ROBERT A. BERRY
Robert A. Berry came to Cass county in 1869, and stopped with his brother, J.W. Berry, one year. He then purchased of William Green, two hundred acres of land on section 30, where he now resides. The land, at the time of his purchase, was slightly improved, but is now all under cultivation, except thirty-five acres of timber land. He is engaged in stock raising. His farm now contains three hundred and twenty-six acres, all lying in section 30, is well watered and finely improved, having good buildings, fine orchard, etc. Mr. Berry was born in Illinois, May 15, 1848, and is a son of James and Jane (Rutledge) Berry, natives of Tennessee and Virginia, respectively. They died in Menard county, Illinois. Robert A. Berry lived in that county till fifteen years of age. He was married to Jennie Johnson, a native of Virginia, and daughter of Thomas and Betsey Johnson, who came to Cass county in 1869, and settled in Brighton township. Both are now dead. Mr. and Mrs. Berry have six children living...Eva J., James O., Ona H., Gracie I. and Alta F. Mr. Berry is a member of the township board of trustees and a Democrat, politically.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 596.
