John Berry, Frontiersman

John Berry, Frontiersman (HMGJJ)

Location: Georgetown, TX 78626 Williamson County
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N 30° 40.983', W 97° 38.322'

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(1786-186) A native of Kentucky and veteran of the War of 1812, John Berry moved in 1816 to Indiana. In 1827 he brought his family to the Atascosito District of Texas. Mexico awarded him lots in Liberty and Mina (Bastrop) when those towns were founded.

Berry's oldest sons, Joseph (1811-1842), John Bate (1813-1891), and Andrew Jackson (1816-1899), served in the Republic of Texas Army. All three were Texas Rangers before and after the War for Independence (1836) and in the Battle of Plum Creek (1840). Joseph was the first casualty in the Mier Expedition (1842), and John Bate was in Perote Prison for a year.

A Williamson County pioneer, John Berry settled three miles northeast of Georgetown in 1846. He built a blacksmith and gun shop and a spring-driven grist mill near Berry Creek. Berry had 18 children by his three wives: Betsy Smeathers (d. 1818), daughter of pioneer Texan William Smeathers (Smothers); Gracie Treat (d. 1830); and Hannah Devore (1812-1904). Five sons and three sons-in-law served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865). Berry died at age 80 and was buried near his home. His descendants include a great-grandson, Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in American history.
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HM NumberHMGJJ
Marker Number13877
Year Placed1978
Placed ByThe Texas Historical Commission
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 10:48am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 630391 N 3395267
Decimal Degrees30.68305000, -97.63870000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 40.983', W 97° 38.322'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 40' 58.98" N, 97° 38' 19.32" W
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Area Code(s)512
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1801 Co Rd 152, Georgetown TX 78626, US
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