Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher
Family Group Record
Matthew Berry and Margaret Willison
Husband Matthew Berry 1 2 3
Born: 30 Jan 1823 - Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 2
Christened:
Died: Aft 1910
Buried:
Father: William Gilmore Berry (1781-1866) 4 5 6
Mother: Jane McConnell ( -1848) 6 7
Marriage: Apr 1847 8
Wife Margaret Willison 8
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: Samuel Willison ( - ) 8
Mother:
Children
1 M W. G. Berry 8
Born: 22 Jan 1848 8
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Nannie L. Garrett ( - ) 8
Marr: 29 Dec 1869 8
2 M Samuel W. Berry 8 9
Born: 1850 8
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Isabell McNary ( - ) 8
Marr: Nov 1876 8
3 M John Alexander Berry 8 10
Born: Dec 1852 - Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA 3 8
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Rachel A. McNutt ( -1908/1909) 8 11
Marr: 1877 12
General Notes: Husband - Matthew Berry
He settled on the farm his father purchased in 1835. He and his sons were extensively engaged in the breeding of the "Black Top" merino sheep.
General Notes: Wife - Margaret Willison
from Hickory, PA
Sources
1
Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 876.
2
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 122.
3
Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1037.
4
Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 875.
5
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 122, 869.
6
Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1044.
7
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 869.
8
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 123.
9
Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 963.
10
Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 858, 1037, 1236.
11
Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 858, 1038, 1236.
12
Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1038.