Jackson County AlArchives History .....Power of Attorney October 20 1876
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W.C. Berry & Wife }
To                }Power of Attorney
T.C. Hall         }

Know all men by these presents that we W.C. Berry and Sarah E. Berry his wife 
of the County of Searcy and State of Arkansas have made constituted and 
appointed and by these presents do make constitute and appoint T.C. Hall of the 
County of Jackson and State of Ala. our true and lawful attorney for us and in 
our names place and stead to bargain sell grant and convey all our right title 
claim and interest to the following described real estate situate in the County 
of Jackson and State of Alabama that is the SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 2 T4 R4 
East containing 40 acres also twenty rods in width and eight rods in length off 
of the south side or end of the NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 2 T4 R 4 East also 
twenty rods in width and eight rods in length off of the south side of NE 1/4 
of SW 1/4 Section 2 T 4 R 4 East and the SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 2 T 4 R 4 
East making in all 100 acres.

Giving and granting unto our said attorney full power and authority to do and 
perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be 
done in and about the premises as full to all intents and purposes as we might 
or could do if personally present with full power of substitution and 
revocation hereby ratifying and confirming all that our said attorney or his 
substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  

In witness whereof we have herewith set our hands and seals the 20th day of 
October 1876.

W. C. (his + mark) Berry
Sarah E. [her x mark) Berry

Attest:
Henry Horn
H.P. Treece
State of Arkansas
County of Searcy
Be it remembered that on this 20th day of October 1876 before the undersigned a 
clerk of the circuit court within and for the County of Searcy and State of 
Arkansas personally came W.C. Berry and Sarah E. Berry his wife who are 
personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the 
foregoing Power of Attorney as parties thereto and acknowledged that they 
executed the same for the uses and purposes herein mentioned.
Witness my hand and official seal this the 20th day of Oct. 1876.
Shurd E. Hatchett, Clerk
Deed Book 8, Page 434, Jackson Co., AL [note from researcher: the POA is 
misindexed, is not on page 325 as indexed]


Additional Comments:
William Carroll Berry born 1833 in Alabama, son of William Berry, married Sarah 
E. WRIGHT, daughter of John P. and Lavina (Isbell) Wright.  The T.C. Hall who 
was granted Power of Attorney, was married to William C.'s daughter, Eliza Jane 
Berry.  T.C. was Thomas Calvin Hall, son of Hosea Farmer & Mary (Pace) Hall.

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