Rachel Parthenia Armstrong was born April 25, 1855, in Randolph County, Alabama, one of 14 children born to James Barr "Jim" Armstrong and Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Porter.
Rachel's father was a southern slave owner, and when the Civil War broke out, her father and several of her brothers fought for the Confederacy. When the south lost the war, their southern way of life was forever changed. In 1869, her father packed up his family and moved to Texas. They settled first in Hill County, Texas, then moved on in 1872 to what is now Somervell County.
The 1870 Federal Census for Precinct 3, Texas (Hill County) (Hillsboro Post Office) listed James B. Armstrong, a farmer, age 54, born in South Carolina. His wife, Jane, was age 50, born in Tennessee. Living with them were 10 children: Andrew J., age 22, born in Alabama; Samuel B., age 21, born in Alabama; Henry T., age 13, born in Alabama; Francis M., age 13, born in Alabama; Jeff Davis, age 9, born in Alabama; Sarah J., age 25, born in Alabama; Rachel P., age 16, born in Alabama; Dama A., age 11, born in Alabama; William H., a farmer, age 30, born in Alabama; James J., a farmer, age 23, born in Alabama. Also living in the household was Lucy P. Armstrong, age 26, the wife of William Hamilton., born in Georgia; Leana Armstrong, age 4, daughter of William Hamilton., born in Alabama; and Susan F. Armstrong, age 17, wife of James Jasper, born in Tennessee.
In about 1876, Rachel married William Finis Berry, who was born in 1852 in Texas, son of Andrew Jackson Berry and Alsey Jane McSpadden. Rachel and William had six children: Emo Enis, Finis Z., Audie Lee, Alberta M., John Norman "Bronc", and Nina Eloise. The 1880 Federal Census for Precinct 2, Texas (Stephens County) listed William Berry, age 28, a farmer, born in Texas, with both parents born in Virginia. His wife, Rachel, was age 25, was keeping house, was born in Alabama, with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. Their children were: Emo E., age 3, born in Texas; Finis Z., age 2, born in Texas; and Audie L., age 11 months, born in Texas.
The 1910 Federal Census for Richards, Oklahoma (Comanche County) (listed William F. Berry, age 59, born in Texas with a Father born in Virginia and a Mother in Missouri. His wife, Rachel, was age 55, born in Alabama with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. Living with them were three children, Finis, age 32, born in Texas; Normal, age 21, born in Texas, a brakeman with the railroad, and Nina, age 16, born in Oklahoma.
The 1920 Federal Census for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma listed W. F. Berry, age 67, born in Texas with both parents born in Virginia. His wife, Rachel, was age 64, born in Alabama with her Father born in South Carolina and her Mother in Tennessee. Living with them were two sons, both born in Texas: Finis, an electrician, age 41; and John, a railroad conductor, age 30.
The 1930 Federal Census for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Oklahoma County) listed Rachel P., age 75, a widow, born in Alabama, with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. She was age 50, a widow, a dressmaker, born in Texas, with a Father born in Texas and a Mother in Alabama, and she was living with her daughter, Audie L. Jones. Also living in the household was Audie's nephew, John Schroer, age 18, working as a laborer in an automobile plant, born in Oklahoma, with a Father born in Missouri and a Mother in Texas. Also living in the household is Audie's brother, Finis Berry, age 52, single, an electrician wiring motors, born in Texas, with a Father born in Texas and a Mother in Alabama.
Rachel's husband, William, died on February 16, 1924, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was buried in the Fletcher Cemetery in Fletcher, Oklahoma. Rachel died on November 11, 1941 in Oklahoma City, and was buried in the Fletcher Cemetery beside her husband.
Obituary, The Oklahoma, November 12, 1942
Mrs. Rachel Berry. Rites will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Baptist Church at Fletcher for Mrs. Rachel Berry, 86 years old, a state resident since 1893, who died Tuesday at her home, 1845 Northwest 8th Street, the Garrison Funeral Home announced. Burial will be in the Fletcher Cemetery.
