The 1850 US Census of Div. 25, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated 35 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr. a farmer born in TN, and his 38 Y/O wife, Winnifred (Winnie) F. (Ward) Berry, born in South Carolina. Children in the household were: 11 Y/O John F. Berry, born in AL; 8 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., born at Van Buren, DeKalb Co., AL; 5 Y/O Mary Berry, born in AL and 3 Y/O Hugh P. Berry, born in AL.
The 1860 US Census of Lebanon, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 45 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr., a farmer born in TN, and his 48 Y/O wife, Winnifred (Winnie) F. (Ward) Berry, born in South Carolina. Children in the household were: 18 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a farm laborer; 15 Y/O Mary Berry; 13 Y/O Pinckney Berry; 9 Y/O Hannah Berry; 5 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., (b. October 1854-See 1900 Census of Bell Co., TX)
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. was born into a DeKalb Co., AL farming family and grew up working on his father's (Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr.) large acreage until the American Civil War intervened in his life.
He enlisted at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL at the age of 22 as a private on 01 Mar 1862 into Company I, Alabama 10th Infantry Regiment and mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA as a POW after the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee, C.S.A., Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commanding Armies of the United States.
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr.'s regiment participated in the following battles after his enlistment (he was there unless otherwise noted):
1) Fought on April 1862 at Siege of Yorktown, VA. Samuel was recorded as “Absent on detail or duty by order” during this battle.
2) Fought on 05 May 1862 at Williamsburg, VA.
3) Fought on 31 May 1862 at Seven Pines, Henrico Co., VA
4) Fought on 27 Jun 1862 the Battle of Gaines's Mill (sometimes known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River), which took place in Hanover County, Virginia, as the third of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign);
5) Absent (sick) on 30 Jun 1862, the Battle of White Oak Swamp which took place in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign).
6) Fought on 30 Aug 1862 Battle of 2nd Manassas, VA.
7) Fought on 13-15 Sep 1862 Siege at Harper's Ferry, W. VA
8) Absent (Severely wounded) on 17 Sep 1862 at Antietam, Sharpsburg, MD.
9) Absent (Wounded) 13 Dec 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, VA to 02 Dec 1863 Battle of Mine Run (aka Payne's farm), inclusive.
10) Absent (Wounded) on 03 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
11) Absent (Wounded) on 02 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
12) Fought on 06 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
13) Fought on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
14) Fought on 06 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
15) Absent (Sick) 23 Jun 1864 to 29 Jun 1864 Ream's Station, inclusive.
16) Fought on 30 Jun 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
17) Fought on 30 Jul 1864 at the Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, VA.
18) Absent (Detail) 25 Aug 1864 Petersburg, VA.
19) Absent (Residence Van Buren, DeKalb Co., Alabama) on 27 Oct 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
20) Fought on 13 Mar 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
21) Surrendered and mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox, VA.
His military record shows him on wounded furlough in Oct. 1862. He was severely wounded on 17 Sept 1962 during the Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg, MD., the bloodiest day in American military history. Records show he was paid $69 for his service and clothing from 30 Apr 1862 thru 31 Aug 1862 (see accompanying record). Editorial: Wow! What a military record!!
He married Mary Ann Wilson at Gadsden, AL on 12 June 1863 while on wounded leave. She was the daughter of Joseph Wilson and Celia Edwards of N.C. Samuel returned to duty shortly after his marriage.
Post-Civil War, the 1870 US Census of Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 30 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a civil war veteran and a farmer born in AL. Samuel's 24 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, born in AL (no occupation) was also enumerated in his household. Living in their household was their 5 Y/O daughter, Ada Viola Berry, born in AL, and Samuel's 15 Y/O brother, Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., who was attending school. Another occupant of Samuel's household was 48 Y/O "Mary Berry" (housekeeper) listed as "Black". She may have been a retainer from before the Civil War. NOTE: The household next door to Samuel's was that of his parent's, 55 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr., a farmer born in TN, and his 58 Y/O wife, Winnifred (Winnie) F. (Ward) Berry, born in South Carolina. There is no obvious explanation why their 15 Y/O son, Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., wasn't living in his parent's household. Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr. was born in October 1854-See 1900 Census of Bell Co., TX.
NOTE: On this same 1870 census page, two households away from his parents was the household of Andrew Jackson and Winnifred Berry, and siblings, was the household of 23 Y/O Hugh P. Berry, a farmer born in AL, and his 23 Y/O wife, Sarah M. (Ventress) Berry, born in TN (See 1850 census above). Living in their household was their 1 Y/O son, Francis L. Berry. Other occupants of the household were: Sarah M. (Ventress) Berry's 45 Y/O widowed mother, Mary E. Ventress, born in TN and Sarah's 21 Y/O brother, Aaron Ventress, born in TN.
