Born in Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Morgan Berry
and Elizabeth M (Foust) Berry
Sister of
Martin Williams Berry, Mary G (Berry) Warden, Permelia A. (Berry) Pierce, Sarah E Berry, Rosalee Berry and Dartha Berry
Wife of
James Marsh Thomas
— married
28 Jan 1860 in Anderson, Texas, United States
Mother of
Penelope Thomas and Laura E Thomas
Died
at age 25
in Anderson, Texas, United States
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| Created 22 Sep 2010
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Biography
Emily M Berry was born on March 15, 1837, in Alabama to Elizabeth Foust, age 23, and Morgan Berry, age 32. She married James M Thomas on February 1, 1860, in Anderson, Texas. They had two children during their marriage. She died as a young mother on July 29, 1862, in Anderson, Texas, at the age of 25.
Birth
- 15 MAR 1837 AL
Census
- 1850 Houston Co., TX
- Emely Berry listed as age 12 b: in AL # 321 in her father's household, Morgan Berry.
- 1860 Beat No. 6, Ioni Post Office, Anderson Co., TX; living in the household of her husband and mother in law, J. W. Thomas, Penelope (mo in law) and two other persons.
- E M Thomas; dated 11 July 1860
- Age 23
- Birth Year 1837
- Gender Female
- Birth Place Alabama
- Home in 1860 Beat 6, Anderson, Texas
- Post Office Ioni
Marriage
- Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 (transcription only on ancestry.com)
- Name: Emily M Berry
- Gender: Female
- Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1860
- Marriage Place: Anderson County, Texas, USA
- Spouse: James M Thomas
- Tombstone engraving shows date of 2 Feb 1860
Death
- 19 JUL 1862 Prob. Anderson Co., TX
- 29 JUL 1862 Anderson Co., TX (date on headstone)
Burial
- Providence Cemetery, Alderbranch, Anderson Co., TX [1]
- On tombstone inscribed "Wife of J.M. Thomas, Profest Religion 1848, Married Feb. 2, 1860"
- Findagrave Memorial
Sources
- ↑ Providence Cemetery, Alderbranch, Anderson Co., TX
- 1850 & 1860 census, marriage record and tombstone
- WFT Vol. 8 Tree #3854 dated 4 Nov 1996.
- This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010.
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