Lewis Jackson Berry [Parents] was born on 30 Mar 1815 in White Co, IL. He married Rebecca Walker on 25 Feb 1842.
Other marriages:Elder, Rebecca
Stevens, Ducina
McDonald, Fannie
Residences & events:
11/29/1836 Shelby Co, IL was his address and his name was recorded as Jackson when he purchased 40 acres of Moultrie Co, IL land at federal sale. He paid $1.25/acre or a total of $50 for the property.
12/5/1836 He bought another 40 acres for the same price.
11/7/1842 Shelby Co, IL. He and a John Berry, as well as Isaac Purvis, were among the purchasers at the Archibald Standifer estate sale.
1/9/1850 Moultrie Co, IL. He had finally moved to his property by the time he added to it. He bought 4 more plots, a total of 200 acres, at a federal sale, still for $1.25/acre.
1/13/1853 Moultrie Co. His address was listed as unknown when he got 80 more acres by warranty deed.
Rebecca Walker was born on 3 May 1825. She died on 25 Jun 1843. She married Lewis Jackson Berry on 25 Feb 1842.
They had the following children:
M i John Walker Berry was born on 18 Jan 1843.
Lewis Jackson Berry [Parents] was born on 30 Mar 1815 in White Co, IL. He married Rebecca Elder on 24 Sep 1843 in Moultrie Co, ILby R B Ewing, MG.
Other marriages:Walker, Rebecca
Stevens, Ducina
McDonald, Fannie
Residences & events:
11/29/1836 Shelby Co, IL was his address and his name was recorded as Jackson when he purchased 40 acres of Moultrie Co, IL land at federal sale. He paid $1.25/acre or a total of $50 for the property.
12/5/1836 He bought another 40 acres for the same price.
11/7/1842 Shelby Co, IL. He and a John Berry, as well as Isaac Purvis, were among the purchasers at the Archibald Standifer estate sale.
1/9/1850 Moultrie Co, IL. He had finally moved to his property by the time he added to it. He bought 4 more plots, a total of 200 acres, at a federal sale, still for $1.25/acre.
1/13/1853 Moultrie Co. His address was listed as unknown when he got 80 more acres by warranty deed.
Rebecca Elder was born in 1826 in Moultrie Co, IL. She died on 28 Mar 1847 in Moultrie Co, IL. She was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. She married Lewis Jackson Berry on 24 Sep 1843 in Moultrie Co, ILby R B Ewing, MG.
She was 21 years old at the time of death according to cemetery records.
Cemetery records say she was the first person interred in Greenhill Cemetery, property owned by her father. However, there is also an entry for her with the same date in Daughterty Cemetery records.
Lewis Jackson Berry [Parents] was born on 30 Mar 1815 in White Co, IL. He married Ducina Stevens on 26 Sep 1852 in Moultrie Co, IL, by James Elder, MG.
Other marriages:Walker, Rebecca
Elder, Rebecca
McDonald, Fannie
Residences & events:
11/29/1836 Shelby Co, IL was his address and his name was recorded as Jackson when he purchased 40 acres of Moultrie Co, IL land at federal sale. He paid $1.25/acre or a total of $50 for the property.
12/5/1836 He bought another 40 acres for the same price.
11/7/1842 Shelby Co, IL. He and a John Berry, as well as Isaac Purvis, were among the purchasers at the Archibald Standifer estate sale.
1/9/1850 Moultrie Co, IL. He had finally moved to his property by the time he added to it. He bought 4 more plots, a total of 200 acres, at a federal sale, still for $1.25/acre.
1/13/1853 Moultrie Co. His address was listed as unknown when he got 80 more acres by warranty deed.
Ducina Stevens was born about 1831. She was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. She married Lewis Jackson Berry on 26 Sep 1852 in Moultrie Co, IL, by James Elder, MG.
Cemetery records list her death date the same as that for Lewis' second wife, Rebecca. Which is right?
Lewis Jackson Berry [Parents] was born on 30 Mar 1815 in White Co, IL. He married Fannie McDonald on 3 Aug 1874 in Moultrie Co, IL.
Other marriages:Walker, Rebecca
Elder, Rebecca
Stevens, Ducina
Residences & events:
11/29/1836 Shelby Co, IL was his address and his name was recorded as Jackson when he purchased 40 acres of Moultrie Co, IL land at federal sale. He paid $1.25/acre or a total of $50 for the property.
12/5/1836 He bought another 40 acres for the same price.
11/7/1842 Shelby Co, IL. He and a John Berry, as well as Isaac Purvis, were among the purchasers at the Archibald Standifer estate sale.
1/9/1850 Moultrie Co, IL. He had finally moved to his property by the time he added to it. He bought 4 more plots, a total of 200 acres, at a federal sale, still for $1.25/acre.
1/13/1853 Moultrie Co. His address was listed as unknown when he got 80 more acres by warranty deed.
Fannie McDonald was born in 1834. She married Lewis Jackson Berry on 3 Aug 1874 in Moultrie Co, IL.
James Berryman Walker was born on 19 Jan 1819 in White Co, IL. He died on 28 May 1875 in Arthur, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Matilda Shipley Ooley on 20 Jan 1843 in Sangamon Co, IL.