By 1880 Samuel had moved to "Ball Play and Turkeytown", Etowah Co., AL and his household was enumerated in the 1880 US Census: 38 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a miller/farmer, and his 35 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry. The 1880 census recorded that he was born in Alabama. All subsequent US Censuses (1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930) indicated he was born in Louisiana. Living in the 1880 household were their children: 11 Y/O Ada Viola Berry; 9 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry; 6 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry and 2 Y/O Josie (Josephine) Brindley Berry.
An 17 Dec 1884 Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL indenture records Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. and his wife, Mary A. Berry, purchasing the Wilson Warehouse for $500.00. This old building has been preserved and is now in the Pioneer Village at Noccalula Falls in Gadsden, AL.
The 1900 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 58 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a farmer born in AL, and his 55 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 29 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, 26 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry, 22 Y/O Josie (Josephine) Brindley Berry, 17 Y/O Bonnie E. Berry, 14 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., and 13 Y/O Dena (Dana) B. Berry.
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. died in 1901. Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, his widow, applied for his Civil War pension on 02 Apr 1925. She died on 23 Feb 1937 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL at the ripe old age of 91 and is buried near him.
The children of Samuel Ward and Mary (Wilson) Berry, Sr. were:
1) Ada Viola Berry, b. 13 Nov 1868, d. 08 Sep 1897 (FAG memorial #16343999), bur. Turkeytown United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hokes Bluff, Etowah Co., AL
2) Edwin Walker Berry, b. 23 Apr 1871, d. 05 Nov 1948 Wilcox Co., AL, m. Mary Gaston Goode.
3) Joseph Wilson Berry (See below)
4) Andrew Jackson Berry, b. 10 Jun 1876 Alabama, d. 14 Aug 1878 Alabama (FAG #84415197)
5) Josephine "Josie" Brindley Berry, b. 01 Feb 1878, d. 09 Sep 1919, m. Rev. Samuel Lee Prickett (Methodist)
6) Mary W. Berry, b. 28 Sep 1880 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 15 Jun 1882 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL (FAG #84415704)
7) Bonney (Bonnie) Edward Berry, b. 27 Dec 1882 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 25 Apr 1916, m. Roselle Bandy Burns on 26 Jul 1911 at Pratt City, Jefferson Co., AL. (FAG #16344005)
8) Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., b. 23 Aug 1885 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 01 May 1968 Fairfield, Jefferson Co., AL, m. Georgia Ruth Thornton on 25 Oct 1921 at Attalla, Etowah Co., AL. Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry was born on 20 Aug 1901 at Dixon, Cherokee Co., AL and died March 1992 at Trussville, Jefferson Co., AL. She was the daughter of Daniel Webster Thornton and his first wife, Sarah Ella Thornton.
9) Dana B. Berry (who doesn't have a FAG memorial), b. 25 Feb 1888 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 24 Jul 1969 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., AL, m. 24 Dec 1914 in Etowah Co., AL to David Alonzo Gramling by Henry M. Stevenson. David Grambling, b. 18 Nov 1888 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL, d. 01 Oct 1974 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL. The 1900 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL (See above) enumerated 13 Y/O Dena (Dana) B. Berry in the household of her father, Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. The 1910 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., Al (See above) enumerated 22 Y/O Danna (Dana) B. Berry living in the household of her widowed mother, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry. There is an extant one cent post card dated 03 May 1911 addressed to Miss Dana Berry at Wheeler Business College, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL. The 1913 Birmingham, AL City Directory recorded Miss Dana B. Berry as a stenographer. The 1914 Gadsden, Alabama City Directory recorded Miss Dana Berry as a clerk for the Gadsden Hardware Company. As noted above, David A. Gramling married Dana B. Berry on 25 Dec 1914 in Etowah Co., AL (Alabama Marriage Indexes 1814-1935). In 1916, the Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL City Directory recorded David A. Gramling (a clerk) and his wife, Dana.
The 1920 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 32 Y/O David Alonzo Gramling, a salesman in a supply store born in AL, and his 31 Y/O wife, Dana B. Gramling, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 3 years 6 months old David Alonzo Grambling, Jr. and 2 Y/O Bonney Luther Gramling, named after Dana (Berry) Gramling's brother, Bonney Edward Berry. Also living in their household in 1920 was 34 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., Dana's brother, and 24 Y/O J. B. Gramling, a salesman in a supply store born in AL. He was the brother of David Alonzo Gramling.
Also, the 1927 Gadsden, AL City Directory recorded David and Dana (Berry) Gramling.
