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Emma Orlene South Berry 1866–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1866

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 26 September 1944

Death Location: Jim Wells County, Texas, USA

Father: William Pvt

Mother: Mary Dillard

Spouse(s): John Berry

Children(s): Myrtle Gorbet, Clancy Franks, Katherine Baker

Emma Orlene South Berry was born in 1866 in Mississippi, the child of William Derek South Pvt And Mary A Polly Dillard. In 1935, Emma Orlene South Berry resided in Jim Wells, Texas. In 1940, Emma Orlene South Berry resided in Jim Wells, Texas, USA. Emma Orlene South Berry married John Karr Berry, and had children including Clancy Aldia Berry Franks, Katherine Iva Berry Baker, Myrtle May Berry Gorbet. Emma Orlene South Berry passed away in 1944 in Jim Wells County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Emma Orlene South Berry was born in 1866 in Mississippi, the child of William Derek South Pvt And Mary A Polly Dillard.
  • In 1935, Emma Orlene South Berry resided in Jim Wells, Texas.
  • In 1940, Emma Orlene South Berry resided in Jim Wells, Texas, USA.
  • Emma Orlene South Berry married John Karr Berry, and had children including Clancy Aldia Berry Franks, Katherine Iva Berry Baker, Myrtle May Berry Gorbet.
  • Emma Orlene South Berry passed away in 1944 in Jim Wells County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Berry's Ancestors

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Emma Berry
1866–1944
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
William Derek South Pvt
1828–1927
Spartanburg Co. SC
Mary (A (Polly)) Dillard
1838–1925
Spartanburg Co. SC
Grandparents
Josephus Dillard
1810–1890
Spartanburg Co. SC
Catherine Reid
1815–1895
Spartanburg Co. SC
Great-Grandparents
James Dillard
1788–1860
Thomas Reid
1770–1835
Judith Reid
1770–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Dillard
1755–1851
Pricilla Wilkens
1760–1852
William Bryant
1741–1834

Emma Berry's Descendants

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Emma (Orlene South) Berry (10 April 1866–26 September 1944) m. John (Karr) Berry (19 August 1854–13 November 1912)
  1. 1. Myrtle (May Berry) Gorbet 1892–1973
  2. 2. Clancy (Aldia Berry) Franks 1895–1981 m. William (Henry) Franks 1891–1976
  3. 3. Katherine (Iva Berry) Baker 1905–1978 m. Rufus (Elmer) Berry 1897–1978

Emma Berry's Timeline

4 Records

1866
10 April 1866
Birth of Emma Orlene South Berry in Mississippi
Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 69
Emma Orlene South Berry resided here in Jim Wells, Texas
Jim Wells, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 74
Emma Orlene South Berry resided here in Jim Wells, Texas, USA
Jim Wells, Texas, USA
1944
26 September 1944
Age 78
Death of Emma Orlene South Berry
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1866
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jim Wells, Texas; Roll: T627_4081; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 125-7
    [2] Texas, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jim Wells, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jim Wells, Texas; Roll: T627_4081; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 125-7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Jim Wells, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jim Wells, Texas; Roll: T627_4081; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 125-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 September 1944
    Record Source: Texas, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jim Wells County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Find a Grave Index

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