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. Living in the household were their children: 29 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, 26 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry, 22 Y/O Josie (Josephine) B. Berry, 17 Y/O Bonnie E. Berry, 14 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., and 13 Y/O Dena (Dana) B. Berry.
The 1910 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 65 Y/O widowed Mary A. (Wilson) Berry. Also living in the household were her children: 36 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry, a general store merchant, 24 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a farmer, and 22 Y/O Danna (Dana) Berry, a dressmaker.
Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. began his career of a US Post office rural mail carrier in Etowah Co., Alabama on 01 Nov 1916 and retired on 23 Aug 1955 (see attached certificate).
The 12 Sep 1918 WWI Registration Card issued at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL recorded 33 Y/O unmarried Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. It confirmed his birth date as 23 Aug 1885. He was employed by the US Postal Service in Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL as a rural mail carrier. He recorded his nearest relative as his widowed mother, Mrs. Mary A. Berry of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL. Samuel was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and black hair.
Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. married Georgia Ruth Thornton on 25 Oct 1921 at Etowah Co., AL. The ceremony was performed by Crawford A. Tatum, Minister of the Gospel. She was the daughter of Daniel Webster Thornton and Sarah Eleanor "Ella" (Graham) Thornton.
The 1930 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co,. AL enumerated the household of 44 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a rural mail carrier born in AL, and his 28 Y/O wife, Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 7 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry III and 5 Y/O Dorothy R. Berry.
The 1940 US Census of of Gadsden, Etowah Co,. AL enumerated the household of 54 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a rural mail carrier born in AL, and his 38 Y/O wife, Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 17 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr.; 16 Y/O Dorothy R. Berry; 9 Y/O James Berry; 7 Y/O May Ruth Berry and 2 Y/O Edwin Berry.
Following his retirement from his US mail carrier job in Etowah Co., AL on 23 Aug 1955 Samuel Ward and Ruth (Thornton) Berry. Sr. moved to Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL and are recorded living there in the Birmingham City Directories at 859 5th St. W for the years 1957 thru 1960.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
The 1910 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 65 Y/O widowed Mary A. (Wilson) Berry. Also living in the household were her children: 36 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry, a general store merchant, 24 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a farmer, and 22 Y/O Danna (Dana) Berry, a dressmaker.
Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. began his career of a US Post office rural mail carrier in Etowah Co., Alabama on 01 Nov 1916 and retired on 23 Aug 1955 (see attached certificate).
The 12 Sep 1918 WWI Registration Card issued at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL recorded 33 Y/O unmarried Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. It confirmed his birth date as 23 Aug 1885. He was employed by the US Postal Service in Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL as a rural mail carrier. He recorded his nearest relative as his widowed mother, Mrs. Mary A. Berry of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL. Samuel was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and black hair.
Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. married Georgia Ruth Thornton on 25 Oct 1921 at Etowah Co., AL. The ceremony was performed by Crawford A. Tatum, Minister of the Gospel. She was the daughter of Daniel Webster Thornton and Sarah Eleanor "Ella" (Graham) Thornton.
The 1930 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co,. AL enumerated the household of 44 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a rural mail carrier born in AL, and his 28 Y/O wife, Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 7 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry III and 5 Y/O Dorothy R. Berry.
The 1940 US Census of of Gadsden, Etowah Co,. AL enumerated the household of 54 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a rural mail carrier born in AL, and his 38 Y/O wife, Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 17 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr.; 16 Y/O Dorothy R. Berry; 9 Y/O James Berry; 7 Y/O May Ruth Berry and 2 Y/O Edwin Berry.
Following his retirement from his US mail carrier job in Etowah Co., AL on 23 Aug 1955 Samuel Ward and Ruth (Thornton) Berry. Sr. moved to Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL and are recorded living there in the Birmingham City Directories at 859 5th St. W for the years 1957 thru 1960.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
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. Living in the household were their children: 29 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, 26 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry, 22 Y/O Josie (Josephine) B. Berry, 17 Y/O Bonnie E. Berry, 14 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., and 13 Y/O Dena (Dana) B. Berry.
