Perryville was described as a post village on the west bank of the Tennessee River, a shipping place…

Shared note	Perryville was described as a post village on the west bank of the Tennessee River, a shipping place. This is the oldest town in Decatur County. It was selected in 1821 to serve as county seat for Perry County. Charles Miles, John Rasser, James Dickson, Charles Graham, W. S. Britt, and William Patterson were appointed to locate the county seat. Before being incorporated in 1825, it was known as Midtown Community. One of the first merchants was Samuel McClure. James M. and Curry Pettigrew of Armagh, Ireland came to Perryville in 1825 and ran a mercantile business. Decatur Co. TN Gebweb site Slave schedule, 1850 census Decatur Co. TN S. L. McClure, slave owner 60, F, B 7, M, B 2, F, M In the 1860 census, M. A. McClure, age 16, female, inmate, born TN; M. J. McClure, age 14, female, inmate, born TN; and Emily Walker, age 65, domestic, born NC are living in the S. S. McClure household. Source: Census records, Norma Lunsford Buck.

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Perryville was described as a post village on the west bank of the Tennessee River, a shipping place. This is the oldest town in Decatur County. It was selected in 1821 to serve as county seat for Perry County. Charles Miles, John Rasser, James Dickson, Charles Graham, W. S. Britt, and William Patterson were appointed to locate the county seat. Before being incorporated in 1825, it was known as Midtown Community. One of the first merchants was Samuel McClure. James M. and Curry Pettigrew of Armagh, Ireland came to Perryville in 1825 and ran a mercantile business.

Decatur Co. TN Gebweb site

Slave schedule, 1850 census Decatur Co. TN
S. L. McClure, slave owner

60, F, B
7, M, B
2, F, M

In the 1860 census, M. A. McClure, age 16, female, inmate, born TN; M. J. McClure, age 14, female, inmate, born TN; and Emily Walker, age 65, domestic, born NC are living in the S. S. McClure household.

Source: Census records, Norma Lunsford Buck.

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Samuel S. McClure Father: John McClure Mother: Vinny ?				about 1829	195	Tennessee	5	between 1860 and 1870	164	41	Decatur Co. TN	Never	M	YES	YES
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