Clifford Kennedy Berryman (1869 - 1949)

Born 2 Apr 1869 in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine (Durfee) Berryman — married 5 Jul 1893 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Died 11 Dec 1949 at age 80 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Biography

Clifford Berryman is Notable.

Clifford Kennedy Berryman was born on the 2nd of April 1869^[1] in Versailles, Kentucky.^[2][3] He was the seventh of the ten children born to James Thomas Berryman and Sallie (Church) Berryman.^[4][5] Clifford's father was known by his friends for his humorous drawings of "hillbillies" from their hometown. When Clifford was two him, his parents, his seven siblings, and their maid lived in Versailles, Kentucky.^[4][6] By age twelve his father had passed away.^[7] His mother was the head of the household, though she stayed at home.^[7] His sister Carrie worked as a laborer at a Saw Mill while two of his brothers worked as farm laborers.^[7] Clifford attended school while his younger brother, age ten, stayed at home.^[7] Their cook Malinda was in the home as were her two children.^[7]

Clifford married Kate Geddes^[5] Durfee on the 5th of July 1893 in Washington D.C..^[8][9] He was twenty-five^[8] and she was twenty-two.^[9] Clifford and Kate had at least three children:^[5]

1. Mary Belle Berryman b 16 Nov 1896, ^[10] d. 12 Dec 1897^[11][12] (age at death 12 months, 26 days)
2. Florence Seville Berryman b Sep 1899^{[11][13][14][15][16]}
3. James Thomas "Jim" Berryman b 1903^[13][14]

Berryman & His Bear

By the turn of the century Clifford and his family were living in Washington D.C.. They had been in the bustling city of D.C. for more than a year as Florence was born there.^[11] At the age of thirty-one he was working as a clerk for the government and owned his home on G street free and clear.^[11] In the home with them was his cousin Elizabeth "Lizzie" A Yeatman, listed as a boarder.^[11]

Clifford's self-portrait

Clifford had his father's talent for drawing cartoons. He worked as a political cartoonist for the Washington Post and later for the Washington Evening Star.^{[17][18][19][20]} His political cartoon in the Washington Post in 1902^[21] inspired Morris & Rose Michtom to create the Teddy Bear. A descendant, Rhys Berryman, can be seen holding a picture that President had given to Clifford signed "Ever your friend, Theodore Roosevelt."^[22]

Clifton (68) and Kate (66) were living on Euclid Street in Washington D.C. in 1937.^[2] They traveled aboard the Georgic to New York, arriving on the 1st of August.^[2] The trip had taken eight days.^[2] Their preferred place to visit was Clifton's home state of Kentucky with their last visit there occurring in 1939.^[18] A year later Clifford and Kate were living on Bancroft place, in Washington D.C..^[16] Clifford was seventy years old and was still working as a newspaper cartoonist.^[16] He was described as a "handsome, stocky man" who was fond of Windsor ties.^[18][23] Many of his neighbors were publishers, in printing, or in allied industries.^[16] Only one of them made the same (high) amount of income as him ($5,000).^[16] Their daughter Florence (age 40) was still living with them and working as an art critic for the American Federation of Arts.^[16][21] Clifford's cousin Lizzie Yeatman (age 74) was living with them as was their maid Mollie Diggs.^[16] Clifton's son Jim was also a well known cartoonist.^[24] Both Clifton (in 1943)^[18][23] and Jim (in 1950) had won a Pulitzer for their cartoons.^[24] They were the only parent-child pair to win the Pulitzer in the same category.^[24]

Teddy Roosevelt Turkey Hunting by Clifford Berryman

Clifford died at home at 11 a.m. on the 11th of December 1949.^{[1][18][23][25]} At the age of eighty^[26] he had still been working for the Washington Star when he collapsed in their lobby the month before.^[18][23][25] He was laid to rest on the 13th of December in the vault of the Glenwood Cemetery in Washington D.C..^[1][5][26] Services were held that Tuesday at the Washington Heights Presbyterian church.^[23] Clifford's political cartoons had been printed on the front of Washington newspapers for fifty-three years^[21][23] and remain relevant today.^[27] As President Truman said to Clifford the year he died:

"You are ageless and timeless. Presidents, senators, and even Supreme Court justices come and go, but the Monument and Berryman stand."^[5][21]

Clifford was predeceased by one child and survived by his wife and two children, James and Florence.^[23]

Clifford Kennedy Berryman by Hattie Elizabeth Burdette

Sources

^{[10] [1] [26] [4] [7] [11] [13] [14] [15] [16] [5] [18] [19] [20] [2] [8] [9] [3] [25] [12] [21] [22] [28] [27] [29] [17] [23] [24] [30]}

