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"Wm. C. Berry was born October 19th 1796 and on the 30 day of April AD
1816 was married to Miss Letticia, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Woody
by whom he became the father of twelve children, six sons and six daughters,
viz., Thomas, Elizabeth, Mary, Wm. McC., Larkin M., Mariah Louise, Lewis
Franklin, Sarah Elviry Emely, Martha Ann, Ephraim Moor, Joseph Maning and
Letticia Minerva (Frank?).
Thomas F. was born February 2, 1817 and died July 18th, 1818.
Elizabeth was born October 29th, 1818. She married Wm. Bishop of
Spartanburg, SC, May the 16th, 1844 and became the mother of 9 children,
five sons and four daughters, and departed this life on Saturday, April
the 1st, 1864, aged 46 years, 5 months and two days.
Mary Berry was born March 22nd, 1820 and was married to James B. Sitton,
January 13th, 1849. She became the mother of ten children, two of
which died in infancy. She lived to see six grandchildren, and died
November 22nd, 1869, aged 49 years and 8 months.
Wm. McC. Berry was born February the 27th day, 1822 and was married to
Clarsa Williams, daughter of Frederick and Martha Williams of South Carolina
by whom he became the father of four children, two sons and two daughters.
He yet lives, and recently visited his aged Father who now resides in Jackson
County, N.C. at the close of the year 1869.
Larkin M. Berry was born April the 12th day AD 1821, professed Religion
in the thirteenth year of his age, was a licensed Preacher of the Baptist
denomination in the 17th year of his age, and was ordained to work of the
gospel ministry December 24, AD 1848. He has now attained the character
of an able, popular and efficient Preacher. He married Miss Martha
Bishop of Spartanburg, S.C., on May the 16th day, AD 1844; became the father
of four children, three sons and one daughter. He located himself
and family in the City Lacon, Illinois, in the Spring of 1869 where he
now lives, January 3rd, 1870.
Mariah Louise was born April 10th AD 1826, married John Bishop of Spartanburg,
S.C., August 31st 1849, by whom she became the Mother of seven children,
four sons and three daughters. Her husband John Bishop died near
Richmond in the Confederate Army in the Spring of 1864. She is now
living in Jackson County, N.C., 1870.
Lewis Franklin Berry was born May the 25th day AD 1828. Joined the
Baptist Church at Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, S.C. in October 1844 he
married Sarah Lewis of Spartanburg by whom he became the father of seven
children, five sons and two daughters. He emigrated to Morgan County,
Alabama and settled three miles North of Summerville, Professed to be a
Preacher of the Gospel....
Sarah Elviry Emaly was born March the 1st day AD 1830. Married John
Crook Jr.. She died December the 28th day AD 1865 aged 34 years,
9 months and 27 days. She left but one child behind to perpetuate
her name.
Martha Ann was born May the 3rd 183a [sic] and died on Friday July the
5th 1834.
Ephraim M. Berry was born August the 9th day AD 1834, professt [sic] Religion
in October 27 day, 1850 and was baptized into the fellowship of Refuge
Baptist Church in Henderson County, N.C. He married Miss Matilda
Jenkins in the spring of 1853. His wife Matilda lived seven months
after their marriage and died of Consumption on Monday, December 24th,
1853, and in the year 1863 said E. M. Berry emigrated to the Northwest.
Located himself in the State of Indiana where he has attained to some degree
of notoriety as a M.D. and an Eldership in the Christian Church.
Joseph M. Berry was born December the 11th day AD 1837, made profession
of the Christian Religion on the 26th day of October AD 1850 and was Baptized
into the fellowship of Refuge Baptist Church in Henderson County, N.C.
On Friday, November 8th day by his father, Elder Wm. C. Berry, and after
Death of his Mother Joseph M. located in Greenville, DS, S.C., where he
married Susannah Owen by whom he became the father on one child, a daughter
born the 1st of January 1861 and in the Spring of 1863 he emigrated to
the Northwest, located at Bidford, Indiana, became a student of the High
school at that place and has since attained to high distinction and notoriety
as a scholar and a clergyman in the Christian Church.
Letticia Minerva Jane Berry, the youngest of her father's family was born
March the 4th day AD 1840, profess'd [sic] Religion the 25th day of October
1850, and was Baptized into the fellowship of the Refuge Baptist Church
in Henderson County on Friday the 8th day of November 1850 by her brother
Elder Larkin M. Berry. She remained at home with her parents until
her mother's Death and then she was placed under the care and control of
her Aunt Mary Rogers (?) And after the death of Mrs. Rogers (?) Minerva
Returned to her fathers who married Miss Charlotte Osborn Daughter of Jeremiah
and Ann Osborn. She remained with her father and stepmother until
June the 23rd 1863 when her father and step Mother was driven to the necessity
of leaving home, as refugees, and see a situation of safety in the State
of South Carolina. Minerva then went to East Tennessee where she
was still living when last heard from, by the writer, her Father and her
Mother.
Letticia Woody was married the 30th day April 18, 1816 and she died April
the 14th 1855 aged 56 years, 10 months and twenty two days (?). she
had lived many long years a pious and exemplary Christian life and died
in the full triumph of the Christian faith.
Jonathan Woody, her father, was the son of Hillman Woody, a native of England
who married Sarah Persel an English lady. They emigrated from England
and settled on the Potomac River, State of Virginia, where Jonathan was
born. After his birth his father and family moved to South Carolina where
Jonathan married Mary Lovel by whom he became the father of eight children,
four sons and four daughters. Three died in infancy. Their father,
Jonathan Woody, moved when near one hundred years of age to the State of
Iowa and died at his youngest son's, viz., Berry Woody. Jonathan
Woody had three brothers and four sisters, viz., Wm., Talton and James,
Elizabeth, Nancy, Sarrah and Mary. William married Elizabeth Lovel, sister
to Jonathan's wife. Elizabeth married a Mr. Wadkins; Nancy married
John Slatton (Hatton?) - Sarah married Abner Norrce and Mary married John
Davise, nicknamed Jack of Diamonds.
William Woody, Brother of Jonathan had thirteen children, nine sons and
four daughters, John, Talton, William, Killis, Silas, Nicholas, David,
Joseph, and Washington, and Nancy, Elizabeth, Kizzia (*) and Mary.
(According to his obituary preserved by Brent Holcombe, 1983, Marriages
and Death Notices from UpCounty of SC as taken from the Greenville Newspapers,
1826-1863, page 200, William died at the home of his son, Silas Woody,
on Spring Creek, Buncombe County at the age of 114 years. "He was
a soldier in the War of Independence, and for a great many years an orderly
and acceptable member of the Baptist Church.")
Nancy married Wm. Miller, Elizabeth married John Gasperson, Polly married
Mr. Cooke."
(End of W. C.
Berry's record of 1870)
Mrs.
Billy R. Jones (submitter) has an idea that the Kizzie (*) above could
very well be the Cassa Ann or Cassandra Woody who married Isaiah Gilbert
and also lived in Buncombe Co. Does anyone have any further suggestion/information
re this person? Correspondence with Mrs. Jones invited.
Source:
From the research of Ruth Hope Parker Lessley
Paducah, Kentucky
Publication source:
"A
Lot of Bunkum," September 1988,
Vol. IX, #9,
p. 88-101
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