Bird Anthony Berry Sr.

Advertisement

Bird Anthony Berry Sr.

Birth
Benton County, Missouri, USA
Death
6 Jun 1937 (aged 82)
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 4, Plot 179, Space 1 & 2. Unmarked grave plot left of Lawrence Wilbur Pope, Jr
Memorial ID
View Source
Page 83 Thieme Funeral Home Records 1929-1942
Berry, Bird ae 82yr 9mo 4 da b 2 Jul 1854 d 6 Jun 1937 at Sampson Bursin Home sev at Thieme Funeral Home bur Greelawn Cem [E Ollo Short lot] occu retired Frisco res 1500 W Thoman religion Baptist chg to Mrs. Geo. Wright 931 E Dale St ord by dau father John Berry mother Parlie Caring mentions lawyer, A J Parish.

The MO. death certificate for him indicated a lot of the same information. Parents listed was the same. Informant was Lillie Wright. Male, white, widower. Birth place shown as unknown.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Springfield Leader
(Springfield, Missouri)
2 Oct 1923, Tue - Page 9
Source: newpapers.com

BERRY FINDS FATHER

Oliver Berry, 26 years old, arrived
here last Sunday night to visit his
father, Bird Berry, 1550 West Tho-
man street, whom he had not seen
since he was four years old. Berry
and his father became separated
while they were residing at Arka-
delphia, Ark. The older Berry waS
located for his son through the
columns of the Springfield Leader.
The elder Berry, who is 74 years
old, is now employed as a section
foreman for the Frisco.

About 23 years ago Berry and his
family were residing at Arka-
delphia. Mrs. Berry died and Oliver
was left with his grandmother,
while his father returned to Spring-
field. When Oliver Berry reached
the age of 14 years, he started out
to search of his father, traveling
through most of the southern states
in search of him.

Updated: September 27, 2015 (JB Berry)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Springfield Leader
(Springfield, Missouri)
5 Jul 1923, Thu Page 13
Source: newpapers.com

Wish to know whereabouts of Mr.
Byrd Berry, Sr. Please contract Oliver L.
Berry, 619 Potomac Ave., Memphis,
Ten.

Updated December 3, 2015 (JB Berry)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
United States Census 1930

B.A. Berry
Census
1930
Cloudcroft, Otero, New Mexico
Male
76
Widowed
White
Head of Household
Birth Year (Estimated) 1854
Birthplace Missouri
Father's Birthplace Missouri
Mother's Birthplace Missouri

HOUSEHOLD, ROLE, GENDER, AGE, BIRTHPLACE
BA Berry, Head, M, 76, Missouri
Oliver Berry, Son, M, 32, Arkansas
Bobby Berry, Grandson, M, 12, Louisiana

Updated: September 27, 2015 (JB Berry)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Special thanks to Findagrave contributors: Susan Francis Bott and Bruce E Bott (#47570486), and Judy Young (#46792475) for their collaborative contributions to this memorial.
Page 83 Thieme Funeral Home Records 1929-1942
Berry, Bird ae 82yr 9mo 4 da b 2 Jul 1854 d 6 Jun 1937 at Sampson Bursin Home sev at Thieme Funeral Home bur Greelawn Cem [E Ollo Short lot] occu retired Frisco res 1500 W Thoman religion Baptist chg to Mrs. Geo. Wright 931 E Dale St ord by dau father John Berry mother Parlie Caring mentions lawyer, A J Parish.

The MO. death certificate for him indicated a lot of the same information. Parents listed was the same. Informant was Lillie Wright. Male, white, widower. Birth place shown as unknown.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Springfield Leader
(Springfield, Missouri)
2 Oct 1923, Tue - Page 9
Source: newpapers.com

BERRY FINDS FATHER

Oliver Berry, 26 years old, arrived
here last Sunday night to visit his
father, Bird Berry, 1550 West Tho-
man street, whom he had not seen
since he was four years old. Berry
and his father became separated
while they were residing at Arka-
delphia, Ark. The older Berry waS
located for his son through the
columns of the Springfield Leader.
The elder Berry, who is 74 years
old, is now employed as a section
foreman for the Frisco.

About 23 years ago Berry and his
family were residing at Arka-
delphia. Mrs. Berry died and Oliver
was left with his grandmother,
while his father returned to Spring-
field. When Oliver Berry reached
the age of 14 years, he started out
to search of his father, traveling
through most of the southern states
in search of him.

Updated: September 27, 2015 (JB Berry)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Springfield Leader
(Springfield, Missouri)
5 Jul 1923, Thu Page 13
Source: newpapers.com

Wish to know whereabouts of Mr.
Byrd Berry, Sr. Please contract Oliver L.
Berry, 619 Potomac Ave., Memphis,
Ten.

Updated December 3, 2015 (JB Berry)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
United States Census 1930

B.A. Berry
Census
1930
Cloudcroft, Otero, New Mexico
Male
76
Widowed
White
Head of Household
Birth Year (Estimated) 1854
Birthplace Missouri
Father's Birthplace Missouri
Mother's Birthplace Missouri

HOUSEHOLD, ROLE, GENDER, AGE, BIRTHPLACE
BA Berry, Head, M, 76, Missouri
Oliver Berry, Son, M, 32, Arkansas
Bobby Berry, Grandson, M, 12, Louisiana

Updated: September 27, 2015 (JB Berry)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Special thanks to Findagrave contributors: Susan Francis Bott and Bruce E Bott (#47570486), and Judy Young (#46792475) for their collaborative contributions to this memorial.