The 1930 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 42 Y/O David Alonzo Grambling, a furniture dealer, and his 42 Y/O wife, Dana B. (Berry) Grambling. Living in the household were their children: 13 Y/O David Alonzo Grambling, Jr. and 12 Y/O Bonney Luther Grambling. Also living in the household was the widow, 85 Y/O Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, the mother of Dana B. (Berry) Grambling. Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry died on Feb. 23 Feb 1937 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
The 1860 US Census of Lebanon, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 45 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr., a farmer born in TN, and his 48 Y/O wife, Winnifred (Winnie) F. (Ward) Berry, born in South Carolina. Children in the household were: 18 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a farm laborer; 15 Y/O Mary Berry; 13 Y/O Pinckney Berry; 9 Y/O Hannah Berry; 5 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., (b. October 1854-See 1900 Census of Bell Co., TX)
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. was born into a DeKalb Co., AL farming family and grew up working on his father's (Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr.) large acreage until the American Civil War intervened in his life.
He enlisted at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL at the age of 22 as a private on 01 Mar 1862 into Company I, Alabama 10th Infantry Regiment and mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA as a POW after the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee, C.S.A., Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commanding Armies of the United States.
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr.'s regiment participated in the following battles after his enlistment (he was there unless otherwise noted):
1) Fought on April 1862 at Siege of Yorktown, VA. Samuel was recorded as “Absent on detail or duty by order” during this battle.
2) Fought on 05 May 1862 at Williamsburg, VA.
3) Fought on 31 May 1862 at Seven Pines, Henrico Co., VA
4) Fought on 27 Jun 1862 the Battle of Gaines's Mill (sometimes known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River), which took place in Hanover County, Virginia, as the third of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign);
5) Absent (sick) on 30 Jun 1862, the Battle of White Oak Swamp which took place in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign).
6) Fought on 30 Aug 1862 Battle of 2nd Manassas, VA.
7) Fought on 13-15 Sep 1862 Siege at Harper's Ferry, W. VA
8) Absent (Severely wounded) on 17 Sep 1862 at Antietam, Sharpsburg, MD.
9) Absent (Wounded) 13 Dec 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, VA to 02 Dec 1863 Battle of Mine Run (aka Payne's farm), inclusive.
10) Absent (Wounded) on 03 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
11) Absent (Wounded) on 02 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
12) Fought on 06 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
13) Fought on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
14) Fought on 06 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
15) Absent (Sick) 23 Jun 1864 to 29 Jun 1864 Ream's Station, inclusive.
16) Fought on 30 Jun 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
17) Fought on 30 Jul 1864 at the Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, VA.
18) Absent (Detail) 25 Aug 1864 Petersburg, VA.
19) Absent (Residence Van Buren, DeKalb Co., Alabama) on 27 Oct 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
20) Fought on 13 Mar 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
21) Surrendered and mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox, VA.
His military record shows him on wounded furlough in Oct. 1862. He was severely wounded on 17 Sept 1962 during the Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg, MD., the bloodiest day in American military history. Records show he was paid $69 for his service and clothing from 30 Apr 1862 thru 31 Aug 1862 (see accompanying record). Editorial: Wow! What a military record!!
He married Mary Ann Wilson at Gadsden, AL on 12 June 1863 while on wounded leave. She was the daughter of Joseph Wilson and Celia Edwards of N.C. Samuel returned to duty shortly after his marriage.
Post-Civil War, the 1870 US Census of Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 30 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a civil war veteran and a farmer born in AL. Samuel's 24 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, born in AL (no occupation) was also enumerated in his household. Living in their household was their 5 Y/O daughter, Ada Viola Berry, born in AL, and Samuel's 15 Y/O brother, Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., who was attending school. Another occupant of Samuel's household was 48 Y/O "Mary Berry" (housekeeper) listed as "Black". She may have been a retainer from before the Civil War. NOTE: The household next door to Samuel's was that of his parent's, 55 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr., a farmer born in TN, and his 58 Y/O wife, Winnifred (Winnie) F. (Ward) Berry, born in South Carolina. There is no obvious explanation why their 15 Y/O son, Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., wasn't living in his parent's household. Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr. was born in October 1854-See 1900 Census of Bell Co., TX.
NOTE: On this same 1870 census page, two households away from his parents was the household of Andrew Jackson and Winnifred Berry, and siblings, was the household of 23 Y/O Hugh P. Berry, a farmer born in AL, and his 23 Y/O wife, Sarah M. (Ventress) Berry, born in TN (See 1850 census above). Living in their household was their 1 Y/O son, Francis L. Berry. Other occupants of the household were: Sarah M. (Ventress) Berry's 45 Y/O widowed mother, Mary E. Ventress, born in TN and Sarah's 21 Y/O brother, Aaron Ventress, born in TN.
By 1880 Samuel had moved to "Ball Play and Turkeytown", Etowah Co., AL and his household was enumerated in the 1880 US Census: 38 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a miller/farmer, and his 35 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry. The 1880 census recorded that he was born in Alabama. All subsequent US Censuses (1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930) indicated he was born in Louisiana. Living in the 1880 household were their children: 11 Y/O Ada Viola Berry; 9 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry; 6 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry and 2 Y/O Josie (Josephine) Brindley Berry.
