Felix Smith Berry (1883 - 1952)

Born 10 Jul 1883 in Mahomet, Burnet County, Texas

Ancestors

Husband of Hattie Celestine (Norvell) Berry — married 29 Jan 1910 in Georgetown, Williamson Co., TX

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1952 at age 69 in Bertram, Burnet County, Texas

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Biography

Felix was born in 1883.

He passed away in 1952.

Parents

John Hawkins Berry (1854–1910)

Mary Paralee Cameron (1850–1888)

Marriage

Hattie Celestine (Norvell) Henson (1878–1962)

Children

Thelma Pearl (Berry) Taylor (1910–1993)

Leonard Berry (1913–1994)

Mildred Laverne (Berry) Girton (1915–2005)

Alma Lee (Berry) Wood (1919–1986)

Burial

Liberty Hill Cemetery, Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas

Note

Felix had dark, dark red hair with a little curl and twany colored eyes. He was round in stature and about 5’ 7” and fast on his feet. He was a jolly man and loved to joke and he smoked a pipe. He loved horses and rode a lot and raced, claiming to have the fastest horse. Felix drove a freight wagon from Lampasas through Briggs and Florence to Georgetown. He hauled butter, eggs, lumber and everything in between. He made stops along the way and supplied the merchandise for the stores. He was also a farmer and later in life drilled water wells in Williamson County.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #11201050

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LS-M94 : 12 January 2022), Felex Berry in entry for John H Berry, 1900.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZF3-7J7 : 23 December 2021), Felix Smith Berry, 1917-1918.

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XP5H-ZTP : 25 February 2020), Felix Smith Berry, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWN1-BFS : 10 January 2021), Felix S Berry, Justice Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27-9, sheet 9A, line 16, family 199, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3995.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3ZC-VHR : 20 February 2021), Felix Smith Berry, 27 Dec 1952; citing certificate number 58282, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,702.

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