Jesse (Jefse)Woods Berry Parents: George Berry and Sarah Clack NO INFORMATION Armelia (Milly) Shanks Parents: William Shanks and Armelia Williams NO INFORMATION

Jesse (Jefse)Woods Berry Born: 9 Jan 1791 Place: Barren T,K, VA Marr: 18 Feb 1820 Place: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee Died: 12 Aug 1844 Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Burial: Aug 1844 Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Ancestral File #: 1M6G-6W Armelia (Milly) Shanks Born: 24 Jan 1804 Place: Lebanon(or Nashville), Wilson, Tennessee Died: 10 Jan 1893 Place: Richfield, Sevier, Utah Jesse and Armelia Berry Family Groupsheet ONLY ON CD

Their Children: Adaline Patton BERRY born 20 Apr 1821 John Williams BERRY born 17 Dec 1822 Sarah Lurena BERRY born 27 Feb 1825 Martha Elizabeth BERRY born 22 Nov 1827 x Louisa Jane BERRY born 1 Dec 1828 Armela Harriet BERRY born 17 Jan 1830 Harriet Armela BERRY born 17 Jan 1831 Cynthia Lovinia BERRY born 27 Feb 1833 Thurza Melvina BERRY born 23 Dec 1836 William Shanks BERRY born 3 Feb 1838 Robert Madison BERRY born 3 Feb 1841 Joseph Smith BERRY born 9 Dec 1843

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Several members of this family traveled to Utah with the Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company(1849)

HISTORY OF JESSE WOODS BERRY This copy, made available through the Courtesy of the International Society DAUGHTERS OF UTAH PIONEERS May not be reproduced for monetary gain Jesse Woods Berry, the third son of George and Sara Clark Berry, was born Jan 9, 1791 in Louisville, Kentucky. His parents had seven sons, three of whom grew to manhood, namely Albert, Thomas, and Jesse. The other four died in early childhood. George Berry, the father of these boys fought in the war of 1812. He died at the age of 108 years. Jesse Woods Berry, the youngest son, was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1791. He married Armelia Shanks the 8th of Feb, 1820. She was born 24 Jan 1804 at Nashville, Tennessee. Very little is known of Armelia Shanks’ family as her father died and her mother married a man by the name of Donnell. She had two sisters and one brother. Jesse and Armelia Berry had eleven children names Adeline, Martha, Harriet, Eliza, Cyntha, Thurza, John Williams, William Shanks, Joseph and Robert. About the year 1842 the gospel was being preached in their locality. John walked 20 miles to hear the missionaries. He was so impressed with the new religion that he invited the elders to come down to his father’s home and explain the wonderful truths to his people. The elders who brought the gospel message were Amasee Lyman, Benjamin Cluff and Lyman Wyght. These elders visited the family many times and through their humble teachings all the Berry household but the eldest daughter Adeline accepted the gospel. She being very bitter toward the elders and their new religion. Immediately after accepting the gospel the family made preparations to join the main body of the saints at Nauvoo, Ill. Arriving there Aug. 3. 1844 just six weeks after the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum. The next day after arriving, Jesse took sick with chills and fever and died at the age of 53 years leaving a widow with eight children to care for the best she could in very destitute conditions. The family lived in Nauvoo until 1846 when they started the great journey westward, John W. the eldest son taking charge of the family. They spent the winter at Mount Pisgi leaving there June 10, 1849 and landed in Salt Lake City Oct. 15, 1849. They later moved to Spanish Fork. Sunday July 24, John W. and Clark Roberts were fired upon by Indians and wounded at Summit Creek, now Santaquin, while bringing the express through. John was shot through the hand. John with his family together with his three brothers William, Joseph, and Robert and their families were called to settle the southern part of the state. They left Spanish Fork in 1862, and came to St. George where they lived for a while. Then later moved to Long Valley, Kane Co. and settled at a place they called Berryville. April 2, 1866 Joseph and Robert and Joseph’s wife were killed by Indians about four miles from Maxfields ranch on short Creek, Kane Co., Utah on their return from Spanish Fork after spending the winter there and were buried at Grafton, Washington Co., April 20, 1866. The settlements in Kane County were abandoned and the people came to Kanarra and again went to work preparing homes where they lived for many years. William Shanks Berry was called as a missionary to the Southern States and left home in April. Sunday, August 10, 1884, William S. Berry was martyred, also John H. Gibbs of Paradise, Utah and Martin Condor, John Riley Hudson of Tennessee were murdered at the same time while holding religious services. Have a copy of this history on CD written in WORD

