MONTGOMERY COUNTY OHIO - BERK, Henry V.
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"The History of Montgomery County, Ohio."; by W. H. Beers & Co., pub. 
1882 page 294-295

    HENRY V. BERK, farmer; P. O., Iamton, is the son of Henry Berk, Sr., a 
native of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, and followed the manufacturing of linen.  
He married Miss Margaret Abt, a native of Prussia.  They were the parents of 
three children.  Lewis and Henry V. are now living.  Mr. and Mrs. Berk both 
departed this life at the age of 39 years.  Both were consistent members of 
the Lutheran Church, Henry V., Jr., the subject of this biography, was born 
in Hesse Darmstadt, in 1816, and was educated in English and German.  He 
served an apprenticeship of three years, learning the cabinet trade, paying 
his instructor, as was the custom of that country.  He worked journey work in 
various parts of Europe until 1836, the time of his immigrating to America.  
After his arrival in the United States he located in Baltimore and engaged at 
his trade, remaining several months, and then came to Frederickstown, and 
subsequently to Vienna Cross roads, Clark Co., Ohio, and afterward to Dayton, 
Ohio, where he followed his trade.  By economy and industry, he was enabled, 
in 1857, to purchase a small farm of 28 acres, which he has, by untiring 
industry and temperate habits, increased to 400 acres.  In 1840 he celebrated 
his marriage with Annn M. Glass, born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Dec. 22, 1817.  
As a result of this union had eight children, viz.: Mary, Amelia, Anna, Enna, 
Ellen, Henry, Lewis, Lewis, Theodore.  Mr. and Mrs. Berk have been identified 
with the Lutheran Church for a number of years.