John Marion, Mary Frances & Baby Solomon

Pioneers of Pasco County

O'Berry Land

John O'Berry's "Orange House"

Solomon's wife with  baby

Home & Children & Grandchildren

(Henry Bassett O'Berry is the white- bearded gentleman on the right He is John Marion's brother and was a soldier in the Confederate Army. John is seated right of Henry.  Fred O'Berry is to the far left.)

(Mary O'Berry with baby seated left; Lizzie O'Berry with baby seated right; Sollie O right left of Lizzie)

Photo contributed by Lora and Gene Blocker

John O'Berry's Daughers

Front:L. to R.:

Emily Ellen (m. Sanford Blocker)

Fannie May (m. Will Heacock)

Back: L. to R.

Susan Cora (m. Robert Ansley)

Martha Lena(m.?Gainey)

Mary Jane(m.Albert Thompson)

Mary Francis feeds Chickens

Photo contributed by:
John Martin O'Berry

John Marion goes fishing

Photo contributed by:
Gene & Lora Blocker

John Marion & Family

Maraellen, John Marion, 4 unidentified people

In Front: Nellie O'Berry & Marvin O'Berry

Photo and Stories contributed by Lora and Gene Blocker

1. John O'Berry has seen a bunch of turkey's up the road at Chipco and announced that the next morning he was going up there to get one for dinner and put shells in his shotgun to be ready. During the night his son Fred took the shells out of the gun and said nothing. The next morning bright and early John grabbed his gun and went up to hunt the turkeys. Imagine after all the stalking and taking careful aim the gun did not shoot and finding there were no shells in it.

2. Grandpa O'Berry had a cow that kept getting in his yard so he kept a shotgun loaded with salt to shot and sting the cow so it would leave the yard. One night Fred put buckshot in the shells and the next time the cow was in the yard Grandpa shot it to make it leave, but it fell dead instead. Gene's Dad remembers going to supper up at Grandpa's and eating the cow and biting into a buckshot when he ate the meat.

Blanton hunters

 L to R :

L. B.
Bessenger, Fred O'Berry and Leon O'Berry