George Russell Perry was born in 1867 to John W. and Harrient (Armington) Perry in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He was trained as a blacksmith and went into business with his brother John selling carriages and sleighs. He married Susan Alma Cook who was born in 1866 to Monroe F. Cook on Dec. 1894 in Central Falls, Rhode Island. His wife came into a substantial inheritance and they moved to Pasadena, California temporarily and then to San Dimas, California. They had 3 daughters.

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