Berry
Leonidas
Alvis
Born in Silverton, Briscoe, Texas, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Clovis Leonidas Alvis
and Ruth Salome (Bull) Alvis
Brother of
Viva Laura Alvis and Ned Jewitt Alvis
Husband of
Winifred Maudie Woods
— married
29 Sep 1940 in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1940s - unknown)] and Ruthie (Alvis) Stamnitz
Died
at age 60
in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
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Biography
Berry Alvis was a Texan.
| Berry Alvis participated in the Second World War. Join: World War II Project Discuss: World_War_II |
Berry Alvis served in the United States Navy in World War II
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Berry Leonidas Alvis was born in 1919 in Silverton, Briscoe County, Texas, the son of Clovis Leonidas Alvis and Ruth Salome Bull Alvis and the brother of Viva Laura and Ned Jewitt. Berry married Winifred Maudie Woods in Austin, Travis County, Texas on September 29, 1940. Winifred was born in Johnson City, Blanco County, Texas on December 25, 1916. They had two daughters, Mary Ellen (Overstreet) and Ruthie Jo (Stamnitz). Berry's paternal ancestors were early Texas settlers in Hopkins, Fisher, and Haskell Counties. His maternal ancestors were early Texas settlers initially in Falls County having migrated from Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
Berry was a member of the Greatest Generation and served his Country in WWII in the United States Navy.
Buried in the Cook-Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery in Austin, Travis County Texas.
Sources
- Texas Birth Certificate, Silverton, Briscoe County.
- Texas Marriage Certificate, Austin, Travis County
- Texas Death Certificate, Austin,Travis County
- United States Navy, WW II Honorable Discharge papers
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