​Above: section of quilt made by Berry women in the 19th or early 20th century
SOURCES
Ash Grove Commonwealth [Ash Grove, Missouri]. Multiple articles with no author and no title, published between 1880 and 1930. Accessed on microfilm at the State Historical Society of Missouri.

Berry, Moses (2010-2022). Personal Communication.

Emrie, Gail (2004) National Register Nomination for the Berry Cemetery, Ash Grove, Missouri. Retrieved from [https://mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/Berry%20Cemetery.pdf].

Missouri Secretary of State. Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1971. Missouri Digital Heritage. Retrieved from [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/DeathCertificates/].

Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum Online.

Russell, Dakota. 2012. A Biographical Index of Berry Cemetery, Boone Township, Greene County, Missouri. Manuscript in author's possession.

Springfield Democrat. December 4, 1897. 

U.S. Census Bureau
(1870) Ninth Census of the United States. Population Schedule, Greene County, Missouri. Retrieved from [https//:www.ancestryheritagequest.com]
(1880) Tenth Census of the United States. Population Schedule, Greene County, Missouri. Retrieved from [https//:www.ancestryheritagequest.com]
(1900) Twelfth Census of the United States. Population Schedule, Greene County, Missouri. Retrieved from [https//:www.ancestryheritagequest.com]
(1910). Thirteenth Census of the United States. Population Schedule, Greene County, Missouri. Retrieved from [https//:www.ancestryheritagequest.com]
(1920). Fourteenth Census of the United States. Population Schedule, Greene County, Missouri. Retrieved from [https//:www.ancestryheritagequest.com]
(1930). Fifteenth Census of the United States. Population Schedule, Greene County, Missouri. Retrieved from [https//:www.ancestryheritagequest.com]
(1940). Sixteenth Census of the United States. Population Schedule, Greene County, Missouri. Retrieved from [https//:www.ancestryheritagequest.com]

WEB SITE CREATORS

Berry Family: Father Moses Berry, Magdalena Berry, and Dorothy Berry provided guidance, photographs, and a wealth of knowledge based on their lived experiences, family and community oral histories, historical documents, and family material culture.

Anthropology Faculty and Students, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Missouri State University (MSU), Springfield 417-836-5000
  • Elizabeth Sobel, Professor of Anthropology, directed this project and carried out most tasks involved in building the web site in 2021 and 2022.
  • Alicia Jones carried out tasks involved in building the web site under the direction of Dr. Sobel in 2021 when she was an undergraduate anthropology student at MSU.  
  • Laken Parrish carried out tasks involved in building the web site under the direction of Dr. Sobel in 2021 when she was an undergraduate anthropology student at MSU. 
  • Heather Seale organized grave marker documentation under the direction of Dr. Sobel in 2010, when Heather was an undergraduate anthropology student at MSU.
  • Hallie Segelhorst documented approximately 50% of the Berry Cemetery grave markers under the direction of Dr. Sobel in 2009 and 2010, when she was an undergraduate anthropology student at MSU.  
  • Allison Tiller documented approximately 50% of the Berry Cemetery grave markers under the direction of Dr. Sobel in 2009 and 2010, when she was an undergraduate anthropology student at MSU.  
Berry Family, Ash Grove, MO; Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum; Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, Missouri State University