PHOTO: Green Berry Ketchum, Jr. and wife Barsha Ola Shields Ketchum and daughter Nora - about 1892.

THE CALL OF THE SAN SABA by Alma Ward Hamrick "One of the pupils attending school at the Masonic school was Berry Ketchum."

In 1870's Green Berry's nephew George Ketchum (son of James) moved to Tom Green County, Texas several miles south and slightly west of Knickerbocker, Texas. By 1880 Green Berry was living in the county also.

1880 census, Precinct 3, Tom Green County, Texas: John McDannel, age 33, his cousin John Adcock, age 24, both born in Arkansas, and Green Berry Ketchum, age 29, his partner were living in same household. McCannel and Green Berry listed themselves as stock raisers. Adcock listed as farmer.

In late 1884 Green Berry moved his ranch to the same place, from San Saba. He prospered, and in about 1900 he bought a ranch 9 miles west of Sheffield, Pecos County, Texas. The ranch was several thousand acres of land. He was known to raise and sell good quality race horses and working horses. After his death a large oil/gas field was discovered on the land and the family was said to have became even more prosperous.

1900 U.S. Census, the Berry Ketchum family lived in Commissioner's Precinct 4, Tom Green County, Texas. Also living with them was cousin Thomas Ketchum, son of his uncle Chester in Caldwell County, his mother-in-law Matilda (Shields) age 70 and Claburn Wilson, a servant.

Ozona (TX) Optimist newspaper, Thursday February 2, 1913 - "Berry Ketchum came in from San Angelo with his new car, accompanied by his two daughters, Misses Alice and Barsha."

The San Saba County News 02/16/1916 reported the sale of Berry's ranch along the Pecos River on 02/04/1916. "W.N. Waddell of Fort Worth to Blackstone & Slaughter of Irion County. $330,000. Included 140 sections of land, 4,000 sheep, 4,000 mixed cattle and 200 horses and mules."