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Jacob Martin Fast
(1788-1875)
Catharine Rex
(1794-1872)
David Girton
(1813-1869)
Rebecca Fast
(1825-1907)
Perry Girton
(1845-After 1920)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Zilpha Sulvinia Terry

Perry Girton 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 14 March 1845, Ohio 2 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Zilpha Sulvinia Terry about 1871 1 2 3
  • Died: After 1 January 1920
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Perry Township, Wood County, OH on 5 July 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 10, Dwelling 74, Family 76
Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio
Perry Girton..25..OH..Farmer
(Living with widowed mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in North Star Township, Gratiot, MI on 21 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 580D, District 99, Dwelling 283, Family 297, Roll 580
North Star Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Perry Girton..Head..34..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 14 Mar 1845, then his age should have been 35 instead of 34.
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• He resided in , Gratiot County, MI in 1897.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Perry Township, Wood County, OH on 1 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 154, Dwelling 128, Family 134
Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio
farm rented
married 28 years
Perry Girton..Head..Mar 1845..55..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Wise Township, Isabella County, MI on 24 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 219, Family 128, Roll 770
Wise Township, Isabella County, Michigan
Farm owned
Perry Girton..Head..75..OH..Retired
(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 14 Mar 1845, then his age should have been 74 instead of 75.
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Perry married Zilpha Sulvinia Terry, daughter of John Terry and Ellen Elizabeth Willis, about 1871.1 2 3 (Zilpha Sulvinia Terry was born on 11 February 1851 in New York 1 2 and died after 1 January 1920.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in North Star Township, Gratiot, MI on 21 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 580D, District 99, Dwelling 283, Family 297, Roll 580
North Star Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Perry Girton..Head..34..OH..Farmer
Zilpha S. Girton..Wife..29..NY..Keeping House
Irvin P. Girton..Son..7..OH
Ellen R. Girton..Dau..4..OH
Flora A. Girton..Dau..3..MI
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Perry Township, Wood County, OH on 1 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 154, Dwelling 128, Family 134
Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio
farm rented
married 28 years
Perry Girton..Head..Mar 1845..55..OH..Farmer
Zilpha S. Girton..Wife..Feb 1851..49..NY..3/3
Irvin P. Girton..Son..Oct 1872..27..OH..Farm Laborer
Ellen R. Girton..Dau..June 1875..24..OH
Flora A. Girton..Dau..Feb 1877..23..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Wise Township, Isabella County, MI on 24 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 219, Family 128, Roll 770
Wise Township, Isabella County, Michigan
Farm owned
Perry Girton..Head..75..OH..Retired
Zilpha S.Girton..Wife..67..OH
Irvin P.Girton..Son..47..OH..Farmer, Home farm
Flora A.Girton..Dau..41..OH
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, North Star Township, Gratiot County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 99, p. 580D, dwelling 283, family 297, Perry Girton and Zilpha Sulvinia Terry; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Apr 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 580.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 154, sheet 6B, dwelling 128, family 134, Perry Girton and Zilpha Sulvinia Terry; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Wise Township, Isabella County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 219, sheet 7A, family 128, Perry Girton and Zilpha Sulvinia Terry; index and images (accessed 2 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 770.

4 Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio (J. H. Beers & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1897), page 631.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio, p. 10, dwelling 74, family 76, Rebecca Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 Rebecca Pachasa, "Auxter, Baker, Bordner, Bowe, Buchtel, Daub, Garn, Ickes, Klotz, Mowery, Overmyer, Pachasa, Waggoner, and Wegstein" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh-interweavings; Updated: 2009-08-16 00:08:18 UTC (Sun)).


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