Background
Scofield, Perry Lee was born on October 24, 1890 in Virgil, South Dakota, United States. Son of Mathias Burnett and Mary Elizabeth (Rhoades) Scofield.
Scofield, Perry Lee was born on October 24, 1890 in Virgil, South Dakota, United States. Son of Mathias Burnett and Mary Elizabeth (Rhoades) Scofield.
Student Huron College, 1911-1914. Doctor ol Dental Surgery, Northwestern University, 1917.
Instructor operative dentistry Northwestern University, Chicago, 1917-1918. Private practice dentistry, De Smet, South Dakot, 1919-1975. Mayor, De Smet, South Dakot, 1933-1948.
Served as First lieutenant Army of the United States, 1918-1919. Member American Legion, American Dental Association (life), South Dakot Dental Society (state president 1936, honored guest of year 1974). Mason (32°), Lion.
Married Zella Frederica Reese, December 30, 1919. Children: Marvin Rolfe, Alan Eugene, Gordon Lloyd.