Granville
Smith
Berry
Born in Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Fielding Berry
and Elizabeth (McPherson) Berry
Brother of
Margaret A (Berry) Dennison, William Berry, James Melville Berry, Pembroke Byrne Berry, Joseph Lewis Berry and Thomas Berry
Husband of
Edna (Stephenson) Berry
— married
16 Apr 1867 in Braxton County, WV
Descendants 
Father of
Annie Lee (Berry) Vassar and Fannie Belle (Berry) Fisher
Died
at age 75
in Braxton County, WV
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jul 2016
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Biography
Granville Smith Berry, son of Fielding Lee and Elizabeth McPherson Berry, was born 1835 and died November 6 1910. [1] He married Edna Stephenson, daughter of Lemaster ad Mary Jane Stephenson, April 16 1867. [2]
He first served in Company B, 9th Battalion then as a First Sergeant in Company G. 25th Infantry in the Confederate Army. In the "Battle of the Wilderness" two men attempting to capture him and he killed them with the butt of his gun. He was captured, sent to Belle Point, on to Pt Lookout the to Elmira prison August 10 1864. After taking the oath of allegiance he was released June 13 1865. [3]
Granville Smith and Edna Stephenson Berry were the parents of [4] Mollie Elizabeth b. Mar 22 1862 d. Feb 7 1879 [5] Stephenson "Steve" m Grace Griffin, [6] Annie Lee m Harry William Vassar, [7]Fanny Belle m William Fisher, [8] Amanda Cornelia d. August 18 1880, [9]Ella May, Nina Byrne m George Preston, [10] Gertrude Lulu, [11][12] Howard, Nellie Pearl b. [13]
Sources
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4559613&Type=Death
- ↑ West Virginia Archives and History http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10817226&Type=Marriage
- ↑ "Virginia Regimental History Series: 25th Virginia Infantry, 9th Batallion, Va Co B Infantry", Richard B Armstrong, 1990 page 130 https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/25th_Regiment,_Virginia_Infantry_(Heck%27s)_(Confederate)
- ↑ Family Search 1880 Braxton County, Holly District, census pages 9-10 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBG-7SB?i=8&cc=1417683
- ↑ Personal Observation See Image on this profile
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10187431&Type=Marriage
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10185922&Type=Marriage
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10185496&Type=Marriage
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4567824&Type=Death
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=30089&Type=Marriage
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=451091&Type=Birth
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4559878&Type=Death
- ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=461172&Type=Birth
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Granville by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Granville:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Granville by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Granville:
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