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Elizabeth Berry

Elizabeth Berry was the daughter of William Berry (1802-1842) and Sarah Boomer.  She was born in 1834. 

 

*Abner W. Berry Bible from Barlow Genealogy

 


Sources:

(1) William Berry   born 1802, and died January 22, 1842 of yellow fever, near Oakvale on Whitesand Creek.
 

      He married 1.)  P. Myers

       He married 2.)  Sarah Boomer, she died about the same time, also of yellow fever

*
The record here will have to depend completely on researchers work, with no names given in the 1840 census, it would be impossible  to determine the children of William ... and even the names  given by  researchers are questionable,  noting that only one daughter is  enumerated in 1840, and she is not accounted for among those given by researchers.   I do not know if a record exists for the estate of  William and Sarah, which might  give names of their children,  but am told the Elijah Bishop Bible might help,  at least with the daughter,  Louisa, but I have been unable to locate a copy of that record either.
 
 
 
    William is living next to his brothers, John & Henry in Simpson Co in 1840
Gender
under 5
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
Male
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Female
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
  A male son under 5, that may be the William, shown as age 13,  in the household of Prior
  Talley in 1850,  along with Hanson Berry, age 20.   The male, shown here as age 20-30 is
  not  likely to be Hanson,  he is just 20 in 1850... so the question of where he is at is also 
  unanswered.
  Female under 5,  would  not be Louisa, Elizabeth or Ann Jane,  as their ages would  have
  been  20, 16, and 14,  if their birthdates are correctly given by researchers;  so it appears
  we have another female born to this family, and three missing daughters.   It would not be
  unusual for  these daughters  to have been married at these ages, or they may have been
  enumerated in another household, either way, we may never know  without actual names
  being recorded in the 1840 census records.

  One  record shows that William married only 20 days before  his death date,  which I  will
  assume  to  be  incorrect,  as  the  census record  shows children  living  in  the  home, 
  Estate recorded in Lawrence Co Vol IV, p 6--61, Prior T. Berry, administrator

 Bible record of Abner W. Berry Family, and of Elijah Bishop, Sr.

*
We may never know the true extent and genealogy of this family.    According to researchers, the following children are those of William and Sarah:
 


  (1)  Louise, born 2 DEC 1830 in Mississippi  Death: 12 AUG 1884 in Elliott, Franklin Co Texas  buried in the Elliot Cemetery, Elliot, Robertson Co., Tx.
Marriage 1 Elisha J. BISHOP b: 30 AUG 1830 in Marion, Miss  Death: 2 APR 1881 in Elliott, Franklin County; Texas
married before 1850

Elisha Bishop is said to be the son of John Bishop and Lucretia Taylor
The brother of Martha Bishop who married William H. Berry, son of John Jackson Berry and Alise Miles.
The brother of Harriet E. Bishop who married  Denson Berry,  brother of William H. Berry.
The brother of  Hines/ Hinds Bishop, who  is said to have married Louisa's sister, Susannah Berry.

 
1850 Simpson Co Mississippi
Enumerated September 26, 1850 by Angus W. Smith
Page 306  #269/269
Elisha Bishop, age 19, born in Mississippi
Louissa Bishop, age 20, born in Mississippi
John Bishop, age 1, born in Mississippi
Susan Berry, age 18, born in Mississippi

 Denise Stiles <denisestiles@hotmail.com>
Children

 1.  John Leonidas BISHOP b: 7 JUL 1847

 2.  Mary Malroy BISHOP b: 7 MAR 1850  Death: 19 SEP 1869

 3.  Denson Denroe BISHOP b: 23 JUL 1853 in Mississippi Death: 20 MAR 1928 in Elliott, Franklin County; Texas
Marriage  Nancy Caroline COLLIER b: 9 JUL 1848 in Alabama
Married: 4 OCT 1874 in Robertson County; Tx
Children
 Minnie C. BISHOP b: 11 AUG 1875
 Mamie Gertrude BISHOP b: 21 APR 1877 in Elliott, Robertson County; Texas
 Louisa Valera BISHOP b: 12 DEC 1879 in Robertson County; Tx
 Willie E. BISHOP b: 26 MAR 1882
 Mattie BISHOP b: 30 DEC 1883
 Bennie BISHOP b: 17 SEP 1887
 Marjorie BISHOP b: 5 MAY 1889

