Berry, Joseph H.

Born: 1809-XX-XX Maryland

Flourished: Winchester, Illinois

Berry was a public official, notary public, and attorney who lived in Scott County, Illinois . In January 1840, Berry received appointment as public administrator of Scott County. In 1841, he married Mary W. Tribbey. In 1850, he was living and practicing law in Winchester and owned real estate valued at $900. In 1860, he owned real estate valued at $3,000 and had a personal estate of $4,000.

Illinois Senate Journal. 1839. 11th G. A., special sess., 249; Edward Rummel, comp., The Illinois Handbook of Information for the Year 1870 (Springfield, IL: F. Hudson, Jr., 1870), 84; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Scott County, 29 July 1841, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Winchester, Scott County, IL, 1; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Scott County, IL, 11.