Silas Berry was born 4 June 1847 on the Berry League (near present-day Georgetown) in Williamson County, Texas. He died August 4, 1912 in Artesia, New Mexico. He was married March 25, 1869 in Williamson county to Sarah "Sally" Hutchinson, a sister of Mary Jane Hutchinson, who was the wife of Silas' cousin, William B. Berry, son of Jack and Rhoda Jane Berry.

Early in their marriage Silas and his wife left the Berry homestead in Williamson county to join his relatives, the Bradberrys, in Kimble county, Texas. By 1875, Silas and Sally were back in Williamson county, and on February 11 of that year, Silas sold the portion of the Berry League inherited from his father to his brother, John, Jr., for $500.

Later, he returned to Kimble county and lived with his brother Bate periodically for several years. His name appears in other records, and from these it was clear Silas had some serious problems with the law. The records indicate that he ran afoul of the authorities several times in the 1870's and 1880's. He was finally sentenced to the state prison in Huntsville for a six-year term.

Apparently, the prison term had a sobering effect on him, because he operated within the law after his release. He moved to Hawley in Jones county, Texas, near his sister, Catherine Berry Jackson and her family. His brother, Emanuel, and his mother were also living there at the time.

When Catherine Berry Jackson and her sons left Texas to homestead in New Mexico in 1901, Silas went with them. He was living near Elida, New Mexico in 1912, making a living at farming, when felled by a sunstroke.

He was taken to Artesia, where he died within a few days. Although it is likely he was buried near Artesia, there are no records that show his place of burial.