An 17 Dec 1884 Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL indenture records Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. and his wife, Mary A. Berry, purchasing the Wilson Warehouse for $500.00. This old building has been preserved and is now in the Pioneer Village at Noccalula Falls in Gadsden, AL.
The 1900 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 58 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a farmer born in AL, and his 55 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 29 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, 26 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry, 22 Y/O Josie (Josephine) Brindley Berry, 17 Y/O Bonnie E. Berry, 14 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., and 13 Y/O Dena (Dana) B. Berry.
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. died in 1901. Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, his widow, applied for his Civil War pension on 02 Apr 1925. She died on 23 Feb 1937 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL at the ripe old age of 91 and is buried near him.
The children of Samuel Ward and Mary (Wilson) Berry, Sr. were:
1) Ada Viola Berry, b. 13 Nov 1868, d. 08 Sep 1897 (FAG memorial #16343999), bur. Turkeytown United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hokes Bluff, Etowah Co., AL
2) Edwin Walker Berry, b. 23 Apr 1871, d. 05 Nov 1948 Wilcox Co., AL, m. Mary Gaston Goode.
3) Joseph Wilson Berry (See below)
4) Andrew Jackson Berry, b. 10 Jun 1876 Alabama, d. 14 Aug 1878 Alabama (FAG #84415197)
5) Josephine "Josie" Brindley Berry, b. 01 Feb 1878, d. 09 Sep 1919, m. Rev. Samuel Lee Prickett (Methodist)
6) Mary W. Berry, b. 28 Sep 1880 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 15 Jun 1882 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL (FAG #84415704)
7) Bonney (Bonnie) Edward Berry, b. 27 Dec 1882 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 25 Apr 1916, m. Roselle Bandy Burns on 26 Jul 1911 at Pratt City, Jefferson Co., AL. (FAG #16344005)
8) Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., b. 23 Aug 1885 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 01 May 1968 Fairfield, Jefferson Co., AL, m. Georgia Ruth Thornton on 25 Oct 1921 at Attalla, Etowah Co., AL. Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry was born on 20 Aug 1901 at Dixon, Cherokee Co., AL and died March 1992 at Trussville, Jefferson Co., AL. She was the daughter of Daniel Webster Thornton and his first wife, Sarah Ella Thornton.
9) Dana B. Berry (who doesn't have a FAG memorial), b. 25 Feb 1888 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 24 Jul 1969 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., AL, m. 24 Dec 1914 in Etowah Co., AL to David Alonzo Gramling by Henry M. Stevenson. David Grambling, b. 18 Nov 1888 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL, d. 01 Oct 1974 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL. The 1900 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL (See above) enumerated 13 Y/O Dena (Dana) B. Berry in the household of her father, Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. The 1910 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., Al (See above) enumerated 22 Y/O Danna (Dana) B. Berry living in the household of her widowed mother, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry. There is an extant one cent post card dated 03 May 1911 addressed to Miss Dana Berry at Wheeler Business College, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL. The 1913 Birmingham, AL City Directory recorded Miss Dana B. Berry as a stenographer. The 1914 Gadsden, Alabama City Directory recorded Miss Dana Berry as a clerk for the Gadsden Hardware Company. As noted above, David A. Gramling married Dana B. Berry on 25 Dec 1914 in Etowah Co., AL (Alabama Marriage Indexes 1814-1935). In 1916, the Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL City Directory recorded David A. Gramling (a clerk) and his wife, Dana.
The 1920 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 32 Y/O David Alonzo Gramling, a salesman in a supply store born in AL, and his 31 Y/O wife, Dana B. Gramling, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 3 years 6 months old David Alonzo Grambling, Jr. and 2 Y/O Bonney Luther Gramling, named after Dana (Berry) Gramling's brother, Bonney Edward Berry. Also living in their household in 1920 was 34 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., Dana's brother, and 24 Y/O J. B. Gramling, a salesman in a supply store born in AL. He was the brother of David Alonzo Gramling.
Also, the 1927 Gadsden, AL City Directory recorded David and Dana (Berry) Gramling.
The 1930 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 42 Y/O David Alonzo Grambling, a furniture dealer, and his 42 Y/O wife, Dana B. (Berry) Grambling. Living in the household were their children: 13 Y/O David Alonzo Grambling, Jr. and 12 Y/O Bonney Luther Grambling. Also living in the household was the widow, 85 Y/O Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, the mother of Dana B. (Berry) Grambling. Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry died on Feb. 23 Feb 1937 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
The 1850 US Census of Div. 25, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated 35 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr. a farmer born in TN, and his 38 Y/O wife, Winnifred (Winnie) F. (Ward) Berry, born in South Carolina. Children in the household were: 11 Y/O John F. Berry, born in AL; 8 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., born at Van Buren, DeKalb Co., AL; 5 Y/O Mary Berry, born in AL and 3 Y/O Hugh P. Berry, born in AL.
