Lewis Berry (1794 - 1867)

Born 17 Dec 1794 in Loudin County, Virginia

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Died 26 Apr 1867 at age 72 in Braxton County, West Virginia

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Biography

Lewis Berry, a son of William and Agnes (Kitchin) Berry, was born December 12, 1794, probably in Frederick County, VA died April 26, 1867 in Braxton County, WV and is buried on Kanawha (District)*. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Damute, born in VA in 1793 and died Jun 29 1853 in Braxton County, WV. Her burial place is unknown but may be in an unmarked grave in Falls Mill Cemetery (near Bulltown) with her husband. ^[4][5]

They were the parents of :^[6]

1. Catherine
2. Sophronia
3. Julia
4. William Damute
5. James
6. Sarah Ann
7. Agnes Melissa.

He was a soldier in the War of 1812^[7]and served as a private in Co. G, 25th Infantry in the Confederate Army. Three of his sons served also: James was killed in the Shenandoah Valley, and brothers William D and Emery survived. ^[8]

Research Notes

1. The actual burial place is not known for Lewis Berry but says on the Kanawha.^[9]
2. The source Hardesty's West Virginia Counties as cited requires that one page through the book to the pages. Braxton County begins on page 60. Each reference given states the page number to look for.
3. Their daughter, Sarah Ann appears only on this 1850 census and is not in the 1870 census record or West Virginia Vital Statistics records.

Sources

1. ↑ Images of Berry, Allen Morgan, "The Berry Family, Braxton County Democrat: September, 1937, p. 1-2
2. ↑ West Virginia Archives and History http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4567544&Type=Death
3. ↑ "History of Braxton County and central West Virginia" John Davison Sutton, 1919, page 162 https://archive.org/stream/historyofbraxton00sutt#page/162/mode/1up/search/lewis+berry
4. ↑ Image of "The Berry Family" extracted from Sutton's History using Margaret Berry Baxter-Grose as informant.
5. ↑ "Heritage of Braxton County WV 1995", Braxton County Heritage Book Committee, 1995. pages 107, 108, 132. https://books.google.com/books/about/Heritage_of_Braxton_County_West_Virginia.html?id=dZkuHQAACAAJ
6. ↑ 1850 Braxton County Census page 191b http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/braxton/1850/pg0190a.txt
7. ↑ "History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia", John Davison Sutton, 1919. page 162 https://archive.org/stream/historyofbraxton00sutt#page/162/mode/1up/search/lewis+berry
8. ↑ "History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia", John Davison Sutton, 1919, page 181, 185 https://archive.org/stream/historyofbraxton00sutt#page/181/mode/1up/search/new+market
9. ↑ Sutton, John Davison. 1919. page 162 https://archive.org/stream/historyofbraxton00sutt#page/162/mode/1up/search/lewis+berry