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Mathews-Williams Family Genealogy
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(From: "Gerard Blackstone (Blackiston) Berryman", Man2Berry@prodigy.net)
"The brick house where the Clarence Gale family live was purchased by J.R. Berryman from his father-in-law, William Maze. The house was built by Duncan Arnett, father of Bob, and Nehemiah Johnson just after they had completed the brick house now owned by the Belkens on west main city limits.
Since the death of his wife, Mr. Berryman has divided his time among the children. He is in excellent health, and mentally active, and a genuine southern gentleman. During the Civil War he was a Confederate soldier, being shot through the thumb and two fingers during a fight on the west fork of the Osage River. Jim Anthony was the oldest mani in his company. He acted as doctor for many of them. The company doctor wanted to cut Berryman's hand off, as it had turned black well up onto the arm, but Jim Anthony treated it successfully. Uncle Dick said the Bill DeGuire was his pardner through this part of the war. Bill Anthony, Capt. Charles Polk, John Morgan and Dr. George R. Hill were together for some time. Morgan was told to care for some of the wounded soldiers and was captured and put in prison in Alton, Illinois, and died there. The tales from this prison make you realize what war is. Some of the soldiers from here that were with Uncle Dick at times during the war were: Dr. Nifong; Henry Stevenson; Sam, Jim and Bill Anthony; John Spivy; George Bruce; Joe DeGuire; Harry Cox; Bill DeGuire; Dick Thompson; Jim Berryman; Bob Kelly; Ancil Mathews; Lige and Miles Mouser; Francis Tidwell; Jack and Miles Richards; Dave and Fayette Caruthers; Milt Arnett; Bob Buford; Felix Maze; Mart Hawkins; Fee Gregory; Rufus Baird; Dick and Ned Williams; Charlie Villars; Dock Ninder; Kale Shetley; Dand and Tom O'Bannon; George and John Hill; Gus Gregoire; Frank Stevens; Fult Slloss; Bill Rasor; Dave Tripp; Elios Barron; and others whose names had just slipped his mind. John Vinson was taken prisoner in the Alton Prison but was put in as cook so made out better than many of the others who were captured.
On a scouting trip that Uncle Dick was sent upon near the camp on Red River across from Texas, he came upon an Indian chief with a white wife. Dinner had just been prepared, turkey, if you please! So Uncle Dick accepted a goodly portion of it (they had been 23 days without bread or salt). While they were eating he learned that the girl was a school teacher from St. Genevieve and was well acquainted with many in his company, also, she knew the Farmer family of Fredericktown. The day of the Battle of Fredericktown, J. R. was just returning to Fredericktown over the old Bloomfield Road with some horses when he heard the firing. He turned back in the woods and hid."
Mattie Sonora and her sister Hattie Cora were twins.
Emma Lillian Berryman died at 6 months.
Claude Oscar Berryman died at the age of 10 years.
Hattie Cora and her sister Mattie Sonora were twins.