Biographical Sketch of Thomas V. Berry


Text from Haynes, Nathaniel S. History of the Disciples of Christ in Illinois 1819-1914, Cincinnati: Standard Publishing Company, 1915. Pages 470 - 471. This online edition © 1997, James L. McMillan.

Born: St. Andrews, New Brunswick, 1822.
Died: Creston, Iowa, 1882.

Thomas V. also came to Boston in his teens, and there learned the trade of a piano-maker. In 1845 he learned the gospel from a Mr. Dungan, of Baltimore, who had gone to Boston to buy leather goods. To the little church formed there Thomas gave most of his earnings from his manual labor for hall rent, etc. He graduated from Bethany. Coming to Illinois in 1860, he first served the Bloomington Church seven years and later the churches at Princeton, Lincoln and Monmouth.

These brothers were the sons of Methodist parents. The home was one of regular prayer and practical piety. They were men of a high spiritual type and gave their time to genuine service.


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