The BERRY Family

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
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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



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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.

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