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Mary Caroline Berry (1861 - 1940)

Mary Caroline Berry
Born in Estillville Magisterial District, Scott, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , and
Wife of — married 13 Dec 1875 in Scott, Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , and
Died at age 78 in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

When Mary Caroline Berry was born on October 8, 1861, in Scott, Virginia, her father, Adam Berry, was 25, and her mother, Talitha Meredith, was 20.

She married Lilburn Jackson Scott on December 16, 1875, in her hometown[1][2]. They had eight children in 18 years.

She died on September 14, 1940, in Wise, Virginia, at the age of 78, and was buried in Big Stone Gap, Virginia[3].

Siblings

  1. Mary Caroline Berry (1861-1940)
  2. Oliver Berry (1866-aft.1888)
  3. Phoebe C (Berry) Tomlinson (1866-1936)
  4. John Nathaniel Berry (1872-1957)
  5. Rose Margaret (Berry) Barnett (1875-1959)
  6. Rebecca (Berry) Gilliam (1879-1902)

Children

  1. James Patton Scott Sr (1877-1963)
  2. Talitha Jane (Scott) Davidson (abt.1879-1950)
  3. William Henderson Scott (1881-1976)
  4. Lucinda Ann (Scott) Dorton (1883-1961)
  5. Fitzhugh Lee Scott (1887-1918)
  6. Julia Maxine (Scott) Dotson (1890-1983)
  7. Veldon Vanburen Scott (1892-1929)
  8. Sarah Scott (1895-bef.1910)

Other Facts

In the 1860 census she (age 2 months) was in Scott, Virginia.[4]
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Daniel B Lyon M 2 North Carolina
Erastus Rogers M Farmer Tennessee
Sarah Rogers F 40 Spinster Tennessee
Andrew Baylor M 23 Farmer North Carolina
Charity J Baylor F 20 Spinster North Carolina
Jeffrson H Rogers M 17 Farm Hand Virginia
George W Rogers M Virginia
Richard Eatwood M 35 Farmer North Carolina
Campbell Bledsoe M 28 North Carolina
Lucinda Rogers F 13 Virginia
Silverter Rogers M 10 Virginia
Sarah Bledsoe F 28 Spinster North Carolina
Oliver Bledsoe M 5 North Carolina
James J Rogers M 5 Virginia
Charlotty Miller F 30 Spinster Virginia
Rosanah Bledsoe F 4 North Carolina
Ira Bledsoe M 2 North Carolina
Sarah Miller F Virginia
Mary Miller F 10 Virginia
Nancy Lauson F 67 Weaver North Carolina
Adam J Berry M 24 Farmer North Carolina
James Miller M 6 Virginia
Margaret Miller F 4 Virginia
Deltha Berry F 22 Spinster North Carolina
Mary C Berry F 2/12 North Carolina
Isaac R Bledsoe M 66 Farmer Tennessee
Milly Bledsoe F 60 Spinster Virginia
Nathaniel V Berry M 21 Farm Hand North Carolina
Mary Merida F 50 Spinster North Carolina
Elizabeth Bledsoe F 30 Virginia
Bishop Bledsoe M 23 Farm Hand Virginia
James Jones M 26 Farmer North Carolina
Delitha Jones F 26 Spinster North Carolina
Eli Bledsoe M 21 Virginia
Elijah Bledsoe M 17 Virginia
William Jones M 5 North Carolina
Mary Jones F 4 North Carolina
Sampson S Robinett M 34 Farmer Virginia
Mary A Robinett F 34 Spinster Virginia
Sarah A Jones F 2 North Carolina
John Jones M 2 North Carolina
Lilbern Robinett M 13 Virginia
Hezekiah Robinett M 11 Virginia
Margaret Jones F 67 Spinster North Carolina
Pleasant Jones M 41 Farmer North Carolina
Elizabeth Robinett F 10 Virginia
Rebecca Robinett F 7 Virginia
Deliah Jones F 26 Spinster North Carolina
Nancy Jones F 12 North Carolina
William H Robinett M 4 Virginia


In the 1870 census she (age 10) was in District 2, Dinwiddie, Virginia.[5]
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Vinnea Moore F 23 Keeping House Virginia
Martha Moore F 51 Virginia
Ella Peterson F 13 Virginia
Mary Scott F 10 Virginia


In the 1880 census she (age 20), Keeping House, was the wife of Lilburn Scott in Powell District, Scott, Virginia, United States.[6]
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Lilburn Scott M 25 Married Head Farmer Virginia, United States
Mary C. Scott F 20 Married Wife Keeping House Virginia, United States
James P. Scott M 3 Single Son Virginia, United States
Talitha J. Scott F 1 Single Daughter Virginia, United States


In the 1900 census she (age 39) was the wife of Lilborn Scott in Roberson District, Wise, Virginia, United States.[7]
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Lilborn Scott M 45 Married Head Virginia
Mary Scott F 39 Married Wife Virginia
William Scott M 18 Single Son Virginia
Lee Scott M 14 Single Son Virginia
Julia M Scott F 12 Single Daughter Virginia
Beldon V Scott M 9 Single Son Virginia
Sarah Scott F 5 Single Daughter Virginia


