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SAMUEL BEERY, farmer, P. O. Georgetown, was born in this township, south of Georgetown, November 15, 1801, the son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Shick) Berry. His father was of Irish descent. His maternal grandfather, Louis Shick, emigrated from Germany and was bound out, on his arrival here, for several years to pay his passage, and settled in Straight Creek among the first pioneers. Samuel was raised on the farm and in his earlier life was a great hewer of wood. He prepared the timber for many a dwelling, and cut many cords of wood from the land, that Georgetown now occupies. To chop, split and cord four cords of wood was only an average day’s work for him. By his unceasing toil, he obtained a start in this world’s goods, and labored long and hard to increase it. He purchased the farm of his father from the other heirs and still occupies it in the northwest part of the township. His politics are Democratic. In 1827, he was married to Rebecca, daughter of Joseph and Dilly (Hannars) Hamilton. Mrs. Berry was born in 1808. Their children are Lorenda, wife of William Esby; Jane W., wife of Joseph Ward; Deliverance, wife of Jacob Petacord; Mary E., wife of James W. Herron; Amanda, wife of Joseph Richard; Robert, married, M. D. L., married; Anna, wife of John Purcell. Mr. and Mrs. Berry were both members of the M. E. Church, of which he has been class leader. He remembers the time in early days when tea sold for $3 a pound.