Rachel's father was a southern slave owner, and when the Civil War broke out, her father and several of her brothers fought for the Confederacy. When the south lost the war, their southern way of life was forever changed. In 1869, her father packed up his family and moved to Texas. They settled first in Hill County, Texas, then moved on in 1872 to what is now Somervell County.
The 1870 Federal Census for Precinct 3, Texas (Hill County) (Hillsboro Post Office) listed James B. Armstrong, a farmer, age 54, born in South Carolina. His wife, Jane, was age 50, born in Tennessee. Living with them were 10 children: Andrew J., age 22, born in Alabama; Samuel B., age 21, born in Alabama; Henry T., age 13, born in Alabama; Francis M., age 13, born in Alabama; Jeff Davis, age 9, born in Alabama; Sarah J., age 25, born in Alabama; Rachel P., age 16, born in Alabama; Dama A., age 11, born in Alabama; William H., a farmer, age 30, born in Alabama; James J., a farmer, age 23, born in Alabama. Also living in the household was Lucy P. Armstrong, age 26, the wife of William Hamilton., born in Georgia; Leana Armstrong, age 4, daughter of William Hamilton., born in Alabama; and Susan F. Armstrong, age 17, wife of James Jasper, born in Tennessee.
In about 1876, Rachel married William Finis Berry, who was born in 1852 in Texas, son of Andrew Jackson Berry and Alsey Jane McSpadden. Rachel and William had six children: Emo Enis, Finis Z., Audie Lee, Alberta M., John Norman "Bronc", and Nina Eloise. The 1880 Federal Census for Precinct 2, Texas (Stephens County) listed William Berry, age 28, a farmer, born in Texas, with both parents born in Virginia. His wife, Rachel, was age 25, was keeping house, was born in Alabama, with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. Their children were: Emo E., age 3, born in Texas; Finis Z., age 2, born in Texas; and Audie L., age 11 months, born in Texas.
The 1910 Federal Census for Richards, Oklahoma (Comanche County) (listed William F. Berry, age 59, born in Texas with a Father born in Virginia and a Mother in Missouri. His wife, Rachel, was age 55, born in Alabama with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. Living with them were three children, Finis, age 32, born in Texas; Normal, age 21, born in Texas, a brakeman with the railroad, and Nina, age 16, born in Oklahoma.
The 1920 Federal Census for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma listed W. F. Berry, age 67, born in Texas with both parents born in Virginia. His wife, Rachel, was age 64, born in Alabama with her Father born in South Carolina and her Mother in Tennessee. Living with them were two sons, both born in Texas: Finis, an electrician, age 41; and John, a railroad conductor, age 30.
The 1930 Federal Census for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Oklahoma County) listed Rachel P., age 75, a widow, born in Alabama, with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. She was age 50, a widow, a dressmaker, born in Texas, with a Father born in Texas and a Mother in Alabama, and she was living with her daughter, Audie L. Jones. Also living in the household was Audie's nephew, John Schroer, age 18, working as a laborer in an automobile plant, born in Oklahoma, with a Father born in Missouri and a Mother in Texas. Also living in the household is Audie's brother, Finis Berry, age 52, single, an electrician wiring motors, born in Texas, with a Father born in Texas and a Mother in Alabama.
Rachel's husband, William, died on February 16, 1924, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was buried in the Fletcher Cemetery in Fletcher, Oklahoma. Rachel died on November 11, 1941 in Oklahoma City, and was buried in the Fletcher Cemetery beside her husband.
Obituary, The Oklahoma, November 12, 1942
Mrs. Rachel Berry. Rites will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Baptist Church at Fletcher for Mrs. Rachel Berry, 86 years old, a state resident since 1893, who died Tuesday at her home, 1845 Northwest 8th Street, the Garrison Funeral Home announced. Burial will be in the Fletcher Cemetery.
Rachel Parthenia Armstrong was born April 25, 1855, in Randolph County, Alabama, one of 14 children born to James Barr "Jim" Armstrong and Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Porter.
