William Berry, son of John Berry and Edith Polk

William Berry w / P. Myers & Sarah Boomer

William Berry born 1802, and died January 22, 1842 of yellow fever, near Oakvale on Whitesand Creek.

He married 1.) P. Myers

He married 2.) Sarah Boomer, she died about the same time, also of yellow fever

* The record here will have to depend completely on researchers work, with no names given in the 1840 census, it would be impossible to determine the children of William ... and even the names given by researchers are questionable, noting that only one daughter is enumerated in 1840, and she is not accounted for among those given by researchers. I do not know if a record exists for the estate of William and Sarah, which might give names of their children, but am told the Elijah Bishop Bible might help, at least with the daughter, Louisa, but I have been unable to locate a copy of that record either.

William is living next to his brothers, John & Henry in Simpson Co in 1840

Gender	under 5	5-10	10-15	15-20	20-30	30-40	40-50
Male	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Female	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

A male son under 5, that may be the William, shown as age 13, in the household of Prior
Talley in 1850, along with Hanson Berry, age 20. The male, shown here as age 20-30 is
not likely to be Hanson, he is just 20 in 1850... so the question of where he is at is also
unanswered.
Female under 5, would not be Louisa, Elizabeth or Ann Jane, as their ages would have
been 20, 16, and 14, if their birthdates are correctly given by researchers; so it appears
we have another female born to this family, and three missing daughters. It would not be
unusual for these daughters to have been married at these ages, or they may have been
enumerated in another household, either way, we may never know without actual names
being recorded in the 1840 census records.

One record shows that William married only 20 days before his death date, which I will
assume to be incorrect, as the census record shows children living in the home,
Estate recorded in Lawrence Co Vol IV, p 6--61, Prior T. Berry, administrator

Bible record of Abner W. Berry Family, and of Elijah Bishop, Sr.

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We may never know the true extent and genealogy of this family. According to researchers, the following children are those of William and Sarah:

(1) Louise, born 2 DEC 1830 in Mississippi Death: 12 AUG 1884 in Elliott, Franklin Co Texas buried in the Elliot Cemetery, Elliot, Robertson Co., Tx.
Marriage 1 Elisha J. BISHOP b: 30 AUG 1830 in Marion, Miss Death: 2 APR 1881 in Elliott, Franklin County; Texas
married before 1850

Elisha Bishop is said to be the son of John Bishop and Lucretia Taylor
The brother of Martha Bishop who married William H. Berry, son of John Jackson Berry and Alise Miles.
The brother of Harriet E. Bishop who married Denson Berry, brother of William H. Berry.
The brother of Hines/ Hinds Bishop, who is said to have married Louisa's sister, Susannah Berry.

1850 Simpson Co Mississippi
Enumerated September 26, 1850 by Angus W. Smith
Page 306 #269/269
Elisha Bishop, age 19, born in Mississippi
Louissa Bishop, age 20, born in Mississippi
John Bishop, age 1, born in Mississippi
Susan Berry, age 18, born in Mississippi
Denise Stiles <denisestiles@hotmail.com>
Children
1. John Leonidas BISHOP b: 7 JUL 1847
2. Mary Malroy BISHOP b: 7 MAR 1850 Death: 19 SEP 1869
3. Denson Denroe BISHOP b: 23 JUL 1853 in Mississippi Death: 20 MAR 1928 in Elliott, Franklin County; Texas
Marriage Nancy Caroline COLLIER b: 9 JUL 1848 in Alabama
Married: 4 OCT 1874 in Robertson County; Tx
Children
Minnie C. BISHOP b: 11 AUG 1875
Mamie Gertrude BISHOP b: 21 APR 1877 in Elliott, Robertson County; Texas
Louisa Valera BISHOP b: 12 DEC 1879 in Robertson County; Tx
Willie E. BISHOP b: 26 MAR 1882
Mattie BISHOP b: 30 DEC 1883
Bennie BISHOP b: 17 SEP 1887
Marjorie BISHOP b: 5 MAY 1889
4. Catherine Hosteline BISHOP b: 25 MAY 1855
5. Harris Woodard BISHOP b: 19 FEB 1857 Death: 25 JUN 1891
Marriage Etta TAYLOR
Child
Patterson W. BISHOP b: 2 DEC 1889
6. Elizabeth Tesanna BISHOP b: 24 JAN 1859
7. Webster Edward BISHOP b: 18 DEC 1860 in Mississippi Death: 18 JUN 1930 in Franklin, Robertson County; Texas
Marriage Elozier Elizabeth GUYNES b: 8 MAY 1867 in Copiah Co. Mississippi Married: 1884
Child
Rossie B. BISHOP b: OCT 1884
8. Elisha Mangrum BISHOP b: 5 NOV 1864 Death: 12 MAR 1951 in Elliott, Franklin County; Texas
Marriage Charlotte A. C. WOODALL b: 20 DEC 1858 Married: 9 DEC 1885
Children
Infant BISHOP (6)
Dennie Franklin BISHOP b: 1 DEC 1886
Ollie Mangram BISHOP b: 17 JUN 1888
Dollie BISHOP b: 1 DEC 1890
Nannie Louisa BISHOP b: 14 OCT 1892 in Robertson County; Tx
Collie Elisha BISHOP b: 23 NOV 1894
Florence Caroline BISHOP b: 23 NOV 1897
Walter BISHOP b: 16 NOV 1900
Myrtle BISHOP
Minnie Mae BISHOP
Willie Gray BISHOP
Lindon Denson BISHOP b: 1 AUG 1909
9. Davie Elijah BISHOP b: 19 JUN 1869
10. Louisa Ardella BISHOP b: 1 AUG 1869
11. Martha Fidella BISHOP b: 15 MAR 1871 Death: 20 MAR 1874
12. Dennis Granberry BISHOP b: 30 DEC 1875