The 1910 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 65 Y/O widowed Mary A. (Wilson) Berry. Also living in the household were her children: 36 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry, a general store merchant, 24 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a farmer, and 22 Y/O Danna (Dana) Berry, a dressmaker.
Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. began his career of a US Post office rural mail carrier in Etowah Co., Alabama on 01 Nov 1916 and retired on 23 Aug 1955 (see attached certificate).
The 12 Sep 1918 WWI Registration Card issued at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL recorded 33 Y/O unmarried Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. It confirmed his birth date as 23 Aug 1885. He was employed by the US Postal Service in Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL as a rural mail carrier. He recorded his nearest relative as his widowed mother, Mrs. Mary A. Berry of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL. Samuel was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and black hair.
Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. married Georgia Ruth Thornton on 25 Oct 1921 at Etowah Co., AL. The ceremony was performed by Crawford A. Tatum, Minister of the Gospel. She was the daughter of Daniel Webster Thornton and Sarah Eleanor "Ella" (Graham) Thornton.
The 1930 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co,. AL enumerated the household of 44 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a rural mail carrier born in AL, and his 28 Y/O wife, Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 7 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry III and 5 Y/O Dorothy R. Berry.
The 1940 US Census of of Gadsden, Etowah Co,. AL enumerated the household of 54 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a rural mail carrier born in AL, and his 38 Y/O wife, Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 17 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr.; 16 Y/O Dorothy R. Berry; 9 Y/O James Berry; 7 Y/O May Ruth Berry and 2 Y/O Edwin Berry.
Following his retirement from his US mail carrier job in Etowah Co., AL on 23 Aug 1955 Samuel Ward and Ruth (Thornton) Berry. Sr. moved to Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL and are recorded living there in the Birmingham City Directories at 859 5th St. W for the years 1957 thru 1960.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
The 1910 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 65 Y/O widowed Mary A. (Wilson) Berry. Also living in the household were her children: 36 Y/O Joseph Wilson Berry, a general store merchant, 24 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a farmer, and 22 Y/O Danna (Dana) Berry, a dressmaker.
Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. began his career of a US Post office rural mail carrier in Etowah Co., Alabama on 01 Nov 1916 and retired on 23 Aug 1955 (see attached certificate).
The 12 Sep 1918 WWI Registration Card issued at Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL recorded 33 Y/O unmarried Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. It confirmed his birth date as 23 Aug 1885. He was employed by the US Postal Service in Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL as a rural mail carrier. He recorded his nearest relative as his widowed mother, Mrs. Mary A. Berry of Gadsden, Etowah Co., AL. Samuel was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and black hair.
Samuel Ward Berry, Jr. married Georgia Ruth Thornton on 25 Oct 1921 at Etowah Co., AL. The ceremony was performed by Crawford A. Tatum, Minister of the Gospel. She was the daughter of Daniel Webster Thornton and Sarah Eleanor "Ella" (Graham) Thornton.
The 1930 US Census of Gadsden, Etowah Co,. AL enumerated the household of 44 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a rural mail carrier born in AL, and his 28 Y/O wife, Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 7 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry III and 5 Y/O Dorothy R. Berry.
The 1940 US Census of of Gadsden, Etowah Co,. AL enumerated the household of 54 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr., a rural mail carrier born in AL, and his 38 Y/O wife, Georgia Ruth (Thornton) Berry, born in AL. Living in the household were their children: 17 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Jr.; 16 Y/O Dorothy R. Berry; 9 Y/O James Berry; 7 Y/O May Ruth Berry and 2 Y/O Edwin Berry.
Following his retirement from his US mail carrier job in Etowah Co., AL on 23 Aug 1955 Samuel Ward and Ruth (Thornton) Berry. Sr. moved to Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL and are recorded living there in the Birmingham City Directories at 859 5th St. W for the years 1957 thru 1960.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
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