When Preston A Perry was born on 13 August 1912, in Austwell, Refugio, Texas, United States, his father, William Columbus Perry, was 33 and his mother, Mineola Richardson, was 29. He lived in Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 6, San Patricio, Texas, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1940. He died on 22 October 1971, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Prairie View Cemetery, Aransas Pass, San Patricio, Texas, United States.