Roxie Ada Berry

Brief Life History of Roxie Ada

When Roxie Ada Berry was born in August 1882, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, her father, Doctor Morgan Berry, was 43 and her mother, Sarah Caroline Beasley, was 28. She married James Simpson Coburn on 8 November 1903, in East Florence, Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 January 1931, in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, at the age of 48.

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Family Time Line

James Simpson Coburn
1885–1939
Roxie Ada Berry
1882–1931
Marriage: 8 November 1903
Gertrude Lee Coburn
1904–1956
Louis Simpson Coburn
1907–1982
Thelma Louise Coburn
1909–1973
Roland Coburn
1913–1987
Alvin T Coburn
1919–1930

Sources (6)

  • Roxie Coburn in household of James Coburn, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Roxie Ada Coburn, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
  • Roxie Berry in entry for James Harvey Wood, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

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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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