Matilda Shipley Ooley [Parents] was born on 23 Nov 1820 in White Co, IL. She died on 21 Sep 1914 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. She was buried on 22 Sep 1914 in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. She married James Berryman Walker on 20 Jan 1843 in Sangamon Co, IL.
Ironically Matilda was either named for John's deceased first wife or her birth date is wrong and she was actually Matilda's daughter.
Henry Harrison Ooley [Parents] was born on 7 Sep 1822 in White Co, IL. He died on 21 Sep 1840 in Sangamon Co, IL. He married Lucinda Haily on 5 Nov 1837 in Sangamon Co, IL.
Lucinda Haily.Lucinda married Henry Harrison Ooley on 5 Nov 1837 in Sangamon Co, IL.
Clayborn Walls.Clayborn married Nancy Womack Ooley on 22 Dec 1842 in Sangamon Co, IL.
Nancy Womack Ooley [Parents] was born on 10 Oct 1826 in White Co, IL. She died on 5 Sep 1845 in Sangamon Co, IL. She married Clayborn Walls on 22 Dec 1842 in Sangamon Co, IL.
She was probably named after Aunt Nancy Womack and her deceased half-sister.
Enoch Chapman Berry [Parents] was born on 31 Jan 1819 in White Co, IL. He died on 10 Aug 1899 in St Clair Co, MO. He was buried in Westfield Cem, near Appleton City, MO. He married Mary O Duncan on 5 Jan 1843 in Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL.
Other marriages:Duncan, Nancy Jane
One descendant said Enoch and Nancy had only the first 4 children listed.
He was a farmer.
Residences & events:
White Co, IL, where he was born
1820s Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL. As a youngster, he moved with his mother and step-father's family.
1850 Sangamon Co, IL. Listed as E.C. in the census, the Berry family was scattered about the county but none were near him.
Bef 1854 Moultrie Co, IL. The exact date of his move is unknown or perhaps county lines shifted, leaving him in the new county.
1854-1856 He served as Sheriff of Moultrie Co.
1856 E Nelson Twp, Moultrie Co, IL. He was listed among the land owners of the cemetery on the Otto farm, which has since become farmland. Apparently he intended to be buried there.
1860 Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. At census time he was the only Berry in the county. He was listed as a farmer with property = $1440/800, 7 children and the second wife. Living 8 doors down was nephew, Ephraim Purvis.
St Claire Co, MO, where he served as Justice of the Peace and later died.
He was born a few months after his father died.
Mary O Duncan died on 27 Apr 1848 in Sangamon Co, IL. She married Enoch Chapman Berry on 5 Jan 1843 in Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL.
They had the following children:
M i William H Berry was born on 10 Sep 1845 in IL. He died on 19 Sep 1878. M ii Zachariah T Berry was born on 2 Nov 1848. He died on 30 May 1866.
Enoch Chapman Berry [Parents] was born on 31 Jan 1819 in White Co, IL. He died on 10 Aug 1899 in St Clair Co, MO. He was buried in Westfield Cem, near Appleton City, MO. He married Nancy Jane Duncan on 14 Dec 1848 in Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL.
Other marriages:Duncan, Mary O
One descendant said Enoch and Nancy had only the first 4 children listed.
He was a farmer.
Residences & events:
White Co, IL, where he was born
1820s Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL. As a youngster, he moved with his mother and step-father's family.
1850 Sangamon Co, IL. Listed as E.C. in the census, the Berry family was scattered about the county but none were near him.
Bef 1854 Moultrie Co, IL. The exact date of his move is unknown or perhaps county lines shifted, leaving him in the new county.
1854-1856 He served as Sheriff of Moultrie Co.
1856 E Nelson Twp, Moultrie Co, IL. He was listed among the land owners of the cemetery on the Otto farm, which has since become farmland. Apparently he intended to be buried there.
1860 Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. At census time he was the only Berry in the county. He was listed as a farmer with property = $1440/800, 7 children and the second wife. Living 8 doors down was nephew, Ephraim Purvis.
St Claire Co, MO, where he served as Justice of the Peace and later died.
He was born a few months after his father died.
Nancy Jane Duncan was born on 17 Jan 1827 in TN. She died on 18 Aug 1899 in St Clair Co, MO. She was buried in Westfield Cem, near Appleton City, MO. She married Enoch Chapman Berry on 14 Dec 1848 in Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL.
They had the following children:
M i John Ooley Berry was born on 16 Jul 1850. He died in 1917. F ii Mary Zeralda Berry was born on 10 Oct 1852. F iii Sarah E Berry was born on 21 Aug 1854 in IL. M iv Elijah Alva Berry was born on 10 Oct 1856 in IL. M v Enoch Hardy Berry was born on 11 Jan 1859. He died on 26 Feb 1899. F vi Ruth Berry was born on 6 Nov 1860 in IL. M vii Leander Elmer Berry was born on 12 Nov 1863. He died on 13 Jan 1937. M viii James Berry.
James is not listed with this family of siblings in LDS records but is by Berry relatives.
He allegedly rode with Sam Bass (the outlaw) and his gang, maybe the reason some don't want to claim him.F ix Eleza Winona Berry was born on 28 Sep 1870.
Alexander Reed was born about 1690 in Anson Co, NC. He died in 1777 in Rowan/Anson Co, NC. He married Margaret (Reed).
Margaret (Reed) was born about 1718. She married Alexander Reed.
They had the following children:
M i John Reed was born in 1729. He died in Aug 1825.