In the 1910 census she (age 50) was the wife of Lilbourn Scott in Robinson, Wise, Virginia, United States.[8]
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Lilbourn Scott M 55 Married Head Virginia
Mary Scott F 50 Married Wife Virginia
Lee Scott M 21 Single Son Virginia
Veldon V Scott M 18 Single Son Virginia


In the 1930 census she (age 70) was the married mother of James P Scott in Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States.[9]
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
James P Scott M 53 Married Head Virginia
Martha J Scott F 48 Married Wife Virginia
Julia M Scott F 17 Single Daughter Virginia
Verdie J Scott F 14 Single Daughter Virginia
Sadie R Scott F 12 Single Daughter Virginia
James Scott, Jr M 9 Single Son Virginia
Vernie L Scott F 6 Single Daughter Virginia
Linda E Scott F 2 Single Daughter Virginia
Lilburn Scott M 73 Married Father Virginia
Mary C Scott F 70 Married Mother Virginia


Sources

  1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9N-ZWQ : 29 January 2020), Mary C Berry in entry for Lilburn Scott, 1875.
  2. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZPTT-JCMM : 1 July 2022), Mary C Berry in entry for Lilborn Scott, 16 Dec 1875; citing Marriage Registration, Scott, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199113596/mary-caroline-scott: accessed 17 October 2022), memorial page for Mary Caroline Berry Scott (8 Oct 1861–14 Sep 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 199113596, citing Glencoe Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Joan Donnelly Ellis (contributor 48058555) .
  4. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Scott, Virginia; Roll: M653_1376; Page: 496; Family History Library Film: 805376
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #33839942 (accessed 21 July 2023)
    Mary C Berry (2/12) in Scott, Virginia. Born in North Carolina.
  5. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: M593_1643; Page: 157B
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #39145227 (accessed 21 July 2023)
    Mary Scott (10) in District 2, Dinwiddie, Virginia. Born in Virginia.
  6. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
    citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
    FamilySearch Record: MCR7-RKJ (accessed 21 July 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBN-9LQ8 Image number 00744
    Mary C Scott (20), wife, Keeping House, in household of Lilburn Scott (25) in Powell District, Scott, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia, United States.
  7. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 60; FHL microfilm: 1241732; Record number: 19990;
    FamilySearch Record: MMJX-RTS (accessed 21 July 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6WM3-Y9T Image number 00409
    Mary Scott (39), wife, in household of Lilborn Scott (45) in Roberson District, Wise, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
  8. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T624;
    FamilySearch Record: MPG6-PY6 (accessed 21 July 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB4-94DY
    Mary Scott (50), wife, in household of Lilbourn Scott (55) in Robinson, Wise, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
  9. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 9A, line 23, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2464; FHL microfilm 2,342,198.
    FamilySearch Record: CJKM-QW2 (accessed 21 July 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R8X-WD9 Image number 00782
    Mary C Scott (70), married mother, in household of James P Scott (53) in Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
  • "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:81GZ-1M6Z : 1 July 2022), Mary Scott in entry for J P Scott, 1 Sep 1898; citing Marriage Registration, Wise, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
  • "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DM23-W8N2 : 1 July 2022), Mary Scott in entry for M. M. Dotson, 12 Feb 1909; citing Marriage Registration, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
  • "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZDP-N1TT : 28 June 2022), M Scott in entry for V V Scott, 25 Oct 1911; citing Marriage, Dickenson, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
  • "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-QZ7H : 16 August 2019), Mary C Berry in entry for Fitzue Lee Scott, 31 May 1918; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Robinson, Wise, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  • "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DF-ZVGM : 22 July 2021), Mary Scott in entry for W M Scott and Allie Or Ollie Hunsacker, 11 Aug 1924; citing Marriage, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,943,341.
  • "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSGR-4RL : 2 March 2021), Mary Berry in entry for Velden Vanburen Scott, 6 Oct 1929; citing Death, Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,912,938.
  • "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D8-5PSN : 22 July 2021), Mary Scott in entry for W M Scott and Gertrude Perry, 14 Oct 1933; citing Marriage, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,943,346.
  • "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-BL8R : 16 August 2019), Marg Scott, 28 Sep 1939; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  • "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR8-J16Y : 16 August 2019), Mary Berry in entry for Jane Talitha Davidson, 20 Jan 1951; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  • "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRC-8GN5 : 16 August 2019), Mary Berry in entry for Sindy Ann Dorton, 02 Apr 1961; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  • "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HD-BYX1 : 23 February 2021), Mary Berry in entry for James Patton Scott, 5 Feb 1963; Death, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
  • "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYG-LZZ6 : 16 August 2019), Mary Berry in entry for William H Scott, 23 Apr 1976; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Norton, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  • "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY5-MLQ6 : 16 August 2019), Mary Berry in entry for Julia Maxie Dotson, 18 Jan 1983; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Norton, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.




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Her death certification indicates she was to be buried at Davidson Family Cemetery in Wise County, VA. I haven’t found a grave but her daughter is interred there, so it could be.
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