Tulare County Biographies

Charles W. Berry

Transcribed by Jeannie Miyama

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Charles W. Berry, proprietor of the Hotel Johnson at Visalia and one of the best 
known men in Tulare county, was born in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, January 9, 
1875, and is a son of James M. and Martha L. Berry, both of whom also were born 
in that city, members of old families there.  Reared at Atlanta, Mr. Berry had a 
high school education and then became engaged in newspaper work, a line which 
occupied his attention until in the summer of 1903, when he left his home town 
and came to California.  On November 17, 1917 he assumed a proprietary interest 
in the Hotel Johnson, which he opened with new equipment, and has since been 
engaged in the hotel business.  In addition to his hotel interests Mr. Berry has 
other interest of a substantial character and has considerable investments in 
the oil fields, in the mining fields, and in ranch property in this county.  On 
April 29, 1896, at Atlanta, Mr. Berry was united in marriage to Miss Kate 
Shivers, who also was born in Atlanta, and they have one child, a daughter, 
Elma, wife of George W. West of Atlanta.  Politically Mr. and Mrs. Berry are 
democrats.  Mr. Berry is an active member of the locally influential Rotary Club 
of Visalia and is also affiliated with the local lodges of the Benevolent 
Protective Order of Elks and of the Loyal Order of Moose.  He is an ardent 
devotee of outdoor sports and his prowess as a golfer, hunter and fisherman is 
widely recognized among his friends.
 
History of Tulare County and Kings County, California � Kathleen Edwards Small & 
J. Larry Smith, Vol. I, Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1926, Page 
387