David Carl Berg was born on July 28, 1875 in Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri. He was baptized on August 8, 1875 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Kirkwood, the sponsors were David Rosemann and Anna Antonia Berg; performed by Reverend Bernard Beineke. He lived with Francis Charles Berg from 1880 to 1893 at Des Peres, Missouri. He was enumerated with Francis Charles Berg, as "David Berg", on the 1880 U.S. Census at Central Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, David was a four-year-old white male born in Missouri.

     David Carl Berg married Anne E. Wegener, on September 28, 1898 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Des Peres, St. Louis County, Missouri. He and Anne E. Wegener obtained a marriage license on September 28, 1898 at Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri, recorded in book 5, page 14. 

     David Carl Berg is a head of household on the 1900 U. S. Census at Bonhomme Township, Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, he was listed as a 23-year-old white male born in Missouri. Enumerated with David were Anne E. Wegener. He lived in 1903 at Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri. He was a barber in 1909. He lived from 1909 to 1926 at 147 West Jefferson Avenue, Kirkwood. 

     David Carl Berg is a head of household on the 1910 U. S. Census at Bonhomme Township, Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, listed as "David C. Berg" David was a 34 year old white male born in Missouri. He had been married for eleven years. Dave was the proprietor of a barber shop. He owned a house at 147 West Jefferson Avenue in Kirkwood free of mortgage. Enumerated with David were Anne E. Wegener and Frances Marie Berg. 

    He was the proprietor of his own barber shop on June 22, 1910 at Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri. He was a sponsor for David Francis George Berg's baptism in 1913 in Kirkwood. He was a barber and owner of his own shop from 1917 to 1934 at 110 1/2 North Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood, Missouri. As of September 12, 1918, he was also known as David Charles Berg. 

He registered for the draft for World War I on September 12, 1918 at Kirkwood: Residence at 147 W. Jefferson, 43 years old, tall, slender build, brown eyes, black hair, barber, self employed at 110 N. Kirkwood Road. Wife was Anna. 

    David Carl Berg is a head of household on the 1920 U. S. Census at Bonhomme Township, Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, David was a 43 year old white male born in Missouri, a barber who owned his own shop. He owned a home at 147 West Jefferson Avenue, Kirkwood, Missouri that was mortgaged. Enumerated with David were Anne E. Wegener and Frances Marie Berg. 

On December 28, 1922 he  wrote a letter to his sister, Margaret Kemble and her husband, Tom, in Kansas City, Missouri:

"Dear Sister and Tom

"Just A few lines to inform both of you that we are still up and going good, business is very good up until a few days ago we had fine weather here might say have had no winter at all, I suppose you have heard before now that Joe is grandpa of a baby girl and on Xmas day the same happened to Henry, Elmers wife brought him a fine baby boy. It was born up stairs above the drug store on the corner the same house Francis was born in. Francis went to see the same day it came and came back and said why dad that kid needs a hair cut it has long black hair. I claim she has a eye for business, will I taken my annual hunt as usual went to Ark had a fine time for Joe went along but did not finish the trip blew up in about a week and half I was gone one day over three weeks and say I must A young man that was camping with his father they are from K. C. the boy worked for Swift and Co. or Morrel packing I just forget which one he is going to come back and work for them again and he said he has a girl just a few blocks from where you live and I ask him to call on you folks some Sunday morning and have dinner with you they treated us so nice. well I sure hope Santy treated both of you nice. I hope so, the baby and I gave Anna a swing lamp Francis friend gave his a nice white gold bar pin with three small diamonds in it and old man Dave got a nice silk shirt and a neck tie. have not saw Mayme and Geo. for a long time, but heard they were all right well Sis I will close for this time out side of playing with the cats should you find a spare moment write us. do hope you had a fine XMas and will have a Happy New Year

Your Brother Dave." 

He appeared on the list of registered voters of Bonhomme Township, Kirkwood No. 3, Precinct No. 108 on October 14, 1924 at 147 West Jefferson Avenue, Kirkwood, Missouri. He was a barber at 112 N. Kirkwood Road in 1926.

     David Carl Berg married Hattie Emily Simons before 1930 at St. Louis County, Missouri. He lived in 1930 at 127 East Jefferson Avenue, Kirkwood. He lived before 1934 at 123a West Madison Avenue, Kirkwood. He was a barber at 135 1/2 E. Argonne Drive from 1938 to 1959. He lived in 1938 at 127 East Jefferson Avenue, Kirkwood and from 1941 to until his death at 106 West Monroe Avenue, Apartment 1. He was a barber working for Wm Grimert in 1953. 

He left a will signed 1959 at Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri; An Order Refusing Letter of Administration was issued: His only asset was listed as a 1953 Buick, engine number 69770684, title 6860990, value $390.00. "Leaving no real estate nor any interest therein of any kind whatsover." He died on August 24, 1959 in Kirkwood at age 84. He was buried on August 27, 1959 at Marissa, St. Clair County, Illinois. His funeral service was held on August 27, 1959 at Pfitzinger Mortuary, Kirkwood, Missouri. 

From a article about old Kirkwood: "By-the-way, did you ever get your hair cut at Dave Berg's? His barber shop was on the east side of Kirkwood Road between Jefferson and Main St. (Argonne Drive). Twenty-five cents did the job. No tip. Same for boys as for men. Plus a liberal splash of bay rum."

"One of the memorable things about the Dave Berg shop was the mustache cup and personalized shaving mug rack that reached from floor to ceiling. Dave used a big white mug into which he plunged a mop-sized brush and enough lather was slapped on the face of the helpless customer to last the length of the shave. Provided the fire whistle didn't blow."

"The real attraction about Dave's shop to us youngsters was the possibility of having that fire whistle blow while we were being shorn. Dave was 1st Asst. Chief of the Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 and no fire dared start without Dave rushing off to be first at the scene. This was a bit hard on the customers, especially those who had received the complete lathering from Dave's king-sized brush. For as soon as the first raucous notes of the steam fire whistle on the electric plant split the air, Dave dropped everything, brush, comb, scissors, razor, clippers, the bay rum bottle, and took off down the street like a scared jack rabbit towards Bopp's Livery Stable where the 'Fire Wagon' was housed."

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