Collecting Tombstones

Hoyt Family Tree

In addition to her parents, there are other Berry family members buried at Elmwood.

Lottie’s young siblings are there, sharing a large monument with their parents:
Laura Hooper, daughter of Joseph H & Charlotte E, died Dec 1 1870, aged 21 days1
Alfred Dwight, only son of Joseph H & Charlotte E, died Aug 5 1873, aged 4 months & 3 days2

Following links from Joseph H. Berry leads to his parents and the tree gains some branches.

John Berry was born on 27 Oct 1798 in South Malling, Sussex, England, baptized on 16 Nov 1798, and died on 24 Mar 1867 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. He married Catharina Mercy Hooper on 18 Oct 1721 in Lambourn, Essex, England.3

Their children were:

  • Catharina M. Berry Marshall (1822-1872)
  • Mary H. Berry (1824-1884)
  • John Adams Berry (1825-1891)
  • Elizabeth M. Berry (1827-1857)
  • Thomas Berry (1829-1917)
  • Adelaide H. Berry (1831-1918)
  • Fanny Berry (1834-1853)
  • Sarah W. Berry (1838-1917)
  • Joseph Hooper Berry (1839-1907)

1. Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 Oct 2011), Laura Hooper Berry (1870) gravemarker, Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
2. Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 Oct 2011), Alfred Dwight Berry (1873) gravemarker, Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.
3. Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital images and memorial data (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 Oct 2011), John Berry ( -1867) gravemarker, Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

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