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Ernest John Berry

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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#

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

Kate Berry

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3Joshua Berry × Nancy Ellison — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 4Lewis Berry × Sally Toler — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 5Ira Berry × Nancy Wynn — NC and Kentucky

Gen 6Franklin Pierce Berry × Sophie Sellers — Kentucky

Gen 7Kate Berry × Benjamin Franklin Moake — Kentucky → Williamson County, Illinois

Generation 7 Kate Berry

Born: August 12, 1896, Sebree, Webster County, Kentucky
Died: August 22, 1966, Williamson County, Illinois
Married: Benjamin Franklin Moake (born August 18, 1892, died February 9, 1979)
Parents: Franklin Pierce Berry and Sophia M. Sellers Berry, Kentucky

The Story of Kate Berry#

Kate Berry Was born Aug 12, 1896 Sebree, Webster Co., Ky, she died Aug 22, 1966 and is buried at Lake Creek Cemetery, Williamson Co., Illinois. Kate married Benjamin Franklin Moake in Williamson Co, Illinois, son of Eziekel Moake and Dell Everett. He was born August 18, 1892 in Lake Creek, Williamson Co., Illinois, and died February 09, 1979 in Williamson Co., Illinois. In 1941, Kate had her birth certificate replaced, the witnesses for her were A.M. Sellers, an uncle age 75, Samuel Hansford husband of Rebecca Sellers and G.W. Bronson, a non relative age 80 years. The certificate is listed as #175914 in the bureau of vital statistics, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Webster Co.

Ode Berry

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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

Generation 7 Ode Berry

Born: December 2, 1888, Wayne County, Tennessee
Died: February 8, 1951
Married: Emma Lee Stuits (married December 26, 1909, died October 14, 1979)
Parents: James David Berry and Millissa Harlow Berry, Wayne County, Tennessee

The Story of Ode Berry#

Ode Berry was born in Wayne County Tennessee on December 2, 1888 and died on February 8 1951 He was the first child of James David and Millissa Harlow to reach adulthood. Ode married Emma Lee Stuits on December 26, 1909. Emma Lee Stuits was born on September 9th 1890 and died on October the 14th 1979.

Benjamin Berry Henderson Sr.

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Benjamin Berry Henderson Sr.

Generation 8 Benjamin Berry Henderson Sr.

Born: May 28, 1930, Raleigh, North Carolina
Died: June 6, 2020, Raleigh, North Carolina
Married: Jean Jones Henderson
Parents: Jesse Clyde Henderson and Sally Malena Berry

A Life Well Lived#

Ben Henderson was a wonderful father, husband, and brother. He loved his family and knew how to make everyone he knew feel loved. The genealogical community for Berrys and Hendersons lost a valued and cherished member when he passed away on June 6, 2020, at the age of 90.

Shelby Dale Berry

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3John Berry × Martha Stepp — Person County, NC → Jackson County, GA

Gen 4William Berry × Sarah Nelson

Gen 5Sylvester Berry × Sarah Redman Johnson

Gen 6Ulysses Berry × Annie Mae Watson

Gen 7Rosco Shelby Berry × Ida Myrle Ellis

Generation 8 Shelby Dale Berry

Born: September 3, 1928, Texas
Died: October 20, 2011, Texas
Married: Dorothy Louise Lewis — married January 25, 1947
Parents: Rosco Shelby Berry and Ida Myrle Ellis Berry

Dale was born on Sep. 3, 1928 in Texas and died on Oct. 20, 2011 Texas.

Chapter 16: Wiley P. Berry 1869–1965

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← Chapter 15: John Robert Berry | Table of Contents | Chapter 17: Y-DNA Testing →

Chapter 16#

Wiley P. Berry 1869–1965#

Wiley P. Berry was the third child of John Robert and Elizabeth Frances Bowling Berry.

