William
Berry
Born in North Carolina
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Ellen (Dawsey) Berry
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Benjamin Harrison Berry, James Alexander Berry, Anderson Berry and Matilda A. (Berry) Smith
Died
at about age 84
in Lincoln County, Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jun 2012
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Biography
- William was born about 1776.
- He passed away about 1860.
- William Berry married an orphan girl named Mary. She had taken the name Dawsey from the family who raised her. She was a large woman, about 150 pounds. By 1850 they had moved to Tennessee. William was a large, strong man, weighing about 200 pounds. He was a carpenter, a fine mechanic and a millwright who built mills in Tennessee. He visited Texas in 1851 and visited his daughter Matilda in Clarksville and his son in Travis County. In 1856, about 80 years old, he rode alone back to Tennessee. He died about four years later.
Children
- Benjamin Harrison Berry
- James Alexander Berry
- Anderson Berry
- Matilda A. (Berry) Smith
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDG-MLK : Wed Oct 04 03:13:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Benjamin H Berry and Ann Berry, 1850.
Relationship
- Click here to see the relationship between [[Berry-2473|William Berry] and Janis Joseph.
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