Richard Talley Berry and Martha Jane Wilkes

8.
Richard Talley Berry3    (John2, John1)  son of John Berry and Edith Polk, was born April 27, 1810 in South Carolina, and died December 25, 1894 in Lawrence / now Jefferson Davis Co Mississippi.

He married  Martha Jane Wilkes  September 09, 1838 in Marion Co Mississippi.
The daughter of  Stephen Hitchcock Wilkes and Mary McNeese, she was born in Alabama, on February 18, 1822 and died
July 25, 1888. --Note: I have seen the marriage listed in both Marion and Lawrence Co records--

Both are buried in Brady Cemetery, near Prentiss, Jefferson Davis Co Mississippi

A  portion of  this lineage comes  from  the  book,  "Wilkes Family History and Genealogy",  by Ivan Ernest Bass, 1965,  whom I have been told is very well researched and very reliable, having been used by many family members as a key source for  entry into the DAR.  The  book has  many more interesting  facts,  such as their  education, occupations and places of residence, but because of copyright, I will not publish them here.  I  highly recommend it  for  those researching these lineages.

1840 Lawrence Co Mississippi   RT Barry
1 m 20-30
1 f under 5
1 f 15-20 
Richard, Martha, and Lorena

1850 Lawrence Co Mississippi
Enumerated October 30, 1850 by John Weyan
Page 422    #354/354

Richard Berry 40 SC
Martha J. Berry 28 AL
Lorena Berry 11 MS
Lemly S. Berry 9 MS
Abner Berry 8 MS
Serena Berry 7 MS
Victora S. Berry 5 MS
Richard L. Berry 2 MS
Harrison Berry 18 MS

 

1860 Monticello Lawrence Co Mississippi 
Enumerated August 09, 1860 by A.S. Lenoir
Page 948    #390/391

Richard Berry 50 SC
Martha Berry 38 AL
Lemly Berry 19 MS
Abner Berry 18 MS
Serena Berry 16 MS
Victoria Berry 14 MS
Lafayette Berry 12 MS
Elisa Berry 10 MS
Emily Berry 8 MS
Scott Berry 6 MS
Rosa Berry 4 MS

1870 Lawrence Co Mississippi
T 6 R 18 W  P.O. Mt Carmel / Covington Co 
Enumerated August 17, 1870 by W.S. Baggett
Page 219b / 44      #745/745


Census Image

Rich'd Berry 60 SC
M.J. Berry 47 AL
C.J. Berry 25 MS
E.M. Berry 20 MS
M.E. Berry 18 MS
V.S. Berry 15 MS
Rosie A. Berry 13 MS
J. L. Berry 9 MS
P.W. Berry 6 MS

1880 Lawrence Co Beat 4, SD 2 ED 121
Enumerated June 26, 1880 by RO Byrne
Page          #312/312

Richard T. Berry 70 SC
Martha J. Berry 58 AL
Rosie M. Berry 21 MS
John L. Berry 19 MS
Printis W. Berry 16 MS
A. Hartzogg 69 MS
Rebecca Hartzogg 54 MS
James H. Hartzogg 20 MS
Frances F. Hartzogg 18 MS
Mollie R. Hartzogg 16 MS
Hamilton H. Hartzogg 13 MS

See also:

Tombstone photos of Martha Wilkes parents, burial in Wilkes Cemetery, Jefferson Davis Co Mississippi

Children of Richard Berry and Martha Wilkes are:

+57 i.
Lorena Ann Berry4   born June 23, 1839 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, and died September 13, 1907 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, burial in Shivers Family Cemetery Simpson Co Mississippi
+58 ii.
Stephen H. Lemly Berry  born on February 07, 1841 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, and died August 08, 1905 in Jackson, Hinds Co Mississippi. 
+59 iii. Abner Wilkes Berry  born on May 12, 1842 in Lawrence Co Mississippi and died July 06, 1929, burial in the Berry Family Cemetery Jefferson Davis Co Mississippi
+60 iv.  Sorena Jane Berry  born on February 26, 1844 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, and died May 08, 1928.
+61 v.
Sarah Victoria Berry  born on February 25, 1846 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, and died September 14, 1920, burial in Shivers Family Cemetery Simpson Co Mississippi
  62 vi.
Richard Lafayette Berry  born on July 02, 1848 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, and died April 19, 1912, burial in Brady Cemetery near Prentiss, Jefferson Davis Co Mississippi.     He did not marry
+63 vii. Eliza Mindora Berry  born August 27, 1850 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, and died February 14, 1929
+64 viii.
Mary Emily Berry  born January 21, 1852 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, and died July 08, 1898 in Lawrence Co Mississippi
  65 ix.
Winfield Scott Berry, a medical doctor, was born May 02, 1854, and died October 05, 1885 in Jeff Davis Co Mississippi, burial in  Brady Cemetery Prentiss, Jefferson Davis Co Mississippi.
He did not marry
+66 x.  
Rosanna Matilda Berry  born March 16, 1856 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, and died May 16, 1941 in Marion Co Mississippi 
  67 xi.
Calvin Berry, infant son, died October 02, 1859 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, burial in the Berry Family Cemetery Jefferson Davis Co Mississippi
+68 xii.
John Lampkin 'Larkin' Berry  born March 24, 1861 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, and died November 07, 1930 in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis Co Mississippi
+69 xiii.
Prentiss Webb Berry  born November 03, 1863 in Lawrence Co Mississippi, and died in 1946, burial in Brady Cemetery Prentiss, Jefferson Davis Co Mississippi