Perley M. Keyes
Perley M. Keyes, farmer, P.O. Plain City. Loren Keyes, father of the subject of this sketch, was born May 3, 1801, in New Hampshire, and when seventeen years of age, with his parents, Ephriam and Esther Keyes, he emigrated to Union County, Ohio, where his father remained until his decease. In December, 1822, he married Miss Lydia A. Morse, born March 11, 1804, and daughter of Joseph and Rheuma Morse. To them were born twelve children, eight of whom are now living, viz.: Perley M., Lydia E., Esther A., Elizabeth A., Jeannette A., Josephine A., Albert L. and William H. For two years subsequent to their marriage, they resided in Union County, when they settled in Pike Township, Madison County, where his widow now resides. He departed this life in December, 1862 or 1863, the exact time of his decease not being obtainable. He had served as Justice of the Peace in Pike Township, and was respected by all who knew him. Perley M. Keyes, our subject, was born November 13, 1832, in Pike Township, madison County, and from his youth up has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. On August 17, 1865, he married Miss Rose J. Bigelow, born December 11, 1846, and a daughter of Eliplus and Eliza J. Bigelow. By this union there has been an issue of three children — Loren, born July 8, 1866; Orville E., born November 27, 1868, and Lydia A., born May 22, 1871. Mrs. Keyes, having with her devoted husband enjoyed for nearly fifteen years a life of peace and contentment, die on April 29, 1882. Politically, Mr. Keyes is Republican, and he is the owner of 109 acres of land on which he resides, in the northeastern portion of Pike Township.
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY - W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]