Carrie Mabrie Berry

Carrie Berry wrote a dairy and part of it can be read here.

Carrie Mabrie Berry was born on 4 august 1854 died on 22 may 1921 at age 66. Carrie married William Macon Crumley, on 25 february 1875. William was born on 7 april 1847 died on 4 june 1921 at age 74

ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER - CRUMLEY AND BERRY FAMILY PAPERS

Dates: 1864-1921, undated

A final document is a speech was made by Leila C. Pullen to the Daughters of the Confederacy in 1902 detailing the actions of “Confederate Girl Soldiers” in Georgia who formed their own regiment—The Nancy Harts.

Biographical History: The Crumley Family of Georgia included William Monroe and Sarah McLean Crumley. Mr. Monroe was the Chaplain of Georgia hospitals during the Civil War. Their son William Macon Crumley (1847-1921) enlisted in the Confederate Army at the age of fourteen and became a courier for a General in Longstreet’s Corps. He moved to Atlanta in 1867 and was a clerk, salesman, and Vice President of Tommey and Stewart Hardware before he created Crumley Hardware Company (later Crumley-Sharp Hardware Company).

On February 25, 1875, he married Carrie M. Berry (1854-1921) and they had four children,

1. Robert Macon (1877-?),
2. Zulette (1881-1961),
3. William Greg (1883-1924) and
4. Locke (1892-?).

All of the children were born in Atlanta, Georgia.

William Macon Crumley died on June 4, 1921, shortly after his wife died on May 22, 1921.