John Wesley Crockett Derryberry

1830 - 1911  (81 years)

• Name	John Wesley Crockett Derryberry
  Census	1830	Perry Co, TN   [1]
  	age < 5(0)
  Birth	07 Mar 1830	Decatur Co, TN   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	Widow's Application #W4495 for pension
  Census	1840	Madison Co, TN   [3]
  	age 10-14(10)
  Census	1850	District 2, Madison Co, TN   [4]
  	age 20,living with parents
  Census	1860	Jackson, Hinds Co, MS   [5]
  	age 30, single, living with uncle Jesse R Derryberry-age 53
  Census	1870	District 3, Madison Co, TN   [6]
  	age 40,wife S-age 36?, 1 step-dau-age 12, & moher R(uth)-age 60, & sister Sarah-age 24, & 1 other female-age 15
  Census	1880	Beat 3, Simpson Co, MS   [7]
  	age 50,married, wife Sarah-age 38,name listed J W
  Census	1900	Madison Co, TN   [8]
  	age 70,wife Sarah E-age 58, 4 children
  Census	1910	Madison Co, TN   [9]
  	age 80,wife Sarah C-age 68, living with dau Sallie Alice & Walter Laten Siler & family
  DerryBerry Book	page 510
  Death	02 Aug 1911	Madison Co, TN   [2]
  Findagrave.com	30 Aug 2016
  	See Notes
  Burial	Jackson, Madison Co, TN   [2]
  	Maple Springs Cemetery, (near Mercer)
  Person ID	I495	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Michael Charles Derryberry,   b. 25 Apr 1799, Burke Co, NC d. 07 Jun 1866, Hardeman Co, TN (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	E Rutha Jane Doss,   b. 27 Jan 1811, TN d. 06 Apr 1899, Obion Co, TN (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Mar 1829	Decatur Co, TN
  Family ID	F192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Catherine Magee-xx,   b. 27 Aug 1841, Simpson Co, MS d. 19 Nov 1931, Hardeman Co, TN (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1869	Madison Co, TN
  Notes	Children: dau Emma Eugenia Derryberry 7/27/1870 Uptonville, TN - 8/1949 MS - married J Kenneth Mangum b. in Magee, MS son Alonzo Magee Derryberry 3/17/1872 Westville, Simpson Co, MS - 4/17/1952 - on 12/18/1904 in Madison Co, TN married Mary Emma Jones 12/21/1876 - 10/5/1960 - **See marriage certificate dau Harriet Elizabeth Derryberry 12/8/1873 Simpson Co, MS - 6/19/1928 Jackson, Madison Co, TN - ** See death certificate ** - married Thomas Morris Williams 11/26/1871 Bloomfield, Greene Co, IN - 11/23/1965 Bolivar, Hardeman Co, TN son Charles Edward Derryberry 10/13/1875 Simpson Co, MS - 8/19/1949 Jackson, TN - see death certificate - see WWI draft reg card - in 1910 married Sadie Pearl Leathers 12/2/1885 near Mercer, TN - 1/28/1975 near Jackson, TN dau Janice Derryberry 1915 TN dau Ruth Catherine Derryberry 8/14/1877 Simpson Co, MS - 1/3/1966 Madison Co, TN - on 12/20/1903 in Madison Co, TN married George Street Taylor Sr 12/30/1878 Mercer Co, TN - 5/14/1957 - ** See Marriage Record ** - son of Robert Wooden Taylor and Mary Pentecost - both buried Maple Springs, Uptonville, TN - see marriage certificate - see WWI draft reg card dau Sallie Alice Derryberry 9/7/1879 near Magee, Simpson Co, MS - 9/6/1976 - bef 9/12/1918 married Walter Laten Siler 6/11/1873 - 7/10/1944 - see WWI draft reg card son Jordan Owen Derryberry 4/29/1881 Madison Co, TN - 3/15/1963 - see WWI draft reg card - on 12/18/1904 in Madison Co, TN married Mary Katherine Perry 6/6/1887 Madison Co, TN - 12/21/1974 - nickname 'Mary Kay' - see marriage certificate dau Lula Mae Derryberry 9/17/1905 Uptonville, Madison Co, TN - ** See birth certificate ** - married ??? Edgin son Jesse Lee Derryberry 9/27/1907 Madison Co, TN - ** See birth certificate ** son J D (Jake) Derryberry 2/28/1909 Madison Co, TN - ** See birth certificate ** son Eugene Taylor Derryberry 10/15/1883 Madison Co, TN - 6/22/1933 Memphis, Shelby Co, TN - see death certificate - see WWI draft reg card - bef 7/25/1905 married Emma Florence Elston - she died aft 6/22/1933 (after Eugene) dau Katie Sue Derryberry 7/25/1905 Madison Co, TN - ** See birth certificate ** - married ??? Mullen dau Ruth Elizabeth Derryberry 6/25/1909 Uptonville, Madison Co, TN - ** See birth certificate ** - married ??? McDonald
