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Wilford Berry 1896–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1896

Birth Location: Grenada County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 31 Mar 1971

Death Location: Cook County, Illinois, USA

Father: Isaiah Berry

Mother: Henretta Evans

Spouse(s): Arnade Smith, Willie Evans

Children(s): Dempsey Berry, Mary Berry

Wilford Berry was born in 1896 in Grenada County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Isaiah Berry And Henretta Evans. In 1900, Wilford Berry resided in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA. Wilford Berry married Arnade Smith, Willie Evans, and had children including Dempsey Berry, Mary Lee Berry. Wilford Berry passed away in 1971 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilford Berry was born in 1896 in Grenada County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Isaiah Berry And Henretta Evans.
  • In 1900, Wilford Berry resided in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA.
  • Wilford Berry married Arnade Smith, Willie Evans, and had children including Dempsey Berry, Mary Lee Berry.
  • Wilford Berry passed away in 1971 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaiah Berry
1869–1969
Birth Location: Grenada, Mississippi
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Henretta Evans
1870–1951
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Arnade Smith
–1988
Birth Location: –
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Willie Evans
1894–
Birth Location: Mississippi
WE

Children(s)

Dempsey Berry
1930–1983
Birth Location: Chiago Cook, Illinois
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Mary Berry
1907–2000
Birth Location: Grenada, Mississippi, USA
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Wilford Berry's Ancestors

Self
Wilford Berry
1896–1971
Birth Place: Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Isaiah Berry
1869–1969
Grenada, Mississippi
Henretta Evans
1870–1951
Mississippi
Grandparents
Richard (Berry) b.1844
1844–1913
Township 21, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Laura Berry
1850–
Louisana
Toney Evans
1857–1918
Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America
Annie Evans
1855–1917
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Berry
1820–1869
Viney Berry
1819–
Warren Sr
1817–1885
Henrietta Gause
1825–
Caleb Williams
1868–1933
Annie Shelby
1879–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Berry
1801–1864
Maria Vaden
1805–1875
Ceasar Gause
1793–1870
Sue Gause
1805–1862
Elder Shelby
1850–1930
Charlotte Shelby
1852–1900

Wilford Berry's Descendants

1.
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Wilford Berry (9 Oct 1896–31 Mar 1971) m. Arnade Smith (–28 October 1988) m. Willie Evans (1894–)
  1. 1. Dempsey Berry 1930–1983
  2. 2. Mary (Lee) Berry 1907–2000 m. Ernest Diggins 1922–1968
    1. 1. Bennie (Edward) Diggins 1941–1997
    2. 2. Charles (Willie Green) Jr. 1935–2006
    3. 3. Clarence (M) Green 1937–2023

Wilford Berry's Timeline

11 Records

1892
9 Oct 1892
Birth of Wilford Berry in Grenada, Mississippi
Grenada, Mississippi
1896
9 Oct 1896
Birth of Wilford Berry in Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 4
Wilford Berry resided here in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 4
Wilford Berry resided here in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Wilford Berry resided here in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Wilford Berry resided here in Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Wilford Berry resided here in Beat 5, Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
1948
1948
Age 52
Wilford Berry resided here in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Evanston, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 55
Wilford Berry resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1971
31 Mar 1971
Age 75
Death of Wilford Berry in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
1971
31 Mar 1971
Age 75
Death of Wilford Berry in Cook County, Illinois, USA
Cook County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Grenada, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), For the State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340902
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 808; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0034
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: T624_740; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1374753

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 808; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0034

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1240808

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: T624_740; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1374753

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Grenada, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340902

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Evanston, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Evanston, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), For the State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1971
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1971
    Event Place: Cook County, Illinois, USA
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