A. P. BERRY

BERRY, DICKENSON

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Date: 5/23/2009 at 21:11:08

The History of Appanoose County, Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Records of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Appanoose County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc.; illustrated; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878.

A. P. BERRY, Pastor of Baptist Church, Moulton; residence cor. Seventh and West streets; born in Bourbon Co., Ky., Nov 11, 1824; removed to Wapello Co., Iowa, in 1849; thence to Moulton, this county, in 1870. Owns his residence here. Married Miss Harriet E. Dickenson, February 1849, at Zanesville, Ohio. She was born at same place Dec. 11, 1826. They have seven children - Annie C., Mary E., George L., Wilfred F., Abel S., Louretta and Lydia B. Greenbacker; is a member of A.F.&A.M., 317, Moulton; Master of Lodge four years. A member of Board of Township Trustees three years, a member of Council three years, Mayor one year, six years on School Board, and at present Marshal and Street Commissioner. Enlisted in Co. D, 4th O.V.I., Col. Chas. H. Brough, for late war in Mexico. Participated at the seige of Puebla, Atlixco, Thesalella; mustered out at Cincinnati in 1840; also enlisted for late war in Co. E, 13th Iowa V.I., Capt. Shirk, November 1864; participated at Nashville, Kingston and others; contracted the disease of bronchitis, from which he will probably never recover; mustered out at Philadelphia, June 20, 1865.