Joel H Berry ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

• Will, 1 Sep 1887, , Henry, Kentucky, USA. ² Will of Edwin G. Berry Henry Co., KY, Will Book 16, page 124
I Edwin G. Berry being in feeble health but of sound
mind and disposing memory do make this my last will and testament:
To wit --I will to all my children and legal heirs namely William
R. Berry, James S. Berry's heirs, Stephen D. Berry, Louis G. Berry's
heirs, Ruth E. Drane, Martha A. Powers, Joel H. Berry, Jennie
Williams, M. Kate Eaton, Hallie E. Eddings, Edwin T. Berry,
Cinderella Clore all the right and title invested in me to do
with as they think best with the lands upon which I now
reside lying in the County of Henry and State of Kentucky on the waters
of the Little Kentucky known as the Thomas Moore tract of land containing
about 116 1/3 acres. Also the Chastiner tract lying on the west of and
adjoining the other named tract containing about 35 acres making
in all about 150 acres more or less.
2nd I reserve for my own use and benefit as long as I may
live all the rest of my lands lying west of Smithfield and Pendleton
pike and north of the Smithfield and New Castle pike also that
portion lying east of Smithfield and Pendleton pike and adjoining the
Bruner farm -- The above reserved lands at my death to be equally
divided among my above mentioned heirs.
3rd I give immediate possession of the first mentioned lands (not
held in the reserve) and all my personal effects not reserved for
my own use, and do appoint Stephen T. Drane and James W. Clore
to dispose according to my device -- This the first day of Sept. 1887.
Attest: EB Moore Seal E. G. Berry
ED Grubb.
In addition to the foregoing will I do hereby make and ordain the
following as my codicil to said will and as expressing my further
desires in reference to my estate as follows to wit:
I give to my daughter Ann Powers for and in consideration of
her attention to me the following property: the cooking stove & utensils
thereunto belonging and two tables all in the kitchen -- one cupboard
which has been in the family for many years and all the common
chairs in the house she now occupies except the parler chairs, also
the dining room table, the sugar chest, the heating stove in
her living room in her house in Smithfield Ky in which
are all the named articles. I also give her one half of the pork
now in the smoke house on her said premises for her sole use
and benefit also the Sausage mill one axe one hatchet and one
hand saw. I also appoint the aforesaid Stephen T. Drane and
James W. Clore to act as my executors without security.
Witness my hand this first day of Febry one thousand eight
hundred and eighty eight.
Attest: JM Berry E.G. Berry
E. G. Berry
This event was shared from Edwin Gardner Berry who also shared it with Amanda Jane Berry (Heir), Cinderella Berry (Heir), Edwin Thomas "Doc" Berry (Heir), Eleanor Strode (Heir), Harriet E Berry (Heir), James S Berry (Heir), Lewis G Berry (Heir), Martha Ann Berry (Heir), Mary Katherine Berry (Heir), Ruth Ellen Berry (Heir), Stephen D Berry (Heir), and William Rash Berry (Heir).