Treat

John Berry Treat, Sr. was born in 1820 in Owen County, Indiana. He married Sarrah Francis (Sally) Wood in 1839 and they moved to Madison County, Arkansas; in 1840 they moved to Searcy County, Arkansas; in 1850 they moved to Marion County, Arkansas, and by 1862 they had homesteaded on or near the Hall Mountain. All of John Berry and Sally Wood Berry's children were born in Searcy and Marion Counties. John Berry was a hunter, trapper, farmer and a very useful and respected citizen. Their children were: John Wood, born 1840, married Mary Ann Suterfield; Margarett, born in 1843, married James W. Barker; Hyram, born 1844, married Polly Ann Freeman, and later Sarrah Seff; Martha, born in 1846, married Mr. Lee; Pauline (Plina), born in 1847, married Hesbia (Hez) Rose; George Washington, born 1850, married Mary Elizabeth Gowns; Gracies, born 1852, married Thomas Stegall; Andrew Jackson, born 1855, married Edmandy Rowland, and later Erma Goodall; William Cypret, born 1857, married Martha Jane Brashers; Christopher Columbus, born 1859, married Sarrali Gillispie; James Monroe (Roe), born in 1869, married Rosie A. Hall.

John Berry Treat's father was John Treat, born in 1775, in Connecticut. His mother was Margarett _________, born about 1782 in Pennsylvania. John and Margarett moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio by 1815 and to Indiana by 1818. John was a landowner, stock dealer and a farmer.

John Berry Treat's brothers and sisters were: Hannah W., born in 1799 in Pennsylvania, married Daniel Webster Hall in 1818 in Indiana. They moved to Marion County, Arkansas, about 1860 where Daniel took his bounty land for serving in the War of 1812. Gracie, born in 1801 in Pennsylvania, married Mr. Berry and moved to Arkansas; Maria, born in Pennsylvania and married Henry Pitts in Indiana; William W., born in 1804 in Pennsylvania, married Perlina Pritchart in Indiana and moved to Marion County, Arkansas, by 1860. Ephamariah, born in Pennsylvania, married Moridica Miller in Indiana; Stephen, born in 1811 in Pennsylvania, married Sarrah _______ in Indiana and moved to Wright County, Missouri. In 1842 they moved to Marion County, Arkansas. In 1850 Stephen married his second wife, Elizabeth Morris. Stephen was the father of 23 children by these two wives. He was one of the first Christian preachers in Marion and Searcy Counties. Stephen had a son, Mace Treat, who was a well-known preacher. James W., born in 1813 in Pennsylvania, married Sally Mathes in Indiana and moved to Marion County in 1852. Sally is buried in the Flippin Cemetery. James and Sally's oldest son, W. B. F., studied medicine in Yellville. He was also an ordained Christian minister in Marion County. Later he returned to Indiana and became a debator, writer and was elected to the U. S. Senate from Monroe and Lawrence Counties from 1878 to 1882. His wife was Rebecca Wood, daughter of Abraham Wood. Leama, born in Ohio or Indiana, married Amaziah McClain; Richard, born in 1815 in Ohio, married Susan Clark and later Elizabeth Roland in Indiana. They moved to Marion County by 1860. Hulda, born 1824 in Indiana, married W. M. Barker and later Preston Roland in Indiana. They moved to Marion County by 1860. Sylvester, born in Indiana, married Lydia C. Vessey in Indiana. They were in Marion County by 1860; Jessie or Juppel, born in 1827 in Indiana, married Lousia _________ and they were in Marion County by 1860.

The Treat family has produced several worthwhile, useful and respected citizens including doctors, attorneys, teachers, writers, postmasters, state and local officials, governors, senators, farmers, ranchers and many other walks of life. Several have served and died for their country. One also signed the Declaration of Independence. There is also a history book of over 600 pages on the Treat family, dating back to 1600's.

This information was compiled by Irvin Treat, Fox, Arkansas, son of the noted preacher, Mace Treat. Also helping in the compilation were: Joe Treat, Cotter, Arkansas; L. H. (Lonnie) Treat, North Highland, California; Sylvester (Sal) Treat, Branson, Missouri -- all grandsons of George Washington Treat.