Eli
Berry
aka Barry
Born in West Manchester Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elmira Emig (Zinn) Berry
— married
about 1875 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 34
in West Manchester Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 May 2022
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Biography
Eli Berry was born in Pennsylvania.
Eli, son of Elias Berry and Anna Mellinger,[1] was born 4 November 1844 in West Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania.[1] His parents had him baptized 8 December 1850 at Saint Paul's (Wolf's) Reformed Church in West Manchester Township.[1]
In 1850, four-year-old Eli resided in Paradise Township, York County, with his parents Eli (age 40) and Anna Berry (35), and siblings Mary (17), John (15), Jacob (12), Joseph (8), Elizabeth (5), Amanda (3) and Henry Berry (ten months), as well as Abraham Hekes (25, mason).[2]
In 1860, Eli did not live with his parents and may have worked out.
About 1875, Eli married Elmira Emig Zinn, daughter of Jacob Raffensperger Zinn and Elizabeth Emig.[3] They had children:
- Jacob Allen Berry (b. 28 November 1873;
m. Mellie Myers; m. Clara Bell Doll; d. 25 January 1947).
- Annie E. Berry (b.
- Nettie B Berry (b.
- Eli Paul Berry (b.
Burial St Paul's Wolf's Evangelical Covenant Cemetery, West Manchester Township, York, Pennsylvania
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, database, FamilySearch (27 January 2020), Ely Barry, 1850.
- ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (24 December 2020), Eli Berry in household of Eli Berry, Paradise Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, database, FamilySearch (11 February 2018), Elmira Zinn, 20 Jul 1856; Christening, citing Holtzschwamm Reformed Congregation or Paradise Chupar, Paradise Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm Q974.841 K2HS V.1. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
- FamilySearch entry for Eli Berry.
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