John Berry, Jr

Birth: Jun. 26, 1836 Bastrop Bastrop County Texas, USA Death: Mar. 12, 1921 Gonzales Gonzales County Texas, USA

1904 John Berry fell from a wagon causing a dislocated hip and resulting rheumatism. From then on, John was unable to walk without crutches. In 1905 he applied for a pension due Texas veterans who had honorably served in the Confederate Army and from this application we learn that John and Hixa Jane Berry had fallen on hard times. He stated that he could not do any work as the result of his fall and his only property was two horses worth $140, one wagon very old and worn worth about $15 two feather beds, a cookstove, and some small kitchen utensils. He said that in 1904 the family harvested five bales of cotton but in 1905 only two bales of cotton. This small crop was their only source of income and Hixa Jane had no property of her own. The pension was approved although we don't know how much it was. In a letter written to his sister Catherine A. Berry Jackson on October 16, 1915, John said "Times is tight here; they cut my pension to ten dollars, so I have no money, but am doing alright, I have plenty to eat. At this time he was staying with his daughter Henrietta Berry Kelley and her husband Will. John would travel from place to place visiting his children in a small black buggy with his crutches on the seat beside him.

John and Hixa Jane had 9 children Margarete E. Berry 1865 – 1903 Elisabeth Lizzie Lenore Stiles Berry 1866 – 1942 Nealy Fletcher Berry 1868 – 1952 Irene "Rena" Jane Berry 1872 – 1955 M. J. "Deller" Berry 1873 – 1938 Henrietta Lemons Berry 1876 – 1965 Virginia Devore Berry 1882 – 1960 Emanuel Woodson Berry 1884 – 1947 Jessie Noble Berry 1887 – 1957

[from John Berry and his children by Jack Pope]

Family links:

Parents:

 John Berry (1786 - 1866)

 Hannah Devore Berry (1812 - 1904)

Spouse:

 Hixa Jane Donnell Berry (1841 - 1909)*

Children:

 Elizabeth Lenore Stiles Berry Scoggin (1866 - 1942)*

 Nealy Fletcher Berry (1868 - 1952)*

 Modellar Joseph Berry (1871 - 1951)*

 Irene Jane Berry McDaniel (1872 - 1955)*

 Henrietta Lemons Berry Kelley (1876 - 1964)*

 Virginia Devore Berry Brown (1882 - 1960)*

 Emanuel Woodson Berry (1884 - 1947)*

 Jesse Noble Berry (1887 - 1957)*

Siblings:

 John Bate Berry (1813 - 1891)**

 Andrew Jackson Berry (1816 - 1899)**

 Joseph Berry (1818 - 1842)**

 Elizabeth Berry Bradberry (1820 - 1859)**

 Hannah Berry Hughes (1823 - 1863)**

 Margaret Berry Chadwick (1825 - 1866)**

 Polly Mary Berry Compton (1832 - 1902)*

 John Berry (1836 - 1921)

 Jane Berry Rumsey (1839 - 1883)*

 Catherine Ann Berry Jackson (1842 - 1929)*

 Virginia Devore Berry Murphy (1855 - 1906)*

 Patrick Henry Berry (1855 - 1860)*

 George Washington Berry (1857 - ____)*

*Calculated relationship

• *Half-sibling

Burial: Harwood Cemetery Harwood Gonzales County Texas, USA

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Served in the Civil War. John and Emanuel were both involved in the capture of the Federal steamer, the Harriet Lane, at Galveston.
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Birth: Jun. 26, 1836 Bastrop Bastrop County Texas, USA Death: Mar. 12, 1921 Gonzales Gonzales County Texas, USA

1904 John Berry fell from a wagon causing a dislocated hip and resulting rheumatism. From then on, John was unable to walk without crutches. In 1905 he applied for a pension due Texas veterans who had honorably served in the Confederate Army and from this application we learn that John and Hixa Jane Berry had fallen on hard times. He stated that he could not do any work as the result of his fall and his only property was two horses worth $140, one wagon very old and worn worth about $15 two feather beds, a cookstove, and some small kitchen utensils. He said that in 1904 the family harvested five bales of cotton but in 1905 only two bales of cotton. This small crop was their only source of income and Hixa Jane had no property of her own. The pension was approved although we don't know how much it was. In a letter written to his sister Catherine A. Berry Jackson on October 16, 1915, John said "Times is tight here; they cut my pension to ten dollars, so I have no money, but am doing alright, I have plenty to eat. At this time he was staying with his daughter Henrietta Berry Kelley and her husband Will. John would travel from place to place visiting his children in a small black buggy with his crutches on the seat beside him.

John and Hixa Jane had 9 children Margarete E. Berry 1865 – 1903 Elisabeth Lizzie Lenore Stiles Berry 1866 – 1942 Nealy Fletcher Berry 1868 – 1952 Irene "Rena" Jane Berry 1872 – 1955 M. J. "Deller" Berry 1873 – 1938 Henrietta Lemons Berry 1876 – 1965 Virginia Devore Berry 1882 – 1960 Emanuel Woodson Berry 1884 – 1947 Jessie Noble Berry 1887 – 1957

[from John Berry and his children by Jack Pope]

Family links:

Parents:

 John Berry (1786 - 1866)

 Hannah Devore Berry (1812 - 1904)

Spouse:

 Hixa Jane Donnell Berry (1841 - 1909)*

Children:

 Elizabeth Lenore Stiles Berry Scoggin (1866 - 1942)*

 Nealy Fletcher Berry (1868 - 1952)*

 Modellar Joseph Berry (1871 - 1951)*

 Irene Jane Berry McDaniel (1872 - 1955)*

 Henrietta Lemons Berry Kelley (1876 - 1964)*

 Virginia Devore Berry Brown (1882 - 1960)*

 Emanuel Woodson Berry (1884 - 1947)*

 Jesse Noble Berry (1887 - 1957)*

Siblings:

 John Bate Berry (1813 - 1891)**

 Andrew Jackson Berry (1816 - 1899)**

 Joseph Berry (1818 - 1842)**

 Elizabeth Berry Bradberry (1820 - 1859)**

 Hannah Berry Hughes (1823 - 1863)**

 Margaret Berry Chadwick (1825 - 1866)**

 Polly Mary Berry Compton (1832 - 1902)*

 John Berry (1836 - 1921)

 Jane Berry Rumsey (1839 - 1883)*

 Catherine Ann Berry Jackson (1842 - 1929)*

 Virginia Devore Berry Murphy (1855 - 1906)*

 Patrick Henry Berry (1855 - 1860)*

 George Washington Berry (1857 - ____)*

*Calculated relationship

• *Half-sibling

Burial: Harwood Cemetery Harwood Gonzales County Texas, USA

Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]

Created by: Skip Farrow Record added: Nov 10, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 138556947 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=138556947