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Lincoln's Store Partner

New Salem, IL , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 39° 55' 25.740012", -89° 50' 25.500012"
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William F. Berry, 1811 - 1835, is buried two miles west in the cemetery of Rock Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His father, the Rev. John M. Berry, founded the church in 1822. Abraham Lincoln and Berry were partners in a store at New Salem in 1832-1833. Berry was a corporal in Captain Abraham Lincoln's Company in the Black Hawk War.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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