Chapter 17: Y-DNA Testing

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← Chapter 16: Wiley P. Berry | Table of Contents | Chapter 18: Some Berry Family Stories →

Chapter 17#

Y-DNA Testing#

At the beginning of the Berry Y-DNA project, all of us thought that, because of the similarity in given names, all Berry families would eventually be found to be related. After testing about 239 Berry males, we now know that there are at least 18 unrelated Berry families living in America today. At the time of this writing, there are 14 matching Y-DNA participants in our Orange County Berry Family Y-DNA project. There are currently 239 participants in this entire Berry Y-DNA project group. There are 14 separate identified families who go by the Berry surname. There is a very interesting story about how the Berry Y-DNA project got started. Our own Carolyn (Cookie) Paulson had located her ancestor, John Berry, living in Rusk County, Texas, in the 1860 census. She had found all of the archival documents from John and Mary Howell Berry down to herself. She knew that her archival trail was solid and was trying to locate John Berry’s ancestors. She had tried for many years to find who John Berry’s parents were. Cookie knew that John was born in North Carolina. She also knew that he was born in 1815. Cookie and I had corresponded on several occasions about the elusive John Berry. She once told me that she was about ready to accept any Berry from North Carolina who could pass as John Berry’s father. Knowing her as I do, she was joking, of course, since she would never approach genealogy in this unprofessional way. Because of her persistent attitude, she looked into what was involved in taking a Y-DNA test. She convinced her cousin, participant #8, to take this test and she started the Berry Y-DNA as project administrator. I asked my uncle, W.P. Berry Jr., if he would take a test and he agreed to do this. He was #18 in the Berry Y-DNA project. On July 20th, 2004, I had an email from Cookie telling me that #8 and #18 had a matching set of Y-DNA results. She also attached a picture of herself and Joyce Foster, her cousin from the John Berry line. It just so happened that we were having the local Wiley P. Berry reunion that very day. I printed a copy of the picture and made the announcement at our gathering that Sunday. After it was known that John Berry somehow descended from Robert Berry in Orange County, North Carolina, we still could not determine who John’s parents were. We did not discover this information for three more years. I located a John Berry family who was living in Fayette County, Alabama, in 1840. He was the right age and this led to us finding that Robert Berry Jr. and his entire family had moved there in 1824. It turned out that John Berry was his grandson and John Berry’s parents were George and Susan Aldridge Berry. Here we have to give credit to Victor Glenn Berry’s book, “Wagons South Wagons West” for helping verify our research. In September, 2008, Bob, Cookie, Jean, and I spent the day in Fayette County, Alabama, and visited a little town named Berry, Alabama. This town was named in honor of Thompson P. Berry, who was a son of Robert Berry Jr. We went to the courthouse and retrieved many records on this branch of our Berry family. I will add that it was a very enjoyable day in my life. I am not sure that Bob and Jean enjoyed it as much as Cookie and I did, but both were very tolerant. You can view the Y-DNA charts on page 272 that list the markers of 14 of the participants in our Orange County Berry Y-DNA Project. Y-DNA testing is continuing to become more efficient and less costly. Y-DNA testing is an excellent addition to genealogy research.

Chapter 19: Berry Brothers Die in GA. 1921

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← Chapter 18: Some Berry Family Stories | Table of Contents | End of Book

Chapter 19#

Berry Brothers Die in GA. 1921#

Joshua Berry death certificate

Joshua Berry

Age at Death: 54

Mattie Lee Strickland Ala

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3Robert Berry Jr. × Mary Waggoner — NC and Fayette County, Alabama

Generation 6 Mattie Lee Berry Strickland

Born: 1882, Fayette County, Alabama
Died: 1916, Berry Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama
Married: David Loyd Strickland — married c. 1902
Parents: Henry Bradford Berry and Malissa Jeffries

Lineage#

Gen 1 — Robert and Mary Williamson Berry — Princess Anne County, Virginia
Gen 2 — Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry — Orange County, North Carolina
Gen 3 — Robert Jr. and Mary Waggoner Berry — NC and Fayette County, Alabama
Gen 4 — Thompson and Roseann Gutman Berry — Fayette County, Alabama
Gen 5 — Henry Bradford and Malissa Jeffries Berry

The Story of Mattie Lee Berry#

Mattie Lee Berry was born 1882 in Fayette County, Alabama. She married David Loyd Strickland about 1902. In 1910 Mattie Lee Berry Strickland and her family were living with her widowed mother Malissa Jeffries Berry in Holly Springs, Fayette County, Alabama.

