By 1880, Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., the father of Edwin Walker Berry, had moved his family from Collinsville, Dekalb Co., AL to Ball Play and Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL. The 1880 US Census enumerated the household of 38 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a miller/farmer born in AL, and his 35 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry. 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) B. Berry.
The 1900 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 58 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a farmer, 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.
On 18 Jun 1902 at Wilcox Co., AL, Edwin Walker Berry married Mary Gaston Goode, daughter of Robert James and Annie Lou (Gaston) Goode of Boiling Springs, Wilcox Co., AL.
The 1910 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 35 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a bank president, and his 26 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household were their children: 7 Y/O Samuel Goode Berry and 1 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, Jr.
The 1920 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 48 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a banker, and his 36 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household were their children: 16 Y/O Samuel Goode Berry and 11 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, Jr.
The 1930 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 58 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a banker, and his 44 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household was 55 Y/O Emma Bell, a black household servant.
The 1940 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 68 Y/O widower Edwin Walker Berry, a National Bank president. His wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry, had died on 08 Dec 1933.
As noted above the US Censuses from 1910-1940 indicate Edwin was living in Camden, Wilcox Co., AL and was President of the National Bank there. He had a 4 year college education and received a salary of $2100 per year in 1940, which was very significant for the time.
The children of Edwin Walker and Mary (Goode) Berry were:
1) Samuel Goode Berry, b. 12 Sep 1903, d. 22 Aug 1947 m. Katherine Seay (FAG Memorial #54659780)
2) Mary Jefferson Berry b. 1905, d. 1908
3) Edwin Walker Berry, Jr., b. 05 Nov 1909, d. 14 Sept 1961 m. Catherine Scherhius b. 11 Nov 1906, Selma, Dallas Co., Alabama, d. 31 Aug 1998 Birmingham, Alabama. Catherine was the daughter of Andrew M Scherhius and his wife, Eula D Burt. Edwin attended Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, AL in 1926-1929 and was a resident of Camden, AL at this time (His year book photos are available on Ancestry.com). In 1934-1935, Edwin, Jr. was a teller at the Fairfield, AL branch of the 1st National Bank of Birmingham and by 1938-1940 was the assistant branch manager with a salary of $2090 per year. This may not sound like much but this occurred during the depth of the "Great Depression". In 1957-1960, he was the Vice President/Manager of the Bessemer, AL branch of the 1st National Bank of Birmingham (AL).
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, 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.
On 18 Jun 1902 at Wilcox Co., AL, Edwin Walker Berry married Mary Gaston Goode, daughter of Robert James and Annie Lou (Gaston) Goode of Boiling Springs, Wilcox Co., AL.
The 1910 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 35 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a bank president, and his 26 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household were their children: 7 Y/O Samuel Goode Berry and 1 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, Jr.
The 1920 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 48 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a banker, and his 36 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household were their children: 16 Y/O Samuel Goode Berry and 11 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, Jr.
The 1930 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 58 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a banker, and his 44 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household was 55 Y/O Emma Bell, a black household servant.
The 1940 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 68 Y/O widower Edwin Walker Berry, a National Bank president. His wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry, had died on 08 Dec 1933.
As noted above the US Censuses from 1910-1940 indicate Edwin was living in Camden, Wilcox Co., AL and was President of the National Bank there. He had a 4 year college education and received a salary of $2100 per year in 1940, which was very significant for the time.
The children of Edwin Walker and Mary (Goode) Berry were:
1) Samuel Goode Berry, b. 12 Sep 1903, d. 22 Aug 1947 m. Katherine Seay (FAG Memorial #54659780)
2) Mary Jefferson Berry b. 1905, d. 1908
3) Edwin Walker Berry, Jr., b. 05 Nov 1909, d. 14 Sept 1961 m. Catherine Scherhius b. 11 Nov 1906, Selma, Dallas Co., Alabama, d. 31 Aug 1998 Birmingham, Alabama. Catherine was the daughter of Andrew M Scherhius and his wife, Eula D Burt. Edwin attended Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, AL in 1926-1929 and was a resident of Camden, AL at this time (His year book photos are available on Ancestry.com). In 1934-1935, Edwin, Jr. was a teller at the Fairfield, AL branch of the 1st National Bank of Birmingham and by 1938-1940 was the assistant branch manager with a salary of $2090 per year. This may not sound like much but this occurred during the depth of the "Great Depression". In 1957-1960, he was the Vice President/Manager of the Bessemer, AL branch of the 1st National Bank of Birmingham (AL).
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
By 1880, Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., the father of Edwin Walker Berry, had moved his family from Collinsville, Dekalb Co., AL to Ball Play and Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL. The 1880 US Census enumerated the household of 38 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a miller/farmer born in AL, and his 35 Y/O wife, Mary Ann (Wilson) Berry. 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) B. Berry.