The 1860 US Census of Lebanon, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 45 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr., a farmer born in TN, and his 48 Y/O wife, Winnifred (Winnie) F. (Ward) Berry, born in South Carolina. Children in the household were: 18 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a farm laborer; 15 Y/O Mary Berry; 13 Y/O Pinckney Berry; 9 Y/O Hannah Berry; 5 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., (b. October 1854-See 1900 Census of Bell Co., TX)
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. was born into a DeKalb Co., AL farming family and grew up working on his father's (Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr.) large acreage until the American Civil War intervened in his life.
He enlisted at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL at the age of 22 as a private on 01 Mar 1862 into Company I, Alabama 10th Infantry Regiment and mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA as a POW after the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee, C.S.A., Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commanding Armies of the United States.
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr.'s regiment participated in the following battles after his enlistment (he was there unless otherwise noted):
1) Fought on April 1862 at Siege of Yorktown, VA. Samuel was recorded as “Absent on detail or duty by order” during this battle.
2) Fought on 05 May 1862 at Williamsburg, VA.
3) Fought on 31 May 1862 at Seven Pines, Henrico Co., VA
4) Fought on 27 Jun 1862 the Battle of Gaines's Mill (sometimes known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River), which took place in Hanover County, Virginia, as the third of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign);
5) Absent (sick) on 30 Jun 1862, the Battle of White Oak Swamp which took place in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign).
6) Fought on 30 Aug 1862 Battle of 2nd Manassas, VA.
7) Fought on 13-15 Sep 1862 Siege at Harper's Ferry, W. VA
8) Absent (Severely wounded) on 17 Sep 1862 at Antietam, Sharpsburg, MD.
9) Absent (Wounded) 13 Dec 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, VA to 02 Dec 1863 Battle of Mine Run (aka Payne's farm), inclusive.
10) Absent (Wounded) on 03 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
11) Absent (Wounded) on 02 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
12) Fought on 06 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
13) Fought on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
14) Fought on 06 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
15) Absent (Sick) 23 Jun 1864 to 29 Jun 1864 Ream's Station, inclusive.
16) Fought on 30 Jun 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
17) Fought on 30 Jul 1864 at the Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, VA.
18) Absent (Detail) 25 Aug 1864 Petersburg, VA.
19) Absent (Residence Van Buren, DeKalb Co., Alabama) on 27 Oct 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
20) Fought on 13 Mar 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
21) Surrendered and mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox, VA.
His military record shows him on wounded furlough in Oct. 1862. He was severely wounded on 17 Sept 1962 during the Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg, MD., the bloodiest day in American military history. Records show he was paid $69 for his service and clothing from 30 Apr 1862 thru 31 Aug 1862 (see accompanying record). Editorial: Wow! What a military record!!
He married Mary Ann Wilson at Gadsden, AL on 12 June 1863 while on wounded leave. She was the daughter of Joseph Wilson and Celia Edwards of N.C. Samuel returned to duty shortly after his marriage.
Post-Civil War, the 1870 US Census of Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 30 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a civil war veteran and a farmer born in AL. Samuel's 24 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, born in AL (no occupation) was also enumerated in his household. Living in their household was their 5 Y/O daughter, Ada Viola Berry, born in AL, and Samuel's 15 Y/O brother, Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., who was attending school. Another occupant of Samuel's household was 48 Y/O "Mary Berry" (housekeeper) listed as "Black". She may have been a retainer from before the Civil War. NOTE: The household next door to Samuel's was that of his parent's, 55 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr., a farmer born in TN, and his 58 Y/O wife, Winnifred (Winnie) F. (Ward) Berry, born in South Carolina. There is no obvious explanation why their 15 Y/O son, Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., wasn't living in his parent's household. Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr. was born in October 1854-See 1900 Census of Bell Co., TX.
NOTE: On this same 1870 census page, two households away from his parents was the household of Andrew Jackson and Winnifred Berry, and siblings, was the household of 23 Y/O Hugh P. Berry, a farmer born in AL, and his 23 Y/O wife, Sarah M. (Ventress) Berry, born in TN (See 1850 census above). Living in their household was their 1 Y/O son, Francis L. Berry. Other occupants of the household were: Sarah M. (Ventress) Berry's 45 Y/O widowed mother, Mary E. Ventress, born in TN and Sarah's 21 Y/O brother, Aaron Ventress, born in TN.
