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Denison

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The Denison News
Thursday, October 2, 1873
pg. 2

HEALTH OF THE CITY
...The first death which attracted attention by the peculiarity of symptoms, was that of Mr. Perry. His death was followed by two in the Kansas City House on Crawford Street Sunday morning. Since then five more deaths have taken place of persons who were living or boarding at that house, and all these seven were afflicted in the same manner. A few cases with like s symptoms have occurred in other localities in the city. We should note that most of these cases reported were persons intemperate in their habits. The Board of Health report only twelve deaths from all causes since Saturday. The vicinity of the Kansas City House was discovered on inspection to be filthy in the extreme, and the well water used by the occupants is said to be very impure. In the opinion of the Board nearly all the sickness reported as cholera had its origin from the impurities allowed to accumulate in that locality....

Denison Herald
Wednesday, July 27, 1938

CATHOLIC CHURCH FOUNDED HERE IN CITY'S FIRST YEAR

While Texas was still a sparsely settled prairie and Denison was in her swaddling clothes, St. Patrick's Catholic Church was established in 1872 by Bishop C. M. LeBois of the Galveston Diaciese with Father Martievere, a missionary, as the first pastor.
In the spring of 1873, the first church building was erected and in 187-, the second edifice was constructed under the pastorate of Rev. Francis Derue...
The first burial was recorded in 1873 when John Perry, born in 1845, was interred in Oakwood Cemetery. The second was that of T. D. Moriarty, 23, a Federal veteran of the Civil War. . .

The Dallas Daily Herald
Thursday, October 2, 1873

The following items are from the Denison News of Friday:
We are pained to announce the sudden and unexpected death of Mr. John Perry, which occurred in this city Thursday morning from congestive chill.
Mr. Perry was brother of E. Perry, Esq., Vice-President of the First National Bank, and also of Joe Perry, the attorney. He had been engaged in the bank some time as bookkeeper. He was a native of Canada and 28 years of age - a young man of excellent attainments and of a genial and social nature, which endeared him to all with whom he came in contact.

John Perry
10 March 1845 - 23 September 1873

Charles Ernest Perry
5 March 1874 - 25 February 1877
s/o E. & T.M. Perry

Denison Daily Cresset
Tuesday, February 27, 1877
pg. 4

Perry - Charles Ernest, son of Edward and Melanie Perry, aged 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, at the family residence, February 25, 1877.
Our pen shrinks from the duty before it. How can it trespass upon the home circle, bowed down with a most sacred sorrow, and tell to the world this bitter bereavement. A father or mother alone can only realize this affliction - can realize how father and mother watched the little one sink into the arms of death, unable to stay his cold embrace. Mr. E. Perry, the bereaved father, is the head of a most interesting family; is domestic and very fond of his children, of which Charles Ernest was one of the brightest. At the early age of 3 years he had shown great precocity. Only a few days ago he was the very picture of health; that fatal disease, membranous croup, did its work rapidly. Mortal hand could do nothing.
When the earth looks bright and beautiful and we are surrounded with all the joys and comforts of life; when nothing seems to be wanting to make our happiness complete - some great sorrow swoops down upon us unannounced and terrible. Such is the lot of mortals. It must be, as it is His will, and it keeps our thoughts and minds from the great joys and greatest sorrows of this life to Him for strength.

What a blessed, cheering promise He has given us - "Suffer little children to come unto Me, for such is the Kingdom of God." This stricken family, this father, this mother, these brothers and sisters have this blessed promise in this hour of trial, and they know that little Charlie is just over there "of the Kingdom of God." Taken away before he has been tainted or tarnished with the sins of this world; before he had learned the bitterness of this world, while he was yet "of the little children" who, Christ tells us, people the "Kingdom of God." Father, mother, brothers and sisters will all be united over there. Charlie is waiting and watching.

CANADIAN AMERICANS

OAKWOOD CEMETERY

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