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ARMELIA SHANKS BERRY This copy, made available through the Courtesy of the International Society DAUGHTERS OF UTAH PIONEERS May not be reproduced for monetary gain From the files of... INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF UTAH PIONEERS Pioneer Memorial Museum Armelia Shanks was born in Lebanon, Wilson County Tennessee 24 Jan 1804. Her parents had two children Armelia was the oldest. Little is known of her childhood. She married Jesse Woods Berry 8 Feb. 1820 in Lebanon, Wilson Co., Tennesee. They became the parents of 11 children. All of them lived to marry and have a family except the third child Sarah who died at the age of 7. Her husband was a cattleman, and they were also farmers. They were some of the first settlers in Tennesee, and they had to clear acres of land. Armelia was very busy with her large family. Her son John William first heard of the gospel in 1842. The whole family, except their oldest daughter, Adeline, joined the church and were baptized in 1842. Adeline refused to go with them when they sold their belongings to go to Nauvoo, and Armelia never saw Adeline again. It was a big sorrow to Armelia. Her husband and sons herded their cattle from Tennessee to Nauvoo. They arrived six weeks after the Prophet Joseph Smith was killed. It was a great sorrow to them that there was so much unrest and persecution all around. They truly were converted to the Gospel and never regretted joining the church. Another great sorrow came when her husband died with chills and fever on the 3rd of August 1844. He is buried in Nauvoo. Her three youngest children were William Shanks 6 years old, Robert Matteson, was three and Joseph Smith Berry was only 9 months old. This threw a great responsibility on her shoulders. Her son John William was married. His wife, Nancy Jane Bass, went with them to Nauvoo, but as they had lost a baby, she was homesick and went back to Tennessee. Twenty two year old John assumed the responsibility of helping his mother and three younger brothers and five younger sisters. Much of the faithfulness and success of this family in later years can be accredited to the guidance of John at this time. He was truly a father to the younger members of his family. By hard work, and the help of his family, John was able to get wagons and tools together to come west with the saints who followed Brigham Young. With them they took the cattle they had. The family spent the winter in Mt. Pisgah and left there June 10, 1849. Shortly after they arrived in Salt Lake they met the Thomas family. John, who was about 29 married the pretty Jane Elizabeth Thomas who was just 20. John and Jane and their families went to settle in Utah County. They were the first white settlers on the Spanish Fork River. After two years the Indian uprisings became bad, so to protect themselves they moved from their lots into a fort where they lived for some time. The Black Hawk War was a long hard one. They lost many cattle and constantly feared for their lives. The family moved to Spanish Fork. By hard work he and his family were able to build their home and increase their herds. In 1864 a call came from Brigham Young for the family to help colonize Southern Utah. They moved because they believed in the divine leadership of Brigham Young. Their home was traded for sheep which they drove with their cattle to Long Valley which was called Berryville. It is located where the town Glendale is situated on the Sevier River. The country was rough and mountainous. Indians could easily come down from the hills and steal their cattle and sheep. Armelia followed her son John William and his family. She and the two younger sons Robert and Joseph went with them. Robert had married Isabelle Hales when they were living in Spanish Fork. In the fall of 1865 Robert had taken his young wife back to visit her parents. Joseph had decided to go with them. While they were there an epidemic of diphtheria swept through Spanish Fork, and Robert and Isabelle’s little girl died with this dreaded disease. Because of this they had stayed all winter in Spanish Fork. Now Isabelle was expecting her second child. The journey had taken longer than John expected. William the second brother was sent to meet the travelers. He sent for help from John when he could not find them. Never would John and William know a more horrible sight than when they found the bodies of their loved ones. They had been killed three days earlier. It looked as though the Indians had shot one of their team, and the boys had released the other one to try to get away on it. Roberts body had been shot full of arrows. Isabelle’s body had been shot full of arrows too, but there were a number around that she had bulled out of her body before she died. One Indian had been shot and the stench from his bloated body was so nauseating they could hardly go near. Finally they dug a hole and put the Indians body so they could stand to stay in the area. When they got to the bodies of their loved ones they found decomposition very small. This seemed like a miracle and they were grateful for it. The Indians said afterwards that Robert was a “Heap brave fighter.” Robert and Joseph were large men and tall of stature. This took place April 2, 1866. Cole Creek John, Indian Chief of the Cedar band of Indians who were Piutes, was one of those who killed the Berry brothers. He was large of stature, tall and commanding. His long braids hanging down were decorated with many colors. He and his braves appeared on the scene just as the settlers were ready to leave with the bodies. William recognized his brother’s shirt on the chief and he determined to kill the chief. The other settlers knew they would all be killed if they allowed William to do as he felt so they had to reason with him to see the result of such action (Historians Office Library). Fresh horses were attached to the wagon and the bodies were taken to Grafton, the nearest settlement, for burial. Isabelle had long hair, but there was only a bald bloody strip left. Some Indian had added another beautiful scalp to his collection. The graves in Grafton are marked by a white stone which read, “Killed by Indians, April 2, 1866. This was such a tragedy to Armelia it has been said that her throat swelled even with her chin in sorrow. Her two youngest sons were gone. Only 2 sons remained, John and William. Because of this tragic experience and continued Indian troubles Brigham Young called the Berry families to go further south and settle with some saints who were living in Kanarraville. John built a large new home in Kanarraville. Armelia had a home on the same block as their home. She had become a midwife and brought lots of babies into the world. She had many friends and was well loved by everyone. She was tall and thin, and had dark red hair. Another grief was to come into her life. William Shanks Berry her son, was called to go on a mission to the Southern States in April 1884. While there, he and a companion Elder John Biggs were killed by a mob of about twenty-five masked men. Some of the local saints buried their bodies. But later the mission president B. H. Roberts disguised himself and went to Tennessee and got the bodies. Memorial services were held for them Sunday Aug 24, 1884. Three of Armelia’s sons had given their lives for this new religion. In the Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia is printed. “The martyred Elder Berry was known as one of the very best men, and died as he had lived, in the service of his Master, and passed away to meet the martyr’s reward”. One church authority wrote that the Berry Family had shed more blood for the church than any other family in the church. Armelia lived nine years after William’s death. She died 10 Jan., 1893, at the age of 89 in Richfield, probably at the home of one of her daughters. She is buried in Kanarraville. She had a hard and tragic life, but she stayed true to her beliefs and she followed the teachings and leadership of the church all her life. Both John and William married in polygamy and had three wives. There were many who mourned William’s death. His youngest and last wife lived to be over 100. John passed away in 1890, three years before his mother. Armelia has a very large posterity, who she will be together with. Her example has helped many lives.

