Fayette Co., AL: Descendants of David Berry

Fayette County, Alabama

~ Descendants of David Berry ~

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Marcheta Jones

(1) DAVID BERRY born April 14, 1805, North Carolina, m. (1) ca 1826, DEDAMA BOX, b. February 14, 1807, South Carolina, d. December 14, 1856, Fayette Co., AL, bur. Old Antioch Cemetery, Fayette Co., AL, m. (2) April 15, 1857, in Fayette Co., AL, FRANCES E. (HENDERSON) LONG, b. January 10, 1818, South Carolina, d. May 17, 1885, AL, bur. Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery, Fayette Co., AL. David died May 07, 1880, Fayette Co., AL, bur. Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery.

Children of DAVID BERRY and DEDAMA BOX:

2.	i	JOHN H. BERRY b. September 29, 1827.
	ii	THOMAS BERRY b. ca 1829, d. (unknown).
	iii	WILLIAM DOLPHIS BERRY b. July 06, 1831, Fayette Co., AL, d. August 31, 1852, Fayette Co., AL, bur. Old Antioch Cemetery, Fayette Co., AL.
	iv	ALFORD W. BERRY b. December 14, 1833, Fayette Co., AL, m. NANCY (--?--), b. July 02, 1841, d. April 10, 1910, bur. Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery. Alford died August 24, 1909, Fayette Co., AL, bur. Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery.
	v	MARY BERRY b. February 18, 1836, Fayette Co., AL, m. ROBERT DENNIS, b. April 5, 1838, AL, d. April 20, 1903, bur. Cauble Cemetery, Burnet Co., TX. Mary died October 2, 1915, bur. Cauble Cemetery.
3.	vi	ROBERT BENGMAN FRANKLING BERRY b. August 16, 1848.
Children of DAVID BERRY and FRANCES HENDERSON:
	vii	HENRY K. BERRY b. ca 1859, Fayette Co., AL, d. (unknown).
	viii	SAMANTHA CAROLINE BERRY b. May 09, 1860, Fayette Co., AL, m. October 06, 1881, ROLAND TEAGUE MORGAN, b. August 25, 1860, AL (son of Willis MORGAN and Elizabeth CLARK), d. March 13, 1931, Navarro Co., TX, bur. Kerens Cemetery, Navarro Co., TX. Samantha died September 21, 1935, Kerens, TX, bur. Kerens Cemetery.*

Read Letter from David Berry to J.H. Berry (1873)
Read about David's death in Letter from R.B.F. Berry to J.H. Berry (1880)

Generation No. 2

John H. BERRY and wife, Eliza C. DENNIS

(2) JOHN H. BERRY born September 29, 1827, Fayette Co., AL, m. July 1848 in Fayette Co., AL, ELIZA CATHERINE DENNIS, b. January 21, 1828, AL (daughter of Benjamin DENNIS and Elizabeth BERRY), d. July 21, 1913, bur. Cauble Cemetery, Burnet Co., TX. John died October 07, 1904, Burnet Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery. [See obituaries here - offsite link]

Children of JOHN BERRY and ELIZA DENNIS:

4. i MARTHA A. BERRY b. May 12, 1849.
5. ii AMANDA CATHERINE BERRY b. May 06, 1853.
6. iii JOHN THOMAS BERRY b. November 11, 1856.
7. iv HEPSIE JANE BERRY b. December 23, 1859.
8. v SUSSAN PALESTINE BERRY b. December 01, 1866.
9. vi ALFRED NORTON BERRY b. May 21, 1872.

(3) ROBERT BENGMAN FRANKLING BERRY born August 16, 1848, Fayette Co., AL, m. NANCY ELIZABETH NORRIS, b. March 16, 1859, Hunt Co., TX, d. December 03, 1961, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery, Burnet Co., TX. Robert died February 04, 1916, Burnet Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery [1].

Child of ROBERT BERRY and NANCY NORRIS:

i ETHEL ADELIA BERRY b. April 17, 1894, d. July 1982, Lampasas, Lampasas Co., TX.

