DAUGHTER OF HANNAH CATE BERRY & JOHN BERRY
OCTOBER 11, 2007
ELIZABETH BERRY was born in Orange County NC in
1812. Hannah Cate Berry and John Berry were Elizabeth's parents ( SEE TEMPERANCE
FRANKLIN'S BIBLE PAGE ). Elizabeth Berry had at least two
half-brothers, Thomas Person Berry who was 4 years old when she was
born and her oldest half-brother who was born in 1799 was 13 years old.
I think his name may have been William Berry jr.
In 1820 I believe Hannah Cate Berry and her children were living with
Hannah's brother John Cate. VIEW
THEODRICK FRANKLIN"S MARRIAGE BOND
Elizabeth grew up in Orange County and in
1832 she married Theodrick Franklin. Thomas Person Berry, Elizabeth's
half brother signed their wedding bond. 
Theodrick and
Elizabeth had a daughter born in 1832 in Orange County North Carolina.
Temperance Jane was their only child born in NC. THIS IS A
PICTURE
OF TEMPERANCE JANE FRANKLIN. Their next child was born in
Alabama in 1835 and he was named Henry Berry Franklin. Theodrick and
Elizabeth had moved back to Georgia by 1837 when their son James L
Franklin was born.In 1843 Elizabeth and Theodrick had twin sons named
Robert N. and William C Franklin. These children were born in Cave
Spring, Floyd County Georgia. Thomas Benjamin Franklin was born in 1847
and Georgianna Franklin was born in 1849. The last two children were
also born in Cave Spring Georgia. Hannah is nickname for Anna and I can
hear Elizabeth saying "this is my little Georgia Anna" in reference to
her mother Hannah Cate Berry.
Tragedy struck the Berry and Franklin families in 1858 when Theodrick
and Elizabeth's mother Hannah died. That was the year of a worldwide
flu epidemic and was probably responsible for the deaths. Thomas Person
Berry lost his son William H. Berry and Joshua and Nancy's son Lewis
Berry also died in 1858.
When the 1860
Orange County Census was taken
Elizabeth Franklin was staying with her half-brother Thomas Person
Berry and was enumerated in that census. Elizabeth was trapped in
Orange County by the civil war and was not able to rejoin her family
until after it was over. I suspect she had returned to North Carolina
expecting to recieve her inheritance and I am not sure if she got
anything or not.Her daughter Temperamce Jane had married Warren W.
Davis
sometime in the around 1865 most likely because their first child John
J. Davis was born in Lousianna in 1865.Their second child was a
daughter who was born in Texas in 1867. Nathan C Davis and Boneta A.
Daves another daughter were also born in Texas. Eventually Elizabeth
did make it to Texas where she lived the rest of her life. As you can
see by her tomestone she lived until November 21, 1895 at the age of
83 years
old.
To view a larger image of Elizabeth Franklins headstone CLICK HERE. The inscription list her name as E. H. which I think may have been for Elizabeth Hannah.