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DESERET EVENING NEWS: SATURDAY JANUARY 21, 1893 Death of Armela Berry Kannarra, Jan. 17, 1893 Editor Deseret News: The remains of Armela Shanks Berry, widow of Jesse W. Berry, were brought here for burial from Richfield where she departed this life on the 10th inst., at 8 a.m. The funeral services were conducted by Bishop Wm. Ford (?) of Kannarra. Remarks kind and complimentary to the deceased and consoling to the children and relatives who were present were made by a number of speakers. Sister Armela Shanks Berry was born January 24th, 1804, in Lebanon, Wilson county, Tenn. She was the daughter of William and Armela Shanks, was married February 8th, 1830, to Jesse W. Berry; joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1840 or 1841, and moved to Nauvoo in 1844 where her husband died August 3rd of the same year. She was the mother of eleven children – one dead and two married at the death of her husband, leaving her to care for the eight remaining children, in a very destitute condition. By the hard labor of herself and children she was permitted to emigrate to Utah in the summer of 1849. With the help of God she was successful in rearing her children to be faithful Latter-day Saints. Two of her sons, Robert M. and Joseph Berry, also the former’s wife, were killed by the savage Indians April 2, 1866 while helping to settle the southern part of Utah. W.S. Berry, another of her sons was killed by a mob in Tennessee while on a mission. J.W. Berry her eldest son was shot and crippled for life by the Indians in 185_ he lived until April 12th, 1890, when he departed this life, he being the only son that escaped a violent death. Sister Berry has only three daughters that survive her. She is the mother of 11 children, 83 grandchildren, 188 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great grandchildren, a total of 289, of which number 68 are dead. She bore up under the many trials she was called to pass through remarkably well, was a great counselor and advisor among all whom she associated with. She lived and died a faithful Latter-day Saint, and bore a faithful testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel, in her last hours. She resided in the town of Kannarra the great part of the time since 1862 until the last four years, which have been spent with her daughter Thurza in Richfield, Utah. It was her request to be brought home after her demise to be laid by the side of her two sons John and William. Much respect was shown at the services. Relatives and friends from the neighboring settlements came to pay their last respects to the departed one. Jno. M. Berry

