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Mary “Polly” <I>Keyser</I> Berry

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Mary “Polly” Keyser Berry

Birth
Marksville, Page County, Virginia, USA
Death
28 Mar 1908 (aged 89)
Virginia, USA
Burial
Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Mary was the daughter of Johin Keyser Sr. and Mary Cave. She married Henry Sampson Berry in Page County on 25 Apr 1843.

Nearly 90 Years Old.
Marksville, March 30, 1908.

Dear Courier: — Your correspondent and daughter, Miss Amy, Misses Sigourney and Mattie Keyser, Mr. W. H. Keyser and sons, Mrs. G. H. Cave and Mrs. A. L. McAlister attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Polly Berry, at Elkton, last Sunday. She was 89 years, 10 months and 14 days old, and had been a consistent member of the Methodist church for 66 years. Funeral services by Rev. F. N. Cupp, of the U. B. church, her pastor being absent at the annual conference in Roanoke. The deceased leaves five children — Mr. John A. Berry, of Elkton, Va.; Mr. Robert H. Berry, of Plymouth, Ill.; Mrs. F. Workman, Mrs. Milton Hensley, and Mrs. Annie Kite, Elkton, besides a number of grand-children and great-grand-children, to mourn her departure. She had been confined to her bed for four years, though her mind continued clear to the end.

Page Courier, Volume 42, Number 1, April 2, 1908
Mary was the daughter of Johin Keyser Sr. and Mary Cave. She married Henry Sampson Berry in Page County on 25 Apr 1843.

Nearly 90 Years Old.
Marksville, March 30, 1908.

Dear Courier: — Your correspondent and daughter, Miss Amy, Misses Sigourney and Mattie Keyser, Mr. W. H. Keyser and sons, Mrs. G. H. Cave and Mrs. A. L. McAlister attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Polly Berry, at Elkton, last Sunday. She was 89 years, 10 months and 14 days old, and had been a consistent member of the Methodist church for 66 years. Funeral services by Rev. F. N. Cupp, of the U. B. church, her pastor being absent at the annual conference in Roanoke. The deceased leaves five children — Mr. John A. Berry, of Elkton, Va.; Mr. Robert H. Berry, of Plymouth, Ill.; Mrs. F. Workman, Mrs. Milton Hensley, and Mrs. Annie Kite, Elkton, besides a number of grand-children and great-grand-children, to mourn her departure. She had been confined to her bed for four years, though her mind continued clear to the end.

Page Courier, Volume 42, Number 1, April 2, 1908

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Aged 89 years, 10 months and 14 days.



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  • Maintained by: Jan Hensley
  • Originally Created by: 46877736
  • Added: Aug 13, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20934300/mary-berry: accessed ), memorial page for Mary “Polly” Keyser Berry (14 May 1818–28 Mar 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20934300, citing Elk Run Cemetery, Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Jan Hensley (contributor 47153938).