Rachel's father was a southern slave owner, and when the Civil War broke out, her father and several of her brothers fought for the Confederacy. When the south lost the war, their southern way of life was forever changed. In 1869, her father packed up his family and moved to Texas. They settled first in Hill County, Texas, then moved on in 1872 to what is now Somervell County.
The 1870 Federal Census for Precinct 3, Texas (Hill County) (Hillsboro Post Office) listed James B. Armstrong, a farmer, age 54, born in South Carolina. His wife, Jane, was age 50, born in Tennessee. Living with them were 10 children: Andrew J., age 22, born in Alabama; Samuel B., age 21, born in Alabama; Henry T., age 13, born in Alabama; Francis M., age 13, born in Alabama; Jeff Davis, age 9, born in Alabama; Sarah J., age 25, born in Alabama; Rachel P., age 16, born in Alabama; Dama A., age 11, born in Alabama; William H., a farmer, age 30, born in Alabama; James J., a farmer, age 23, born in Alabama. Also living in the household was Lucy P. Armstrong, age 26, the wife of William Hamilton., born in Georgia; Leana Armstrong, age 4, daughter of William Hamilton., born in Alabama; and Susan F. Armstrong, age 17, wife of James Jasper, born in Tennessee.
In about 1876, Rachel married William Finis Berry, who was born in 1852 in Texas, son of Andrew Jackson Berry and Alsey Jane McSpadden. Rachel and William had six children: Emo Enis, Finis Z., Audie Lee, Alberta M., John Norman "Bronc", and Nina Eloise. The 1880 Federal Census for Precinct 2, Texas (Stephens County) listed William Berry, age 28, a farmer, born in Texas, with both parents born in Virginia. His wife, Rachel, was age 25, was keeping house, was born in Alabama, with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. Their children were: Emo E., age 3, born in Texas; Finis Z., age 2, born in Texas; and Audie L., age 11 months, born in Texas.
The 1910 Federal Census for Richards, Oklahoma (Comanche County) (listed William F. Berry, age 59, born in Texas with a Father born in Virginia and a Mother in Missouri. His wife, Rachel, was age 55, born in Alabama with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. Living with them were three children, Finis, age 32, born in Texas; Normal, age 21, born in Texas, a brakeman with the railroad, and Nina, age 16, born in Oklahoma.
The 1920 Federal Census for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma listed W. F. Berry, age 67, born in Texas with both parents born in Virginia. His wife, Rachel, was age 64, born in Alabama with her Father born in South Carolina and her Mother in Tennessee. Living with them were two sons, both born in Texas: Finis, an electrician, age 41; and John, a railroad conductor, age 30.
The 1930 Federal Census for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Oklahoma County) listed Rachel P., age 75, a widow, born in Alabama, with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. She was age 50, a widow, a dressmaker, born in Texas, with a Father born in Texas and a Mother in Alabama, and she was living with her daughter, Audie L. Jones. Also living in the household was Audie's nephew, John Schroer, age 18, working as a laborer in an automobile plant, born in Oklahoma, with a Father born in Missouri and a Mother in Texas. Also living in the household is Audie's brother, Finis Berry, age 52, single, an electrician wiring motors, born in Texas, with a Father born in Texas and a Mother in Alabama.
Rachel's husband, William, died on February 16, 1924, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was buried in the Fletcher Cemetery in Fletcher, Oklahoma. Rachel died on November 11, 1941 in Oklahoma City, and was buried in the Fletcher Cemetery beside her husband.
Obituary, The Oklahoma, November 12, 1942
Mrs. Rachel Berry. Rites will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Baptist Church at Fletcher for Mrs. Rachel Berry, 86 years old, a state resident since 1893, who died Tuesday at her home, 1845 Northwest 8th Street, the Garrison Funeral Home announced. Burial will be in the Fletcher Cemetery.
Rachel's father was a southern slave owner, and when the Civil War broke out, her father and several of her brothers fought for the Confederacy. When the south lost the war, their southern way of life was forever changed. In 1869, her father packed up his family and moved to Texas. They settled first in Hill County, Texas, then moved on in 1872 to what is now Somervell County.