4.  Catherine Hosteline BISHOP b: 25 MAY 1855

 5.  Harris Woodard BISHOP b: 19 FEB 1857  Death: 25 JUN 1891
Marriage Etta TAYLOR
Child
 Patterson W. BISHOP b: 2 DEC 1889

 6. Elizabeth Tesanna BISHOP b: 24 JAN 1859

 7. Webster Edward BISHOP b: 18 DEC 1860 in Mississippi Death: 18 JUN 1930 in Franklin, Robertson County; Texas
Marriage  Elozier Elizabeth GUYNES b: 8 MAY 1867 in Copiah Co. Mississippi   Married: 1884
Child
 Rossie B. BISHOP b: OCT 1884

 8. Elisha Mangrum BISHOP b: 5 NOV 1864 Death: 12 MAR 1951 in Elliott, Franklin County; Texas
Marriage  Charlotte A. C. WOODALL b: 20 DEC 1858   Married: 9 DEC 1885
Children
Infant BISHOP (6)
Dennie Franklin BISHOP b: 1 DEC 1886
 Ollie Mangram BISHOP b: 17 JUN 1888
 Dollie BISHOP b: 1 DEC 1890
 Nannie Louisa BISHOP b: 14 OCT 1892 in Robertson County; Tx
 Collie Elisha BISHOP b: 23 NOV 1894
 Florence Caroline BISHOP b: 23 NOV 1897

 Walter BISHOP b: 16 NOV 1900
 Myrtle BISHOP
 Minnie Mae BISHOP
 Willie Gray BISHOP
 Lindon Denson BISHOP b: 1 AUG 1909

 9. Davie Elijah BISHOP b: 19 JUN 1869

 10. Louisa Ardella BISHOP b: 1 AUG 1869

 11. Martha Fidella BISHOP b: 15 MAR 1871  Death: 20 MAR 1874

 12. Dennis Granberry BISHOP b: 30 DEC 1875


 


  (2) Hanson b  July 18, 1831    (Abner W. Berry Bible)

  (3) Susannah b December 06, 1832     (Abner W. Berry Bible)
m Hines Bishop, after 1850, she is  living with Elisha and Louisa in 1850

Hines Bishop is age 16, in 1850 living the home of 54 yr old Martha Bishop, with whom I have been unable to determine a relationship.  She may be a sister in law, or an aunt, but is probably not his mother, if indeed Lucretia Taylor Bishop is his mother as stated by Denise Stiles.

  (4) Elizabeth b 1834

  (5) Ann Jane (or June) b 1836.

I think there may have been a son, William, who is shown as age 13, in the household of Prior Talley Berry, along with Hanson in the 1850 census.
 

Hanson and Susannah's dates of births are recorded in the Wilkes - Berry Bible, on the top edge of the page, apart from their own children's births.  It does not state that these are children of William, that information comes from researchers, and I know of no way to prove their parentage.    If these are indeed children of William, then I would assume that William and Richard had a close relationship, and thus it makes me wonder if the Harrison Berry, aged 18, found in Richard Talley Berry's home in 1850, may also be a son of William Berry.  One researcher tells us that Hanson and Susan were raised by Richard Talley Berry, but I think that may be based on the fact that their births are shown in his Bible record.

