Willis Berry and Mary A. Myers

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Willis Berry4   (Hugh3, John2, John1), son of Hugh Berry, was born in 1830 in Mississippi, and died in 1863, probably while in the service of Co A 39th Inf. CSA, his burial in Eli Myers Cemetery, Simpson Co Mississippi

He married  Mary A. Myers,  daughter of  Eli Myers and Elizabeth Beasley
She was born May 10, 1833, and died September 16, 1918, burial in Eli Myers Cemetery, Simpson Co Mississippi

1850 Simpson Co Mississippi,  Willis is living with   Absolum and Lavicia Berry
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1860 Simpson Co Mississippi   Next door to Henry and Levisia Myers
3rd Beat, Westville,   page 183-47  #303/303
Enumerated  23 August 1860  by CB Banks            

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Willis Berry 20 MS
Mary Berry 27 MS
Eli M. Berry 6 MS
Mary E. Berry 2 MS
Manervy A. Berry 1 MS
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In 1870, I have read the entire Simpson and Lawrence Co census, and not found her or her children.   I  cannot  imagine where Mary and her children were  in 1870,  unless they  relocated  for a few years after Willis' death, were missed in the census taking, or are enumerated with another  family with their surnames changed in error

1880 Simpson Co Mississippi, SD 2 ED 100, page 29
Enumerated 29 June 1880 by LD Harper
#256/256  Next door to Emanuel  and Missouri Myers

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Mary Berry 47 MS
Eli Berry 26 MS
Elizabeth Berry 25 MS
John H. Berry 18 MS
Michael Myers 57 MS
George Morris 18 MS
Note:  George Morris is a black servant. Mary's brother, Michael married Willis' sister, Frankey. Another brother, Henry Myers; married Lavina Fortenberry, (need link) daughter of Blanche Shivers & Isaac Fortenberry. 

1900 Simpson Co Mississippi , Beat 3 SD6 ED97
Enumerated June 30, 1900 by LA McCaskill
Page 31  # ---/---

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Mary Berry, widow 67 Jan 1833 MS
Eli M. Berry 46 Sep 1853 MS
John Berry 39 Jan 1861 MS

 

Children of Willis Berry and Mary Myers are:

  98 i. Eli M. Berry5  born September 19, 1852 in Simpson Co Mississippi and died June 20, 1947 in Simpson Co Mississippi, burial in Stonewall Cemetery, Simpson Co Mississippi.    He did not married.
  99 ii. Isham Berry   born January 1855, and died in 1858 
+100 iii.
Mary Elizabeth Berry   born January 25, 1857, and died August 1888, burial in Eli Myers Cemetery, Simpson Co Mississippi       --at home in 1880--
  101 iv.
Minerva A. Berry   born January 1859, and died August 15, 1859, burial in Eli Myers Cemetery, Simpson Co Mississippi. 
 102 v.

John H. Berry born January 17, 1861 in Simpson Co Mississippi, and died April 19, 1945 in Simpson Co Mississippi, burial in Stonewall Cemetery, Simpson Co Mississippi
He married Edna Boothe on November 16, 1917 in Jefferson Davis Co Mississippi.
They had no children.
Ann McNair writes: My sister, Frances, remembers her being in the household, but she doesn't know what happened to her after the death of John H. Berry. She is not buried in Stonewall Cemetery.