Willie Howell Berry Tx

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3Robert Berry Jr. × Mary Waggoner — NC and Fayette County, Alabama

Generation 7 Willie Howell Berry

Born: February 22, 1882, Henrietta, Clay County, Texas
Died: November 7, 1958, Amherst, Lamb County, Texas
Married: Sarah May Benham — married February 21, 1909
Parents: Alexander Howard Berry and Josephine Prescilla Berry

Lineage#

Gen 1 — Robert and Mary Williamson Berry — Princess Anne County, Virginia
Gen 2 — Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry — Orange County, North Carolina
Gen 3 — Robert Jr. and Mary Waggoner Berry — NC and Fayette County, Alabama
Gen 4 — George and Susan Berry — NC and Fayette County, Alabama
Gen 5 — John and Mary Howell Berry — Alabama and Rusk County, Texas
Gen 6 — Alexander Howell and Josephine Prescilla Berry — Texas
Gen 7 — Willie Howell Berry

Willie Howell Berry was born on February 22, 1882 in Henrietta, Clay County, Texas. He died on November 7, 1958 in Amherst, Lamb County, Texas. Willie Howell Berry and Sarah May Benham were married on February 21, 1909. Sarah May Benham was born on April 29, 1882 in Bloomfield, Indiana and she died on October 22, 1979 in Littlefield, Texas.

“Enoch M. Berry”

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Enoch Meril Berry, son of Robert Riley and Martha Starke Berry#

Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia
Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina
Gen 3 David J. Berry × Mary Blalock — Orange County, NC → Georgia
Gen 4 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Everett — Georgia
Gen 5 Robert Riley Berry × Martha “Mattie” Starke — Georgia
**Gen 6 **Horace Prather Berry November 18 1870 - January 18 1958
Gen 6 William Riley Berry died 1873
**Gen 6 **Robert Clark Berry
**Gen 6 **Sarah Francis Leola Berry
**Gen 6 **Emma Ailene Berry 1878-19??
**Gen 6 **Jason Miles Berry died 1880
Gen 6Enoch Meril Berry 1881 - 1961
Gen 6Mary Elizabeth Berry 1886 - 1887 Gen 6 Generation Enoch M. and Mary Edna Stuart Cullman Alabama.

1930 United Stated Federal Census, Vinemont, Cullman Alabama

Addie Lena Berry

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Ancestors:

Generation Robert and Mary Williamson Berry, Princess Anne County. Virginia.
Generation Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry, Orange County, North Carolina.
David J. and Mary Blaylock Berry, Orange County, North Carolina. & Georgia
Robert and Elizabeth Everett Berry, Georgia, Fayette & Milton Counties.
Jesse Lee and Nancy Ann Henry Berry, Georgia and Alabama
Addie Lena Berry and Hampton Fantom Manners, Spaulding GA & Guilford County, North Carolina.

Addie Lena Berry and her siblings

Albert Edgar Berry

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Albert Edgar Berry, son of Jesse Lee and Nancy Ann Henry Berry#

Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia
Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina
Gen 3 David J. Berry × Mary Blalock — Orange County, NC → Georgia
Gen 4 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Everett — Georgia
Gen 5 Jesse Lee Berry × Nancy Ann Henry — Georgia & Alabama
Gen 6 Albert Edgar Berry × Ella Claudia Dorton — Georgia

**L to R. Sarah Florence Berry Kelly, William Oscar Berry, Albert Edgar Berry, Addie Lena Berry Maners, Cora Mae Berry McVickers, Walter Glenn Berry is not shown in this picture Albert Edgar Berry **was born on December 28, 1881 in Etowah County Alabama. Albert died om May 23, 1964. He and his first wife are buried at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Henry County, Georgia. Albert Edgar Berry and Ella Claudia Dorton were married on the 23 January 1905. She was born February 2, 1880 and died February 15 1916.

David Lee Berry Ohio

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3Robert Berry Jr. × Mary Waggoner — NC → Fayette County, Alabama

Gen 4Thompson × Roseann Gutman Berry

Gen 5Henry Bradford × Malissa Jefferies Berry

Gen 6William Thomas Sr. × Louisa Bertha Minns Berry

Gen 7William Thomas Jr. × Mattie Lee Herrin Berry

Gen 8David Lee Berry

Generation 8 David Lee Berry

Born: 1949
Married: Married, name not listed
Parents: William Thomas Jr. and Mattie Lee Herrin Berry

David Lee Berry was born 1949. David Lee Berry is Participant #101 in the Berry DNA Project.

Fiddleton 1891 Map

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Fiddleton Homestead, J.R. Berry Home, and Berry's Grove Baptist Church, circa 1891. Click to enlarge.

This is a map of northern Orange County circa 1891, published in 1940. It shows several Berry family landmarks, including John Robert Berry’s homestead, the Fiddleton Plantation, Berry’s Grove Church, and the Meridith Post Office, which was located inside John Robert Berry’s General Store (now located across the road from its original location).

