Jesse Wood Berry: Click here for Familysearch profile
Birth:9 January 1791 Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Baptism:
Death:3 August 1844 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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Armelia Shanks: Click here for Familysearch profile
Birth: 24 January 1804 Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Baptism:
Death:10 January 1893 Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States
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Birth:9 January 1791 Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Baptism:
Death:3 August 1844 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Burial: Click here for find a grave
Armelia Shanks: Click here for Familysearch profile
Birth: 24 January 1804 Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Baptism:
Death:10 January 1893 Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States
Burial: Click here for find a grave
Conversion Story:
Jesse was a cattleman, and they were also farmers. They were some of the first settlers in Tennesee, and they had to clear acres of land. Armelia was very busy with her large family. Her son John William first heard of the gospel in 1842. The whole family, except their oldest daughter, Adeline, joined the church and were baptized in 1842. Adeline refused to go with them when they sold their belongings to go to Nauvoo, and Armelia never saw Adeline again. It was a big sorrow to Armelia. Her husband and sons herded their cattle from Tennessee to Nauvoo. They arrived six weeks after the Prophet Joseph Smith was killed. It was a great sorrow to them that there was so much unrest and persecution all around. They truly were converted to the Gospel and never regretted joining the church. Another great sorrow came when her husband died with chills and fever on the 3rd of August 1844. He is buried in Nauvoo.
Jesse was a cattleman, and they were also farmers. They were some of the first settlers in Tennesee, and they had to clear acres of land. Armelia was very busy with her large family. Her son John William first heard of the gospel in 1842. The whole family, except their oldest daughter, Adeline, joined the church and were baptized in 1842. Adeline refused to go with them when they sold their belongings to go to Nauvoo, and Armelia never saw Adeline again. It was a big sorrow to Armelia. Her husband and sons herded their cattle from Tennessee to Nauvoo. They arrived six weeks after the Prophet Joseph Smith was killed. It was a great sorrow to them that there was so much unrest and persecution all around. They truly were converted to the Gospel and never regretted joining the church. Another great sorrow came when her husband died with chills and fever on the 3rd of August 1844. He is buried in Nauvoo.
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