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SOURCE: History of Genesee County, Michigan
        pub. Everts and Abbott - 1879

        Page 236


                           GEORGE W. BERRYMAN

  George W. Berryman, one of the prominent farmers of Fenton, was born in
the town of Aurelius, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Sept. 24, 1822.  He was the eldest
in the family of John and Catherine (Covert) Berryman, which consisted of
five children.  The elder Berryman was a prominent farmer, and met his
death by accident when George was eleven years of age.  Although a mere
boy, he assumed control of his father's affairs, which he conducted
successfully.  At the age of sixteen he started in life by taking jobs of
various kinds, among which several contracts on the New York Central
Railroad.  Although young, what he lacked in years and experience he made
up by energy and application; and all his projects were successfully
carried out.

  In 1849, Mr. Berryman was united in marriage with Angeline, daughter of
James and Sally Seymour, of Vestal, Broome Co., N. Y., where Mrs. Berryman
was born July 28, 1825.  After their marriage, he purchased a farm in
Aurelius, where he resided until his emigration to Michigan in 1867, at
which time he purchased the farm where he now resides,--a view of which we
present on another page.

  Mr. Berryman is a prominent and successful agriculturist, and his highly-
cultivated fields and commodious buildings attest his thrift and
enterprise.

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