wagons. At Green River the company was compelled to leave their wagons and part of their goods and proceed the rest of the way on horseback. He arrived in Oregon City Sept. 26, 1943, and here built for Dr. McLoughlin, the first flouring mill in Oregon. In the fall of 1843 he moved to Clatsop Plains, six miles from Astoria, where he resided until 1851, when he moved to Deer Creek, Douglas County. He located a donation claim of 640 acres on Deer Creek, and built the Roseburg flouring mills on his land, completing the same in 1853. In November 1858, he drove his stock to Coos Co., arriving at the place now known as Norway, on the 15th of the month. He purchased that place from H.G. Saunders, and moved his family thereto in February, 1859. His family at that time consisted of the following persons: Ann Perry, his wife, and the children were Vale N., Emily and Dora C. His eldest daughter Mary was married in Roseburg to Thos. Grant and upon his death she rejoined the family in Coos Co. Louisa K. was born in this country. Wm. T. Perry died at Norway, Coos Co., Nov. 4, 1882. Ann Perry died at the same place on June 16, 1879. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in October 2006 by Robyn Greenlund, rgreenlund61 at yahoo.com. Unless otherwise stated, submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.