Life History

Notes

• In 1850 recently married Susan is enumerated in Wayne County with her husband Henry J Brewer.  Here her name is reported as Susannah, which matches the name Susan reported for in other censuses.  Genealogies with details and photos confirm that William's father was Henry J Brewer.  These genealogies, however, report her name as Susan H Hays, not Susannah.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Wayne County, Tennessee, 2 November, Civil District 10, page 675 (scan 339), Hse #991, Fam #1003
  Henry Brewer 25 M Farmer $100 Real Estate b Tenn [b abt 1825]
  Susannah Brewer 20 F b Tenn [b abt 1830]
  
  In the 1860 census, Susan Brewer is a widow, and in is the household of Caroline Hays, who appears to be her mother.  Some genealogies with no details have her name as Susan Hays.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Wayne County, Tennessee, 30 June, PO Cypress Inn, page 67 (scan 269), Hse/Fam #449
  Caroline Hays 58 F --- $1200 Real Estate $600 Personal b Virginia
  Susan Brewer 30 F b Tenn [b abt 1830]
  Hettie J Brewer 9 F b Tenn [b abt 1851]
  Nellie C Brewer 8 F b Tenn [b abt 1852]
  William T Brewer  3 M b Tenn [b abt 1857]
  Eliza J Czfurt (?) 12 F b Tenn [b abt 1848]
  
  In 1862, Susan married John Berry.  By 1880, the only Brewer child in the household is William.
  
  U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  Susan Hayes
  Gender: Female
  Birth 1829 TN
  Spouse Name: John Berry
  Spouse
  Birth 1833 TN
  Marriage 1862
  
  1880 Federal Census, Wayne County, Tennessee, 2 June, Civil District 10, Enumeration District 170, page 1 (scan 89A), Hse/Fam #239
  Berry, John W M 50 Farmer TN AL TN
  Berry, Susan W F 19 Wife TN NC TN
  Berry, Eliza A  W F 17 Dau TN AL TN
  Berry, James E  W M 15 Son TN -- TN
  Berry, Joseph  W M 12 Son TN -- TN
  Berry, Cally  W F 11 Dau TN -- TN
  Berry, David  W M 8 Son TN -- TN
  Brewer, W T  W M Stepson 22 TN -- TN
  
  From the date of marriage, all the children in this household are Susan's children.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Lauderdale County, Alabama, 26 April, Precinct 10 Florence, District 62, page 10B, N Wood Avenue, Hse #245, Fam #251
  Berry, Dsvid C Head M W 38 Married 12 years TN TN TN Farmer Owns
  Berry, Mary Wife F W 33 Married 12 years 6 children/5 living TN TN GA
  Berry, Thomas M Son M W 11 TN TN TN
  Berry, Orvie G Son M W 9 TN TN TN
  Berry, Lucy E Dau F W 6 TN TN TN
  Berry, Ruby Dau F W 3 AL TN TN
  Berry, Ramon W Son M W 10mos AL TN TN
  Berry, Susen Mother F W 82 Widow TN TN TN
  Cayle, William J Boarder M W 62 Widower TN AL AL
  
  A genealogist has compiled key events of Susan's life to fill in several details for us.  (Edited by Orville Boyd Jenkins)
  
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  Susan H. Hays
  Sex F
  Birth 26 FEB 1829 in Wayne  CO., TN.
  Death 9 JAN 1920 in D. C. Berry,s Home, Lauderdale CO, AL.
  Burial JAN 1920 Lawson Cemetery, Wayne CO., TN.
  Note:
  SOURCE: Compiled by David Edgar Berry:
  Edgar D. Byler, III, of Wayne CO., TN., a published author of genealogical research. 1860 Wayne CO, TN.
  Census, Civil District 10, residence 449, page 110, line 1.
  Florence Times Index of Obituaries:BERRY, Susan Hayes, 09 Jan 2l.
  Roots Web: Chris & Juli Hernandez' Family Lines - tejanos4420yahoo.com.
  
  NOTES: Susan H. Hayes b: 26 Feb 1829. She was the daughter of William and Caroline (Maupins) Hayes. Susan was the widow of Henry Brewer with whom she had three children, Hattie J., Nellie C. and William T. Brewer. After the death of her first husband Susan married John Berry, the forth child of David and Elizabeth (Shipman) Berry. Susan and John had six Children: William L., Eliza Ann, James Earl, Joseph W., Sarah Callie and David Crockett.
  