James A. Berry

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3David J. Berry × Mary Blalock — Orange County, NC → Georgia

Gen 4Other Generations

James A. (Jim) Berry

Born: December 27, 1922, Perry, Georgia
Died: May 18, 2016, Chula Vista, California
Married: 1st: Marjorie 'Tina' Berry — 2nd: Hilda Bridges Berry
Parents: David J. Berry line (specific intermediate generations not listed)

James A. (Jim) Berry, Born December 27 1922 Perry Georgia. Died May 18 2016 Chula Vista California.

Jesse Waldo Maners

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3David J. Berry × Mary Blalock — Orange County, NC → Georgia

Gen 4Robert Berry × Elizabeth Everett — Georgia, Fayette & Milton Counties

Gen 5Jesse Lee Berry × Nancy Ann Henry — Georgia and Alabama

Gen 6Addie Lena Berry × Hampton Fantom Maners — Spalding, GA & Guilford County, NC

Gen 7Jesse Waldo Maners — Guilford County, NC & Anderson County, SC

Generation 7 Jesse Waldo Maners

Born: Guilford County, North Carolina
Died: August 4, 1982, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina
Married: Velma Irene Morgan (divorced June 25, 1970)
Parents: Addie Lena Berry and Hampton Fantom Maners, Spalding, GA & Guilford County, NC

Jesse Waldo Maners#

Jesse Waldo Maners World War Two Draft Registration above.

Ken Berry

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Ancestors:

Generation Robert and Mary Williamson Berry, Princess Anne County, Virginia.
Generation Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry, Orange County, North Carolina.
Generation Joshua and Nancy Ellison Berry, Orange County, North Carolina.
Generation Lewis and Sally Toler Berry, Orange County, North Carolina.
Generation Ira and Nancy Wynn Berry, Union County, Kentucky.
Generation Franklin Pierce and Sophia Sellers Berry. Kentucky.
Generation Theodore Guest and Verda Hall Berry, Kentucky, Williamson Co. Illinois.
Generation Eugene Darrell and Bernice Larson Berry Moline Illinois.
Generation Kenneth Ronald Berry.

Ken Berry’s 3rd great grandfather Ira Berry was born in Orange County, North Carolina. Ira Berry and his sister Nancy Berry Waggoner’s young family left North Carolina in 1855. Ira was a single man at the time. He met Nancy Wynn on his journey to Kentucky. They were married about 1855 and listed in the 1860 Union County, Kentucky census with their three young children. The oldest was Franklin who was born in Kentucky in 1856. Ira Berry’s sisters family was living next door. Ira’s Father, Lewis Berry, died in Orange County NC from the Flu epidemic in 1858 and Ira’s Mother Sally Toler Berry was living with her daughter Nancy Waggoner in this 1860 Census.

Leona Berry Borden (TX)

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3Robert Berry Jr. × Mary Waggoner — Orange County, NC → Fayette County, AL

Gen 4George Berry × Susan Berry — NC → Fayette County, AL

Gen 5John Berry × Mary Howell — NC, AL → Rusk County, TX

Gen 6Alexander Howard Berry × Josephine Gregory — Texas

Gen 7Leona Berry × Ben Summers / Dick Simpson — Indian Territory → Borden County, TX

Generation 7 Leona Berry

Born: November 19, 1894, Indian Territory
Married: 1st: Ben Summers (m. January 4, 1911; d. 1918) — 2nd: Montgomery 'Dick' Simpson (m. November 27, 1920)
Parents: Alexander Howard Berry and Josephine Priscilla Gregory Berry

