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John Jackson Berry, Ellen Jane Singletary,
and Theodosia Powell

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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


John Berry Head 23
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Ellen Berry Wife 26
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Steens Creek, Rankin Co Mississippi  04 May 1910  pg 17  #318/320
Widowed, 12 children born, 8 living

Thea Doshie Berry Head 35
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Charley W. Berry Son 14
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Johnie Berry Son  4
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Laura Marie Berry Daughter  2
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Laura Powell / widow (6-4) Mother 54
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I was not able to find Theo in the 1920 census
Twp 3, Rankin Co Mississippi   15 June 1900  pg 76  #186/196
Married 2 years, Theo borned 6 children, 3 living

John Berry Head 42 September 1857
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Theadocise Berry Wife 25 June 1874
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Guss Berry Son 19 August 1880
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Lou Berry Daughter 15 June 1884
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Athio L. Berry Daughter 14 January 1885
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Gracey Berry Daughter 10 January 1890
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Henry Berry Son  6 November 1893
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Ola M. Berry Daughter  2 August 1897
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Olivina Berry Daughter  1 May 1899
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William Whittington Step-son  8 April 1892
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Martha Whittington Step-daughter  6 March 1894
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Charley H. Whittington Step-Son  4 April 1896  MS
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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

Guss Berry Head 29
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Fannie Berry Wife 23
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James Everett Step-son  8
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Nellie Everett Step-daughter  6
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Willie Everett Step-son  4
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Lenard Berry Son  9 mo
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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

Tom Courtney Head 30
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Aphlie Courtney Wife 23
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Aphlie Courtney Daughter  9 mo
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Henry Berry Brother-in-law 16
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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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