By 1880 Samuel had moved to "Ball Play and Turkeytown", Etowah Co., AL and his household was enumerated in the 1880 US Census: 38 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a miller/farmer, and his 35 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry. The 1880 census recorded that he was born in Alabama. All subsequent US Censuses (1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930) indicated he was born in Louisiana. Living in the 1880 household were their children: 11 Y/O Ada Viola Berry; 9 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry; 6 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry and 2 Y/O Josie (Josephine) Brindley Berry.
An 17 Dec 1884 Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL indenture records Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. and his wife, Mary A. Berry, purchasing the Wilson Warehouse for $500.00. This old building has been preserved and is now in the Pioneer Village at Noccalula Falls in Gadsden, AL.
The 1900 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 58 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a farmer born in AL, and his 55 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 29 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, 26 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry, 22 Y/O Josie (Josephine) Brindley Berry, 17 Y/O Bonnie E. Berry, 14 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., and 13 Y/O Dena (Dana) B. Berry.
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. died in 1901. Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, his widow, applied for his Civil War pension on 02 Apr 1925. She died on 23 Feb 1937 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL at the ripe old age of 91 and is buried near him.
The children of Samuel Ward and Mary (Wilson) Berry, Sr. were:
1) Ada Viola Berry, b. 13 Nov 1868, d. 08 Sep 1897 (FAG memorial #16343999), bur. Turkeytown United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hokes Bluff, Etowah Co., AL
2) Edwin Walker Berry, b. 23 Apr 1871, d. 05 Nov 1948 Wilcox Co., AL, m. Mary Gaston Goode.
3) Joseph Wilson Berry (See below)
4) Andrew Jackson Berry, b. 10 Jun 1876 Alabama, d. 14 Aug 1878 Alabama (FAG #84415197)
5) Josephine "Josie" Brindley Berry, b. 01 Feb 1878, d. 09 Sep 1919, m. Rev. Samuel Lee Prickett (Methodist)
6) Mary W. Berry, b. 28 Sep 1880 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 15 Jun 1882 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL (FAG #84415704)
7) Bonney (Bonnie) Edward Berry, b. 27 Dec 1882 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 25 Apr 1916, m. Roselle Bandy Burns on 26 Jul 1911 at Pratt City, Jefferson Co., AL. (FAG #16344005)
8) Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., b. 23 Aug 1885 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 01 May 1968 Fairfield, Jefferson Co., AL, m. Georgia Ruth Thornton on 25 Oct 1921 at Attalla, Etowah Co., AL. Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry was born on 20 Aug 1901 at Dixon, Cherokee Co., AL and died March 1992 at Trussville, Jefferson Co., AL. She was the daughter of Daniel Webster Thornton and his first wife, Sarah Ella Thornton.
9) Dana B. Berry (who doesn't have a FAG memorial), b. 25 Feb 1888 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 24 Jul 1969 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., AL, m. 24 Dec 1914 in Etowah Co., AL to David Alonzo Gramling by Henry M. Stevenson. David Grambling, b. 18 Nov 1888 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL, d. 01 Oct 1974 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL. The 1900 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL (See above) enumerated 13 Y/O Dena (Dana) B. Berry in the household of her father, Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. The 1910 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., Al (See above) enumerated 22 Y/O Danna (Dana) B. Berry living in the household of her widowed mother, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry. There is an extant one cent post card dated 03 May 1911 addressed to Miss Dana Berry at Wheeler Business College, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL. The 1913 Birmingham, AL City Directory recorded Miss Dana B. Berry as a stenographer. The 1914 Gadsden, Alabama City Directory recorded Miss Dana Berry as a clerk for the Gadsden Hardware Company. As noted above, David A. Gramling married Dana B. Berry on 25 Dec 1914 in Etowah Co., AL (Alabama Marriage Indexes 1814-1935). In 1916, the Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL City Directory recorded David A. Gramling (a clerk) and his wife, Dana.
The 1920 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 32 Y/O David Alonzo Gramling, a salesman in a supply store born in AL, and his 31 Y/O wife, Dana B. Gramling, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 3 years 6 months old David Alonzo Grambling, Jr. and 2 Y/O Bonney Luther Gramling, named after Dana (Berry) Gramling's brother, Bonney Edward Berry. Also living in their household in 1920 was 34 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., Dana's brother, and 24 Y/O J. B. Gramling, a salesman in a supply store born in AL. He was the brother of David Alonzo Gramling.
Also, the 1927 Gadsden, AL City Directory recorded David and Dana (Berry) Gramling.
