Thompson Berry, Son of Robert Berry Jr. and Mary Camp Berry#

Ancestors:#

  1. Generation Robert and Mary Williamson Berry Princess Anne County, Virginia
  2. Generation Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry Orange County, North Carolina
  3. Generation Robert Jr. and Mary Waggoner Berry NC and Fayette County, Alabama

THOMPSON BERRY was born December 18, 1801 in Orange County, North Carolina and he died in Fayette County, Alabama on January 8, 1871. Thompson Berry married Rosanah Gutman who was born in South Carolina on November 25, 1803 and died on July 17, 1890 in Fayette County, Alabama.

Two descendants of Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry visiting Berry, Alabama, September 2008
Memorial marker for Thompson Berry and his wife Rosanah Gutman Berry

Thompson Berry was a very prominent businessman and the town of Berry, Alabama was named for him. The pictures on this page were taken on September 10, 2008.

Standing in the picture on the left are two descendants of Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry from Orange County, North Carolina. The lady in the picture is actually a descendant of George Berry who was Thompson Berry’s brother. The gentleman in this picture descends from William Berry who was Thompson Berry’s uncle. My 2 Great Grandfather, Thomas Person Berry in Orange County, NC was Thompson Berry’s first cousin.

Thompson Berry was Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry’s grandson.

In the picture on the right Thompson Berry and his wife’s memorial was placed beside his actual headstone (seen to the right).

Land in Fayette County, Alabama that once belonged to Robert Berry Jr. and his son George Berry

The picture above is land that once belonged to Robert Berry Jr. and his oldest son, George Berry.

City limit sign for Berry, Alabama

The city of Berry, Alabama was named for Thompson P. Berry, son of Robert and Mary Waggoner Berry.

Thompson Berry and Rosanah Gutman were probably married in 1824.

The children listed on this page were all listed in the 1850 Fayette County, Alabama Census.

Children:#

  • John N. Berry was born in Alabama in 1825, married Anjemiriah Shepherd Jan. 27, 1876
  • Caroline Berry was born in Alabama in 1828, married Frederick Johnson. Frederick Johnson 32 M Caroline Berry Johnson 32 F John A. 3 M Francis 1 M Living next door to Caroline’s father in 1860.
  • Henry Bradford Berry was born in Alabama on December 6, 1829
  • Eliza Berry was born in Alabama in 1832
  • Francis Berry was born in Alabama in 1832
  • Elizabeth Berry was born in Alabama in 1834
  • Mary Berry was born in Alabama on July 9, 1838. Mary Berry died April 28, 1856. She is buried at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, Fayette County, Alabama.
  • Palentine Berry was born in Alabama in 1840, married Pleasant Jeffries on Nov. 28, 1876

Thompson Berry was born in Orange Co., NC and died in Alabama.

Census Information:#

Thompson Berry listed in Fayette County, Alabama in 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870.

  • Thompson Berry was listed in the Fayette County 1830 Census
  • Thompson Berry was listed in the Fayette County 1840 Census
  • Thompson Berry was listed in the Fayette County 1850 Census Page 1
  • Thompson Berry was listed in the Fayette County 1850 Census Page 2
  • Thompson Berry was listed in the Fayette County 1860 Census
  • Thompson Berry was listed in the Fayette County 1870 Census page 1
  • Thompson Berry was listed in the Fayette County 1870 Census page 2
  • Thompson Berry’s wife Rosannah living with her son in 1880 Fayette County Census