Leona Berry was born on November 19, 1894 in Indian Territory. Leona Berry married Ben Summers Jan 4 1911. He died in the 1917 flu epidemic in Colorado. The family heard there was work in Colorado so the A.H. Berrys, the Willie Berrys with son Alec, daughter Hettie and a second son, Willie Howell Jr., born June 2, 1917, the Ben Summers family with three children, Newborn, born 1913, J.C., born 1915 and Maggie born 1917, the Hal Johnsons and seven children, Myrtle, Edith, Lula, Matthew, Albert, WillEtta, and Leola, and the C.L. Johnsons all loaded into covered wagons and went to Pueblo, Colorado. When they arrived at Pueblo, the Hal Johnson, and Ben Summers families loaded their belongings into boxcars and continued on to Rifle, Colorado. A.H. Berry was not well and decided to continue on in the wagons. He was accompanied by the Willie Berry family. The C.L. Johnson family stayed in Pueblo. Rifle was across the mountains from Pueblo and when A.H. and his group reached Salida, Colorado the altitude was too high and he could not breathe. They backed the wheels of the wagons into the river to turn around as the road was too narrow, and returned to Pueblo. When they arrived there was a message waiting for Willie from Hal Johnson asking them to wait as they were returning on the same train they had gone on. They had unloaded nothing but the horses. After they returned to Pueblo the group found jobs and went to work. In a few months A.H. became homesick and wanted to return to Texas. The A.H. Berrys and the Willie Berrys did so at that time, August 1918, but the Johnsons and Summers families did not return with them. Those who stayed in Colorado all came down with the influenza and Ben Summers died. So many people were dying that it was almost a week before he could be buried in Pueblo. A few months after Ben Summers death, Hal Johnson and his family and Leona (Onie) Berry Summers and her children loaded their livestock and belongings into a boxcar and rode the train back to O’Donnell. That was December 1918. When they returned to Texas they again settled in Borden County. Leona and her three children moved into the house with her parents.

On November 27, 1920 Leona (Onie) Summers married Montgomery (Dick) Simpson in Tahoka, Texas.

Martin Adolphus Maners

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3David J. Berry × Mary Blalock — Orange County, NC → Georgia

Gen 4Robert Berry × Elizabeth Everett — Georgia, Fayette & Milton Counties

Gen 5Jesse Lee Berry × Nancy Ann Henry — Georgia and Alabama

Gen 6Addie Lena Berry × Hampton Fantom Maners — Spalding, GA & Guilford County, NC

Gen 7Martin Adolphus Maners × Annie Marie Smith — High Point, NC & Charlotte, NC

Generation 7 Martin Adolphus Maners

Born: November 20, 1920
Died: March 30, 2008, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Married: Annie Marie Smith (married December 24, 1938, Chesterfield, SC)
Parents: Herman Fantom Maners Sr. and Addie Lena Berry, Guilford County, NC

Martin Adolphus Maners#

Maners Family in the 1939 High Point City Directory

Mary Elizabeth Berry NC

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, NC

Gen 4Thomas Person Berry × Sarah Lunsford — Orange County, NC

Gen 5John Robert Berry × Elizabeth Bowling — Orange County, NC

Gen 6Wiley P. Berry × Ida Ann Wilson — Orange County, NC

Gen 7Mary Elizabeth Berry × Brodie Carr — Orange County, NC → Hillsborough, NC

Generation 7 Mary Elizabeth Berry

Born: August 23, 1899, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: November 13, 1957, Orange County, North Carolina
Married: Brodie Carr (married September 17, 1925)
Parents: Wiley P. Berry and Ida Ann Wilson Berry, Orange County, NC

The Story of Mary Elizabeth Berry#

MARY ELIZABETH BERRY was named for her two grandmothers Mary Jane Coleman Wilson and Elizabeth Frances Bowling Berry. She was born August 23, 1899 and she was married on September 17, 1925. Aunt Maye died with a rare type of cancer on November 13, 1957, at the age of 58.

Page Updates

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Pattie Swiney Berry NC

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, NC

Gen 4Thomas Person Berry × Sarah Lunsford — Orange County, NC

Gen 5John Robert Berry × Elizabeth Francis Bowling — Orange County, NC

Gen 6Pattie Swiney Berry × Felix Curry Wilson — Orange County, NC

Generation 6 Pattie Swiney Berry

Born: August 8, 1886, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: December 12, 1915, Red Springs, Robeson County, North Carolina
Married: Felix Curry 'Bob' Wilson (married December 20, 1910)
Parents: John Robert Berry and Elizabeth Francis Bowling, Orange County, NC

The Story of Pattie Swiney Berry#

PATTIE SWINEY BERRY was born on August 8, 1886, in Orange County, North Carolina. She

only lived for 29 years because she died on December 12, 1915, in Red Springs, Robeson County, NC. She is buried at Berry’s Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Little River Township, Orange County, NC.