  Family ID	F1211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - age < 5(0) - 1830 - Perry Co, TN Birth - 07 Mar 1830 - Decatur Co, TN Census - age 10-14(10) - 1840 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 20,living with parents - 1850 - District 2, Madison Co, TN Census - age 30, single, living with uncle Jesse R Derryberry-age 53 - 1860 - Jackson, Hinds Co, MS Marriage - 26 Oct 1869 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 40,wife S-age 36?, 1 step-dau-age 12, & moher R(uth)-age 60, & sister Sarah-age 24, & 1 other female-age 15 - 1870 - District 3, Madison Co, TN Census - age 50,married, wife Sarah-age 38,name listed J W - 1880 - Beat 3, Simpson Co, MS Census - age 70,wife Sarah E-age 58, 4 children - 1900 - Madison Co, TN Census - age 80,wife Sarah C-age 68, living with dau Sallie Alice & Walter Laten Siler & family - 1910 - Madison Co, TN Death - 02 Aug 1911 - Madison Co, TN Burial - - Jackson, Madison Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fams/durrenberger/nti03710.htm The Durrenberger Database If you have reached this page directly from a search engine, please start at the homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fams/durrenberger --------------------------------------------------------- Notes for John Wesley Crockett DERRYBERRY --------------------------------------------------------- Based on the fact that his brother William Jordan is buried in Maple Springs Cemetery, the J.W.C. in the transcribed record below is most likely the John W. Derryberry found in the 1850 census (see his father's notes for details). The birth date is also consistent with the 1850 census. Maple Springs Cemetery, Madison Co., TN: Derryberry, J. W. C., 1830-1911 Derryberry, Sarah C., 1841-1931, "His wife" He is probably the "J. H. C. Derryberry" age 30 living with his uncle Jesse R. in Jackson Co., MS in the 1860 census (see Jesse's notes for details). On 24 May 1861, J. W. C. was paid $15 for ten days services as Army store keeper in the month of April, received at Jackson, MS. 1870 US census, Dist. 3, Madison Co., TN J. Deberry, age 40, farm hand, b. TN [= John] S. Deberry [fem], age 36, b. TN [= Sarah] M. Deberry [fem], age 12, b. TN [= Mary Clark, dau of Sarah] S. Deberry [fem], age 15, b. TN [= unknown] S. Deberry [fem], age 24, at home, b. TN [= Sarah, sister of John?] R. Deberry [fem], age 60, b. NC [= Ruth, mother of John] [Adjacent to A. Deberry family, probably his uncle Andrew.] 1880 US census, Beat 3, Simpson Co., MS J. W. Derryberry, age 50, farmer, b. TN/TN/TN Sarah Derryberry, wife, age 38, b. MS/MS/MS Emma Derryberry, dau, age 9, b. MS/TN/MS Alonzo Derryberry, son, age 8, b. MS/TN/MS Harriet E. Derryberry, dau, age 6, b. MS/TN/MS C. Hooker Derryberry, son, age 4, b. MS/TN/MS Ruth C. Derryberry, dau, age 2, b. MS/TN/MS Sarah Derryberry, dau, age 10/12 b. Sep, b. MS/TN/MS Mississippi land records. John W. C. Derryberry, Jackson land office, doc. 1347. 159.2 acres, not canceled. Issued 19 Dec 1885. Township 10, north or range 19, west of St. Stephens Meridian. 