  Susan (Hayes) Berry died 9 Jan 1920 at the home of her youngest son, David Crockett Berry, in Lauderdale County, Alabama. John Berry had died much earlier on 4 Sep 1895. Both are buried in Lawson Cemetery near the old Berry home place.
  
  Father: William Hays b: Abt 1795 in Wilkes CO., NC.
  Mother: Caroline Maupins b: 1801 in Virginia.
  
  Marriage 1 John Berry b: 16 SEP 1831 in Cypress Inn, Wayne CO., TN
  Married Aft JUN 1860 in Cypress Inn, Wayne County, Tennessee
  2nd Marriage in Cypress Inn, Wayne County, Tennessee
  1st Husband Died Bef 1860 in Wayne County, Tennessee
  Children:
  William L Berry b: 1861 in Wayne CO.,TN.
  Eliza Ann Berry b: 9 FEB 1863 in Wayne CO., TN.
  James Earl Berry b: 6 MAR 1865 in Wayne CO., TN.
  Joseph W. Berry b: 27 FEB 1867 in Wayne CO., TN.
  Sarah Callie Berry b: MAR 1869 in Wayne CO., TN.
  David Crockett Berry b: 5 SEP 1871 in Cypress Inn, Wayne CO., TN.
  
  Marriage 2 Henry J. Brewer b: Abt 1825 in Wayne CO, TN.
  Married: Abt 1850 in Wayne CO., TN.
  Children:
  Hetty J. Brewer b: Abt 1851 in Wayne CO., TN.
  Nellie C. Brewer b: Abt 1852 in Wayne CO., TN.
  William T. Brewer b: Abt 1855 in Wayne CO., TN
  --  Ancestry Stories, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1930606/person/-270203357/media/2?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum
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  Obituary of Susan Hays
  
  "Mrs Susan Hayes Berry died at the home of her son, David Berry, six miles north of Florence on the Colverdale road, on January 9th, 1921, aged 91 years, 10 months and 13 days. She has been an exemplary Christian character and a member of the Baptist Church since childhood. Most of her life was spent in Wayne County, Tennessee, though she lived sixteen years in or near Florence. She is survived by one daughter and three sons. Mrs Callie Moore, David, Joe and Jim Berry. Interment took place at Lawson's cemetery in Wayne county, conducted by Rev Robt Lawson."
  --  Florence Times, Florence, Alabama,  21 Jan 1921, http://genforum.genealogy.com/al/lauderdale/messages/1214.html

Sources

• 1. Obituary of Susan Hayes Berry, Florence Times, Florence, Alabama, 21 Jan 1921
  • Location: http://genforum.genealogy.com/al/lauderdale/messages/1214.html;
• 2. Ancestry Stories
• 3. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• 4. 1850 Federal Census, Wayne County, Tennessee
  • 2 November, Civil District 10, page 675 (scan 339), Hse #991, Fam #1003
• 5. 1910 Federal Census, Lauderdale County, Alabama
  • 26 April, Precinct 10 Florence, District 62, page 10B, N Wood Avenue, Hse #245, Fam #251
• 6. 1880 Federal Census, Wayne County, Tennessee
  • 2 June, Civil District 10, Enumeration District 170, page 1 (scan 89A), Hse/Fam #239
• 7. 1870 Federal Census, Wayne County, Tennessee
  • 12 August, Civil District 11, PO Waynesboro, p 19, Hse/Fam #146
• 8. 1860 Federal Census, Wayne County, Tennessee
  • 30 June, PO Cypress Inn, page 67 (scan 269), Hse/Fam #449
• 9. Ancestry Trees
  • Hayes, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1930606/person/-274923670?ssrc=&ftm=1
• 10. 1920 Federal Census, Wagoner County, Oklahoma
  • 17 January, Blue Mound, District 170, page 7A, Hse/Fam #103
• 11. 1900 Federal Census, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
  • 21 June, Township 15, District 40, page 9B, Hse/Fam #173
• 12. 1930 Federal Census, Wagoner County, Oklahoma
  • [no date], Blue Mound Township, District 3, page 3B, Hse #62, Fam #64
• 13. 1910 Federal Census, Wagoner County, Oklahoma
  • 22 April, Blue Mound Township, District 235, page 2B, Hse/Fam #35
• 14. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 15. Ancestry Trees