Martha Ann Lee b. 15 Sep 1864 Johnson Co., AR d. 10 May 1937 Married: 10 Nov 1904 Paris, Logan Co., AR Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: James Henry Lee Mother: Penelope Ann Copeland
husband: James Clifton Berry b. 19 Dec 1853 Kingston, Madison Co., AR d. 6 Nov 1931 Paris, Logan Co., AR Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Logan Co., AR Father: William Martin Berry Mother: Sarah Angeline King
1st marriage: 26 Jan 1879 Roseville, AR. 1st wife: Blanche Elizabeth Cathey b. 26 Aug 1850/1 Marshall Co., MS d. 4 Jul 1899 Paris, Logan Co., AR Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Children of James Clifton Berry & Blanche Elizabeth Cathey
John Cathey Berry b. 1879 d. 1944
Wife: Cora Ellen Carmichael
Earnest Clifton Berry b. 1881 d. 1955 1st marriage: 11 Jan 1906, Logan Co., AR 2nd marriage: Lake Charles, Louisiana
1st wife: Juanita Moss Allen 22, from Paris, AR on marriage date.
2nd wife: Sylvia Gillette
Gussie Sue Berry b. 30 Jul 1887 d. Nov 1982 Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN Married: 24 Jun 1913 Logan Co., AR
husband: John Harrison Foster b. 7 Apr 1888 d. Apr 1971 Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN
Mattie Emma Berry b. 23 Jul 1890 d. Aug 1976 Camden, Ouachita Co., AR Married: 31 Dec 1915 Logan Co., AR
husband: John T. Nolan
Mary Angeline Berry b. 1883 d. 1952 Married: 16 May 1906 Logan Co., AR Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
husband: Samuel Goss b. 1880 d. 1936 Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Isla Blanche Berry b. 1885 d. 1901 Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
Edward Berry b. 1886 d. 1886 Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Logan Co., AR
History of the James Clifton Berry family
After the war J. C.'s father, William Martin Berry returned from Texas to Roseville, Arkansas where he established a merchandise business. In his youth he made several trips into the western states, working as a cowboy and a miner, but returned to Roseville, AR to clerk in the Berry store. There he met Blanche Elizabeth Cathey of Mississippi and decided to marry her.
When Roseville, AR business declined due to the railroads being used for transporting goods instead of the Arkansas River, he moved his family to Paris, AR and remained there except for the four years in Oregon, 1885-1889.
He had owned and operated a business near the southwest corner of the square as J. C. Berry & Co. He later was associated with Mr. Crenshaw's store on the east side of the square.
He was an elder in his church, a school superintendent, teacher and leader in the Christian Church.
A staunch Democrat, when William Jennings Bryant was defeated he proceeded to drape his store front in black.
He maintained a confidential relationship with George Walton, a negro who had been associated with the Berry family since back in Alabama.
J. C. was over 6 feet tall, was a respected member of the community, and was adored by his children and grandchildren.
After recovering from a broken hip, he operated a small grocery store next to his home on Maple Street.
In 1904, James Clifton married Martha Ann Lee, though there was no children as a result of this union, Martha cared for the Berry children as her own and raised them.
Earnest Clifton Berry was from Magazine, AR when he married Juanita Moss Allen in 1906. Later, noted that he was in Lake Charles, LA.
Cathey worksheet
John Griffith Cathey b. 3 Nov 1813 Maury, TN Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson Co., AR d. 1896 Married: 1843 MS Father: Griffith R. Cathey Mother: Susannah
Wife: Mary Angeline Locke
Children
Susan "Sue" Jane Cathey b. 1845 d. 1917
Husband: Ernest Augustus Anthony
Children: Katherine Sue
Mattie M. Cathey b. 1847 d. 1887
Husband: James Lewis Morris
Children: Griffith, Augustus Danie, Anna Mary (married: James Armstead Walton), James Lewis, Jr., Robert Weakley, Margaret "Madge" Matthew, Lawrence Rutherford, Otis Claire, & Linda Katherine
Blanche Elizabeth Cathey b. 1851 d. 1899
Husband: James Clifton Berry (from Oregon)
Children: Mary "Maida" Angeline, Sue, Emma, John Cathey
Malissa "Maffie" Cathey b. 1852 d. ?
