Robert Jefferson Berry (1892 - 1955)

Born 8 Dec 1892 in Hebron, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States

Died 10 Apr 1955 at age 62 in Mississippi

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Jeff Berry is buried in New Hope Cemetery .

Biography

Robert Jefferson "Jeff" Berry was born on Dec 08, 1892 in Hebron, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA as a child of Will W Berry and Dolitha C. L. Berry.

He died on Apr 10, 1955 (Age at Death: 62).

When he was 19, he married Emma Delilah Smith, daughter of William Warren Smith and Betty Harrison, about 1912 (based upon 1930 census).

Robert Jefferson "Jeff" Berry was buried in Shivers, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (New Hope Cemetery). ^[1]

He was employed as a Farming. Race: (White) He lived in Beat 4, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). ^[2] He lived in Jefferson Davis, Mississippi between 1917–1918 (Age: 24). ^[3] He lived in Beat 4, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 27; Age: 29; Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Head). ^[4] He lived in Beat 5, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). ^[5] He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). ^[6]

Robert Jefferson "Jeff" Berry and Emma Delilah Smith had the following children:

1. Wilma N Berry was born about 1915 in Mississippi, USA.
2. Robert Woodrow Berry was born on Feb 19, 1916 in Shivers, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 22, 1995 (Age at Death: 79).
3. Eugie Langston Berry was born on Dec 16, 1919 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 15, 1978 (Age at Death: 58).
4. Affie L Berry was born about 1922 in Mississippi, USA.
5. Ina Christine Berry was born on May 09, 1926 in New Hebron, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 22, 2013 (Age at Death: 87).

Sources

1. ↑ See Findagrave - Robert Jefferson "Jeff" Berry
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XQ-H7Z : accessed 20 March 2016), Robert J Berry in household of Will W Berry, Beat 4 (north part), Lawrence, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 24B, family 353, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,815.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3R7-WVS : accessed 20 March 2016), Jefferson Berry, 1917-1918; citing Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,682,929. Note: gives his birth place as Hebron, Mississippi
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-CTZ : accessed 20 March 2016), Robert J Berry, Beat 4, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 1A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM1H-STL : accessed 20 March 2016), R Jeff Berry, 1930.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-YDQ : accessed 20 March 2016), Jeff Berry, Beat 3, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-20, sheet 31B, family 527, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2064.

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