Merry Bee Genealogy - Berry
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life of
Richard Albert
Richard Albert
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11/23/07
| decade | event | confirmation |
| 1830 | April 1832 born in White County, Illinois. Father: John Marion Berry. Mother: Delia Eleanor Bruce | 1900 census |
| 01 July 1834 his father dies | - | |
| 03 December 1836 mother marries Cherley Williams [sic] | Illinois Statewide Marriage Index; Recorded vol 1 | |
| 1840 | one of the 12 in the home of stepfather Chester Williams [sic] | 1840 census White County Illinois. Roll: 73; Page: 303. |
| 1850 | lives in home of stepfather Chesley Williams in Grayville District 13, White County, Illinois. | 1850 census. Roll: M432_132, Page: 329, Image: 130. dwelling #909, family #909. |
| 01 January 1852 marries Modesta DD Church | Illinois Statewide Marriage Index; Recorded vol 1,p67 | |
| 14 February 1853 birth of son Richard M Berry | International Genealogical Index | |
| 13 February 1855 birth of son Chesley Edward Berry | International Genealogical Index | |
| 16 April 1858 birth of daughter Mary E Berry | Gaskins Funeral Home Records | |
| 1860 | lives in Township 10 Range 7 Saline County, Illinois. Somerset Post Office; with Modesta, Richard M, Chesley E, Mary E | 1860 census. Roll: M653_223, Page: 995, Image: 208. dwelling #1427, family #1427. |
| 09 November 1860 birth of son James Jasper Berry | family record | |
| 29 October 1862 mustered into service for Civil War | Civil War Service Records & Military Descriptive Rolls | |
| 10 September 1865 mustered out of service | Military Descriptive Rolls | |
| 1870 | lives in township 9 range 7 Saline County, Illinois. Harrisburg Post Office; with Desta, Richard M, Chesley E, Mary E, James J, Amanda Brannon | 1870 census. Family History Library Film1254248, Roll: M593_274, Page: 529, Image: 265. dwelling #89, family #89. |
| 1880 | lives in Cottage Grove Precinct, Saline County, Illinois. with Modesta DD, James J, A C Brannon, and two children of Modesta’s sister Juliet Moore | 1880 census. Roll: T9-248, Page: 166D, Image: 0333. Enumeration District:112. dwelling #292, family #197. |
| 20 February 1889 Modesta dies | - | |
| 1890 | 22 May 1890 marriage to Louisa Mason Beltz | Illinois Statewide Marriage Index; vol 00F, page 344 |
| 10 March 1893 marriage to Martha Jones (Mrs. Foster) | llinois Statewide Marriage Index; vol 00F, page 267 | |
| 28 August 1894 marriage to Melvina Stallings | Illinois Statewide Marriage Index; vol 00H, page 156 | |
| 1900 | lives in Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois with wife Melvina; boarding in the home of William Harper at #306 West Poplar Street. Employed as a janitor. | 1900 census. Roll: T623-342, Page: 15-B, Enumeration District:84. dwelling #315, family #334. |
| 1901 marriage to Mary Kitchell | 1910 census, married 9 yrs | |
| 1910 | lives in Village of Equality, Equality Township, Gallatin County Illinois, with wife Mary and stepdaughter May McCollita | 1910 census. Roll: T624-289, Page: 46A, Part: 1, Line: 7, Enumeration District:25. dwelling #288, family #295. |
| 12 August 1912 dies in Illinois. Buried in Cottage Grove Cemetery, Saline County, Illinois |
family records & International Genealogical Index | |
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