Ruby Alyene Hunt (TX)

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3David J. Berry × Mary Blalock — Orange County, NC → Georgia

Gen 4Thomas Howard Barton × Mary Berry

Gen 5Joshua Crow × Mary Aliceann Elizabeth Barton

Gen 6Thomas C. Guthrie × Mary Frances Crow

Gen 7Lonnie Joseph Hunt × Lela Guthrie

Gen 8Ruby Alyene Hunt × Robert Raymond Vinson — Minden, Rusk County, TX

Generation 8 Ruby Alyene Hunt

Born: July 22, 1916, Minden, Rusk County, Texas
Died: November 7, 1982, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas
Married: Robert Raymond Vinson (b. November 25, 1903; d. June 13, 1979)
Parents: Lela Guthrie Hunt and Lonnie Joseph Hunt

Ruby Alyene Hunt

Ruby Alyene Hunt was born on July 22nd 1916 in Minden, Rusk County Texas and died on November 7th 1982 in Henderson, Rusk County Texas. She married Robert Raymond Vinson who was born on November 25th 1903 in New London, Rusk County Texas. Robert died on June 13th 1979 in Henderson, Rusk County Texas. They are buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery between Henderson and Overton in Rusk County.

Sally Malena Berry NC

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 4Thomas Person Berry × Sarah Lunsford — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 5John Robert Berry × Elizabeth Bowling — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 6Wiley P. Berry × Ida Ann Wilson — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 7Sally Malena Berry × Jessie Clyde Henderson — Orange County, NC → Wake County, NC

Generation 7 Sally Malena Berry Henderson

Born: July 20, 1908
Died: March 19, 2002, Wake County, North Carolina
Married: Jessie Clyde Henderson (married September 22, 1928)
Parents: Wiley P. Berry and Ida Ann Wilson Berry, Orange County, NC

The Story of Sally Malena Berry Henderson#

Sally Malena Berry was born July 20, 1908. She was known as Malena to all of her family. The picture on the left is of Harold, Malena, and Woodrow Berry. Harold Berry is on Malena’s left and this picture must have been taken about 1915/1916 because Woodrow was born on April 3rd 1912 and Harold was born on March 9th 1914. Malena attended grade School at Meredith Grade School which was located very close to her home. Later she went to Caldwell school.

Sarah Frances Berry Kelly GA

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3David J. Berry × Mary Blalock — Orange County, NC → Georgia

Gen 4Robert Berry × Elizabeth Everett Berry — North Carolina & Georgia

Gen 5Jesse Lee Berry × Nancy Henry — Etowah, Alabama & Muscogee, Georgia

Generation 6 Sarah Frances Berry Kelly

Born: Georgia
Died: 1954
Married: James Martin Kelly
Parents: Jesse Lee Berry and Nancy Henry Berry

L to R. Sarah Florence Berry Kelly, William Oscar Berry, Albert Edgar Berry, Addie Lena Berry Maners, Cora Mae Berry McVickers, Walter Glenn Berry is not shown in this picture

Thomas Euart Berry NC

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, NC

Gen 4Thomas Person Berry × Sarah Lunsford — Orange County, NC

Gen 5John Robert Berry × Elizabeth Francis Bowling — Orange County, NC

Gen 6Thomas Euart Berry × Mary Ella Tilley — Orange County, NC → Durham, NC

Generation 6 Thomas Euart Berry

Born: January 25, 1880, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: December 15, 1960
Married: Mary Ella Tilley (married November 29, 1903)
Parents: John Robert Berry and Elizabeth Francis Bowling, Orange County, NC

The Story of Thomas Euart Berry#

Thomas Young Berry NC

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Thomas Young Berry, son of Wiley P. Berry Sr.#

Ancestors:

Gen 1 — Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry
Gen 2 — William and Hannah Cate Berry
Gen 3 — Thomas Person and Sarah Lunsford Berry
Gen 4 — John Robert and Elizabeth Bowling Berry
Gen 5 — Wiley P. and Ida Ann Wilson Berry

Thomas Young Berry was born on May 11, 1903 and died on June 8, 1925. Thomas was the third child of Wiley P. and Ida Ann Wilson Berry. He was five years older than Sally Malena and apparently would spend time with her on a social level. Malena was always very fond of him.

Vera Othello Maners

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3David J. Berry × Mary Blalock — Orange County, NC → Georgia

Gen 4Robert Berry × Elizabeth Everett — Georgia, Fayette & Milton Counties

Gen 5Jesse Lee Berry × Nancy Ann Henry — Georgia and Alabama

Gen 6Addie Lena Berry × Hampton Fantom Maners — Spalding, GA & Guilford County, NC

Gen 7Vera Othella Maners × Marvin Roger Snipes — High Point, NC & Rock Hill, SC

Generation 7 Vera Othella Maners

Born: September 16, 1907
Died: June 1, 1998, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Married: Marvin Roger Snipes (married November 25, 1922)
Parents: Addie Lena Berry and Hampton Fantom Maners, Spalding, GA & Guilford County, NC

Vera Othella Maners#

Marvin Roger Snipes Draft Registration for World War II#

Marvin Roger Snipes and Vera Othella Maners were married on November 25th 1922. Vera and Marvin made their home in High Point, North Carolina. The couple had one son, Marvin Roger Snipes Jr. who was born in 1927.

