Plympton Ross Berry (abt. 1835 - 1917)

Born about 1835 in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Husband of Mary Long — married 28 Mar 1858 in Court House, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 12 May 1917 at about age 82 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio

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Biography

Plympton Berry is a part of US Black heritage.

Plympton Ross Berry was a prominent builder, and participated in the underground railway and the civil war.

Plympton was born about 1835 in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA. He died May 12, 1917 in Youngstown, Ohio

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX57-YW6 : 18 February 2021), Ross Berry, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89R-SP1 : 20 February 2021), Ross P Berry, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 107, sheet 339A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,046.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMDT-7ML : accessed 7 June 2021), Ross P Berry, Youngstown Township, Precinct C Youngstown city Ward 6, Mahoning, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75, sheet 2B, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,301.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 February 2021), memorial page for Plimpton Ross Berry (1835–12 May 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #96552875, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Catherine Cramer (contributor 47339001) .

• African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945 edited by Dreck Spurlock Wilson

• a web version of an excerpt from this book can be found at: https://books.google.ca/books?id=t8iTAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT108&lpg=PT108&dq=Plympton+ross+berry&source=bl&ots=o78TQg3QLg&sig=gb-N27jg3kD8edLFMPLm1sa8uZM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjX5JDEqfbQAhVqxFQKHWjPBwkQ6AEIKjAE#v=onepage&q=Plympton%20ross%20berry&f=false
• 1870 United States Federal Census CENSUS & VOTER LISTS
• 1910 United States Federal Census CENSUS & VOTER LISTS Mahoning, Ohio