William Martin Berry (1825 - 1905)

Born 25 Feb 1825 in Jackson Co., Alabama

Ancestors

Son of John Berry and Margaret (Sullivan) Berry

Husband of Sarah Angeline (King) Berry — married 5 Oct 1848 in Madison County, Arkansas, U.S.A.

Descendants

Died 12 May 1905 at age 80 in Imbler, Union Co., Oregon

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Wid Berry is buried in Summerville Cemetery.

Biography

William Martin Berry, a pioneer merchant at Roseville, was born in Madison Co., Alabama. in 1825, the son of John Berry and Margaret Sullivan. His father served as State Rep. in Alabama and in Arkansas as representative and senator from Madison Co. An uncle, James H. Berry, was later Gov. and Senator of Arkansas.
William Martin married Sarah Angeline King in Madison Co. on 5 Oct 1848, and operated a merchandise store in Kingston before the war. He initially enlisted in the Confederate forces, but following the collapse of civil government in northwest Arkansas the young family moved to Texas where they refugeed until the end of the war. He returned to Arkansas and operated a business in partnership with his half brother, Dallas Yell Berry.
In the early 1880's William and his family moved to Oregon where he died 12 May, 1905. His widow died 6 Oct 1906.
Children: Senora Inez, born 1851, married John T. Quin; James Clifton, born 1853, died 1931, married Blanche Elizabeth Cathey; John Gamalier, born 1856, died 1918, married Harriett Stansell; Emma Rachel King, born 1859 died 1882, married Josiah A. Rudderow; Edna Ruth born 1864, died 1864; William Henry, born 1867, married Margaret Williams; Augusta Mae, born 1869, died 1949, married first Joseph Collins, second Louis Carter; Everest Claude, born 1871, died 1939, married Daisey Johnson; Arthur Leon, born 1874, died 1958, married first Nellie Arnold, second Della Wall.
Submitted by John Berry Nolan.

Storekeeper in partnership with Wm. B. King abt 1854 in Kingston, Madison Co., Arkansas

He had returned to Roseville and operated a successful business in a partnership with his half brother, Dallas Yell Berry. The cause of the decline of business in Roseville was due to transportation. In the early years merchandise was transported by the river ferry, then with the entry of the railroad, Iron Mountain Railroad to Ozark, businesses moved to Paris, Arkansas and Dallas Yell Berry moved to Charleston, Arkansas.
In the 1880's, he moved his family to Oregon, there he died in the 1905. ^[1]

Birth

Birth: .

Date: 25 FEB 1825

Place: Jackson Co., Alabama^[2]

Occupation

Occupation: .
Dry Goods Merchant^[3]

Marriage

Husband: William Martin Berry.

Wife: Sarah Angeline King.

Marriage:

Date: 5 OCT 1848.

Place: Madison County, Arkansas, U.S.A.^[4]

Child: Ernest Augustus Anthony.

Child: Senora Ines Berry

Child: James Clifton Berry

Child: John Gamaller Berry

Child: Emma Rachel King Berry

Child: Eda Ruth Berry

Child: William Henry Berry

Child: Augusta May Berry

Child: Evert Claud Berry

Child: Arthur Leon Berry

Across the Prairie by Teams

Click here to read Maud Burnap's Diary which is a narrative of the 1885 wagon trip to Oregon by William Martin Berry, his wife, Sarah Angeline King, and their children, Gussy, Evert and Arthur.

Also, Crossing the Plains

Death

Death: .

Date: 12 MAY 1905.

Place: Imbler, Union Co., Oregon^[5]

Burial

Burial: .

Place: Summerville, Union Co., Oregon.

Note: gravestone photo^[6]

Census Notes

1860 Federal Census, Arkansas, Madison Co., Huntsville
Series M653, Roll 45, p. 498 enumerated 3 Sep 1850
1031 1031 W M Berry Jr 34 M Farmer Ala

Sarah A “ 24 F Ark

S. I. “ 10 F “

Jas C. “ 7 M “

John G. “ 4 M “

Emma 1 F “

Augustus Anthony 14 M Mo

1880 Census - Summerville, Union Co., Oregon
Family History Library Film 1255084 NA Film Number T9-1084 Page Number 122A

William BERRY Self M Male W 55 AL Farmer TN TN

Algeline BERRY Wife M Female W 45 Arkansas Keeps House TN Virginia

John BERRY Son S Male W 24 Arkansas Works On Farm AL Arkansas

William BERRY Son S Male W 14 TX At School AL Arkansas

Agusta M. BERRY Dau S Female W 10 Arkansas At School AL Arkansas

Everett BERRY Son S Male W 8 Arkansas At School AL Arkansas

Arther BERRY Son S Male W 6 Arkansas AL Arkansas

Sources

• Source: S13 Type: Family Bible Title: Berry Family Bible Periodical: The Holy Bible, Harding's Superfine Edition Publication: William W. Harding, Phila. 1869 Owner: in possession of James L. Berry Source Locality: Winchester, VA email: jim@langolier.net URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/title_page.html Text: Deduced to have originally belonged to William Martin Berry (1825-1905)
• Summerville Cemetery photo taken by Jim Berry August 24, 2002
• Summerville Cemetery in Graveyards & Gravestones
• Source: S19 Type: Cemetery Place: Union Co., OR URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/summerville.html DATV 22 July 2000
• Source: S6 Type: Family Record Title: Berry Date: 21 Jul 2002 Author: Mary Achterhof E-Mail Address: MaryAchtrh@aol.com

1. ↑ Entered by Jim Berry, Thursday, December 5, 2013.
2. ↑ Source: #S13 Page: Births
3. ↑ Source: #S6
4. ↑ Source: #S13 Page: Marriages
5. ↑ Source: #S13 Page: Deaths
6. ↑ Source: #S19

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Jim Berry and Artie Berry match on 25 out of 25 markers (see YSearch IDs 84XEK and HKGRS ) thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA John Berry.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Jim Berry and William Berry match on 67 out of 67 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Unk Berry.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a 180.52652 cM Family Finder match between Jim Berry and his third cousin Caroline B. Cryar.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jim Berry for creating Berry-4127 on 5 Dec 13. Thank you to Jim Berry for creating WikiTree profile Berry-4194 through the import of wm_martin_berry_desc.ged on Dec 6, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jim and others.