English Cemetery ~ George Edward Berry ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Berry, George Edward
LAST: Berry FIRST: George MID: Edward
GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 18 Jul 1872 DIED: 9 Aug 1940 BURIED:  (English Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Airlie, Polk Co., Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
1900 OR CENSUS - Edward Berry (b July 1872, Oregon, single), enumerated with him was father Joseph F. (b June 1819, Pennsylvania, widowed), and siblings Mary E. (b Oct 1864, Oregon, single), and Henry M. (b May 1855, Oregon, single)
1920 OR CENSUS - Gorge E. Berry, age 45, single, occupation farm laborer, is enumerated as "brother-in-law" in the home of Thomas Gross, age 52, occupation farmer, b. Ohio, and his wife Mary E., age 54, b. Oregon, along with their daughters Dorothy, age 16, b. Oregon, Doris, age 12, b. Oregon, and Bessie, age 8, b. Oregon.
OBITUARY: 
[abstracted]
b. 18 Jul 1872, Airlie; one of 7 children of Joseph & Lucinda Berry' lived at Airlie until shortly before his death; d. 9 Aug 1940 in Salem; survived by 1 sister, Mrs. Gross of Airlie; buried English Cemetery.
Monmouth Herald 15 Aug 1940 8:3
INSCRIPTION: 

George Edward Berry
1872-1940

[temporary marker, Farnstrom Mortuary]

SOURCES: 
ODI
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, ED 176, Luckiamute Pct, FA#3)
1920 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., W. Luckiamute, ED 371, sheet 5A) 
MH 15 Aug 1940 8:3
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