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Born 1848
From History of Coshocton County, Ohio; (1881)
BERRY JOHN W., New Castle township; son of Enoch and Mary E. (Buxton) Berry; was born in Perry township, Sejitcmber 25, 1848. He remained with his parents until the age of twenty-one, attending.school and assisting on the farm. At that age he married Miss Elizabeth Copland, daughter of James and Margaret (Baily) Copland, and granddaughter of James and Elizabeth (Horton) Copland, and James and Elizabeth Baily. The date of this marriage is October 2, 1869. Mrs. Berry was born May 13, 1852. Her father lost his life in attempting to cross the Valhonding river on horseback, when she was but three years of age. They have been blessed with three children, viz: Georae, born January 25, 1871; Albert, born August 6,1874; and Wilber, born January 18, 1877.
As printed in History of Coshocton County, Ohio; (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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