James Olin Berry (1840 - 1917)

Born 8 Mar 1840 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Tucker) Berry — married 29 Oct 1865 in Everett, Newago, MI

Descendants

Died 5 Apr 1917 at age 77 in Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States

Biography

James was born March 8, 1840 in Ohio to James P. Berry and Sarah (Barnhart) Berry. James married 4 times. His first marriage was to Elizabeth Tucker on October 29, 1865 in Newaygo, Michigan^[1].They had a son together, Edward Berry. They must have divorced sometime because James remarried October 7, 1890 (Elizabeth was still alive) to Mary E Harrison Price^[2]. This marriage did not last very long and on June 11, 1895 James married Amanda Conley Bisel^[3]. After Amanda's death in 1910^[4] James married Asenath Porter Graham May 22, 1911^[5]. James passed away April 5, 1917 in Charlotte, Michigan^[6][7]. He was 77 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ *"Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCYP-C55 : 17 January 2020), James O. Berry, 1865.
2. ↑ *"Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952" Ancestry.com (Pay site), Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Publisher Date: 2015, Provo, UT, USA. Name: Mary E Prie, Gender: Female, Race: White, Age: 41, Birth Year: 1849, Birth Place: Ohio, Marriage Date: 7 Oct 1890, Marriage Place: Croton, Newaygo, Michigan, USA, Residence Place: Newaygo, Father: William Harrison, Spouse: James O Berry, Record Number: 517
3. ↑ *"Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCXC-MN5 : 17 January 2020), James O. Berry, 1895.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 August 2020), memorial page for Amanda Conley Berry (29 Sep 1843–26 Aug 1910), Find a Grave Memorial no. 62452243, citing Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62452243)
5. ↑ *"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3K8-TGT : 2 April 2020), James O. Berry and Asenath Graham, 22 May 1911; citing Marriage, Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4209152.
6. ↑ *"Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFW-1YX : 16 January 2020), James Berry, 1917.
7. ↑ *Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 August 2020), memorial page for James O Berry (8 Mar 1840–5 Apr 1917), Find a Grave Memorial no. 62452255, citing Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/624522

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF82-F5N : 4 April 2020), James O Berry in household of James P Berry, Newaygo county, Newaygo, Michigan, United States; citing family 408, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDD-CQY : 19 March 2020), James O Berry in entry for James P Berry, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSMS-692 : accessed 14 August 2020), James O Berry, Charlotte city Ward 1-2, Eaton, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 8B, family 200, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,709.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML5M-X2Y : accessed 14 August 2020), James O Berry, Charlotte Ward 3, Eaton, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 81, sheet 2B, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 645; FHL microfilm 1,374,658.

• "Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1876-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24T-WGPS : 7 January 2020), James O Berry, 30 Jun 1914; citing Republic, Marquette, Michigan, United States, Michigan State Archives, Lansing; FHL microfilm 905,734.

• "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6WR-VZX : 20 August 2019), James O Berry, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,197.

• Thank you to Jamie Jaskiewicz for creating Berry-3824 on 7 Aug 13.