| FrederickE. Berry |
FREDERICK E. BERRY, one of the managersof the National Union store at Rushville, was born in Schuyler county,Illinois, December 23, 1841, a son of Daniel and Mary A. (Crow) Berry,natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania. Samuel Berry, the paternalgrandfather, was also a resident of Washington county, Pennsylvania. DanielBerry was reared to the occupation of a farmer. He emigrated to Schuylercounty, Illinois, in an early day, and settled in Rushville township, wherehe purchased eighty acres of land, partially improved; here he lived untilhis death in 1871; his widow still resides on the home farm. They had afamily of nine children, all of whom grew to mature years; William C. diedin Rushville, leaving a family; Daniel died in California; George G. diedat Tombstone, Arizona; Sarah is the wife of Morris Hobart; Elizabeth marriedC. L. Easley; Mary A. is the wife of W. R. Milby; Frederick E. is the subjectof this sketch; Martha M. is the wife of A. V. Quinn; John S. died in NewYork city; Frederick E. was brought up amid rural scenes and attended thecommon schools.When the great Civil war arose between theNorth and South, he was not slow to espouse the cause of the Union, andMay 10, 1861, he enlisted in the service of the State Government; and May24, 1861, enlisted for three years in Company G, Sixteenth Illinois VolunteerInfantry, and spent the summer and fall of 1861 in Missouri; in January,1862, he went to Cairo and afterward joined Pope’s army in the siege ofNew Madrid; he participated in the capture of Island No. 10, the siegeof Corinth, and was afterward stationed at Big Spring, Mississippi; nextat Tuscumbia, Alabama, and took part in the retreat of Negley’s and Palmer’sbrigades; next they were at Decatur and Nashville, Tennessee, remainingat the latter place during the two months of the siege; he was at Stoneriver, at Nashville, and during the siege of Chattanooga was at Kelly’sFerry. January 1, 1864, he was transferred to the Sixtieth Illinois VolunteerInfantry, and took part in the battles of Tunnel Hill and Buzzard RoostGap; he was transferred March 1st to the Sixteenth Regiment, which he joinedin the beginning of the war, and served until May 2d, when he began theAtlanta campaign; he went as far as Burnt Hickory, and there was orderedback, and June 13th, at Chattanooga, was discharged. He returned to hishome, and resumed the more peaceful pursuit of agriculture.
Mr. Berry was married January 3, 1867, toMiss Maggie Milby, a daughter of Benjamin and Mary Milby, a native of Delaware,born January 30, 1845. He then took charge of his father’s farm, whichhe managed until the fall of 1891. In October of that year the branch storeof the National Union Company was organized; he was made manager at Rushville;this company does a general mercantile business, carries a well selectedstock, and is worthy of the generous patronage received. Mr. Berry ownsthe old homestead left by his father, which consists of 178 acres.
Mr. and Mrs. Berry have had born to thema family of five children: Katie is the wife of Miles Van Horn; Anna, Elizabeth,Grace and Fred E. In politics Mr. Berry is independent, although he formerlyaffiliated with the Republican party. He has been Tax Collector and servedas a member of the School Board. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic,and has been Commander of Colonel Harney Post, No. 131; he is also a memberof the A. O. U. W., and is Secretary of the County Alliance. He has alsobeen interested in public movements, and has been a loyal supporter ofhome industries. He is a man of superior business qualifications, and throughstrictly honorable methods he has accumulated considerable property.
Biographical Review of Cass, Schuylerand Brown Counties, Illinois, Biographical Review Publishing Co., Chicago,1892, pages 139-140.
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