1900 US census, Civil Dist. 4, Madison Co., TN John W. Dereberry, b. Mar 1830, md 31 yrs, b. TN/NC/TN, farmer Sarah C. Dereberry, wife, b. Aug 1841, 10 ch/8 liv, b. TN/TN/TN Alonzo M. Dereberry, son, b. Mar 1873, single, b. TN/TN/TN, farm laborer Jordan O. (D.?) Dereberry, son, b. Sep 1879, single, b. TN/TN/TN, farm laborer Sallie Dereberry, dau, b. Apr 1881, single, b. TN/TN/TN, farm laborer Eugene T. Dereberry, son, b. Oct 1883, single, b. TN/TN/TN, farm laborer [Jordan's and Sallie's birth dates appear to have been switched.] 1910 US census, Dist. 6, Madison Co., TN Walter L. Siler, age 36, md 9 yrs, b. NC/NC/NC, farmer Sallie A. Siler, wife, age 30, 2 ch/2 liv, b. MS/TN/MS children Allice and Charles E., and John W. Derryberry, father-in-law, age 80, md1 40 yrs, b. TN/NC/TN Sarah C. Derryberry, mother-in-law, age 68, md2 40 yrs, b. MS/MS/MS [John's Civil War service box not marked. Others nearby are, so he probably did not serve.] TN Confederate Pension Applications: J.W.C. Derryberry, widow Sarah C., pension #W4495, Madison Co. He is probably the following entry in Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database: John Derryberry, Confederate, 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry. This regiment was organized in Hinds Co., near Simpson Co. where J. W. C. was living in 1869 and not near the other Derryberrys in the Tishomingo/Tippah/Alcorn/Itawamba area. Transcribed records of Maple Springs Cemetery, Madison Co., TN: DERRYBERRY, John Wesley (7 Mar 1830 - 2 AUg 1911), h/o Sarah Catherine Magee, s/o Michael & Ruth (Doss) Derryberry. DERRYBERRY, Sarah (Magee) (27 Aug 1841 - 15 Nov 1931), w/o David Clark and John Wesley Derryberry, d/o Willis & Mary (Norwood) Magee. That the initial "C." stood for "Crockett" comes from a biography of his granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Williams, in "Hardeman County, Tennessee: Family History" (Turner Publishing Co. 2001), where she gives the full names of her grandparents. (See J. W. C.'s daughter Hattie Elizabeth's notes for details.) "John Wesley Crockett" was the name that fellow Tennessean Davy Crockett (still alive in 1830 when J. W. C. Derryberry was born) gave to his own son, born in 1807. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 8/30/2016 John W. C. Derryberry Birth: Mar., 1830 Tennessee, USA Death: 1911 Family links: Spouse: Sarah Catherine Magee Derryberry (1841 - 1931) Children: Alonzo Magee Derryberry (1872 - 1952)* Harriett Elizabeth Derryberry Williams (1873 - 1928)* Ruth Catherine Derryberry Taylor (1877 - 1966)* Sarah Alice Derryberry Siler (1879 - 1976)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Maple Springs Cemetery Mercer Madison County Tennessee, USA Plot: West Row 20-025 Created by: Edith Keeler Record added: May 14, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 69827989 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com before 8/30/2016 John W. C. DERRYBERRY Birth: Mar., 1830 Tennessee, USA Death: 1911 Family links: Spouse: Sarah Catherine MAGEE DERRYBERRY (1841 - 1931) Children: Alonzo Magee DERRYBERRY (1872 - 1952)* Ruth Catherine Derryberry Taylor (1877 - 1966)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Maple Springs Cemetery Jackson Madison County Tennessee, USA Plot: West Row 20-025 Created by: Edith Keeler Record added: May 14, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 69827989 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census.