Generation No. 3

(4) MARTHA A. BERRY born May 12, 1849, Fayette Co., AL, m. December 23, 1869, in Burnet Co., TX, DAVID JACKSON FARQUHAR, b. December 27, 1842, AL, d. September 29, 1916, Burnet Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery, Burnet Co., TX. Martha died December 21, 1915, bur. Cauble Cemetery.

Children of MARTHA BERRY and DAVID FARQUHAR:

i	ADELIA FARQUHAR b. September 30, 1870, TX, m. HUBERT E. ROBINSON, b. January 15, 1868, Illinois, d. December 13, 1936, Lake Victor, Burnet Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery. Adelia died September 29, 1956, Waller Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery.*
ii	AMANDA LAVINA FARQUHAR b. January 19, 1872, Burnet Co., TX, m. November 18, 1893, in Burnet Co., TX, YANCEY JOHNSON FOULDS, b. June 04, 1866, Burnet Co., TX, d. June 22, 1953, Burnet, Burnet Co., TX, bur. Burnet Cemetery. Amanda died October 06, 1955, Burnet Co., TX, bur. Burnet Cemetery.*
iii	EFFIE JAY FARQUHAR b. August 12, 1875, Burnet Co., TX, m. November 30, 1891, in Lampasas Co., TX, JOHN O. WESTBROOK, b. December 10, 1865, Caldwell, TX, d. December 7, 1932, Melvin, McCulloch Co., TX, bur. Melvin Cemetery. Effie died November 22, 1964, Eden, Concho Co., TX, bur. Melvin Cemetery.*
iv	OZELLA "Zell" FARQUHAR b. March 03, 1877, d. November 09, 1937, bur. Cauble Cemetery.
v	EDWARD BASCUM FARQUHAR b. February 19, 1882, TX, d. 22 Dec 1936, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery.*
vi	ANDREW JACKSON FARQUHAR b. May 12, 1884, TX, m. MINNIE BELLE LONG, b. June 07, 1887, Burnet Co., TX (daughter of William LONG and Sarah Elizabeth BERRY), d. February 18, 1962, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery. Andrew died January 29, 1938, bur. Cauble Cemetery.*
vii	THOMAS FLOYD FARQUHAR b. March 16, 1887, TX, m. LENA MAY (--?--), b. May 03, 1891, d. June 14, 1982, bur. Cauble Cemetery. Thomas died January 06, 1935, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery.*
viii	ELIZA DELLA FARQUHAR b. July 24, 1889, TX, m. ROBERT MELVIN BERRY, b. April 10, 1893, Burnet Co., TX (son of Thomas P.P. BERRY and Alberta TAYLOR), d. September 20, 1953, Burnet, TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery. Eliza died March 26, 1977, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery.*

(5) AMANDA CATHERINE BERRY born May 06, 1853, Fayette Co., AL, m. October 12, 1871, in Burnet Co., TX, STEPHEN ALEXANDER, b. March 22, 1844, AR (son of Samuel Stevenson ALEXANDER and Thurzy ROSS), d. October 14, 1913, Burnet Co., TX. Amanda died August 06, 1931, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Alexander Cemetery, Burnet Co., TX.

Children of AMANDA BERRY and STEPHEN ALEXANDER:

