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John Jackson Berry, Ellen Jane Singletary,
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JOHN JACKSON BERRY4 (Pryor Talley3, John2, John1), son of Prior Talley Berry and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Myers, was born 1857, and died in September 1907 He married 1.) ELLEN JANE SINGLETARY, on November 21, 1877 in Simpson Co Mississippi. The daughter of Ephraim Singletary and Liza Ann Davis, she was born in 1855, and died October 21, 1897 in Simpson Co Mississippi. She and John are buried in Mountain Creek Cemetery, Florence, Rankin Co Mississippi John married 2.) THEODOSIA POWELL, second cousin to Henry Powell, who married John's daughter, Ella Berry. She had previously been married to a Whittington |
Beat 5, Simpson Co Mississippi 16 June 1880 pg 22 #205/212
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Steens Creek, Rankin Co Mississippi 04 May 1910 pg 17 #318/320 Widowed, 12 children born, 8 living
I was not able to find Theo in the 1920 census
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| Twp 3, Rankin Co Mississippi 15 June 1900 pg 76 #186/196 Married 2 years, Theo borned 6 children, 3 living
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| Children of John and Ellen are: (Portions of this family comes from Dorothy Saunders who's mother is Alphronia Berry Courtney) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUGUSTUS 'GUS' BERRY, born August 1880. He married FANNIE, and had at least one child, LEONARD BERRY I was not able to locate them in 1920 |
Beat 2, Strong River, Simpson Co Mississippi 22 April 1910 pg 84 #148/148 Married 1 year, Fannie borned 4 children, all living
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| ELLA / LOU BERRY, born June 1884. She married WILLIAM HENRY POWELL. I was unable to locate this family in any census records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
ALPHRONIA BERRY, born January 10, 1887 (January 1885 in 1900 census) in Simpson Co Mississippi and died July 23, 1981 in Caddo Parish Louisiana She married THOMAS GREENBURY COURTNEY on April 10 1904 in Simpson Co Mississippi. The son of William Elisha Courtney and Nancy Ella Roland, he was born March 30, 1880 in Rankin Co Mississippi, and died June 11, 1936 in Caddo Parish Louisiana. Both are buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Courtney Plot, Caddo Parish Louisiana. I was unable to locate them in 1920 |
9 W, Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana 28 April 1910 pg 170 #447/450 Married 6 years, 2 children born, 1 living
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| GRACEY BERRY, born January 1890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HENRY BERRY, born November 1893. He died unmarried in Caddo Parish Louisiana. I was unable to locate him in a 1920 census. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OLA M. BERRY, born August 1897, died at age 18 from injuries sustained in a fire. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children of John and Theodoshia are: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OLIVINA BERRY, born May 1899, apparently died young | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHARLES W. BERRY, perhaps, or he may be the same as Charles H. Whittington. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JOHNNIE BERRY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LAURA MARIE BERRY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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