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The Dalles Weekly Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., January 8, 1909, page 2

FUNERALS ERVICE OF JOHN C. BERRY HELD WEDNESDAY

Funeral services in memory of John C. Berry were held Wednesday at the residence, 1303 Bluff street, Rev. Gilman Parker officiating.
The body was taken this morning to Hartland, Washington, for burial. Mr. Berry was a civil war veteran, serving three years in Company B 70th Ohio Volunteers, and was in the famous battle of Shiloh and Pittsburgh Landing. He was a member of the Baptist church for fifty-two years.
In 1863, he was married to Miss Margaret Shiefer in Adams County, Ohio. He reared a large family consisting of seven sons and one daughter. Two sons, Thomas and Samuel, have preceded their father into the great beyond.
Phe leaves the wife of his lifetime, one daughter, Mrs. P.S. Plummer of this city, five sons, Charles, John, Carrol, and George of Hartland, Washington, and Albert of Goldendale, Washington, to mourn his death.

The Dalles Weekly Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., January 1, 1909, page 5
"City Briefs"
From Tuesday's Daily

J.C. BERRY PASSES AWAY -

J. C. Berry died at his home at 1303 Bluff street at noon today. He has been an invalid for the past fourteen months. The deceased was the father of Mrs. P.S. Plummer of the city and leaves besides his immediate family, two sons in Ellensburg, one son in a Weiser, Idaho, a son and a daughter in this city. The notice of the funeral will be given tomorrow.

The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., January 30, 1909, page 2
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A correspondent at Hartland writes to the Agri. of the late John C. Berry. He says: Mr. Berry was a civil war veteran, serving three years in Company B 70th Ohio Volunteers, and was in the famous battle of Shiloh and Pittsburgh landing. He was a member of the Baptist church for fifty-two years. In 1862, he was married to Miss Margaret Sheiefer in Adams county, Ohio. He reared a large family consisting of seven sons and one daughter. He leaves the wife of his lifetime, one daughter, Mrs. P.S. Plummer of The Dalles, five sons, Charles, John, Carrol, and George of Hartland, and Albert of Goldendale, to mourn his death.