CHRISTOPHER C. BERKMAN
b. 17 June 1831, Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, to Christian Berkman/Barrickman/Bergman
d. 13 August 1894, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
m. 26 February 1852, Jennings County, Indiana
Melvira Adelina Sperry
b. 16 April 1836, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County,
Michigan
d. 21 January 1889, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Children with Melvira Adelina Sperry:
- Franklin Pierce (1853-1907)
- William Mack (b. 1854) married Carrie Daisy Williamson
- Flora Bell (b. 1858) married Adam Leroy Bolton
- Minnie May (b. 1861) married William Benson
- Cora Etta (b. 1867) married John Griffen
Christopher immigrated to near Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, in 1851, and emigrated from Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, in 1854. He served in the 3rd Regiment, Company F, Minnesota Volunteers in the Civil War. He was a veterinary surgeon and worked with the fire department for ten years. He had acquired a competence in the manufacture of patent medicines and had investments in real estate. He was a member of the Masons, I.O.O.F., and A.O.U.W.
Submitted by:
Lori S. Ammerman
Scipio IN