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Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. 1884–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1884

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1954

Death Location: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Theodore Berry

Mother: Rosanna Watson

Spouse(s): Lue Gray, Lou Gray

Children(s): Elnora Berry, Roseana Berry, Nelse Berry, Lena Berry, Annabel Berry, Emma Berry, Joseph Berry, Samuel Berry, Cora Berry

In 1884, Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. entered the world in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA, born to Theodore R Berry And Rosanna Watson. In 1900, Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided in Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA. In 1910, Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided in Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA. Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. married Lou Gray, Lue B Gray, and had children including Annabel Berry, Bonnie Berry, Clara Berry, Cora Lee Berry, Elnora Berry, Emma Berry, Jesse Berry, Joseph Berry, Lena Berry, Nelse Berry, Rae Berry, Roseana Berry, Samuel Berry. Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. passed away in 1954 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1884, Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. entered the world in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA, born to Theodore R Berry And Rosanna Watson.
  • In 1900, Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided in Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1910, Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided in Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA.
  • Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. married Lou Gray, Lue B Gray, and had children including Annabel Berry, Bonnie Berry, Clara Berry, Cora Lee Berry, Elnora Berry, Emma Berry, Jesse Berry, Joseph Berry, Lena Berry, Nelse Berry, Rae Berry, Roseana Berry, Samuel Berry.
  • Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. passed away in 1954 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Theodore Berry
1824–1884
Birth Location: Sumter, South Carolina, USA
TB
Rosanna Watson
1848–1885
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
RW

Spouses(s)

Lue Gray
1891–
Birth Location: Mississippi
LG
Lou Gray
1888–
Birth Location: Mississippi
LG

Children(s)

Elnora Berry
1909–1993
Birth Location: Mississippi
EB
Roseana Berry
1910–
Birth Location: Mississippi
RB
Nelse Berry
1912–
Birth Location: Mississippi
NB
Lena Berry
1914–
Birth Location: Mississippi
LB
Annabel Berry
1915–
Birth Location: Mississippi
AB
Emma Berry
1917–
Birth Location: Mississippi
EB
Joseph Berry
1918–
Birth Location: Mississippi
JB
Samuel Berry
1920–
Birth Location: Mississippi
SB
Cora Berry
1922–
Birth Location: Mississippi
CB

Joseph Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sr.
1884–1954
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Theodore R. Berry
1824–1884
Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Rosanna Watson
1848–1885
Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
James (Ransom) Berry
1792–1842
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Dorcas Thigpen
1806–1890
Sumter, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Sr.'s Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Nathaniel "Nat" Berry) Sr. (20 Aug 1884–1954) m. Lue (B) Gray (Aug 1891–Maiden Name Lou Gray or Luisa Gray) m. Lou Gray (abt 1888–)
  1. 1. Elnora Berry 1909–1993 m. Preston Sharter 1907– m. Rubin (Thompson) Sr 1943–2012
    1. 1. Bell (L) Shorter 1926–1999 m. Ivory (Joe) Davis 1923–1975
      1. 1. Ivory (Davis) Jr. –2012
      2. 2. Reginald Davis –2012
      3. 3. Eugene Davis –2012
    2. 2. Riva (O) Shorter 1925–
    3. 3. Riva (O) Shorter 1925–
    4. 4. Press (J) Shorter 1928–1988 m. Estelle Robinson 1932–1991
    5. 5. Bill (Lee) Davis 1926–1999 m. Ivory (Joe) Davis 1923–1975
      1. 1. Ivory (Davis) Jr –2012
      2. 2. Reginald Davis –2012
      3. 3. Eugene Davis –2012
    6. 6. Riva (O) Shorter 1925–
  2. 2. Roseana Berry 1910–
  3. 3. Nelse Berry 1912–
  4. 4. Lena Berry 1914–
  5. 5. Annabel Berry 1915–
  6. 6. Emma Berry 1917–
  7. 7. Joseph Berry 1918–
  8. 8. Samuel Berry 1920–
  9. 9. Cora (Lee) Berry 1922–

Joseph Sr.'s Timeline

10 Records

1884
20 Aug 1884
Birth of Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 16
Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided here in Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 26
Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided here in Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 33
Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided here in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 36
Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided here in Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided here in Beat 1, Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided here in Union Church, Jefferson, Mississippi
Union Church, Jefferson, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 56
Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided here in Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 66
Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. resided here in , Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
1954
1954
Age 70
Death of Joseph Nathaniel "Nat" Berry Sr. in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1884
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: 812; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0080

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: T624_744; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374757

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Jefferson County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340885

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Union Church, Jefferson, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02034; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 32-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02034; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 32-1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jefferson, Mississip

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jefferson
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA
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