Walter Glen Berry Ga

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3David J. Berry × Mary Blalock — Orange County, NC → Georgia

Gen 4Robert Berry × Elizabeth Everitt — Milton County, Georgia

Gen 5Jesse Lee Berry × Nancy Ann Henry — Georgia → Alabama

Gen 6Walter Glen Berry × Leone Paschall Floyd — Etowah County, AL → Henry County, GA

Generation 6 Walter Glen Berry

Born: January 15, 1880, Etowah County, Alabama
Died: May 2, 1951, Henry County, Georgia
Married: Leone Paschall Floyd (married December 22, 1901; born October 24, 1881; died October 10, 1966)
Parents: Jesse Lee and Nancy Ann Henry Berry

The Story of Walter Glen Berry#

L to R. Sarah Florence Berry Kelly, William Oscar Berry, Albert Edgar Berry, Addie Lena Berry Maners, Cora Mae Berry McVickers, Walter Glenn Berry is not shown in this picture

Wiley Harold Berry NC

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, NC

Gen 4Thomas Person Berry × Sarah Lunsford — Orange County, NC

Gen 5John Robert Berry × Elizabeth Bowling — Orange County, NC

Gen 6Wiley P. Berry × Ida Ann Wilson — Orange County, NC

Gen 7Wiley Harold Berry × Hilda Elizabeth Nichols — Orange County, NC → Durham, NC

Generation 7 Wiley Harold Berry

Born: March 9, 1914, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: June 24, 2006, Durham, North Carolina
Married: Hilda Elizabeth Nichols (married December 27, 1934)
Parents: Wiley P. Berry Sr. and Ida Ann Wilson Berry, Orange County, NC

The Story of Wiley Harold Berry#

This is probably the first picture ever taken of Wiley Harold Berry. He is the baby on the left of his sister and my mother. My Mother, Sally Malena Berry, was born in 1908 which would make her six years old in 1914. Wiley Harold Berry was born on March 9th 1914. Woodrow Wilson Berry is on the right of his sister. The picture was taken on the south east side of my grandparents back porch and you can see the well in the background. The porch has a wooden floor in this picture. This floor was made of concrete before I was old enough to remember anything about it. I took the color picture below at a family reunion in 1988 shortly before Woodrow died. The interesting thing between the two pictures is the direction Harold, Mother, and Woodrow were looking in both pictures. The picture was not posed with this in mind. It was one of the little coincidences that just happened. The reunion was held at Harold’s oldest daughter’s home in Durham, North Carolina. There was a little fish pond on the property and Woodrow was doing a little fishing.

Wiley P. Berry Jr. NC

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, NC

Gen 4Thomas Person Berry × Sarah Lunsford — Orange County, NC

Gen 5John Robert Berry × Elizabeth Bowling — Orange County, NC

Gen 6Wiley P. Berry × Ida Ann Wilson — Orange County, NC

Gen 7Wiley P. Berry Jr. × Mary Elizabeth Barbee — Orange County, NC

Generation 7 Wiley P. Berry Jr.

Born: September 1, 1919, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: August 18, 2007
Married: Mary Elizabeth Barbee (born January 13, 1928; died January 25, 2014)
Parents: Wiley P. Berry Sr. and Ida Ann Wilson Berry, Orange County, NC

The Story of Wiley P. Berry Jr.#

The picture below is of the Wiley P. Berry Family and was taken around 1925. Their second oldest son, Thomas Young Berry was born on May 11 1903 and died on June 8 1925. He may be the one taking the picture or he may have already died. L-R Sally Malena, Mary Elizabeth, Woodrow Wilson, William Eugene, Wiley Harold, Mother: Ida Ann Wilson Berry, Wiley P. Berry Jr, and Father: Wiley P. Berry Sr.

