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Dorothy Lee Berry 1928–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1928

Birth Location: Cook County, IL

Death Date: 9 Oct 2018

Death Location: Chicago , Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Albert Berry

Mother: Maude Casselberry

Spouse(s): Sterling Askew

Children(s): George Berry

Dorothy Lee Berry was born in 1928 in Cook County, IL, the child of Albert Lee Berry And Maude Ruth Casselberry. In 1930, Dorothy Lee Berry resided in Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illi. In 1943, Dorothy Lee Berry resided in Evanston, Illinois, USA. Dorothy Lee Berry married King Atlas, Sterling B Askew, and had children including George Leonard Berry. Dorothy Lee Berry passed away in 2018 in Chicago , Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Lee Berry was born in 1928 in Cook County, IL, the child of Albert Lee Berry And Maude Ruth Casselberry.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Lee Berry resided in Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illi.
  • In 1943, Dorothy Lee Berry resided in Evanston, Illinois, USA.
  • Dorothy Lee Berry married King Atlas, Sterling B Askew, and had children including George Leonard Berry.
  • Dorothy Lee Berry passed away in 2018 in Chicago , Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Berry's Ancestors

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Dorothy Berry
1928–2018
Birth Place: Cook County, IL
Parents
Albert Lee Berry
1894–1936
Lake, Miss
Maude (Ruth) Casselberry
1901–1988
Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Mose Berry
1870–
Mississippi
Bertha (Lee) Young
1875–1968
Edmond (Dumas) Caselberry
1863–1939
LaGrange, Troup, Georgia
Emma Bowen
1875–1941
East Point, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Berry
1850–
George Marchman
1847–1865
Celia Casselberry
1824–1900
Joshua Bowen
1855–1935
Sallie West
1858–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius DNA
1815–1880
Sophia Hightower
1814–1880

Dorothy Berry's Descendants

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Dorothy (Lee) Berry (18 Apr 1928–9 Oct 2018) m. Sterling (B) Askew (28 Apr 1924–23 Sep 2004)
  1. 1. George (Leonard) Berry 1945–2003

Dorothy Berry's Timeline

5 Records

1928
18 Apr 1928
Birth of Dorothy Lee Berry in Cook County, IL
Cook County, IL
1930
1930
Age 2
Dorothy Lee Berry resided here in Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1943
1943
Age 15
Dorothy Lee Berry resided here in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Evanston, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 22
Dorothy Lee Berry resided here in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
2018
9 Oct 2018
Age 90
Death of Dorothy Lee Berry in Chicago , Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago , Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1928
    Event Place: Cook County, IL
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from New York, New York, 07011948-12311956; NAI Number: 3335533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and N
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 2544; Page: 43; Enumeration District: 107-57

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago (Districts 0001-0250), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 2340154

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Evanston, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Nicholas Intermediate School; Year: 1943

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 2544; Page: 43; Enumeration District: 107-57

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1955
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from New York, New York, 07011948-12311956; NAI Number: 3335533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and N

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 2544; Page: 43; Enumeration District: 107-57

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 2018
    Event Place: Chicago , Cook, Illinois, USA

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