The May 24, 1859 Johnson County Tornado killed five people – including Iowa City’s first schoolmaster – Jesse Berry.
Following the death of her husband in the 1859 Iowa City Tornado, the Johnson County pioneer Calista Clarinda Worden Berry – known around town as Mrs. C.C. Berry – refused to quit, and over the next 30 years became a living testimony to others – overcoming countless family tragedies to finish strong at age 80.
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