Hi Nancy & Ruth,
Looks like we each have a 'BERRY' in the family !! My Grandfather,
Joseph Mark Carmack had a son who died of pneumonia only after one
year of life. His name was BERRY MARSHALL CARMACK. Other than
Ruth's Berry Littleton Carmack, he was the only person I had ever
heard of with that name. Where it originated, I haven't a
clue. Our Berry is buried in Comanche, TX.
Ya'll be good little Carmacks out there !
Norm Carmack
Austin, TX
At 09:36 PM 10/18/2006, nnorwood52(a)bellsouth.net wrote:
HI RUTH, HAVEN'T TALKED TO YOU IN A WHILE. I AM NANCY CLEMENTS
NORWOOD FROM ALABAMA, I AM THE ONE THAT LARRY AND JONI CARMACK CAME
TO VISIT SEVERAL YRS. AGO. IT IS DO ODD THAT WE CAN'T QUITE CONNECT
THESE TWO FAMILIES. YOU KNOW FURNEY WAS MY GREAT GRANDFATHERS DAD,
AND MY GRANDFATHER WAS BERRY THOMAS CARMACK, THE BERRY HAD TO COME
FROM SOMEWHERE, NOT A COMMON NAME. ANY MORE LEADS? NANCY
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From: "Ruth S. Carmack" <ruthcandoit(a)sbcglobal.net>
Date: 2006/10/17 Tue PM 07:33:16 EDT
To: Lloyd D Jr Carmack <lcarmack(a)cox.net>,
elaine ruth doherty <erdoherty(a)hotmail.com>,
Alan G Carmack <corrslite(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [CARMACK] visit to Berry Littleton Carmack's homestead October 14,
2006
Several of the Carmacks met in Acorn, Arkansas and were transported
by truck and hay wagon to the acreage deep in the woods where Berry
Littleton Carmack homesteaded in 1892.
There is a small cemetary surrounded by a wire fence where about
20 years ago markers were placed on Berry Littleton's grave (1927),
his 2d wife's grave (Elizabeth Rainey) 1934 and the grave of an
infant grandson (1937) There is
an unmarked grave of a 4th person who was travelling through on a
wagon train, became ill and stopped to rest at Berry's place and
died. A wire fence surrounds the cemetary.
We then walked to the area where his home was located. All that
remains is a rock wall and surprisingly several live iris
plants! The area has become highly overgrown . There were 2 very
large pin oaks which identified the location but unfortunately one
of the trees had died. Its empty branches spiraled into the sky
and does make a good landmark. The other pin oak was still barely
living. An elm disease has unfortunately
killed a lot of the oak trees
It has been said that Berry would load his wagon with bear lard
and honey and set out for Little Rock to trade.
Berry Littleton Carmack is descendant of William and Pency (Kent)
Carmack and son of Frederick and Martha Ann Edwards Carmack.
A map of the homestead was made for future generations to visit.
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