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John Berry Jr
26 Jun 1836 – 12 Mar 1921
| Birth | 26 Jun 1836 |
| Death | 12 Mar 1921 |
| Cemetery | Harwood Cemetery Harwood , Gonzales County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Junior Ramsey on 06 Sep 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138556947 |
Bio
Indian fighter, Confederate Veteran, Early Texas Pioneer 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]
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Siblings
- John Bate "Batie" Berry 1813–1891
- Andrew Jackson "Jack" Berry Sr 1816–1899
- Joseph "Joe" Berry 1818–1842
- Elizabeth Berry Bradberry 1820–1859
- Hannah Berry Hughes 1823–1863
- Margaret Berry Chadwick 1825–1866
- Polly Mary Berry Compton 1832–1902
- Emanuel Berry 1834–1912
- Jane "Janey" Berry Rumsey 1839–1883
- Julia Ann Berry Robbins 1841–1937
- Catherine Ann Berry Jackson 1842–1929
- Joseph F. "Joe" Berry 1845–1863
- Silas Berry 1847–1912
- Clarissa Berry Mitchell 1851–1900
- Patrick Henry Berry 1855–1860
- Mrs Virginia Devore "Ginny" Berry Murphy 1855–1906
- George Washington Berry 1857–?
Children
- Margaret E "Maggie" Berry Green 1865–1901 FaG
- Elizabeth Lenore Stiles "Lizzie" Berry Scoggin 1866–1942 FaG
- Nealy Fletcher Berry 1868–1952 FaG
- Modellar Joseph "Deller" Berry 1871–1951 FaG
- Irene Jane "Rena" Berry McDaniel 1872–1955 FaG
- Henrietta Lemons Berry Kelley 1876–1965 FaG
- Virginia Devore Berry Brown 1882–1960 FaG
- Emanuel Woodson Berry 1884–1947 FaG
- Jesse Noble Berry 1887–1957 FaG
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