An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., 
The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 443

	NEWLAND, BERRY & CO. are real-estate dealers, insurance brokers, surveyors
and conveyances of legal documents at Chehalis, Washington. The individual
members of the above firm are J.T. Newland, City Treasurer; S.H. Berry, land
agent; and A. Rainey, Notary Public. This well-known bureau was first
established in 1883, under the style of Berry Brothers, Captain James T. Berry,
now deceased, being the senior and leading member. The latter was one of the
most prominent and progressive men of the city, where he resided from 1872 until
the time of his demise. He was a civil engineer by occupation, served as County
Surveyor, and also filled the city's civic chair in 1889. The present firm was
established in 1892, and they do a general real-estate business, handling some
of the choicest land in Lewis and adjoining counties; also buy and sell city
property, locate loans, pay taxes, take charge of property for non-residents and
represent a large number of the best fire companies.
	Samuel H. Berry was born in Osage county, Missouri, August 22, 1849, a son
of John and Margaret (Galbreath) Berry, natives of Kentucky, and both
descendants of colonial settlers. Captain John Berry, the father of our subject,
was a soldier is the famous Black Hawk war, and the family were a well known and
influential one in Kentucky during the latter part of the seventeenth century.
Grand father Richard Berry partially reared the mother of our illustrious and
martyred President, Abraham Lincoln. Captain John Berry was a Missouri pioneer
of 1833, and his death occurred in 1853. His wife survived until 1872, when she
also passed to the higher life.
	Samuel H. Berry was reared and educated in his native State, where he was
engaged in teaching many years, and during that time also made civil engineering
a special study. In 1872 he was elected County Surveyor of Osage county, and in
1876 was again elected to that office. In May, 1881, he came to Chehalis,
Washington, on a Government survey, in which he was employed three years,
although in 1882 he was elected County Surveyor for a term of two years. Mr.
Berry also followed teaching in this county; in 1884 was elected County Auditor,
re-elected in 1886; in 1889 was a member of the Constitutional Convention, and
in 1888 was also appointed Chief Clerk in the Surveyor-General's office.
	Politically, Mr. Berry affiliates with the progressive wing of the
Democratic party, and socially holds a membership in the Encampment degree of
the I.O.O.F., of which he has been District Deputy Grand Master, and is also
District Deputy of the A.O.U.W.
	December 24, 1872, he was united in marriage to Miss Ida B. Rainey, a native
of Missouri, and a daughter of Dr. L. Rainey, an early pioneer of North Carolina
and Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Berry have had three children: Maggie Isabel
(deceased), Maud P. and John L.

Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer

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