Amos B. Perrin

Amos B. Perrin, Superintendent of the Graded Schools at Reed City, was born May 22, 1847, in Sherman Township, St. Joseph Co., Mich. He is the fourth child of his parents, Andrew and Eliza (Burch) Perrin. His father was born in Livingston Co., N.Y. and resides in Park Township, St. Joseph Co., Mich., in retirement, his youngest son being in charge of the management of the farm. The mother of Amos B. was born April 6, 1822, in Niagara Co., N.Y., and died in St. Joseph Co., Mich., Sept. 18, 184-. Five of their eight children are living. Mr. Perrin was a pupil in the common schools and an assistant on his father's farm until he was 17 years of age, when he entered the preparatory department of Hillsdale College, where he was a student four years, teaching winters to secure means to defray his expenses. He passed the school year of 1873-4 at the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, and on leaving that institution he went to Benzie Co., Mich., and took charge of the schools at Frankfort, as Superintendent, officiating in that capacity four years. He passed the year following at Parkville, St. Joseph Co., Mich., and in 1878 entered upon his present incumbency. The assistant teachers are seven in number, and the department individually controlled by Mr. Perrin contains 82 pupils. The school is in a prosperous condition, and under the management of Mr. Perrin is advancing to a grade commensurate wuth the progress of Reed City. The first class graduated at any school in Osceola County took their diplomas in June, 1883. He is a member of the Patons of Husbandry and of the Odd Fellows, and during the last two years has officiated as a member of the County Board of School Examiners.

He was married June 26, 1877, at Frankfort, Benzie Co., Mich., to Clara, daughter of Lucius and Betsey Marvin. She was born Aug. 5, 1858, in Tuscola Co., Mich. Her father is a merchant.

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