William M Berry (1833)

Born 1833 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Ancestors

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

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Note: #N158

Notes

Note N158From Sandra Hodge to Gordon Jones, Jr.--2008:

Children of James R. BERRY and Dorcas UNKNOWN (Thigpen?)

William M Berry and brother Theodore R Berry relocated to Mississippi sometime after 1854

5 William M. Berry

Born abt 1833 Sumter Dist SC

Died Before 1869

Military CSA William M Berry Corp Co K 1st Reg, Mississippi Light Artillery

Marriage and Death Notices from Camden, South Carolina Newspapers, 1816-1865 Page 119

Issue of August 6, 1852 married on the 21st ult. by TH O'Steen, Esq.,

William M. Berry and Miss Caroline Pritchard, all of Sumter District

Married Caroline Pritchard in 1852

Born abt Sumter Dist 1836

Died

Father Thomas J Pritchard born SC

Mother Mary J ______- born SC

Note After William M Berry’s death, Caroline appears to have remarried

Jefferson County Marriage Project

Berry Caroline Mrs Stewart, James1869-Apr-23

Children

1 Charles Berry

Born abt 1854 Sumter Dist SC

Died Bef 1870 Census

Notes for William M. Berry and Caroline Pritchard

1850 Sumter Census HH 817

Washington Brown 51Planter 2000VA

Doras Brown 44SC

Emily Berry21SC

Wm Berry17laborerSC

Matilda A Berry15SC

Richard Berry 10SC

Julia Berry8SC

George W Brown4SC

Benjamin F Brown2SC

Doras Thigpen86NC

(HH 818 family Of Daniel J Linam)

1850 Murray county Georgia Census HH 584 / 607

Thomas J Prichard35 farmer 1000SC (eleven slaves) bn abt 1815

Mary J Prichard32 SCbn abt 1818

Caroline Pritchard14SCbn abt 1836

Robert Prichard12 SCbn abt 1838

*Martha Pritchard10SCbn abt 1840

Thomas J Pritchard7SCbn abt 1843

John H Pritchard5 SCbn abt 1845

* Martha Married John A Garrett born SC Jefferson Co MS had five daughters and 3 sons. They lived in Jefferson C0 MS Beat 1 Dist 60 in 1880 census

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1860 Jefferson County Miss Census Police District 4 PO Rodney

HH 212/260 W M Berrym27 farmer 500 / 600 SC

Caroline Berryf24 SC

Charles Berrym6 SC

HH 213/261T R Berrym35farmer 1700SC

Louisa Berryf30SC

James Berrym9SC

P Berryf7SC

Julia Berryf3SC

1860 Jefferson County Miss Census Police Dist 1 PO Union Church HH/ 439 / 419

Thomas J Prichard45 Planter 1340 / 16920 SC

Mary J Prichard40 SC

John Prichard17 farmerSC (Thomas J Pritchard)

Robert Prichard22 farmerSC

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Notes for William M. Berry and Caroline Pritchard

1870 Census Louisiana Catahoula Parish Ward 13 PO Trinity (HH 153 / 167)

Thomas Pritchard56abt 1814 NC M farmer320 / 600

Mary Pritchard52abt 1818 SC F King house

Josephine Garrett13Abt 1857MS ( Grand Dau)

Mary Frazier14Abt 1856MS

August Scheeder30abt 1840 Baden M Lock smith

Mary Scheeder22abt 1848 SC F

William Reynolds25Abt 1845MDMFarm laborer

Plassider Reynolds18abt 1852 SC F

Who is this? (Addition by Gordon E. Jones, Jr.: Plassidier Berry Reynolds was the daughter of Theodore and Louisa Berry. This niece and her husband, William Reynolds, lived close to William and Caroline P. Berry in Jefferson Co, MS.)

Only Caroline Stewart on Ancestry.com yet found.

If this is Caroline Pritchard Berry where is her husband? (Answer by Gordon E. Jones, Jr: William Berry was dead before 1869, presumably a casualty of the Civil War, although there is no confirmation.)

1870 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Itawamba > Township 11

Caroline Steward 40 Keeping house 200 / 250 SC

1880 Census Jefferson County Miss Census Beat 1 Dist 60 HH 609

Mary Pritchardhead 60 housekeeperSC SC SC

Louisa Shaderorphan8 MS Russ1a Russia

Note family of daughter Martha and her husband John A Garrett is HH 607

Sons Thomas J Pritchard and Robert D and their families are also in Jefferson County

Notes for William M. Berry and Caroline Pritchard

These Persons were all former Sumter Dist SC citizens

Confederate Soldiers from Jefferson County MS 1st Mississippi Light Artillery

1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery Co. K, Abby's Battery

William M.BerryKenlisted as CorpCorporalPrivate

William Hodge Enlisted as 1st LtPrivatePrivate

Robert APritchardKenlisted as 1st LtPrivatePrivate

Thomas J.PritchardKenlisted as 1st LtPrivatePrivate

The Fayette Chronicle - 1908

14 Feb 1908, Vol. XLI, No. 20

In Memoriam - R. A. Prichard, son of Thos. Prichard, was born Dec. 1, 1834 near Sumter, SC died Jan. 29, 1908, near Union Church, MS. He received his education at Sumterville, SC and removed to Georgia and was Married in 1858 to Jeruslia Stephens. When the Civil War broke out he joined the army and saw 4-years service and was seriously wounded at the Battle of Point Hudson. [lengthy article]

Who was James Stewart second husband of Caroline Pritchard Berry?

Jefferson Co Mississippi Marriages

James StewartMary Murdock22 Jun 1852Jefferson

bn 1826 Ky Mary E Murdock

James StewartMrs. Caroline Berry23 Apr 1869Jefferson

James Stuart or StewartZillah Ann Hawkins8 Jul 1825Jefferson

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Obituary - ___rdock Stewart, age 11-months, youngest son of James Stewart and ___ Stewart at Rodney on the 5th inst. [obscured in edge shadow]

Oct. 18, 1858, Vol. I, No. 49, Whole Number 49 - Jefferson Journal

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Is this James Stewart?

The Natchez Courier, August 31, 1852

The Great Fire at Rodney, Miss.

The citizens of Jefferson and Claiborne Counties have held a meeting since the late fire at Rodney, and through their regularly appointed Committee have made full report of the losses by the conflagration of the 22nd August. At this meeting Dr. C. R. New acted as chairman, and James Stewart, Esq. as Secretary.

Sources

1. ↑ Berry-7334 was created by Gordon Jones through the import of Julia Marie Mounger Jones Tree_2015-11-08.ged on Nov 8, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.