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Nathaniel J. Berryman

Nathaniel J. Berryman, treasurer of Madison County, Mo., a native o North Carolina, born in 1832, is a son of James C. and Elizabeth (Lawrence) Berryman. The father was born in White County, Va., in 1806, and in his youth went to North Carolina, where he was married, and in 1844 immigrated to Missouri, and located in Wayne County. At the end of one year he moved to Fredericktown, Mo., and purchased a farm of 200 acres at Buckeye mines. He was county judge several years and was one of Madison County's substantial citizens. He died in 1884. His wife, Elizabeth Lawrence, was a native of North Carolina, born in 1810, and died in 1845, in Wayne County. James C. Berryman afterward married Miss Matilda Baird, who also died. Mr. Berryman was the father of eighteen children, eight by his first marriage, Nathaniel being the second child. He attained his growth on the farm, and in 1858 went to California to seek for wealth, remaining in the Eureka State until about 1862. He then returned to Madison County, and during the war was not engaged in any enterprise. In 1867 he married Miss Carrie Newberry, a native of Madison County, born in 1842, and the daughter of Hon. William M. Newberry. To them were born four children: Teresa, James, Robert and Joseph. In 1880 Mr. Berryman was appointed postmaster at Fredericktown, and held this position fifteen years under Republican rule, he being a Democrat. In November 1882, he was elected county treasurer of Madison County, and was re-elected in 1884. Mr. Berryman is a member of the Masonic fraternity, K. of H., and his wife is a member of the Christian Church.