The 1930 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 42 Y/O David Alonzo Grambling, a furniture dealer, and his 42 Y/O wife, Dana B. (Berry) Grambling. Living in the household were their children: 13 Y/O David Alonzo Grambling, Jr. and 12 Y/O Bonney Luther Grambling. Also living in the household was the widow, 85 Y/O Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, the mother of Dana B. (Berry) Grambling. Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry died on Feb. 23 Feb 1937 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
The 1860 US Census of Lebanon, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 45 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr., a farmer born in TN, and his 48 Y/O wife, Winnifred (Winnie) F. (Ward) Berry, born in South Carolina. Children in the household were: 18 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a farm laborer; 15 Y/O Mary Berry; 13 Y/O Pinckney Berry; 9 Y/O Hannah Berry; 5 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., (b. October 1854-See 1900 Census of Bell Co., TX)
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. was born into a DeKalb Co., AL farming family and grew up working on his father's (Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr.) large acreage until the American Civil War intervened in his life.
He enlisted at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL at the age of 22 as a private on 01 Mar 1862 into Company I, Alabama 10th Infantry Regiment and mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA as a POW after the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee, C.S.A., Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commanding Armies of the United States.
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr.'s regiment participated in the following battles after his enlistment (he was there unless otherwise noted):
1) Fought on April 1862 at Siege of Yorktown, VA. Samuel was recorded as “Absent on detail or duty by order” during this battle.
2) Fought on 05 May 1862 at Williamsburg, VA.
3) Fought on 31 May 1862 at Seven Pines, Henrico Co., VA
4) Fought on 27 Jun 1862 the Battle of Gaines's Mill (sometimes known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River), which took place in Hanover County, Virginia, as the third of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign);
5) Absent (sick) on 30 Jun 1862, the Battle of White Oak Swamp which took place in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign).
6) Fought on 30 Aug 1862 Battle of 2nd Manassas, VA.
7) Fought on 13-15 Sep 1862 Siege at Harper's Ferry, W. VA
8) Absent (Severely wounded) on 17 Sep 1862 at Antietam, Sharpsburg, MD.
9) Absent (Wounded) 13 Dec 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, VA to 02 Dec 1863 Battle of Mine Run (aka Payne's farm), inclusive.
10) Absent (Wounded) on 03 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
11) Absent (Wounded) on 02 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
12) Fought on 06 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
13) Fought on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
14) Fought on 06 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
15) Absent (Sick) 23 Jun 1864 to 29 Jun 1864 Ream's Station, inclusive.
16) Fought on 30 Jun 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
17) Fought on 30 Jul 1864 at the Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, VA.
18) Absent (Detail) 25 Aug 1864 Petersburg, VA.
19) Absent (Residence Van Buren, DeKalb Co., Alabama) on 27 Oct 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
20) Fought on 13 Mar 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
21) Surrendered and mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox, VA.
His military record shows him on wounded furlough in Oct. 1862. He was severely wounded on 17 Sept 1962 during the Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg, MD., the bloodiest day in American military history. Records show he was paid $69 for his service and clothing from 30 Apr 1862 thru 31 Aug 1862 (see accompanying record). Editorial: Wow! What a military record!!
He married Mary Ann Wilson at Gadsden, AL on 12 June 1863 while on wounded leave. She was the daughter of Joseph Wilson and Celia Edwards of N.C. Samuel returned to duty shortly after his marriage.
Post-Civil War, the 1870 US Census of Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL enumerated the household of 30 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a civil war veteran and a farmer born in AL. Samuel's 24 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, born in AL (no occupation) was also enumerated in his household. Living in their household was their 5 Y/O daughter, Ada Viola Berry, born in AL, and Samuel's 15 Y/O brother, Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., who was attending school. Another occupant of Samuel's household was 48 Y/O "Mary Berry" (housekeeper) listed as "Black". She may have been a retainer from before the Civil War. NOTE: The household next door to Samuel's was that of his parent's, 55 Y/O Andrew Jackson Berry, Sr., a farmer born in TN, and his 58 Y/O wife, Winnifred (Winnie) F. (Ward) Berry, born in South Carolina. There is no obvious explanation why their 15 Y/O son, Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr., wasn't living in his parent's household. Andrew Jackson Berry, Jr. was born in October 1854-See 1900 Census of Bell Co., TX.
NOTE: On this same 1870 census page, two households away from his parents was the household of Andrew Jackson and Winnifred Berry, and siblings, was the household of 23 Y/O Hugh P. Berry, a farmer born in AL, and his 23 Y/O wife, Sarah M. (Ventress) Berry, born in TN (See 1850 census above). Living in their household was their 1 Y/O son, Francis L. Berry. Other occupants of the household were: Sarah M. (Ventress) Berry's 45 Y/O widowed mother, Mary E. Ventress, born in TN and Sarah's 21 Y/O brother, Aaron Ventress, born in TN.
