George W. BERRY b. ca 1857 Manning, LA d. 7 Aug 1944 Abilene, TX m(2) 22 May 1907 Wylma, TX m(1) 17 Apr 1877 Nacogdoches, TX Cora Alma PETTEY Ann Elizabeth SPIDLE b. 31 Aug 1884 Nacogdoches, TX b. ca 1853 d. 1980 Houston, TX d. 26 Jun 1905 |________________________________________ | | Omie Mary Sue (Sudie)* b. 1988-90 b. 13 Sept 1912 Tenaha, TX d. accidental GSW d. 29 Oct 2003 Houston, TX m. (1) m. 1946 Carl BREWSTER Floyd R. BALCH b. b. 1896 OK d. d. 7 Dec 1955 Houston, TX
G. W. BERRY AND Cora Alma PETTEY married 5/22/1907, Ref. #6-309. Where: Wylma, TX (Source: copy of page out of family Bible and "Marriage Records of Shelby county, TX, 1882-1936, Vol. 1 and 2," by J. B. Sanders, 1967; and IGI batch # 7424606, Sheet 23, Source call # 0935159)
1930 Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas
ED 123-54, SD 27, Sheet 1B
BERRY, Alma, 40, female, white, widow, lodger, teacher, public school
BERRY, Omie, 19, female, white, daughter, lodger, musician, public-radio
[Mary Sue (Sudie), daughter b. 1912, not in the same household; see 1930 Port Arthur census that follows]
1930 Port Arthur, Jefferson TX page 34/37 Dist 54
Susie Berry, lodger of L. S. Dominque, age 16, b. TX, m TX f TX
living at house 825 Sixth Street. Her mother and sister are living
at 840 Sixth Street. Their entries are separated by many pages because of
the order of enumeration. Alma and Omie's was the 15th household enumerated,
Susie's (Sudie) was the 177th enumerated. The household Suse BERRY was in had a young child and maybe she was a mother's helper.
1930 Carthage City, Panola, Texas
(I do not know if this is the correct George BERRY; probably not, as parents were supposedly not b. TX; also age is off)
George W. Berry, 74, divorced, hoop grader in basket factory, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. TX
1920 Tenaha, Shelby county, TX, census
ED 193, SD 326, Sheet 15A, Line 10:
BERRY, Geo. W., white, 67, owned home, shoe repairer, own shop, b. LA, father b. LA, mother b. AL
BERRY, Alma, wife, 32, b. TX, father b. LA, mother b. TX
BERRY, Oma, daughter, 8, b. TX, father b. LA, mother b. TX
BERRY, Sudy*, daughter, 6, b. TX, father b. LA, mother b. TX
*George W. BERRY had a daughter by his first wife (see 1900 Shelby county census) whom he also named Sudy (? Sudie ?). The Sudy in the 1920 Shelby county census was by his marriage to his second wife Cora Alma BERRY. This second Sudie later changed her name to Mary Sue.
1910 Tenaha 5 Pct (Carthage Street), Shelby county, TX, census
ED 152, SD 2
BERRY, George, 49, carpenter-house, b. LA, father b. LA, mother b. LA
BERRY, Cora A, 25, helper-boarding, b. TX, father b. AL, mother b. LA
1900 Shelby county, TX
ED 90, sheet 7, line 80
(source: census itself, and transcription by Kathryn Hooper Davis)
Geo. Berry, head, white, male, Jun 1854, 45, m. 13 years, b. LA, father b. GA, mother b. AL, hotel keeper
Rufus Berry, son, white, male, March 1880, 20, single, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. TX, farmer
Ann C. Berry, wife, white, female, Apr 1853, 47, married 13 years, 3 children, b. TX, father b. GER, mother b. GER
Siddie Berry, daughter, white, female, Aug 1882, 17 single, b. TX, father b. LA, mother b. TX, domestic
Burns, R.L., 30, M, W, Widower, Boarder, b. Tx
Porter, Mart, 56, M, Widower, Merchant, b. Ar, b. Va, b. In
Murel, Rachel, 66, F, Cook, b. Al
1900 Shelby county, TX
ED 90, sheet 7, line 80
05 Berry, William 22 M W Farmer Tx Tx Tx
" Blanche 18 F Wife " " Ga
1880 Shelby county, TX, SD 1, ED 89, Pct 3
G. W. Berry, 23, farming, b. LA, father and mother b. LA
A. E. Berry, 25, wife, b. TX, father b. ?, mother b. ?
R. L. Berry, 2/12, son, b. TX, father b. LA, mother b. TX
W. C. Berry, 2 years, son, b. TX, father b. LA, mother b. TX
1870 Cherino, Dist. No. 4, Nacogdoches, TX
John F. Johnson, 57, male, white, farmer, b. GA ~1813
Susan E. Johnson, 30, female, white, b. AL ~1840
Mary A. Johnson, 18, female, white, b. GA ~1852
George W. Berry, 12, male, white, b. LA ~1858
Louisa J. Berry, 8, female, white, b. LA ~1862
1860 Cherino, Beat. No. 4 D, Nacogdoches, TX, page 81
(See 1870 Cherino census)
John F. JOHNSON, 47, male, farmer, $600 $941, b. GA
Wm. S. Johnson, 22, male, b. GA
Liss (?) Johnson, 18, female, housekeeper, b. GA
Mary A. Johnson, 11, female, b. GA
============ Shelby County Dead Berry, C. O., Dr. 1909 1968 Oaklawn Memorial Park - h/o Nora Gillis Berry Berry, Carl 11-25-1915 09-21-2003 West Hamilton - Married--04-12-1940 **Berry, Elizabeth A. 04/14/1845 01/26/1905 Tenaha-City Berry, Julius Ellis 05-13-1930 06-03-2005 Oaklawn Memorial Park -h/o Benice Phillips Berry Berry, Mildred Elaine Smity 09-04-1912 06-21-1994 Fairview Berry, Nancy Blackstock 03-05-1942 10-24-2004 Oaklawn Memorial Park Berry, Nora Gillis 05-25-1905 01-01-1990 Oaklawn Memorial Park - w/o Dr. C. O. Berry **Berry, Siddie 11/07/1881 - 09/09/1902 Tenaha-City--Dau of G.W. & A.E. Berry Berry, Versie Irene 10-11-1922 03-17-1998 West Hamilton - Married--04-12-1940 **First wife of George W. BERRY. Video of his daughter from second marriage in which she states his first wife was buried in City Cemetery with daughter who had similar name of Siddie.
Photographs of the BERRY and PETTEY families.