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Silas Berry

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Berry League, Williamson County, Texas, United States
Death: August 04, 1912 (65)
Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Berry and Hannah Berry
Husband of Sarah Alma Berry
Father of Hiram Lee Berry; Cpl. William Anthony Berry, Sr.; Una Berry and Edney Edna Bell
Brother of Polly Mary Compton; Emmanual Berry; John Berry, Jr; Jane Rumsey; Catherine Ann Jackson and 6 others
Half brother of Joseph Berry; John Bate Berry; Andrew Jackson Berry; Margaret Chadwick; Elizabeth Bradberry and 1 other

Occupation: Burglar and thief
Managed by: Marsha Gail Veazey
Last Updated:

About Silas Berry

From rootsweb:

Silas Berry was born circa 1848 in Williamson County, Texas. He died 4 Aug 1912 in Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico. Silas was the son of John Berry (b. circa 1786 Kentucky - d. 1866 Williamson County, Texas) and Hannah Devore (b.1812 Louisiana - d. 1904 Tyler County, Texas). Silas married Sarah Hutchison and they had three kids: Hiram; Una; and William A. Silas did at least two terms in the state prison at Huntsville, Texas. He was lis ted there in 1880 on the census. He apparently did a return engagement serving five years for burglary and theft in 1892. The wife and kids seemed to disappear.


GEDCOM Source

@R-2139219561@ 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the 1,8054::0 Year: 1850; Census Place: Milam and Williamson, Williamson, Texas; Roll: M432_916; Page: 335B; Image: . http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=109101... Birth date: abt 1848 Birth place: Texas Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Milam and Williamson, Williamson, Texas 1,8054::1091018

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@R-2139219561@ 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records 1,7667::0 Year: 1860; Census Place: Williamson Division, Williamson, Texas; Roll: ; Page: 291; Image: 127. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=352662... Birth date: abt 1848 Birth place: Texas Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Williamson Division, Williamson, Texas, United States 1,7667::35266277

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@R-2139219561@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=22044672&pid...

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Silas Berry's Timeline

1847
June 2, 1847
Berry League, Williamson County, Texas, United States
1860
1860
Age 12
Williamson Division, Williamson, Texas, United States
1868
July 9, 1868
Tennessee, United States
1874
December 8, 1874
Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States
1876
May 7, 1876
Texas, United States
1912
August 4, 1912
Age 65
Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
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