Corporal, Company A, 39 Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States of America

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U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

Name Abner W Berry

Post Office Location Boggan, Simpson, Mississippi

Appointment Date 10 Jan 1899

Volume Number 83

Volume Year Range 1893-1930

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SIMPSON COUNTY VETERAN GOES TO HIS REWARD

Abner Berry, Leading Citizen, Civil War Veteran, Buried Sunday

Abner W. Berry, 87, died Saturday afternoon, July 6th at his home near Mt. Zion, after an illness of ten months. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Mount Zion church, at 2 o'clock.

Mr. Berry was one of South Mississippi's outstanding citizens, was a veteran of the Civil War and an active church worker. He entered the Confederate army at the age of 19 and served under Charles Sears, Robert Durr and Captain Gallagher, receiving a promotion into official ranks under the later officer. He participated in battles at Altoona, Atlanta, and Lorilton in Georgia, and at Corinth and the siege at Vicksburg in his native state. Only two other members of his company are now surviving.

He was married twice, Miss Bettie Magee being his first wife. Fourteen children were born to the couple, eleven of whom still survive. They are: A. C. Berry, of New Hebron; R. T. Berry, of Mendenhall; Mrs. J. H. Thurman, Mrs. Frank Berry, of Pinola; O. E. Berry, of Mt. Olive; N. V. Berry of New Hebron; M. E. and F. C. Berry, of Pinola; Mrs. C. P. Mullins, of Mendenhall; Mrs. J. A. McCaskill, of Pinola; Mrs. W. P. Walker, of Mendenhall.

After the death of his first wife in 1909, he married Mrs. Bettie Mahon. Surviving from this union is one step-child, Mrs. Henry Allred, of Vicksburg, and two adopted sons, Monroe and Henry Patterson, of Pinola.

Surviving are 79 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

Officiating at funeral services Sunday afternoon was Rev. C. W. Black. Interment was at the old Berry cemetery near old Gwinville. Masons from Westville Lodge and neighboring Lodges participated in burial services. Mims Williams Funeral Department was in charge.

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