Brief Life History of John Williams
When John Williams Berry was born on 17 December 1822, in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Jesse Woods Berry, was 31 and his mother, Armela Shanks, was 18. He married Nancy Jane Bass on 4 April 1842, in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1858 and lived in Civil District 3, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States in 1870 and Kane, Utah, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1856. He died on 12 April 1890, in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- John Berry in household of Isaac Davis, "United States Census, 1870"
- J W Berry, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- John W. Barry, "BillionGraves Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
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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History of Armelia Shanks Berry
Armelia Shanks Berry was born January 24, 1804 in Lebanon, Wilson County Tennessee. She was the daughter of William and Armelia Williams Shanks. She was married February 8, 1820 to Jesse Woods Berry …
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