Samuel Thomas Berry

Brief Life History of Samuel Thomas

When Samuel Thomas Berry was born on 15 December 1850, in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Allen Berry, was 20 and his mother, Nancy Anna Miller, was 21. He married Drucilla Ballard on 21 December 1871, in Estill, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Forks, Estill, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Civil District 10, Washington, Tennessee, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 September 1949, in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 98, and was buried in Piney Flats, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Thomas Berry
1850–1949
Drucilla Ballard
1853–1918
Marriage: 21 December 1871
Sarah Alice Berry
1874–1954
George W Berry
1875–1921
Robert B Berry
1879–
Lillie Jane Berry
1882–1946
Hattie Frances Berry
1885–
James Martin Berry
1886–
Mary Emily Berry
1889–1949
Leroy Anson Berry Sr.
1891–1939
Lula Bell Berry
1894–1986

Sources (14)

  • Sam Berry, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Saml T Berry, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Samuel Thomas Berry, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955"

World Events (8)

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

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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