i	DENA (MARTHA) ALEXANDER b. July 1872, TX, m. ANDREW (BUCK) WHITE.
ii	DELLA P. ALEXANDER b. June 8, 1874, Lampasas Co., TX, m. ROBERT WELLINGTON BENNETT, b. January 20, 1869, TN, d. January 20, 1947, Karnes Co., TX, bur. Kenedy Cemetery, Karnes Co., TX. Della died November 07, 1959, Lampasas, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Kenedy Cemetery.*
iii	MARION T. ALEXANDER. b. ca 1877, TX.
iv	LYDIA ALEXANDER b. ca 1880, TX, m. JAMES B. MARRS.
v	LAURA ALEXANDER b. June 21, 1881, TX, m. WILEY WOOTEN. Laura died May 05, 1958, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX, bur. Rose Hill Cemetery, Fort Worth, TX.*
vi	SAMUEL S. ALEXANDER b. August 09, 1883, Burnet Co., TX, m. PEARL GRIFFIN. Samuel died April 24, 1958, Burnet, Burnet Co., TX, bur. Burnet Cemetery.*
vii	RUTH M. ALEXANDER b. March 10, 1886, TX, m. PAUL COX.
viii	RUBEN BERRY ALEXANDER b. March 10, 1886, TX, m. DELLA DESPAIN, b. December 25, 1887, Spicewood, Burnet Co., TX (daughter of Will DESPAIN and Charity HOLLOWAY), d. November 08, 1962, Burnet, TX, bur. Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Burnet Co., TX. Ruben died July 05, 1938, Burnet, TX, bur. Pleasant Hill Cemetery.*
ix	EUNICE C. ALEXANDER b. February 06, 1890, TX, m. JACK MONROE BERRY, b. September 25, 1886, Burnet Co., TX (son of William S. BERRY and Fannie L. DAVIS), d. April 06, 1950, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas Co., TX. Eunice died September 22, 1965, Lampasas, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery.*
x	FRANK H. ALEXANDER b. February 01, 1893, Lampasas Co., TX, m. OLLIE MAY (--?--). Frank died January 05, 1970, Marble Falls, Burnet Co., TX, bur. Marble Falls, TX.*

(6) JOHN THOMAS BERRY born November 11, 1856, Fayette Co., AL, m. September 04, 1879, in Burnet Co., TX, LAURA CAROLINE COOK, b. March 16, 1857, LA, d. June 06, 1941, Llano, Llano Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery, Burnet Co., TX. John died January 28, 1926, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery.*

Children of JOHN BERRY and LAURA COOK:

i	BEULAH BERRY b. July 1880.
ii	MATTIE BERRY b. April 1882.
iii	WILLIAM ADOLPHUS "W.A." BERRY b. April 03, 1885, Burnet Co., TX, d. September 06, 1948, Lampasas, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Burnet Co., TX.*
iv	ELIZA CLARENCE "Clara" BERRY b. April 02, 1887, Burnet Co., TX. m. ELBERT IRWIN CLEMENTS, b. March 25, 1888, Lampasas, TX, d. August 16, 1952, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas, TX. Clara died September 29, 1949, Lampasas, TX, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery.*
v	MAUDE S. BERRY b. November 14, 1889, Burnet Co., TX, m. December 03, 1907, in TX, WILLIAM FRANKLIN CHILDERS JR., b. June 28, 1883, Montgomery Co., TX, d. July 23, 1936, Burnet, Burnet Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery. Maude died May 25, 1965, Houston, Harris Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery.*
vi	ELZA THOMAS BERRY b. January 02, 1894, TX, d. December 12, 1929, Waco, McLennan Co., TX, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery.*

(7) HEPSIE JANE BERRY born December 23, 1859, Fayetteville (Fayette), Fayette Co., AL, m. 1875, in Sunnylane Community, Burnet Co., TX, JOHN W. EARNEST, b. November 11, 1847, AR, d. June 18, 1910, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas Co., TX. Hepsie died December 10, 1944, Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery.

Children of HEPSIE BERRY and JOHN EARNEST:

i	PAUL EARNEST b. September 29, 1876, TX, d. June 23, 1942, Houston, Harris Co., TX, bur. Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, TX.*
ii	BIRDIE A. EARNEST b. ca 1879, TX.
iii	JOHN C. EARNEST b. February 03, 1882, TX, m. ALMONTE DENTON BEAN, b. December 16, 1886, Lampasas Co., TX (daughter of Telford BEAN and Isabella HULING), d. January 08, 1917, Lampasas, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery. John died July 28, 1937, Lampasas, TX, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery.*
iv	EDWARD F. EARNEST b. ca 1885, TX.
v	FELIX THOMAS EARNEST b. October 19, 1886, Burnet Co., TX, m. ca 1909, in TX, HELEN HOCKER, b. November 26, 1879, MO, d. August 12, 1973, Travis Co., TX, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery. Felix died July 18, 1932, Lampasas, TX, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery.*
vi	JESSIE B. EARNEST b. ca 1889, TX.
vii	ANNIE MAE EARNEST b. 1892, TX, d. 1975, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery.
viii	GLEN DORA EARNEST b. 1894, TX, d. 1957, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery.
ix	WILLIE RAE EARNEST b. October 19, 1899, TX, m. ca 1919, in TX, WALTER ELLIS MARTIN, b. December 20, 1896, TX, d. May 31, 1967, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, bur. Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, TX. Willie died April 18, 1972, San Antonio, TX, bur. Mission Burial Park.*

