George Washington Berry

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Berry was born in April 1825, in Alabama, United States, his father, William Washington Berry, was 43 and his mother, Margaret Copeland, was 43. He married Eleanor Jane French in 1846, in Blount, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Navarro, Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 18 May 1904, in Dawson, Navarro, Texas, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Raleigh Cemetery, Raleigh, Navarro, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Berry
1825–1904
Tennessee Mangum
1841–1876
Marriage: 10 January 1866
William Henry Berry
1867–1938
George David Berry
1869–1949
Josiah Montgomery 'Joe' Berry
1872–1912
Mary J. Berry
1874–1880

Sources (14)

  • George W Berry in household of Joe M Berry, "United States Census, 1900"
  • G W Berry, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • George Berry in entry for James O Berry, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1837

Historical Boundaries: 1837: Nacogdoches, Republic of Texas 1837: Robertson, Republic of Texas 1845: Robertson, Texas, United States 1846: Navarro, Texas, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Béara ‘descendant of Béara’, a personal name of unexplained etymology; or, in some cases, perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish and Manx Ó Beargha. Compare Barry 1.

Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Barrie .

English: habitational name from any of several places called in Devon named with Old English byrig, dative case of burh ‘fortified manor house, stronghold’, such as Berry Pomeroy and Berrynarbor.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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