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Robert Madison Berry and Joseph Smith Berry are burried in Grafton Cemetery in Utah. Grafton is now a ghost town. I have pictures of the cemetery and grave markers. E-mail on this family ONLY on CD Samuel Mulliner Our connection to....... Samuel Mulliner born 15 Jan 1884 married to Armelia Harriet Berry born in 1830, or Harriet Armela Berry born in 1831, her parents are Jesse (Jefse) Woods Berry and Armelia (Milly) Shanks who are my gg grandparents. Our line comes from Jesse (Jefse) Woods Berry and Armelia (Milly) Shanks, 5th child Louisa Jane Berry. allen\jllongnker.html on my source page has information... on Samuel Mulliner, born 15 Jan 1809, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, died 25 Feb 1891, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah. Harriet Armelia was his 4th wife. He was, a polygamist as was the practice in the early days of the church. Samuel Mulliner parents marriage was in 1807. His first wife, Catherine Nisbet married Samuel in 1830 in Scotland and they immigrated to Canada where they joined the church and came to the United States. Samuel and Elder Wright were the first missionaries in Scotland. He stayed with his parents in Edinburgh, Scotland. His wife Catherine made a little money by doing laundry for a prominent young attorney, Abraham Lincoln. Our source wrote... "I have quite a bit of information, and will be glad to pass it along. Since this is not your direct line, I don't know how much information you are interested in. I am descended from his son, Samuel Berry Mulliner and Ellen Tait." We have had messages with people who have photos, who have a copy of his journal (available in Salt Lake through the genealogy library, probably held at the Joseph Smith building. I have just learned of its existence and am attempting to track it down.) We heard from children who are from the Mary Ann Richardson and the Harriet Armelia Berry (two of the wives) lines. Samuel Mulliner was a polygamist in the early days of the church. I have his parents marriage in 1807, his birth in 1809. I know that his first wife, Catherine Nisbet married Samuel in 1830 in Scotland and they immigrated to Canada where Samuel they joined the church and came to the United States. Samuel and Elder Wright were the first missionaries in Scotland. He stayed with his parents in Edinburgh, Scotland. I know that his wife Catherine made a little money by doing laundry for a prominent young attorney, Abraham Lincoln. I have quite a bit of information, and will be glad to pass it along. There is a Blog site for information on Samuel Mulliner. They are trying to put a book together. www.samuelmulliner.com