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Columbus Avery BERRY 1869–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 MAR 1869

Birth Location: Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri

Death Date: 28 JUL 1949

Death Location: Mt. Gilead Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri

Father: William BERRY

Mother: Elizabeth [BEST]

Spouse(s): Annie HEAD

Children(s): William BERRY, Roma BERRY

In 1869, Columbus Avery BERRY entered the world in Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri, born to William Peter Berry And Elizabeth Hannah Bess Best. Columbus Avery BERRY married Annie Laurie Head, and had children including Howard Berry, Roma Birdeliah Berry, William Claude Berry. Columbus Avery BERRY passed away in 1949 in Mt. Gilead Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Columbus Avery BERRY entered the world in Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri, born to William Peter Berry And Elizabeth Hannah Bess Best.
  • Columbus Avery BERRY married Annie Laurie Head, and had children including Howard Berry, Roma Birdeliah Berry, William Claude Berry.
  • Columbus Avery BERRY passed away in 1949 in Mt. Gilead Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Columbus BERRY's Ancestors

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Columbus BERRY
1869–1949
Birth Place: Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri
Parents
William Peter BERRY
1844–1902
Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri
Elizabeth (Hannah BESS) [BEST]
1848–1906
Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
Grandparents
Caleb BERRY
1815–1876
Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Nancy (Elizabeth) WHITE
1819–1904
Georgia
John (Anderson BESS) [BEST]
1822–1903
Madison Co., Missouri
Margaret (Virginia ‘Peggy’ SEITZ) [SIDES]
1824–1895
Madison Co., Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Hiram I
1784–1889
Mary LINCOLN
1792–1874
Michael [BEST]
1794–
Elizabeth [ECKERT]
1796–
Peter II
1784–1842
Hannah [MEYSTER]
1788–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas LINCOLN
1787–1850
Susanna [ROTH]
1787–1840
John I
1762–1845
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1763–1850
Peter I
1750–1841
Elizabeth [ZIMMERMAN]
1754–1831

Columbus BERRY's Descendants

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Columbus (Avery) BERRY (21 MAR 1869–28 JUL 1949) m. Annie (Laurie) HEAD (13 OCT 1875–22 JAN 1911)
  1. 1. William (Claude) BERRY 1899–1978
  2. 2. Roma (Birdeliah) BERRY 1908–1931 m. Henry (Theodore) TINSLEY 1903–1966
    1. 1. Anna (Mae) TINSLEY 1923–1967 m. Otto (Leonard) SIMMONS 1917–1979
    2. 2. Floyd (Henry) TINSLEY 1925–2005 m. Patricia (Delores SMITH) [MAT-JUDY] 1936–2015
    3. 3. Iva (Frederica) TINSLEY 1930–2010 m. Jefferson (David) GRINDSTAFF 1929–2008
    4. 4. Carl (William Christopher Columbus) TINSLEY 1927–1999

Columbus BERRY's Timeline

2 Records

1869
21 MAR 1869
Birth of Columbus Avery BERRY in Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri
Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri
1949
28 JUL 1949
Age 80
Death of Columbus Avery BERRY in Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri
Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 MAR 1869
    Event Place: Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 3069BerryHiramSr; Family group sheet
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1949
    Event Place: Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 3068BerryHiramSr; Family group sheet
    [2] Death date
    [3] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mt. Gilead Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Higdon, Madison Co., Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] Death date
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

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