The 1870 Federal Census for Precinct 3, Texas (Hill County) (Hillsboro Post Office) listed James B. Armstrong, a farmer, age 54, born in South Carolina. His wife, Jane, was age 50, born in Tennessee. Living with them were 10 children: Andrew J., age 22, born in Alabama; Samuel B., age 21, born in Alabama; Henry T., age 13, born in Alabama; Francis M., age 13, born in Alabama; Jeff Davis, age 9, born in Alabama; Sarah J., age 25, born in Alabama; Rachel P., age 16, born in Alabama; Dama A., age 11, born in Alabama; William H., a farmer, age 30, born in Alabama; James J., a farmer, age 23, born in Alabama. Also living in the household was Lucy P. Armstrong, age 26, the wife of William Hamilton., born in Georgia; Leana Armstrong, age 4, daughter of William Hamilton., born in Alabama; and Susan F. Armstrong, age 17, wife of James Jasper, born in Tennessee.
In about 1876, Rachel married William Finis Berry, who was born in 1852 in Texas, son of Andrew Jackson Berry and Alsey Jane McSpadden. Rachel and William had six children: Emo Enis, Finis Z., Audie Lee, Alberta M., John Norman "Bronc", and Nina Eloise. The 1880 Federal Census for Precinct 2, Texas (Stephens County) listed William Berry, age 28, a farmer, born in Texas, with both parents born in Virginia. His wife, Rachel, was age 25, was keeping house, was born in Alabama, with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. Their children were: Emo E., age 3, born in Texas; Finis Z., age 2, born in Texas; and Audie L., age 11 months, born in Texas.
The 1910 Federal Census for Richards, Oklahoma (Comanche County) (listed William F. Berry, age 59, born in Texas with a Father born in Virginia and a Mother in Missouri. His wife, Rachel, was age 55, born in Alabama with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. Living with them were three children, Finis, age 32, born in Texas; Normal, age 21, born in Texas, a brakeman with the railroad, and Nina, age 16, born in Oklahoma.
The 1920 Federal Census for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma listed W. F. Berry, age 67, born in Texas with both parents born in Virginia. His wife, Rachel, was age 64, born in Alabama with her Father born in South Carolina and her Mother in Tennessee. Living with them were two sons, both born in Texas: Finis, an electrician, age 41; and John, a railroad conductor, age 30.
The 1930 Federal Census for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Oklahoma County) listed Rachel P., age 75, a widow, born in Alabama, with a Father born in South Carolina and a Mother in Tennessee. She was age 50, a widow, a dressmaker, born in Texas, with a Father born in Texas and a Mother in Alabama, and she was living with her daughter, Audie L. Jones. Also living in the household was Audie's nephew, John Schroer, age 18, working as a laborer in an automobile plant, born in Oklahoma, with a Father born in Missouri and a Mother in Texas. Also living in the household is Audie's brother, Finis Berry, age 52, single, an electrician wiring motors, born in Texas, with a Father born in Texas and a Mother in Alabama.
Rachel's husband, William, died on February 16, 1924, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was buried in the Fletcher Cemetery in Fletcher, Oklahoma. Rachel died on November 11, 1941 in Oklahoma City, and was buried in the Fletcher Cemetery beside her husband.
Obituary, The Oklahoma, November 12, 1942
Mrs. Rachel Berry. Rites will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Baptist Church at Fletcher for Mrs. Rachel Berry, 86 years old, a state resident since 1893, who died Tuesday at her home, 1845 Northwest 8th Street, the Garrison Funeral Home announced. Burial will be in the Fletcher Cemetery.
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William Hamilton "Billy" Armstrong
1840–1921
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PVT John Franklin Armstrong
1843–1864
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Sarah Jane Armstrong Little
1844–1920
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James Jasper Armstrong
1846–1932
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Andrew Jackson Armstrong
1848–1923
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Samuel Barr Armstrong
1850–1934
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Henry Thomas Armstrong
1853–1924
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Ann Adaline "Dama" Armstrong McAdoo
1859–1942
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Jefferson Davis Armstrong
1861–1937
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