Husband: R. "Nat" Nathaniel Norfleet
Children: Albert, Kate, Anna, Sue, Robert, Frances, Winfred, Rutherford
John Cathey sold his property in Marshall Co., MS, a plantation, "Uplands", settled before the Civil War. The family were members of the Thyatira Church of Christ, as well as their servants. Impoverished after the war, his eyesight failing and having lost his wife, John Cathey encouraged his daughter, Susan, to move to Roseville where her uncle, Matthew Locke was a teacher and had a boarding house. Soon after Susan moved in, John Cathey and Blanche Elizabeth were welcomed into Locke's home. In 1871, they made the trip via a river boat to Roseville, AR.
The Paris Express, dated 30 Dec 1915, "Emma Berry, daughter of J. C. Berry and John T. Nolan, a businessman of Dallas, TX were married. The couple left by train accompanied with her brother, Ernest & his wife, who also reside in Dallas".
The Paris Express, dated 13 Nov 1930, “Mrs. John Nolan, and sons; John Berry, Billie, & James, of Little Rock, were guests last weekend at the home of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. James Clifton Berry on East Evans Avenue. They were accompanied on the trip home by Rev. Fuller who preached at the Christian Church Sunday”.
The Paris Express, dated 5 Mar 1931, “A family reunion this weekend planned by Mrs. Sam Goss for Mr. & Mrs. James Clifton Berry. Guests included: Mr. & Mrs. Earnest Clifton Berry & their daughter & granddaughter; Mrs. Hodgen Montague, & Hodgen’s Jr., Memphis, TX, Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Foster & children; John Cathey, Jane, Mary Sue & Mr. & Mrs. John Nolan & children; John, Mary, Billie & James, Little Rock”.
The Paris Express, dated 12 Nov 1931, "James Clifton Berry died Friday, 6 Nov, at his home on East Maple Street. He managed a grocery store until he was stricken ill recently. If he had lived until 19 Dec, he would have been 78. He was born at Kingston, AR, son of Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Berry. He moved with the family after the Civil War to Roseville, where he was educated. He worked with his father in the mercantile business. He was a member of the Christian Church for over 40 years & a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge. In 1879, he married Miss Betty Cathey, whom he had five children, 11 great grandchildren and one great grand child. She died in 1899. He later married Miss Martha Lee, in 1905. Survivors: wife, Daughters: Mrs. Sam Goss, Paris, Mrs. John Foster & Mrs. John Nolan, both of Little Rock. Sons: Cathey Berry, San Antonio, TX & Ernest C. Berry, Memphis, TN. Sister: Mrs. Lewis Carter, Portland, OR. Brothers: Will, Portland, OR, Everett & Arthur, Walla Walla, WA. Mrs. Hodges Montague, Memphis, TN, Jame Goss, Schnectady, NY, Mrs. Victor Tilley, Quenemo, KS, Annabel Goss, Paris, James Clifton Berry, San Antonio, TX, John Cathey, Jane & Mary Sue Foster, Little Rock, John Berry, Billie, & James Nolan, Little Rock, and a great grandson, Hodges Montague, Jr., Memphis, TN Cathey Berry could not attend due to the illness of his wife. Funeral service at the First Methodist Church with burial at Oakwood Cemetery".
The Paris Express, dated 13 May 1937, "Mrs. Martha Ann Berry, 72, died Monday at home on East Maple Street. She was born in Paris, 15 Sep 1864, and was a member of the Christian Church. Her husband, J. C. Berry preceded her in death. She assisted him in his grocery business operations. Survivors: Sons: Cathey Berry, San Antonio, TX, & Ernest Berry, Washington, D.C., Daughters: Mrs. John Foster, Chattanooga, TN, Mrs. John Nolan, Little Rock, & Mrs. Mary A. Goss, Ft. Smith. Brothers: Ephraim Newton Lee, Russellville, W. H. Lee, Childress, TX, Wesley Lee & J. F. Lee, both of Paris. Sisters: Mrs. Emma Balkman, Magazine, & Mrs. Jane Redding, Muskogee, OK".
The Paris Express, dated 5 Jan 1953, “Mrs. Mary Angeline Goss, 69, died at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Little Rock. She was born in Paris. Her parents were Mr. & Mrs. James C. Berry. She lived with her daughter, Mrs. Annabelle Lloyd, the past three years. Survivors: Daughters; Mrs. Lloyd, Little Rock, & Mrs. V. V. Tilley, Indianola, MS. Son; J. H. Goss, Louisville, KY. Sisters; Mrs. John T. Nolan, Little Rock & Mrs. John H. Foster, Chattanooga, TN. Brother; E. C. Berry, Washington, D. C. Funeral services at the First Christian Church & burial at Oakwood Cemetery”.
William S. Lee & Dicey Ennis
James Henry Lee & Penelope Ann Copeland
William Martin Berry & Sarah Angeline King