Generation 4 Robert Berry

ROBERT BERRY was born on August 2, 1812 in Orange County North Carolina was named for his grandfather Robert Berry who owned the Fiddleton Plantation. He was about sixteen years old when his father David J. Berry decided to remove the family to Georgia. Robert had an Uncle and some Berry Cousins in Fayette County Alabama, Wayne County Tennessee, and some Camp cousins in Georgia. David and his family apparently chose to settle near his sister, Mary Berry Camp’s children, in Fayette County Georgia.

Eliza Everett was born on May 30th 1814 in Georgia and died on April 23rd 1891 in Milton County Georgia. Robert was about thirty one years old when he married Eliza Everett on the 16th of June 1833. Eliza Everette was about 29 years old when she married.

Robert Berry and Eliza Everett’s Marriage bond

Robert & Eliza Everette Berry’s Children

Locating the bible page on the left was a very valuable document to find. It list Robert Berry’s birth date, his wife Eliza Berry, all of their children, their birthdates, and some deaths.

Robert and Eliza Everett Berry were in Fayette County Georgia in 1840. The 1840 census for that county shows that they had three boys and 2 girls. This information checks out to what is known about their family.

Children of Robert and Eliza Everett Berry

1. 1. Isaac Martin Berry
   Born July 22, 1833 — Died March 25, 1903
   Married 1856. Spouse: Mary Ellen Anderson (born March 13, 1832, died August 29, 1919).
2. 2. Mary J. Berry
   Born July 11, 1835 — Died July 4, 1890
   Spouse: Nathan Turley (born August 26, 1836, died December 26, 1923).
3. 3. Sarah A. Berry
   Born November 12, 1837 — Died March 1, 1918
   Spouse: William Lee Cooper (born March 9, 1827, died May 25, 1891).
4. 4. William Henry Berry
   Born November 12, 1837 — Died April 5, 1905
   Marriage about 1859. Spouse 1: Matilda Starke (born 1838/39, died before 1861). Spouse 2: Permilia Fowler (born 1840, died December 19, 1922, married February 5, 1861).
5. 5. Robert Riley Berry
   Born June 1, 1840 — Died March 31, 1909
   Married about 1870. Spouse: Martha (Mattie) Starke (born November 1, 1844, died July 25, 1928).
6. 6. John Allmon Berry
   Born July 16, 1843 — Died May 27, 1903
   Married May 16, 1863. Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Stark (born June 26, 1843, died October 23, 1928).
7. 7. David Northern Berry
   Born December 15, 1845 — Died August 5, 1911
   Married June 1, 1871. Spouse: Mary Cathrine Ellis (born December 28, 1851, died August 16, 1826).
8. 8. Emanuel P. Berry
   Born March 3, 1849 — Died August 4, 1911
   Married December 28, 1871. Spouse: Clarah Susan Worsham (born May 3, 1855, died January 1, 1936).
9. 9. Jesse Lee Berry
   Born December 2, 1851 — Died April 4, 1924
   Married December 16, 1874. Spouse: Nancy Ann Henry (born December 16, 1857, died February 24, 1949).
10. 10. Martha M. Berry
    Born April 14, 1854, Milton, GA — Died May 16, 1855, Milton, GA
11. 11. Basil Manley Berry
    Born June 19, 1856 — Died October 1, 1914
    Married 1878. Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Watson (born June 24, 1855, died September 13, 1941).

Robert Berry was born in North Carolina and died in Georgia

October 20, 2007

Census Records

• 1820 — Robert Berry was listed on his father’s Orange County, NC Census.
• 1830 — No census found.
• 1840 — Robert Berry was in Fayette County, Georgia.
• 1850 — Robert Berry was in Cobb County, Georgia.
• 1860 — Robert Berry was in Cobb County, Georgia.
• 1870 — Robert Berry was in Cobb County, Georgia.