Joseph Beery1

M, b. 8 February 1790, d. 31 January 1838
FatherNicholas Beery II b. 16 Jun 1739, d. 16 Feb 1811
MotherMary Grow b. 1756, d. 31 Oct 1840
     Joseph was born on Monday, 8 February 1790 in Rockingham County, Virginia. Joseph married Barbara Miller in 1812 in Fairfield County, Ohio. Joseph & Barbara had children: Christian [10/18/1813-4/16/1891], Abraham T. [3/17/1815], Eli [6/07/1817-1/26/1880][m. Hester Blosser], David [1/07/18194/28/1891][m. Jemima Black], Sallie [1/20/1821], John M. [8/31/1822][Twins], Jonas M. [8/31/1822], Elizabeth [2/27/1824-12/08/1879][m. Daniel Weldy], Barbara M. [3/11/1826-9/06/1863][m. 4/05/1849Deacon Charles Henry Good], Sophia [3/25/1830-7/25/1891][m. Noah M. Geil] & Reuben [6/09/1834-5/20/1863][m. Sophia Etta Schwartz]. Joseph was a farmer & a minister in Brethren in Christ Church. The 1820 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, the family of Joseph Beery [400001:00111].2 Joseph departed this life on Wednesday, 31 January 1838 in Mercer County, Ohio, at age 47 years, 11 months and 23 days.

Citations

  1. [S51] Joseph H. Wenger, History of the Descendants of Nicholas Beery Born 1707. Immigrated from Switzerland to Pennsylvania in 1727, page 31 - Joseph Beery (son of Nicholas No. 2), born in Rockingham Co., Va., Feb. 8, 1790; died Jan. 31, 1848; buried in Mercer Co., Ohio. Barbara 'Miller, born May 2, 1794; died May 3, 1891, aged 97 years; married in 1812. Joseph was a farmer and German minister in Brethren in Christ, Barbara was a church member for seventy-five years; the.mother of eleven children, eighty-seven grandchildren, 138 great-grandchildren and 130 great-greatgrandchildren. Total, 366, at the date of her death.
    Children: Christian [Oct. 18, 1813]; Abraham T. [June 17, 1815]; Eli [June 7, 1817]; David [Jan. 7, 1819]; Sallie [Jan. 20, 1821]; John M. [Aug. 31, 1822][Twins]; Jonas M. [Aug. 31, 1822]; Elizabeth [Feb. 27, 1824]; Barbara M. [March 11, 1826]; Sophia [March 25, 1830]; Reuben [June 9, 1834]*.
  2. [S671] 1820 United States Federal Census: Fairfield County, Ohio - Sheet 208 - transcribed by Larry & Kathy McCurdy.