James A. Berkley

James Asbury Berkley was born in Missouri in 1846. He was the son of Jesse N. Berkley and Eliza Reynolds. When James was a small child, the family moved to Grayson County, KY on what became known as the Berkley farm. He married Margaret Ford in 1873. All of his children were born on the Berkley farm and he died there in 1901. Margaret died there in 1921.

James's Parents:

Jesse Berkley, James's father, was born in Kentucky in 1813. He was probobly born near Lexington, but not sure. All that is certain is that his family moved to Indiana by 1830, where they appear on census records. Jesse married Eliza Reynolds in Indiana in 1836, according to one source, or 1840, according to another. He then moved to Missouri and later to Kentucky. He died on the Berkley farm in 1881. Eliza outlived him by 20 years, dying in 1905.

The Siblings Of James:

(1) Hannah (Berkley) Hopper
Hannah was born in Fayette Co., IN in 1840. She married Thomas Hopper in Grayson Co., KY in 1859.
Children:

• Susannah b. 1860 m.
• John b. 1867 (died young)
• William N. b. 5/9/1872 d. 8/30/1945 Ohio Co., KY
• Warren Thomas b. September 22, 1873, Ohio Co, Ky; m. Sara Strader November 15, 1900 d. July 22,1959, Ohio Co, Ky.
• Jesse A. Hopper b. 9/22/1881 m. d. 7/23/1924 Ohio Co., KY

(2) William Ira b. 1849 m. Ada Crume 9/4/1876
Children:

• male, b. 1878, died young
• Barthenia b. Sept 1879 m. John Stone
• Clarinda b. Jan 1882
• Birt b. Feb. 1884
• Mada (2./1888-4/24/1973) m. Henry Geary

(3) Jesse Franklin b. January 16, 1853 m. Lucinda Thomas, 1877 d. February 10, 1900 Ohio Co., KY
Children:

• James H.(Henry) b. June 1880 m. Alla ____,1900. Moved to Arkansas.
• Jesse E.(Ed) b. Mar 1883 d.October 10, 1965, Ohio Co, Ky.
• died

(4)Florinda A. b. 1855 She could either have married by 1870, or died young. Not sure.

(5)Martha b. 1859(died young)

(6)Alice b. 1861(died young)

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