Fielding Berry
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Fielding Berry (1796 - 1862)

Fielding Berry
Born in Loudin County, VAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 19 Feb 1818 in Loudin County, VAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 66 in Bulltown, Braxton County, WVmap
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Biography

Fielding Lee Berry, son of William and Agnes Kitchen Berry, born March 12 1796 in Virginia and died October 1863[1]Braxton County, WV. He fought in the War of 1812. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" McPherson in Virginia February 19 1818[2] [3]

They were the parents of: [4]

  1. Margaret m Gabriel Dennison, widow of Martha Permilia Stout [5]
  2. William m Evaline Alkire[6]
  3. James m Nancy Elizabeth Hall[7]
  4. Pembroke Byrne m (1) Belinda Carter[8](2) Nancy Jane Gay[9]
  5. Joseph b. May 31 1833 d. Jun 20 1870[10]
  6. Granville Smith m Edna Stephenson[11]
  7. Thomas died in infancy.


Sources

  1. "History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia", John Davison Sutton, 1919, page 350 https://archive.org/stream/historyofbraxton00sutt#page/350/mode/1up/search/fielding
  2. See Image of Braxton County Democrat, "The Berry Family", Allen Morgan Berry, 1937 pages 1-2
  3. "Heritage of Braxton County WV 1995", Braxton County Heritage Book Committee, 1995, page 106
  4. 1850 Braxton County Census page 198b-199a first line http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/braxton/1850/pg0198b.txt
  5. See image of Gabriel Greathouse Dennison's Tombstone
  6. West Virginia Archives and History http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10817764&Type=Marriage
  7. West Virginia Archives and History http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10710596&Type=Marriage
  8. West Virginia Archives and History http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4567619&Type=Death
  9. West Virginia Archives and History http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10710791&Type=Marriage
  10. West Virginia Archives and History http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4567476&Type=Death
  11. West Virginia Archives and History http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10817226&Type=Marriage




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Brenda

Note the 1850 in the sources which names the wife and children.

Sharon

posted by Sharon (Hardman) West
Just broke through my McPherson brick wall and thought I would share this information.

Braxton County created from parts of Lewis County in 1836. Fielding Berry was on the 1830 Census for Lewis County, 3 males under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 30-40. source: "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYK-3MYR?cc=1803958&wc=35YH-4CL%3A1588479103%2C1588471701%2C1588469601 : 14 August 2015), Virginia > Lewis > Not Stated > image 6 of 81; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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