Joel and his family did not stop in Illinois that I know of. They were in Madison County, Iowa, by 1854 as on the 1855 census Madison County they state they have lived there one year. Joel and his wife Ellen Clark did not have any daughters but Joel had two daughters by his first wife, Louisa Anderson, who died in Indiana abt 1840. The daughters names were Sarah b. 1833 and Mary Anna b. Oct 1836. Mary Anna John Johnson and 2nd Thomas Ruenkle, she died in Madison County in 1914. Lila -----Original Message----- From: nelda palmer <nelpal@lisco.com> To: IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com <IAMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, July 17, 1999 10:55 AM Subject: Re: [IAMADISO-L] Berry/Clark > > >Lila Wylie wrote: > >> My ancestor, Joel Berry, came to Madison County 1854 from Marion County, >> Ind. His brother William had arrived in 1850. Ellen Clark was Joel's wife, >> she died about 1865. Other family members who arrived were Joel's children >> and his nephew, John Berry. Would like to correspond with any descendants >> other than George Berry and Larry Eldridge whom I've already met. >> >> Lila in the Ozarks > >Did they stop in Sangamon County Ill along the way, like Auburn Township? Did >they have two daughters, one Mary Ann R Berry? if so, please holler. cdp > > >