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Lorenzo Preston Berry 1869–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1869

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 26 Jan 1955

Death Location: Willis Branch, Fayette, West Virginia

Father: Isaac Berry

Mother: Sarah Redden

Spouse(s): Nancy Adkins, Grace Lafferty

Children(s): Delcie Berry, Mary West, Myrtle Shields

In 1869, Lorenzo Preston Berry entered the world in West Virginia, born to Isaac Nathan Berry And Sarah Margaret Redden. Lorenzo Preston Berry married Grace Gracie Lafferty, Nancy Adkins, and had children including Delcie M Berry, Mary Lee West, Myrtle Shields. Lorenzo Preston Berry passed away in 1955 in Willis Branch, Fayette, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Lorenzo Preston Berry entered the world in West Virginia, born to Isaac Nathan Berry And Sarah Margaret Redden.
  • Lorenzo Preston Berry married Grace Gracie Lafferty, Nancy Adkins, and had children including Delcie M Berry, Mary Lee West, Myrtle Shields.
  • Lorenzo Preston Berry passed away in 1955 in Willis Branch, Fayette, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Berry
1847–1905
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, Virginia
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Sarah Redden
1840–1912
Birth Location: Raleigh County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Adkins
1877–1913
Birth Location: , , West Virginia, USA
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Grace Lafferty
1887–1947
Birth Location: Fayette County, West Virginia
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Children(s)

Delcie Berry
1899–1939
Birth Location: MT Hope, Fayette Co, West Virginia
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Mary West
1892–1941
Birth Location: Quinnimont, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Myrtle Shields
1905–1935
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States of America
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Lorenzo Berry's Ancestors

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Lorenzo Berry
1869–1955
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Isaac Nathan Berry
1847–1905
Greenbrier County, Virginia
Sarah (Margaret) Redden
1840–1912
Raleigh County, Virginia
Grandparents
James (G) Berry
1820–1880
Kentucky, United States
Eleanor (Frances (Ellen)) Tucker
1816–1910
Virginia
Michael Redden
1815–1880
Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Adkins
1817–1886
Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Berry
1793–1860
Elizabeth Redden
1805–1870
Mark Adkins
1790–1860
Margaret Lewis
1795–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lorenzo Berry's Descendants

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Lorenzo (Preston) Berry (12 Dec 1869–26 Jan 1955) m. Nancy Adkins (1877–8 Jul 1913) m. Grace ("Gracie") Lafferty (Feb 1887–6 January 1947)
  1. 1. Delcie (M) Berry 1899–1939
  2. 2. Mary (Lee) West 1892–1941 m. Burdine (D) West 1878–1950
    1. 1. Aubrey (Alfred) West 1921–2008
    2. 2. Bertin (Akron) West 1917–1996
    3. 3. Orville (Franklin) West 1919–2010
    4. 4. Oden (Hansford) West 1914–1991
    5. 5. James (Darrell) West 1923–1948
    6. 6. Virgil (Douglas) West 1925–2004
  3. 3. Myrtle Shields 1905–1935
    1. 1. Vinnie Berry 1925–

Lorenzo Berry's Timeline

2 Records

1869
12 Dec 1869
Birth of Lorenzo Preston Berry in West Virginia
West Virginia
1955
26 Jan 1955
Age 86
Death of Lorenzo Preston Berry in Willis Branch, Fayette, West Virginia
Willis Branch, Fayette, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1869
    Event Place: West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1955
    Event Place: Willis Branch, Fayette, West Virginia
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