MARY
1842-1913
 

About September 10, 1861, Henry married Mary George in Adams County, Illinois.

Mary, daughter of John and Catherine Kube George, was born in Virginia in 1842.  In the late 1840s her family moved to Ross County, Ohio, and about 1855 they made their last move west and settled in Hire Township, McDonough County, Illinois.

Henry and Mary also established their home in Hire Township and remained there for the rest of their lives.  Their children were probably all born at home, hence the following presumed birthplaces:

i.	Emma Berges, born about 1866 in Hire Township.
ii.	William Henry Berges, born in 1870 in Hire Township.  He died in 1952 and was buried at Fountain Green Cemetery, Fountain Green Township, Hancock County, Illinois.
iii.	Ann Berges, born about 1873 in Hire Township.
iv.	Carrie C. Berges, born in 1875 in Hire Township.  She died in 1893, interment at Friendship Cemetery.
v.	John Theadore Berges, born in Hire Township on March 24, 1877 (according to his 1917 Selective Service registration), or March 24, 1878 (according to Idaho State death records.) He died May 5, 1945, in Gooding County, Idaho.
vi.	Bertha Blanch Berges, born October 4, 1880, in Hire Township.  She died September 14, 1956, and was buried at Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough County.
vii.	Jacob Charles Berges, born January 20, 1886, in Hire Township.  He died February 1, 1940, in Montebello Township, Hancock County.
viii.	There is evidence of an eighth Berges child.  In 1900 Mary reported she was the mother of 6 children, all living, but we know that is incorrect because Carrie had died in 1893.  In 1910 Mary reported eight children, six living.  From the information presently available, only Henry, Mary and Carrie are buried at Friendship Cemetery.

John George, 46, male, farmer, born Germany
Catharine, 45, female, born Germany
Cristena, 22, female, born Germany, married within the year
Elizabeth, 19, female, born Germany
Maria, 16, female, born Germany
Catharine, 12, female, born VA
Mary, 9, female, born VA
Barbara, 6, female, born VA
Fanney, 2, female, born VA
[School attendance was indicated for one child on this census page and for other children on previous and following pages, none for the George girls.]

John George, 55, male, farmer, value of real estate 1626, value of personal estate 440, born Hesse Cassel, Germany
Catharine, 54, female, born Hesse Cassel, Germany
Mary, 17, female, born VA
Barbra, 14, female, born VA
Fanny, 11, female, born VA, attended school within the year

Burgess, Henry, 36, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 4000, value of personal estate 600, born Germany, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Mary, 29, female, white, keeps house, born VA
Emma, 4, female, white, born IL, father foreign born
Henry W, 6/12, male, white, born IL, father foreign born, born Dec
Needler, Mary, 11, female, white [Knoedler]

Berges, Henry, white, male, 47, married, farmer, born Waldec, both parents born Waldec
Mary, white, female, 45, wife, married, keeps house, born VA, both parents born Germany
Emma, white, female, 14 [poor handwriting, could be interpreted as 12 or 21], daughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born IL, father born Waldec, mother born VA
William, white, male, 10, son, single, at school, attended school within the year, born IL, father born Waldec, mother born VA
Ann, white, female, 7, daughter, single, at school, attended school within the year, born IL, father born Waldec, mother born VA
Carrie, white, female, 5, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born IL, father born Waldec, mother born VA
John, white, male, 3, son, born IL, father born Waldec, mother born VA
George, John, white, male, 75, father-in-law, married, farmer, born Germany, both parents born Germany
Katrina, white, female, 74, mother-in-law, married, keeps house, born Germany, both parents born Germany

Berges, Henry, head, white, male, Jan 1832, 68, married for 39 years, born Germany, both parents born Germany; year of immigration to the U.S. - 1858; number of years in the U.S. - 42; naturalized, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 166

Mary, wife, white, female, Aug 1842, 57, married for 39 years; mother of 6 children, all living; born VA, both parents born Germany, could read, write and speak English

Jacob, son, white, male, Feb 1886, 14, single, born IL, father born Germany, mother born VA, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Oakman, Bertha, daughter, white, female, Oct 1880, 19, married for 2 years; mother of 0 children; born IL, father born Germany, mother born Virginia, [farm laborer - partially crossed out], months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English

Oakman, Joseph, son-in-law, white, male, Apr 1857, 33, married for 2 years, born MO, father born PA, mother born IL, farm laborer, could read, write and speak English

Berges, Henry, head, male, white, 78, married (1st) for 49 years, born Ger (German); both parents born Ger (German); year of immigration to the U.S. - [1835 or 1855], naturalized, spoke English, farmer, gen farm, working on own account, could read and write, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 141

Mary, wife, female, white, 69, married (1st) for 49 years; mother of 8 children, 6 living; born VA, both parents born Ger (German); spoke English