Mary Jane (Norton) Berry (1833 - 1919)

Born 24 Oct 1833 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Alexander Berry — married 14 May 1851 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1919 at age 85 in Johnson Township, Christian, Illinois, United States

Biography

Mary was born 24 Oct 1833, in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina United States. She was the daughter of John Norton and Malinda Campbell. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

She passed away April 6, 1919 in Johnson Township, Christian County, Illinois. Mary was laid to rest in Anderson Cemetery, Vanderville, Christian County, Illinois, United States. ^[6]

Residence

1850 Iredell, North Carolina, United States ^[1]

1870 Jobe, Oregon, Missouri, United States ^[2]

1880 Johnson, Christian, Illinois, United States ^[3]

1900 Healing Springs, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States^[4]

1910 Johnson, Christian, Illinois, United States ^[5]

Obituary

Mary Jane Norton Berry Obituary
Died April 6, 1919:
As published in the Monday April 7, 1919 Taylorville Daily-Breeze
Mary J. Berry Died Sunday from Cancer
Native of North Carolina was Aged over Eighty-five Years

Mary J. Berry, widow of the late William A. Berry, passed away at 3:15 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. B. Oller in Johnson Township, aged more than 85 years. She had suffered from cancer of the face during the past twenty years, and had been in a serious condition since October, 1918, her mind having become affected because of that affliction. Funeral arrangements had not been completed at the time members of the time were interviewed this morning. Deceased was born October 24, 1833, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Norton of Statesville, North Carolina, and died aged 85 years, 5 months and 13 days. She was married there in 1851 to William A. Berry, and moved to this county in 1866, settling in Johnson Township. Surviving their union are two sons, Robert of Delaware, Oklahoma and James of Johnson Township; two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Hill of Palmer and Mrs. Mollie Oller, with whom she made her home for thirteen years past and at whose home she passed away; also 27 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Deceased affiliated herself with the Providence Methodist Church early in life and remained true to her faith until the end. ^[6]

Research Notes

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The 1900 census has that she was born October 1833 and that she gave birth to 7 children with 6 still alive.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BZ-2DL : 4 April 2020), Mary J Norton in household of John Norton, Iredell county, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing family 781, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46B-8X4 : 19 March 2020), Mary Berry in entry for William Berry, 1870.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNH-GGR : 22 August 2017), Mary Berry, Johnson, Christian, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 62, sheet 526D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,180.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XG-X3M : accessed 4 September 2020), Mary ? Berry, Healing Springs & Peter Creek Townships, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 6A, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,054.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKHC-434 : accessed 4 September 2020), Mary J Berry in household of Wesley B Oller, Johnson, Christian, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 2B, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 234; FHL microfilm 1,374,247.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 September 2020), memorial page for Mary Jane Norton Berry (24 Oct 1833–7 Apr 1919)Find A Grave: Memorial #155245729, citing Anderson Cemetery, Vanderville, Christian County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Willis Oller (contributor 47014310) .

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Beaman Family Tree.ged on 31 March 2011.