William Eugene Berry NC

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William Eugene Berry, was the son of Wiley P. Berry Sr#

ANCESTORS

Generation: Robert and Mary Williamson Berry, Princess Anne County Virginia
Generation Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry, Orange County, North Carolina.
Generation William and Hannah Cate Berry, Orange County, North Carolina.
Generation Thomas Person and Sarah Lunsford Berry,Orange County, North Carolina.
Generation John Robert and Elizabeth Bowling Berry, Orange County, North Carolina.
Generation Wiley P and Ida Ann Wilson Berry, Orange County, North Carolina.

WILLIAM EUGENE BERRY was born on September 1st 1896 and died on September 30th 1984. He married Pattie Alma McAdams on June 6th 1924. Alma as she was known by the family was born November 17th 1899 and died April 16th 1993. Gene Berry spent time in the Army during World War One. His picture in uniform is on the left This picture was probably taken around Christmas 1918

William Lamar Berry

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William Lamar Berry, Son Of Albert Edgar And Ella Clania Berry#

ANCESTORS

Generation Robert and Mary Williamson Berry: Princess Anne County, Virginia
Generation Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry: Orange County, North Carolina.
Generation David J. and Mary Blaylock Berry: Orange County, North Carolina & GA.
Generation Robert and Elizabeth Everett Berry: GA
Generation Jesse Lee and Nancy Ann Henry Berry GA & Ala.
Generation Albert Edgar and Ella Clania Berry

WILLIAM LAMAR BERRY was born on June 23, 1908 most likely in Muscogee County Georgia and died on March 30, 1990 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island. William Lemar married Nannie Verna Mitchell Nannie Had two sisters Katie Mitchell and Virginia Mitchell. She had one brother Cecil (Thomas) Mitchell. Mitchell Ray Berry’s picture is on the right

William Thomas Berry Sr.

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William Thomas Berry Sr., son of Henry Bradford Berry and Malissa Jeffries#

ANCESTORS

Generation 1 Robert and Elizabeth Cate Berry

Generation 2 Robert Jr and Mary Camp Berry

Willie Howell Berry Jr. (TX)

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3Robert Berry Jr. × Mary Waggoner — Orange County, NC → Fayette County, AL

Gen 4George Berry × Susan Berry — NC → Fayette County, AL

Gen 5John Berry × Mary Howell — Fayette County, AL

Gen 6Alexander Howell Berry × Josephine Prescilla — Texas

Gen 7Willie Howell Berry × Sarah May — Texas

Gen 8Willie Howell Berry Jr. × (Living Wilson) — Berry Flat, Borden, TX

Generation 8 Willie Howell Berry Jr.

Born: June 2, 1917, Berry Flat, Borden, Texas
Married: (Living Wilson)
Parents: Willie Howell Berry and Sarah May Berry

Willie H

owell Berry Jr. was born on June 2nd 1917 in Berry Flat, Borden Texas. He married (Living Wilson.) The picture on the right was taken in Colorado in 1982. Some of the Willie Howell Berry’s Descendants. The picture on the left is Willie Howell Berry Jr., his wife and young niece. Click on the Pictures to see a larger view. The picture on the lower right is W.H. Berry Jr. and his wife on his 70th birthday.

Woodrow Wilson Berry NC

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Gen 1 Robert Berry × Mary Williamson — Princess Anne County, Virginia

Gen 2 Robert Berry × Elizabeth Cate — Orange County, North Carolina

Gen 3William Berry × Hannah Cate — Orange County, NC

Gen 4Thomas Person Berry × Sarah Lunsford — Orange County, NC

Gen 5John Robert Berry × Elizabeth Bowling — Orange County, NC

Gen 6Wiley P. Berry × Ida Ann Wilson — Orange County, NC

Gen 7Woodrow Wilson Berry × Ora Mae Murray — Orange County, NC → Alamance County, NC

Generation 7 Woodrow Wilson Berry

Born: April 3, 1912, Orange County, North Carolina
Died: May 3, 1989
Married: Ora Mae Murray (married July 7, 1936)
Parents: Wiley P. Berry Sr. and Ida Ann Wilson Berry, Orange County, NC

The Story of Woodrow Wilson Berry#

WOODROW WILSON BERRY was born on April 3rd 1912

and died on May 3rd 1989. He married Ora Mae Murray on July 7th 1936.

Ora May Murray Berry was born on May 22nd 1918 and died on September 21st 2002. The picture on the left was Woodrow’s School picture. During World War II Woodrow served in the Marines. Woodrow and Ora May Berry built their home near Mebane, Alamance County NC also.