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 12 November 2019), memorial page for Clifford Kennedy Berryman (2 Apr 1869–11 Dec 1949), Find A Grave: Memorial #11144298, citing Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA ; Maintained by PL (contributor 520674) . Tombstone picture available.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), Clifford K Berryman, 1937; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Marriage Certificate for Clifford K. Berryman, 5 Jul 1893, File No. 18274V, Vital Statistics in the District of Columbia. [Clifford K. Berryman, Age 25, White, 1241 G st. N.E., Occupation: Freehand Draughtsman, born Versailles Kentucky, first marriage.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), Clifford Berryman in entry for Jas Berryman, 1870.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Guide to the Clifford K. Berryman cartoon collection, 1899–1949 Collection number MS2024 Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University, accessed April 2011
6. ↑ Versailles, Kentucky on Wikipedia.org. Versailles, IL, KY, OH, PA: When we speak about the palace in France or the treaty that ended WWI, it's ver-SAI. For towns from Pennsylvania to Illinois, it's ver-SAYLES. Versailles, Kentucky is present on many lists of mispronounced cities or towns in America.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), C K Benjaman in household of Sallie J Benjaman, Clifton, Woodford, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 197, sheet 360B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,446.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), Clifford K Berryman and MM9.1.1/XLC4-L2W:, ; citing p. 16, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,079,251.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), Clifford K Berryman and Kate G Durfee, 05 Jul 1893; citing p. 18274, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,026,029.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "District of Columbia Births and Christenings, 1830-1955," database, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), Clifford K. Berryman in entry for Berryman, 16 Nov 1896; citing Washington, District of Columbia, reference 88680; FHL microfilm 2,114,659.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), Clifford K Berryman, Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 113, sheet 20A, family 432, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,163.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Mary Belle Berryman obituary. Washington, District of Columbia, Evening Star, 13 December 1897, p. 7, col. 7.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), Clifford K Berryman, Precinct 10, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 218, sheet 7B, family 130, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 155; FHL microfilm 1,374,168.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), Clifford Berryman, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing ED 277, sheet 6B, line 71, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 212; FHL microfilm 1,820,212.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), Clifford K Berryman, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 196, sheet 17A, line 2, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 297; FHL microfilm 2,340,032.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), Clifford K Berryman, Tract 41, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 13, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-539A, sheet 19A, line 20, family 6, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 571.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} The Teddy bear legacy, Great Falls, Montana, Great Falls Tribune, 25 October 1992, p. 35, col. 1-2.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6} Clifford Berryman obituary, Louisville, Kentucky, The Courier-Journal, 12 December 1949, p. 1, col. 1-2, p. 12, col. 3-4.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} Berryman and his bear - Article. Washington, District of Columbia, The Washington Herald, 24 January 1907, p. 2, col. 3.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} Berryman and his bear - Cartoon. Washington, District of Columbia, The Washington Herald, 24 January 1907, p. 2, col. 3-4.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4} Caricaturing Campaigns, Washington, Washington D.C., The Washington Post, (3 February 2008.
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1} President Roosevelt Picture, Great Falls, Montana, Great Falls Tribune, 25 October 1992, p. 35, col. 1-2.
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7} Clifford Berryman obituary, La Crosse, Wisconsin, The La Crosse Tribune, 12 December 1949, p. 3, col. 7.
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3} Scott Stewart, "Jim Berryman Drawing for a Nash car dealership." Comics DC (ComicsDC.blogspot.com), (5 June 2017).
25. ↑ ^{25.0 25.1 25.2} Cartoonist Dies, Clifford K Berryman obituary, Hagerstown, Maryland, The Morning Herald, 12 December 1949, p. 1.
26. ↑ ^{26.0 26.1 26.2} "District of Columbia, Glenwood Cemetery Records, 1854-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 November 2019), Clifford K Berryman, ; citing Burial, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, The Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
27. ↑ ^{27.0 27.1} Mike Rhode, "Clifford Berryman's Running for Office exhibit opens at National Archives." Comics DC (ComicsDC.blogspot.com), (9 January 2008).
28. ↑ Mike Rhode, "Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection at the DC Public Library." Comics DC (ComicsDC.blogspot.com), (21 October 2014).
29. ↑ Mike Rhode, "Berryman exhibit at National Archives preview UPDATED." Comics DC (ComicsDC.blogspot.com), (31 January 2008).
30. ↑ Clifford K Berryman on Wikipedia.org

• "Clifford K. Berryman Political Cartoon Collection," archive collection, National Archives (archives.gov : accessed 12 November 2019), A collection of 2,400 original pen-and-ink drawings by Clifford K. Berryman and 230 drawings done by his son Jim Berryman. These photographs are in the public domain.

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See Also:

• Clifford Berryman, ca. 1940. Berryman family papers, 1829-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. [Portrait of Clifford Berryman]

• Clifford K Berryman & Florence Berryman White House guests. Washington, District of Columbia, Evening Star, 19 May 1921, p. 8, col. 3.

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