Montgomery Pike Berry was born in Kentucky. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Ft. Levenworth, Kansas and other posts.He was a veteran of the Mexican war but acquired his rank of Major from having raised three companies during the civil campaign. He later moved to Wasco County Oregon. He was elected the first Sheriff of Grant County, Oregon in John Day. He and his wife Isabella later moved to Salem, Oregon where he served as Superintendent of the Oregon State Penitentiary 1866-1870. He was appointed by President U.S.Grant as Collector of Customs in Sitka, Alaska March 16, 1874. He loved Sitka and lived there until his death. His wife Isabella died in 1870. He married his second wife December 14, 1872. She had been a servant in the Barry household. His second wife Jane Eddon Berry died in 1896 in Oregon. His son Montgomery P. Berry, Jr. died in 1900 in Oregon. He is buried in Section K, Plot 2, Sitka National Cemetery 803 Sawmill Road, Sitka Borough, Alaska
Montgomery Pike Berry was born in Kentucky. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Ft. Levenworth, Kansas and other posts.He was a veteran of the Mexican war but acquired his rank of Major from having raised three companies during the civil campaign. He later moved to Wasco County Oregon. He was elected the first Sheriff of Grant County, Oregon in John Day. He and his wife Isabella later moved to Salem, Oregon where he served as Superintendent of the Oregon State Penitentiary 1866-1870. He was appointed by President U.S.Grant as Collector of Customs in Sitka, Alaska March 16, 1874. He loved Sitka and lived there until his death. His wife Isabella died in 1870. He married his second wife December 14, 1872. She had been a servant in the Barry household. His second wife Jane Eddon Berry died in 1896 in Oregon. His son Montgomery P. Berry, Jr. died in 1900 in Oregon. He is buried in Section K, Plot 2, Sitka National Cemetery 803 Sawmill Road, Sitka Borough, Alaska
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