Perry, Asaph bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 666, Farmers' Township
Asaph Perry, deceased, was born in Franklin Co., N. Y., June 29, 1810, and came to this county in 1837, where he married Mrs. Caroline R. Gardner, next mentioned. He was Sheriff of Fulton Co. 2 years, and Deputy Sheriff 2 years. He was a truly great and good man. He died Feb. 7, 1879.
Note: See bio of Caroline R. Montgomery Gardner Perry