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THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 481in farming, and Henry is a butcher in tlieirnative land.Elizabetli died in infancy, andPhilip when in his fifth year. Philip, thesecond of tiie name, was accidentally killedby the discharge of a revolver which he washandling. This sad event occurred in 1878,when the lad, then in his fourteenth year,had just passed a preliminary examination,and was soon to enter the office of an attorney.Anna, the youngest of this large family,is the wife of Charles Russell, a builderand 'undertaker in England.As previously stated, William Perrymanwas ten years old when he was left fatherless,but he continued to live on a farmuntil he was in his seventeenth year. Hethen commenced a three-years apprenticeshipto the carpenter's trade, receiving only hisboard during that period. Then, for twoyears, when he was perfecting himself in allof the finer details of the business, in London,he was paid twelve cents an hour.March, 1890, he crossed the Atlantic withthe intention of casting his lot with the peopleof this republic. He came direct toMinonk, where he was employed for atwelvemonth by A. B. Kipp, and then heembarked in business for himself. For nineyear he had been engaged in contracting andbuilding, and for part of this time he was inpartnership with F. J. Tucker, of this place.He now conducts all departments of his business,being his own architect, and drawing upplans and specifications. Many of thehandsome residences and fine business blocksin the city and locality have been built underhis supervision, and without exception hispatrons express themselves as perfectly satisfied.He now finds his time fully occupiedin executing the numerous structureswhich his contracts call for, and his outlookis one of promise.InOn the 2d of April, 1888. Mr. Perrymanwas united in marriage to Ann Hi!!,daughter of John and Elizabeth Hill. Mrs.Perryman was born in England, and thereobtained a good education. Six childrenhave been born to this worthy couple, namely:George A., Lois Anna, Elmer \\'., LawrenceA., Bertha \'. and Delbert \\illiam.Lois A., the elder daughter, died January,1891. when but eleven days old.Both ;Mr. and iNIrs. Perryman have numerousand sincere friends in Minonk, andthey are members of the Brethren church.He is not a politician in any sense, butstrives to keep abreast of the times, andmanifests his interest in the welfare of hisadopted land.K. L. FlXCliA.M, D. D. S.Roanoke's popular and successful dentistwas born in Towanda, ^McLean county, Illinois,September 20, 1873. His father, MatthewFincham, was born in Culpeper county,Virginia, in 1844, and when only four yearsold was brought to this state by his father,Robert Fincham, who was also a native ofVirginia, while the former was of Scotch-Irish descent and the latter of PennsylvaniaDutch extraction. They had a family ofsixteen children.Robert Fincham was bornin 1804 and is still living at the age ofninety-six years, his home being in Towanda.During his active business life he was a stockman. At first he owned and operated aranch, but later gave his attention to buyingand selling stock.Matthew Fincham, the Doctor's father,was reared and educated in ^McLean county,Illinois, and was also engaged in stock raisingand dealing during his business career.