Rockdalebr/Milam County, Texasbr/30 39.383' N 97 00.035' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of Ackerman Street and Cameron Avenue. Go 105 feet north on Ackerman Street. The marker is on the left (west) side of the street. 201 Ackerman Street.br/ br/Text: The son of Andrew and Laura Perry, George Sessions Perry was born May 5, 1910, in Rockdale. In 1933, he married Claire Hodges of Beaumont. Four years later, he published the first in a long line of fiction and non-fiction stories and novels, many of which were based on people and events from his growing-up years in Rockdale. As a World War II correspondent, he brought first-hand accounts of the war to readers of quot;The New Yorkerquot; and quot;The Saturday Evening Post.quot; Perry won several major awards, including the 1941 National Book Award, before his death in 1956-57.