The 1900 US Census of Turkeytown, Etowah Co., AL enumerated the household of 58 Y/O Samuel Ward Berry, Sr., a farmer, 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.
On 18 Jun 1902 at Wilcox Co., AL, Edwin Walker Berry married Mary Gaston Goode, daughter of Robert James and Annie Lou (Gaston) Goode of Boiling Springs, Wilcox Co., AL.
The 1910 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 35 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a bank president, and his 26 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household were their children: 7 Y/O Samuel Goode Berry and 1 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, Jr.
The 1920 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 48 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a banker, and his 36 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household were their children: 16 Y/O Samuel Goode Berry and 11 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, Jr.
The 1930 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 58 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a banker, and his 44 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household was 55 Y/O Emma Bell, a black household servant.
The 1940 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 68 Y/O widower Edwin Walker Berry, a National Bank president. His wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry, had died on 08 Dec 1933.
As noted above the US Censuses from 1910-1940 indicate Edwin was living in Camden, Wilcox Co., AL and was President of the National Bank there. He had a 4 year college education and received a salary of $2100 per year in 1940, which was very significant for the time.
The children of Edwin Walker and Mary (Goode) Berry were:
1) Samuel Goode Berry, b. 12 Sep 1903, d. 22 Aug 1947 m. Katherine Seay (FAG Memorial #54659780)
2) Mary Jefferson Berry b. 1905, d. 1908
3) Edwin Walker Berry, Jr., b. 05 Nov 1909, d. 14 Sept 1961 m. Catherine Scherhius b. 11 Nov 1906, Selma, Dallas Co., Alabama, d. 31 Aug 1998 Birmingham, Alabama. Catherine was the daughter of Andrew M Scherhius and his wife, Eula D Burt. Edwin attended Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, AL in 1926-1929 and was a resident of Camden, AL at this time (His year book photos are available on Ancestry.com). In 1934-1935, Edwin, Jr. was a teller at the Fairfield, AL branch of the 1st National Bank of Birmingham and by 1938-1940 was the assistant branch manager with a salary of $2090 per year. This may not sound like much but this occurred during the depth of the "Great Depression". In 1957-1960, he was the Vice President/Manager of the Bessemer, AL branch of the 1st National Bank of Birmingham (AL).
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, 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.
On 18 Jun 1902 at Wilcox Co., AL, Edwin Walker Berry married Mary Gaston Goode, daughter of Robert James and Annie Lou (Gaston) Goode of Boiling Springs, Wilcox Co., AL.
The 1910 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 35 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a bank president, and his 26 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household were their children: 7 Y/O Samuel Goode Berry and 1 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, Jr.
The 1920 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 48 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a banker, and his 36 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household were their children: 16 Y/O Samuel Goode Berry and 11 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry, Jr.
The 1930 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 58 Y/O Edwin Walker Berry , a banker, and his 44 Y/O wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry. Also living in the household was 55 Y/O Emma Bell, a black household servant.
The 1940 US Census of Camden, Wilcox Co., AL enumerated the household of 68 Y/O widower Edwin Walker Berry, a National Bank president. His wife, Mary Gaston (Goode) Berry, had died on 08 Dec 1933.
As noted above the US Censuses from 1910-1940 indicate Edwin was living in Camden, Wilcox Co., AL and was President of the National Bank there. He had a 4 year college education and received a salary of $2100 per year in 1940, which was very significant for the time.
The children of Edwin Walker and Mary (Goode) Berry were:
1) Samuel Goode Berry, b. 12 Sep 1903, d. 22 Aug 1947 m. Katherine Seay (FAG Memorial #54659780)
2) Mary Jefferson Berry b. 1905, d. 1908
3) Edwin Walker Berry, Jr., b. 05 Nov 1909, d. 14 Sept 1961 m. Catherine Scherhius b. 11 Nov 1906, Selma, Dallas Co., Alabama, d. 31 Aug 1998 Birmingham, Alabama. Catherine was the daughter of Andrew M Scherhius and his wife, Eula D Burt. Edwin attended Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, AL in 1926-1929 and was a resident of Camden, AL at this time (His year book photos are available on Ancestry.com). In 1934-1935, Edwin, Jr. was a teller at the Fairfield, AL branch of the 1st National Bank of Birmingham and by 1938-1940 was the assistant branch manager with a salary of $2090 per year. This may not sound like much but this occurred during the depth of the "Great Depression". In 1957-1960, he was the Vice President/Manager of the Bessemer, AL branch of the 1st National Bank of Birmingham (AL).
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
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