(8) SUSSAN PALESTINE BERRY born December 01, 1866, Fayette Co., AL, m. ca 1889, in TX, WILLIAM EDWARD FLETCHER, b. November 11, 1862, TX, d. March 07, 1944, Lampasas, Lampasas Co., TX, bur. Cauble Cemetery, Burnet Co., TX. Sussan died April 1916.

Child of SUSSAN BERRY and WILLIAM FLETCHER:

i WILLIAM HORACE FLETCHER, b. March 13, 1898, TX, d. December 18, 1944, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX, bur. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, TX.*

Alfred N. BERRY family
(circa 1915)

Front row (l-r): Alfred (Dick), Alma, Sarah (Babe) BERRY
Back row: Thomas, Herman, John, Ima, Alvin BERRY

(9) ALFRED NORTON "Dick" BERRY born May 21, 1872, Sunnylane Community, Burnet Co., TX, m. August 04, 1889, in Burnet Co., TX, SARAH ELIZABETH "Babe" FRANCIS, b. July 11, 1872, Falkville, Morgan Co., AL, (daughter of John FRANCIS and Cynthia HARRIS) d. May 15, 1955, Hobart, Kiowa Co., OK, bur. Rose Cemetery, Hobart, OK. Alfred died December 07, 1941, Hobart, OK, bur. Rose Cemetery [2].

Children of ALFRED BERRY and SARAH FRANCIS:

i	ALVIN NORTON BERRY b. October 05, 1890, Burnet Co., TX, m. August 22, 1915, in Hobart, Kiowa Co., OK, BONNIE MAE JONES, b. February 08, 1891, DeKalb Co., TN, d. January 01, 1978, Hobart, OK. Alvin died May 27, 1981, Hobart, OK, bur. Rose Cemetery [3].
ii	IMA MAY BERRY b. September 24, 1893, Sunnylane Community, Burnet Co., TX, m. January 30, 1916, in Hobart, Kiowa Co., OK, EVERETT MANSON JONES, b. April 19, 1893, Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN, d. February 16, 1954, Hobart, OK. Ima died January 24, 1980, Hobart, OK, bur. Rose Cemetery.
iii	JOHN ELLIS BERRY b. March 23, 1896, Burnet Co., TX, m. March 15, 1920, in Hobart, Kiowa Co., OK, LILLIAN GRACE LYDE, b. 1901, d. 1938, Hobart, OK. John died January 23, 1934, Lawton, Comanche Co., OK, bur. Rose Cemetery [4, 5].
iv	HERMAN HARRIS BERRY b. May 28, 1898, Burnet Co., TX; d. April 26, 1966, Hobart, Kiowa Co., OK, bur. Rose Cemetery.
v	THOMAS MATTHEW BERRY b. November 27, 1900, Sunny Lane, Burnet Co., TX; d. April 14, 1947, Hobart, Kiowa Co., OK, bur. Hobart, OK.
vi	ALMA RAE BERRY, b. April 13, 1909, Burnet Co., TX, m. (1) June 1928, in Wellington, Collingsworth Co., TX, CHARLES WILLIAM GLASS, b. April 17, 1896, Greenwood, Sebastian Co., AR, d. April 25, 1952, Long Beach, Orange Co., CA, m. (2) December 23, 1938, in Hobart, Kiowa Co., OK, MARVIN WESLEY HOWL, b. October 29, 1907, Madill, OK, d. December 07, 1967, Hobart, OK. Alma died January 14, 1973, Altus, Jackson Co., OK, bur. Hobart, OK.

Sources:

1. Death Certificate, Robert B.F. Berry, Texas.
2. Marriage Certificate, Alfred Berry to Sarah Francis.
3. Marriage License, Norton Berry to Bonnie Jones.
4. Obituary, John Ellis Berry.
5. Tombstone record, John Ellis Berry.

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*Additional information added from Texas death certificates found at <www.familysearch.org>.

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