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 Andrew 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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Sources (14)
- Sam Berry, "United States Census, 1900"
- Saml T Berry, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Samuel Thomas Berry, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955"
Spouse and Children
1850–1949 Male
1853–1918 Female
Children (9)
1874–1954 Female
1875–1921 Male
1879– Male
1882–1946 Female
1885– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1829–1903 Male
1829–1916 Female
Siblings (10)
1850–1949 Male
1852–1888 Male
1855–1928 Male
1856–1902 Female
1857–1902 Female
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World Events (8)
1861
Age 11
1863
Age 13
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 26
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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