The story of Asaph Perry

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Asaph father James worked a small plot of land with the help of his six sons, but never amassed much of a fortune. When Asaph was born, his father owned a small farm worth only a few hundred dollars. All of his sons worked on the farm at one time or another.

James Perry was born in Lumpkin County, just north of Forsyth County, in 1847, just 14 years after Lumpkin County was established in 1832. His father Lewis was also a small farmer originally from South Carolina. The Perry family moved the family to Forsyth County from Lumpkin County sometime between 1847 and 1850.

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Writing the story

We decided to look into the lives of James and Lewis Perry (Asaph's father and grandfather) in order to better understand the extent to which Asaph's life was different from that of his father and grandfather. On the surface, we knew that one primary difference related to vocation. Both, James and Lewis were farmers. We decided to pursue this angle by investigating the larger story of what life was like for farmers in places like Forsyth County Georgia in the first half of the 19th Century.