 I was unable to locate Hanson in the 1870 census, but found a William who may be the same, the ages match, and he lives very near to Prior Tally Berry

Elisha was my gggrandfather.  His wife was Louisa Berry.  Denson Denro Bishop was one of his sons (my ggrandfather) and his daughter, Mattie was my maternal grandmother.
Elisha and Louisa are buried in the Elliot Cemetery, Elliot, Robertson Co., Tx.  We have visited the cemetery several times and it's full of Bishops.  My grandmother, Mattie married a Crouch and they are buried at Bryan, but there are a lot of Crouch's & Bishop's at Mt. Vernon and in the Franklin Cemetery.
Lynn & Wanda Pridgen  lpridgen@swbell.net
 
 
 
 
 
 

emailed:  3-16-2002
Denise:

I am working on the Berry family, and have many questions about William and Sarah Berry, supposed parents of Louisa Berry.  I found your gedcom on Ancestry.com for the family of Louisa and Elisha Bishop, and I wonder if you might help with other members of Louisa's family.  I understand a Bible record exists for Elisha Bishop, but have been unable to locate a copy.  Might you have one?    Also, do you have any records for Susannah, supposed sister of Louisa, who married Hines/Hinds Bishop, supposed brother of Elisha?
 

Another member of your family:  Lynn Pridgen, has written telling me he/she is also a member of this same lineage, but I have yet to hear back from them with any further information.
I'd love to hear from either of you with any kind of documentation for any of the families mentioned.
What I have found thus far is:

The children given to me as those of William and Sarah are:

(1.)  Louise, born 2 DEC 1830 in Mississippi  Death: 12 AUG 1884 in Elliott, Franklin Co Texas  buried in the Elliot Cemetery, Elliot, Robertson Co., Tx.
Marriage 1 Elisha J. BISHOP b: 30 AUG 1830 in Marion, Miss  Death: 2 APR 1881 in Elliott, Franklin County; Texas married before 1850

(2) Hanson b  July 18, 1831

(3) Susannah b December 06, 1832     (Abner W. Berry Bible)
     m Hines Bishop, living with Elisha and Louisa in 1850

Hines Bishop is age 16, in 1850 living the home of 54 yr old Martha Bishop, whom I would assume to be his mother.

(4) Elizabeth b 1834

(5) Ann Jane (or June) b 1836.
 
 

Hanson, and Susie (Susannah) Berry, whom I am told to be children of Willam and Sarah, births are recorded at the top of the "deaths" page of the Richard Talley/Abner Wilkes Berry Bible.

Hanson is recorded in the 1850 census of Scott Co Mississippi with Prior Talley Berry, shown to be aged 18, along with a William Berry, age 13, who may or may not be his brother.   A Harrison Berry is enumerated in the household of Richard Talley Berry, age 18, who I am unable to determine a relationship for...could also be a son of William and Sarah.

The 1840 census of Simpson Co, I find a Wm Berry, living next to John and Henry Berry,  shows:
1 male under 5, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 30-40    1 female under 5, and 1 female 30-40.
Assuming the eldest male and female to be Wm and Sarah, that leaves lots of questions>>>

A male son under 5, that may be the William, shown as age 13,  in the household of Prior
Talley in 1850,  along with Hanson Berry, age 20.   The male, shown here as age 20-30 is
most likely Hanson.

Female under 5,  would  not be Louisa,  Elizabeth or Ann Jane, as their ages would  have
been  20, 16, and 14,  if their birthdates are correctly given by researchers,  so it appears
we have another female born to this family, and three missing daughters.   It would not be
unusual for  these daughters  to have been married at these ages, or they may have been
enumerated in another household; either way, we may never know  without actual names
being recorded in the 1840 census records.

Can any of you help in the lineage of William Berry, and do either of you know of a source for his spouse name...or any proof of children of William Berry...

Thank you for any help you might give.
 

Reference: Barlow Genealogy


 

(2)  4 Nov 1998 12:00PM GMT

I am seeking information about Hines BISHOP born about 1834 in Simpson county, MS. He married Susie Berry in MS and she died about 1870 in Robertson county,TX. He remarried to Annie Bailey in Robertson county in 1871 and lived in Robertson, Milam, and Brazos counties in Texas. I would like to find information about dates of death and burial place. He was my ggggrandfather.
Thanks.
bishop

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