Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia
Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina
Gen 3Thomas Berry × Sarah Cate — Orange County, NC → Tennessee
Gen 4David Berry × Elizabeth Shipman — Tennessee
Gen 5Isaac Berry × Amanda Josephine Blackwood — Wayne County, Tennessee
Gen 6James David Berry × Millissa Harlow — Wayne County, Tennessee
Gen 7Ode Berry × Emma Lee Stuits — Wayne County, Tennessee
Gen 8Ernest John Berry × Roxie Berry — Wayne County, Tennessee

Generation 8 Ernest John Berry

Born
November 25, 1911, Wayne County, Tennessee
Died
November 14, 1977
Married
Roxie Berry (married December 24, 1936, died March 2, 2007)
Parents
Ode Berry and Emma Lee Stuits Berry, Wayne County, Tennessee

The Story of Ernest John Berry#

Portrait of Ernest John Berry

Ernest John Berry was born in Wayne County Tennessee on November 25th 1911 and died on November 14th 1977 He was the first child of Ode and Emma Lee Stuits Ernest Berry and Roxie Berry were married the 24th of December 1936 Roxie Berry was born on Mar 5 1917 and died on Mar 2nd 2007. Roxie died three days before her 90th birthday


Children of Ernest John Berry

These are the nine children who were born to this union:

  1. 1. Living Male
    Born 1937
  2. 2. Living Male
    Born 1940
  3. 3. Living Female
    Born 1942
  4. 4. Living Male
    Born 1945
  5. 5. John Allen Berry
    Born April 29, 1947
    John Allen Berry is Participant #39 in the Berry DNA Project.
  6. 6. Living Female
    Born 1949
  7. 7. Living Male
    Born 1952
  8. 8. Living Male
    Born 1956
  9. 9. Living Female
    Born 1961

Census Records

Ernest John Berry never listed as head of household until after 1930. He appeared in his father Ode Berry's 1920 and 1930 censuses.

  • 1920 — Ernest was listed with his father in Wayne County Tennessee Census
  • 1930 — Ernest was listed with his father in Wayne County Tennessee Census