Abraham Lincoln Berry, 71, former resident of Dawson and Springfield, died Thursday at Jacksonville. Mr. Berry was born near Dawson, Aug. 13, 1864, a son of Joseph Alexander and Elizabeth Carhart Bowlby Berry, pioneer residents of Sangamon county. On his mother's side he traced his ancestry back to pre-Revolutionary days in America. A forefather of his, Abraham Bonnell, served as a colonel in the Revolutionary war.
The owner of a farm near Dawson, Mr. Berry was interested in pure bred saddle horses during his active life. Many years ago Mr. Berry served as a Presbyterian clergyman in South Dakota. In recent years he resided at the Silas hotel in Springfield.
Surviving are a stepson, John A. Dobbins; stepdaughter, Mrs. Helen E. Brown; other relatives in Indiana and Tacoma, Wash. His wife preceded him in death.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, 2-1-1936
He was known as "A. Lincoln Berry." Lincoln was graduated from Black University in 1889, and then from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago in 1892. He was ordained to Presbyterian ministry in 1896 by Fort Dodge (Iowa) Presbytery, after which he served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Churdan, Iowa (1896-1898). In 1899-1900 he pastored the Presbvyterian Church in Livermore, Iowa. In 1906 he was living in Garland, Wyoming.
(The content of the foregoing paragraph was taken from the History of the Presbyterian Church in Iowa 1837-1900 by Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Hubbard, page 169.)
The owner of a farm near Dawson, Mr. Berry was interested in pure bred saddle horses during his active life. Many years ago Mr. Berry served as a Presbyterian clergyman in South Dakota. In recent years he resided at the Silas hotel in Springfield.
Surviving are a stepson, John A. Dobbins; stepdaughter, Mrs. Helen E. Brown; other relatives in Indiana and Tacoma, Wash. His wife preceded him in death.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, 2-1-1936
He was known as "A. Lincoln Berry." Lincoln was graduated from Black University in 1889, and then from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago in 1892. He was ordained to Presbyterian ministry in 1896 by Fort Dodge (Iowa) Presbytery, after which he served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Churdan, Iowa (1896-1898). In 1899-1900 he pastored the Presbvyterian Church in Livermore, Iowa. In 1906 he was living in Garland, Wyoming.
(The content of the foregoing paragraph was taken from the History of the Presbyterian Church in Iowa 1837-1900 by Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Hubbard, page 169.)
Abraham Lincoln Berry, 71, former resident of Dawson and Springfield, died Thursday at Jacksonville. Mr. Berry was born near Dawson, Aug. 13, 1864, a son of Joseph Alexander and Elizabeth Carhart Bowlby Berry, pioneer residents of Sangamon county. On his mother's side he traced his ancestry back to pre-Revolutionary days in America. A forefather of his, Abraham Bonnell, served as a colonel in the Revolutionary war.
The owner of a farm near Dawson, Mr. Berry was interested in pure bred saddle horses during his active life. Many years ago Mr. Berry served as a Presbyterian clergyman in South Dakota. In recent years he resided at the Silas hotel in Springfield.
Surviving are a stepson, John A. Dobbins; stepdaughter, Mrs. Helen E. Brown; other relatives in Indiana and Tacoma, Wash. His wife preceded him in death.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, 2-1-1936
He was known as "A. Lincoln Berry." Lincoln was graduated from Black University in 1889, and then from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago in 1892. He was ordained to Presbyterian ministry in 1896 by Fort Dodge (Iowa) Presbytery, after which he served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Churdan, Iowa (1896-1898). In 1899-1900 he pastored the Presbvyterian Church in Livermore, Iowa. In 1906 he was living in Garland, Wyoming.
(The content of the foregoing paragraph was taken from the History of the Presbyterian Church in Iowa 1837-1900 by Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Hubbard, page 169.)
The owner of a farm near Dawson, Mr. Berry was interested in pure bred saddle horses during his active life. Many years ago Mr. Berry served as a Presbyterian clergyman in South Dakota. In recent years he resided at the Silas hotel in Springfield.
Surviving are a stepson, John A. Dobbins; stepdaughter, Mrs. Helen E. Brown; other relatives in Indiana and Tacoma, Wash. His wife preceded him in death.
Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, 2-1-1936
He was known as "A. Lincoln Berry." Lincoln was graduated from Black University in 1889, and then from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago in 1892. He was ordained to Presbyterian ministry in 1896 by Fort Dodge (Iowa) Presbytery, after which he served as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Churdan, Iowa (1896-1898). In 1899-1900 he pastored the Presbvyterian Church in Livermore, Iowa. In 1906 he was living in Garland, Wyoming.
(The content of the foregoing paragraph was taken from the History of the Presbyterian Church in Iowa 1837-1900 by Rev. Dr. Joseph W. Hubbard, page 169.)
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
