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Born 1820, Belmont county
From History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881. Containing a comprehensive history of Ohio; a complete history of Coshocton County ... a history of its soldiers in the late war ... (1881)
BERRY WILLIAM, Perry township; New Guilford postoffice; born in Belmont county, Ohio, March 1, 1820; son of John and Elizabeth (Yost) Berry, and grandson of John Berry, and of Peter Yost. Mr. Berry's father settled ysi this county in 1828, and died in 1857. Mr. Berry has been twice married; first, to Miss Gernuma Lee, with whom he had eight children. Mrs. Berry was killed by a horse running away with her. Mr. Berry married Miss Jane Dillon, in 1874, daughter of John and Keziah Dillon. Mr. Berry has been twice elected to the office of county commissioner, and is now serving his second term.
As printed in History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881. Containing a comprehensive history of Ohio; a complete history of Coshocton County ... a history of its soldiers in the late war ... (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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