Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia
Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina
Gen 3Joshua Berry Sr. × Nancy Ellison — Orange County, NC → Ohio
Gen 4Joshua Berry Jr. × Anna Thorpe — Gallia County, Ohio
Gen 5Lewis Berry × Eliza Haywood — Ohio → Iowa → Wichita, Kansas

Generation 5 Lewis Berry

Born
April 27, 1826, Gallia County, Ohio
Died
March 6, 1907, Wichita, Kansas
Married
Eliza Haywood (married March 20, 1851)
Parents
Joshua Berry Jr. and Anna Thorpe Berry
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LEWIS BERRY was born on April 27th, 1826 in Gallia Ohio. Lewis Berry married Eliza Haywood who was also born in Preble County Ohio on November 16, 1833. Lewis and Eliza were married on March 20th, 1851, Squire Bowen of Thorton, Indiana officiated. Elizabeth Haywood was the daughter of Abijah and Naomi Haywood of Essex County, N.J. Elizabeth’s mother died in 1851 and her father Abijah was living with Lewis and Elizabeth in their 1860 and 1870 census listing.

Lewis was listed as a farmer but he shared a common trait with many of the Berry men in the Robert and Elizabeth Cate family. Many of the descendants of this family acquired large plots of land over their lifetime. Lewis was no exception. His estate included many plots of land in Wichita Kansas and was probably valued in the neighborhood of $20,000. At one time he purchased and owned 20 lots in the city of Wichita Kansas. Lewis enjoyed good health and was a very hardworking individual. He maintained a very good standing in the communities in which he resided as well. Lewis lived at 1600 South Mead Avenue in Wichita Kansas. That is still a valid address today in 2008. Lewis died in Wichita Kansas on March 6, 1907 at the age of 81 years. Lewis was named for his Uncle Lewis Berry who lived in Orange County North Carolina all of his life.

Children of Lewis and Eliza Berry

  1. 1. Charles Berry
    Born 1852, Indiana or Iowa
    Died before 1860.
  2. 2. Harrison Berry
    Born 1854, Iowa
  3. 3. Alijah Berry
    Born 1856, Iowa
  4. 4. William H. Berry
    Born 1859, Iowa
  5. 5. Rhoda A. Berry
    Born 1861, Iowa
  6. 6. George S. Berry
    Born 1865, Iowa
  7. 7. David W. Berry
    Born 1867, Ohio
  8. 8. Laura E. Berry
    Born 1869, Ohio
  9. 9. John H. Berry
    Born 1874, Ohio

Lewis Berry was born in Benton County Ohio and died in Wichita Kansas. MAY 17, 2008

Census Records

Lewis Berry was listed on his father's Ohio County Census from 1830 to 1850. He first listed as head of household in 1860.

  • 1860 — Lewis Berry listed in Benton County Iowa, Polk Township, as head of household. Listed on the same census page as his father. Lewis was household #72 and Joshua was household #86.
  • 1870 — Lewis Berry listed in Benton, Benton County Iowa.
  • 1880 — Lewis Berry listed in Rockford Township in Sedgwick County Kansas in June of 1880. The family was household #44.
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