By 1880 Samuel had moved to "Ball Play and Turkeytown", Etowah Co., AL and his household was enumerated in the 1880 US Census: 38 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a miller/farmer, and his 35 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry. The 1880 census recorded that he was born in Alabama. All subsequent US Censuses (1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930) indicated he was born in Louisiana. Living in the 1880 household were their children: 11 Y/O Ada Viola Berry; 9 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry; 6 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry and 2 Y/O Josie (Josephine) Brindley Berry.
An 17 Dec 1884 Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL indenture records Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. and his wife, Mary A. Berry, purchasing the Wilson Warehouse for $500.00. This old building has been preserved and is now in the Pioneer Village at Noccalula Falls in Gadsden, AL.
The 1900 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 58 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a farmer born in AL, and his 55 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 29 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, 26 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry, 22 Y/O Josie (Josephine) Brindley Berry, 17 Y/O Bonnie E. Berry, 14 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., and 13 Y/O Dena (Dana) B. Berry.
Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. died in 1901. Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, his widow, applied for his Civil War pension on 02 Apr 1925. She died on 23 Feb 1937 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL at the ripe old age of 91 and is buried near him.
The children of Samuel Ward and Mary (Wilson) Berry, Sr. were:
1) Ada Viola Berry, b. 13 Nov 1868, d. 08 Sep 1897 (FAG memorial #16343999), bur. Turkeytown United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hokes Bluff, Etowah Co., AL
2) Edwin Walker Berry, b. 23 Apr 1871, d. 05 Nov 1948 Wilcox Co., AL, m. Mary Gaston Goode.
3) Joseph Wilson Berry (See below)
4) Andrew Jackson Berry, b. 10 Jun 1876 Alabama, d. 14 Aug 1878 Alabama (FAG #84415197)
5) Josephine "Josie" Brindley Berry, b. 01 Feb 1878, d. 09 Sep 1919, m. Rev. Samuel Lee Prickett (Methodist)
6) Mary W. Berry, b. 28 Sep 1880 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 15 Jun 1882 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL (FAG #84415704)
7) Bonney (Bonnie) Edward Berry, b. 27 Dec 1882 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 25 Apr 1916, m. Roselle Bandy Burns on 26 Jul 1911 at Pratt City, Jefferson Co., AL. (FAG #16344005)
8) Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., b. 23 Aug 1885 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 01 May 1968 Fairfield, Jefferson Co., AL, m. Georgia Ruth Thornton on 25 Oct 1921 at Attalla, Etowah Co., AL. Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry was born on 20 Aug 1901 at Dixon, Cherokee Co., AL and died March 1992 at Trussville, Jefferson Co., AL. She was the daughter of Daniel Webster Thornton and his first wife, Sarah Ella Thornton.
9) Dana B. Berry (who doesn't have a FAG memorial), b. 25 Feb 1888 Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL, d. 24 Jul 1969 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., AL, m. 24 Dec 1914 in Etowah Co., AL to David Alonzo Gramling by Henry M. Stevenson. David Grambling, b. 18 Nov 1888 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL, d. 01 Oct 1974 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL. The 1900 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL (See above) enumerated 13 Y/O Dena (Dana) B. Berry in the household of her father, Samuel Ward Berry, Sr. The 1910 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., Al (See above) enumerated 22 Y/O Danna (Dana) B. Berry living in the household of her widowed mother, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry. There is an extant one cent post card dated 03 May 1911 addressed to Miss Dana Berry at Wheeler Business College, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL. The 1913 Birmingham, AL City Directory recorded Miss Dana B. Berry as a stenographer. The 1914 Gadsden, Alabama City Directory recorded Miss Dana Berry as a clerk for the Gadsden Hardware Company. As noted above, David A. Gramling married Dana B. Berry on 25 Dec 1914 in Etowah Co., AL (Alabama Marriage Indexes 1814-1935). In 1916, the Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL City Directory recorded David A. Gramling (a clerk) and his wife, Dana.
The 1920 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 32 Y/O David Alonzo Gramling, a salesman in a supply store born in AL, and his 31 Y/O wife, Dana B. Gramling, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 3 years 6 months old David Alonzo Grambling, Jr. and 2 Y/O Bonney Luther Gramling, named after Dana (Berry) Gramling's brother, Bonney Edward Berry. Also living in their household in 1920 was 34 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., Dana's brother, and 24 Y/O J. B. Gramling, a salesman in a supply store born in AL. He was the brother of David Alonzo Gramling.
Also, the 1927 Gadsden, AL City Directory recorded David and Dana (Berry) Gramling.
The 1930 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 42 Y/O David Alonzo Grambling, a furniture dealer, and his 42 Y/O wife, Dana B. (Berry) Grambling. Living in the household were their children: 13 Y/O David Alonzo Grambling, Jr. and 12 Y/O Bonney Luther Grambling. Also living in the household was the widow, 85 Y/O Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry, the mother of Dana B. (Berry) Grambling. Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry died on Feb. 23 Feb 1937 at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
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