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��Church ; they remained in this church about five years, when they re-united with the Brethren Church, in con- nection with which Mrs. Berry remained till her death, and to which her husband still belongs. Mrs. Nancy Berry was a member of the Baptist Church for several years before her marriage. Shortly after her marriage she united with the church to which her husband be- longed. In 1864, Mr. Berry was licensed to preach by the Sandusky Conference, of whieh he was a member till 1878, when a new conference was formed, called the Central Ohio, to which he has since belonged. He took charge of Shelby Station part of one year ; the remain- der of the time he has occupied a local relation. He is quite conservative in his religious views, willing, when- ever he has the opportunity, to unite with his brethren of other denominations in their eiforts to do good. He labors hard at his trade and at farming, to support his large family. He attends all the revivals in his section of country, and takes an active part wherever permit- ted to do so. He has preached at more than fifty dif- ferent places.

BERRY, JACOB, farmer; P. 0. Hastings; this worthy citizen was born in Center Co., Penn., March 26, 1800; his father, Peter Berry, Sr., was of English- German descent ; he was born in the same place ; he followed shoemaking, farming and butchering. He married Elizabeth Byerly, by whom he had six chil- dren, three sons anS three daughters ; in 1820, he came to Wayne Co., Ohio, where he invested §250 in land ; he improved it, and sold at an advance of $600 ; then came to Richland Co. and bought 160 acres in Sec. 23, which he improved. He died here, at 63 years of age ; his widow lived on this farm till her death, at 90 years of age. Jacob, the eldest of the family, was stout and hardy, and was taught not to fear hard work ; he went with his father to Wayne Co. in 1820, where, April 13, 1823, he was married to Ann Mary Albright; this family came here from Center Co. a year in ad- vance of the Berrys : they located near Canton, Ohio : Mrs. Berry was born June 6, 1797 ; her mother died when she was G years old ; she had one brother and five sisters, four half-sisters and a brother, her father being married twice. Frederick Albright, Mr. Berry's father-in-law, died near Canton. Mr. Berry and wife were schoolmates when young ; they came to Richland Co. in 1829, and settled where they now live ; for $150, he bought 80 acres of land; twelve years after this, he bought the old homestead, for $1,800, ex- clusive of his share, and then sold it for $3,000 to his sons ; his father died about 18il ; he and Andrew Charles then bought 60 acres where the latter now lives, for $2,200 ; 40 acres of this belonged to Mr. Berry; he then paid $1,000 for 20 acres where D. McCready now lives, sold it, and bought the Collins farm of 80 acres for $2,2-30 cash ; sold 15 acres to Will- iam Clusman and 4 to Mrs. Collins ; he now owns 181 acres of good land. Mr. Berry and wife have had five sons and four daughters ; all became men and women, except one boy, who died in infancy ; their names are Elizabeth, Adam and Benjamin (twins), Eli, Margaret, Sophia and Catherine: Anthony and Samuel, the youngest, are dead ; the latter was in the army eleven months ; not feeling well, he went into the hospital, when a detachment of the enemy came up and fired

��through the window ; he was shot in the head, and died instantly. Mr. Berry and wife have been mem- bers of the Lutheran Church sixty-four years ; belong to Hersh's Church ; has been Deacon and Elder a number of years ; has also been Trustee.

BERRY, ELI, farmer; P. 0. Lucas. Eli Berry, fourth son of Jacob and Mrs. Berry, was born in Mon- roe Township, June 8, 1830. The days of his boyhood were spent on a farm ; he was permitted to attend school a few months during the year, and succeeded in acquiring a fair knowledge of the common English branches. About the time he attained his majority, he commenced to work at the carpenter trade ; he worked at this business about ten years, and became a very good mechanic. He was married, April 17, 1859, to ]Miss Sarah Hays ; Miss Hays was a daughter of Mr. John Hays, of Worthington Township, by his first wife, and grand-daughter of Capt. Cunningham ; she was born Oct. 16, 1838. By this marriage, Mr. Berry had two children, a son and a daughter — Ira Sturges, born Jan. 19, 1860, and Huldy Maria, April 26, 1862. Mrs. Sarah Berry died June 5, 1866, and was buried in the St. Johns Cemetery. Mr. Berry was married to Mrs. Mary E. Goodale Dec. 10, 1867 ; Mrs. Goodale, whose maiden name was Rummel, is the oldest daughter of Louis Rummel, by his second wife, Anna Rummel. Miss Rummel was born in Wyandot Co., Ohio, May 23, 1841 : she was married to Mr. Joseph Goodale, of Knox Co., Ohio, in December, 1862; her husband was a soldier in the late war ; served with credit the full term of bis enlistment ; he contracted disease while in the army which caused his death ; he lived but a short time after his return home ; he was buried in the Ebenezer Cemetery, Knox Co. Mr. and Mrs. Berry are the parents of three children, one son and two daughters — Earl Douglas, born May 23, 1870, died Nov. 24, 1871 (is buried in the St. Johns Cemetery) ; Anna Zelma, born Sept. 25, 1872 ; Eva Joy, born July 24, 1877. Mr. Berry was a member of Monroe Lodge, No. 224, I. 0. 0. F., for many years. He and his good wife have been active and zealous members of the Dis- I ciple Church for many years ; they have been very j liberal in their contributions for the building of churches, the support of the ministry, and other relig- i ious and benevolent enterprises. The first land owned i by Mr. Berry was the undivided half of the farm now owned by his brother, Benjamin, in this township ; 1870, he sold his interest in this farm to his brother, and purchased a farm adjacent to the village of Lucas, known as the Marks farm ; in 1873, he traded this farm for the one he now owns, it being the northeast quarter of Sec. 32, in Monroe Township ; he has ma- terially improved this farm since he became the owner of it ; he is regarded as a first-class farmer ; Mr. Berry has devoted his whole attention to farming for many years ; he has made the business a study, and has acquired a pretty thorough knowledge of it ; his farm is highly fertile and well adapted to most farming purposes. In their dispositions, Mr. Berry and wife are kind and social : they are ever ready to minister to the wants of the needy and distressed. By perse- vering industry and careful management, they have been enabled to acquire a considerable portion of this world's goods, and are now prepared, should they meet

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