(2) Hanson b July 18, 1831 (Abner W. Berry Bible)

(3) Susannah b December 06, 1832 (Abner W. Berry Bible)
m Hines Bishop, after 1850, she is living with Elisha and Louisa in 1850

Hines Bishop is age 16, in 1850 living the home of 54 yr old Martha Bishop, with whom I have been unable to determine a relationship. She may be a sister in law, or an aunt, but is probably not his mother, if indeed Lucretia Taylor Bishop is his mother as stated by Denise Stiles.

(4) Elizabeth b 1834

(5) Ann Jane (or June) b 1836.

I think there may have been a son, William, who is shown as age 13, in the household of Prior Talley Berry, along with Hanson in the 1850 census.

Hanson and Susannah's dates of births are recorded in the Wilkes - Berry Bible, on the top edge of the page, apart from their own children's births. It does not state that these are children of William, that information comes from researchers, and I know of no way to prove their parentage. If these are indeed children of William, then I would assume that William and Richard had a close relationship, and thus it makes me wonder if the Harrison Berry, aged 18, found in Richard Talley Berry's home in 1850, may also be a son of William Berry. One researcher tells us that Hanson and Susan were raised by Richard Talley Berry, but I think that may be based on the fact that their births are shown in his Bible record.

I was unable to locate Hanson in the 1870 census, but found a William who may be the same, the ages match, and he lives very near to Prior Tally Berry

Elisha was my gggrandfather. His wife was Louisa Berry. Denson Denro Bishop was one of his sons (my ggrandfather) and his daughter, Mattie was my maternal grandmother.
Elisha and Louisa are buried in the Elliot Cemetery, Elliot, Robertson Co., Tx. We have visited the cemetery several times and it's full of Bishops. My grandmother, Mattie married a Crouch and they are buried at Bryan, but there are a lot of Crouch's & Bishop's at Mt. Vernon and in the Franklin Cemetery.
Lynn & Wanda Pridgen lpridgen@swbell.net

emailed: 3-16-2002
Denise:

I am working on the Berry family, and have many questions about William and Sarah Berry, supposed parents of Louisa Berry. I found your gedcom on Ancestry.com for the family of Louisa and Elisha Bishop, and I wonder if you might help with other members of Louisa's family. I understand a Bible record exists for Elisha Bishop, but have been unable to locate a copy. Might you have one? Also, do you have any records for Susannah, supposed sister of Louisa, who married Hines/Hinds Bishop, supposed brother of Elisha?

Another member of your family: Lynn Pridgen, has written telling me he/she is also a member of this same lineage, but I have yet to hear back from them with any further information.
I'd love to hear from either of you with any kind of documentation for any of the families mentioned.
What I have found thus far is:

The children given to me as those of William and Sarah are:

(1.) Louise, born 2 DEC 1830 in Mississippi Death: 12 AUG 1884 in Elliott, Franklin Co Texas buried in the Elliot Cemetery, Elliot, Robertson Co., Tx.
Marriage 1 Elisha J. BISHOP b: 30 AUG 1830 in Marion, Miss Death: 2 APR 1881 in Elliott, Franklin County; Texas married before 1850

(2) Hanson b July 18, 1831

(3) Susannah b December 06, 1832 (Abner W. Berry Bible)
m Hines Bishop, living with Elisha and Louisa in 1850

Hines Bishop is age 16, in 1850 living the home of 54 yr old Martha Bishop, whom I would assume to be his mother.

(4) Elizabeth b 1834

(5) Ann Jane (or June) b 1836.

Hanson, and Susie (Susannah) Berry, whom I am told to be children of Willam and Sarah, births are recorded at the top of the "deaths" page of the Richard Talley/Abner Wilkes Berry Bible.

Hanson is recorded in the 1850 census of Scott Co Mississippi with Prior Talley Berry, shown to be aged 18, along with a William Berry, age 13, who may or may not be his brother. A Harrison Berry is enumerated in the household of Richard Talley Berry, age 18, who I am unable to determine a relationship for...could also be a son of William and Sarah.

The 1840 census of Simpson Co, I find a Wm Berry, living next to John and Henry Berry, shows:
1 male under 5, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 30-40 1 female under 5, and 1 female 30-40.
Assuming the eldest male and female to be Wm and Sarah, that leaves lots of questions>>>

A male son under 5, that may be the William, shown as age 13, in the household of Prior
Talley in 1850, along with Hanson Berry, age 20. The male, shown here as age 20-30 is
most likely Hanson.

Female under 5, would not be Louisa, Elizabeth or Ann Jane, as their ages would have
been 20, 16, and 14, if their birthdates are correctly given by researchers, so it appears
we have another female born to this family, and three missing daughters. It would not be
unusual for these daughters to have been married at these ages, or they may have been
enumerated in another household; either way, we may never know without actual names
being recorded in the 1840 census records.

Can any of you help in the lineage of William Berry, and do either of you know of a source for his spouse name...or any proof of children of William Berry...

Thank you for any help you might give.

*Mississippi Kinfolk

*John Berry and Edith Polk

*Descendants of John Berry