Perkins, B. O. Home

1904 tax roll lists the owner as B.O. Perkins, Block 16, Lots 9 & 12, Orig. DC. The land was valued at $260 in 1904 because the home had not yet been built. The home is located on the northwest corner of 7th & E Streets. Perkins Family History: Judge Perkins came to Butler County in 1869, settling in the small community of Savannah, eight miles north of (not yet settled) David City. Savannah was then the Butler County seat of governent. Judge Perkins was instrumental in organizing the town of David City. He moved the courthouse building located in Savannah to David City and renovated it into a hotel. His son, Benjamin Ogle Perkins II, was the first child born in David City, March 21, 1874. David City was then a village of 26 people. B.O. Perkins II attended the public school in David City and married Nettie Thege. He ran a rental and investment business.