The second day of March in the year 1854
John A Berry and Deborah J Adamson
were married in Monroe Co, Ohio.
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| Notice the buttons on Deborah's dress! |
Deborah J Adamson was born the 29th day of May 1835 in Monroe County, Ohio. Her parents had come from the southwest corner of Pennsylvania across the Ohio River into Monroe Co sometime between 1823 and 1825. Their home, all the rest of their lives, was in Green Township. The township was organized July 9, 1824, and Deborah's father is listed as one of the earliest settlers.
As with John A Berry, I have not found a reliable source for Deborah's middle name. Plenty of notes list it as Jane, but she, herself, did not use that name in any of the sources I have come across. She was noted as Mrs Deborah Berry - or as D J Berry when signing correspondence.
After John died in December of 1893, Deborah lived with her children. That was for nearly 25 years as Deborah never married again. Deborah's death certificate says that she lived in Kansas for the 25 years before her death.
Mrs Deborah J Berry, widow, age 73 yrs, 4 months, 4 days, died October 3, 1918, Grant Twp, Jackson Co, Kansas, of arterioschlorosis and influenza. Length of residence in state 25 years; at place of death 25 years. Born May 27, Monroe Co, Ohio, father Barnet Adamson, b Pennsylvania; mother Isabell Johnston, b Pennsylvania. Informant: Everett Berry, Osage, Kansas. Removal to Powersville, Missouri. Undertaker, W A Irwin, Havensville, Kansas.
Repeating this note:
Pioneers of the Bluestem Prairie; Riley County Genealogical Society; Manhattan, Kansas. page 168 Pottawatomie County; Berry [entry] 382
Deborah (Adamson) Berry and her four unmarried children came to Kansas from Missouri and settled in Lincoln Twp, Pott Co in 1894.
As noted in John's information, both he and Deborah were buried in Powersville Cemetery, Putnam Co, Missouri. Deborah outlived two of her children, Eliza and Robert. Three of her children moved to Oklahoma - John, Adamson, and Oatis. One child - Thomas - stayed in Missouri. One child - Isabella - stayed in Wayne Co, Iowa. And three lived their lives in Kansas. Once the family moved from Ohio, they settled in the four adjoining states for ever.
One thing that I find interesting about the Iowa and Missouri maps: Putnam County, Missouri and Wayne County, Iowa are adjacent. I think I commented in a much earlier post that it was as if there was no political boundary at all when it came to marriages and births.
Deborah appears on these census records with her children:
I have more photos of Deborah and John's children. I will post them separately.
After John died in December of 1893, Deborah lived with her children. That was for nearly 25 years as Deborah never married again. Deborah's death certificate says that she lived in Kansas for the 25 years before her death.
Mrs Deborah J Berry, widow, age 73 yrs, 4 months, 4 days, died October 3, 1918, Grant Twp, Jackson Co, Kansas, of arterioschlorosis and influenza. Length of residence in state 25 years; at place of death 25 years. Born May 27, Monroe Co, Ohio, father Barnet Adamson, b Pennsylvania; mother Isabell Johnston, b Pennsylvania. Informant: Everett Berry, Osage, Kansas. Removal to Powersville, Missouri. Undertaker, W A Irwin, Havensville, Kansas.
Repeating this note:
Pioneers of the Bluestem Prairie; Riley County Genealogical Society; Manhattan, Kansas. page 168 Pottawatomie County; Berry [entry] 382
Deborah (Adamson) Berry and her four unmarried children came to Kansas from Missouri and settled in Lincoln Twp, Pott Co in 1894.
As noted in John's information, both he and Deborah were buried in Powersville Cemetery, Putnam Co, Missouri. Deborah outlived two of her children, Eliza and Robert. Three of her children moved to Oklahoma - John, Adamson, and Oatis. One child - Thomas - stayed in Missouri. One child - Isabella - stayed in Wayne Co, Iowa. And three lived their lives in Kansas. Once the family moved from Ohio, they settled in the four adjoining states for ever.
One thing that I find interesting about the Iowa and Missouri maps: Putnam County, Missouri and Wayne County, Iowa are adjacent. I think I commented in a much earlier post that it was as if there was no political boundary at all when it came to marriages and births.
Deborah appears on these census records with her children:
1900 Kansas, Jackson Co, Grant Twp, 5 June47/49 Berry, James O, b May 1873, 28, single, farmer, b Ohio West Virginia Ohio /// Viola J, sister, b Sept 1875, 24, single, b Ohio West Virginia Ohio; Debora J, mother, b May 1835, 65, wd, 9 ch 8 liv, b Ohio Pennsylvania Pennsylvania- - -48/50 Berry, Everett D, b July 1868, 31, mar 1 yr, farmer - farm 51, b Ohio West Virginia Ohio / Florence, b June 1878, 21, 1 ch 1 liv, b West Virginia West Virginia Germany // Ira N, b Oct 1899, 7/12, b Kansas Ohio West Virginia
1910 Kansas, Jackson Co, Grant Twp, 28 April86/87 Salisbury, Elmore H, head, 35, marr 1, m 9 yrs, farmer - general farm 98, b Kansas Indiana Indiana / Viola J, wife, 35, marr 1, m 9 yrs, 5 ch 5 liv, b Ohio West Virginia Ohio // Otis G, son, 8, b Kansas Kansas Ohio; Wayne M, son, 7, b Kansas Kansas Ohio; Noel W, son, 5, b Kansas Kansas Ohio; Guy E, son, 3, b Kansas Kansas Ohio; Ethel, dau, 7/12, b Kansas Kansas Ohio; Berry, Deborah J, mother-in-law, 74, wd, b Ohio Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
I have several photographs of Deborah, including one of her smoking a corn-cob pipe. There are also some of her with descendants.
John William Berry is Deborah and John's oldest child.
He is shown here with his daughter Alma Berry McCoy and her children.
Frances Isabella "Bella" Berry Duncan is standing left, with her daughter
Clyda Duncan Marick and granddaughter Violet Marick - Deborah's great granddaughter.
Deborah holding great-granddaughter Madge McGuire, daughter of
Addie Duncan McGuire, and, once again, Bella Berry Duncan
This photograph shows Deborah on the right, her son John William Berry
behind her, his wife Gennettie Crofford Berry to his right. In front of Nettie is her
mother Lurinda Stansbury Crofford. In the middle is John and Nettie's daughter
Cassie Berry DeWitt and son Loren. Since Loren was born about 1906, this
photograph is earlier than the ones posted above.
I have more photos of Deborah and John's children. I will post them separately.
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Looking at these photos of Deborah, I think she liked pretty things. Her dresses always have something feminine - lace or bows or fancy buttons. In the first one with son John and daughter Alma, Deborah appears to have a bit of lace wrapped around her fingers - lace and thread. Perhaps she was crocheting while waiting for the photographer?
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