======================================================================== /-Jonathon Avery b 1790 / /-Robt Greer /-William Avery b 1828 / / \-Mary Ann Kelly /-Thos Greer / / b 1723 /-Lorenzo Dow Avery /Gilbert Dunlap Greer / \ b 1848 d 1932 / b 1759 / \ /--Waters William Greer b 1796 / \ / \Frances Marbury / \-Elizabeth Greer / \ / \--Cynthia Smith / / / my G-F-Wm Sirus Avery \ /--William Meredith Buckner \-Eliza Emerline buckner ========================================================================== FAMILY LORE AND DOCUMENTED FACTS INTERSPERSED: According to the stories in our family, the earliest known Avery was JACKSON AVERY who came from England with his wife during the 1700's. He is said to have died at the age of 115 and his wife at the age of 110. Only one child is said to have been born to them who was JACKSON AVERY, JR. Jackson Jr was said to have been born in 1766 in either Indiana or Illinois but was also known to have married a KELLY of Scotch descent in Crawford County, Georgia. She had also been born in 1766. My research has not supported the above stories. However, my oldest known Avery relative was Jonathon Avery who did mary a Mary Ann Kelly. However, volume I, Number II, May 1964 issue of "Georgia Pioneers" shows that a Jonathan Avery married Mary Ann Kelly in Crawford, Georgia on April 5, 1827. A listing of early marriages in Georgia shows a Jonathon Avera married Mary Ann Kelly on Jan 5, 1827. Census records indicate that John and Mary Avery lived in Talbot County on the western side of Ga. JONATHON (JOHN) AVERY (ggg g-f) MARY ANN KELLY (ggg g-m) ------------------------ ------------------------ b estimated about 1780-81 b estimated 1805 m April 5, 1827 Crawford, Ga d d ---children--- unknown female unknown male William Avery (1828 Ga 1913 La) The 1830 Ga Census for Talbot County, Town of Edward, Roll #20, p 335 shows: John Avery males under 5 2 30-40 1 femls 5-10 1 30-40 1 (there were no slaves listed) The marriage records show that Jonathon and Mary Ann married in 1827. However, the above census shows a daughter in 1830 that was 5-10 years old. Either there is an error in source records or possibly Jonathon had been married previously. Note that the daughter is missing from the 1840 census. However, the only Avery marriage listed in Talbot county between 1830 and 1840 was on June 10, 1838 between Joab Harvy and Mary Avery. I have not yet been able to verify whether this bride is the daughter reported in the 1830 census. The 1840 Ga Census for Talbot County, Roll #51, p 226 shows John Avery males 10-15 2 50-60 1 females 40-50 1 (there were no slaves listed) Since the 1830 census showed a male 30-40 but this current census only 10 years later shows one 50-60, it appears that he must be about 49-50 in 1840 which would put his date of birth in about 1790. The 1850 Ga census for Talbot County taken on Sep 4, 1850, roll #83, page 250 shows: John Avery 69 m laborer NC Mary Avery 45 f Ga Although I am certain the 3 above census records are of the same person, the age of John is inconsistent. The above couple apparently had 3 children but the only one of record that has been traced is my ancestor WILLIAM Meredith "KING" AVERY. William Avery (my gg g-f) Frances Elizabeth Greer my gg g-m ------------------------- --------------------------- b 1828, probably Talbot Cty, Ga /b 1828 m 1840's Meriweather, Ga d 4-19-1913 buried in Ebenezer /d 11-23-1907 buried in Mt Paran Cemetary, Jackson Par, La cem, Claiborne Par, La. (Claiborne Cems vol II, p 128) Directions to the Mt Paran Cemetery are as follows: From RR tracks in Athens, La take La Hwy 518 west for 7.5 mi, turn right on Will Beck Rd, Go N for 4.0 miles, Mt Paran Church will be on the left. The cemetery is about .2 miles from the church inside a fenced pasture about 100 yards north of the paved road and located in Sec 30 T 20 N R 8 W from survey in May 1985. ---Children--- ------->>Alvie Lorenza Dow Avery 3-10-1848 to 2-5-1932 James William Avery 8-14-1850 to 7-4-1924 Waters Leonard (Babe) Avery 5-30-1852 to 2-4-1926 Joseph Marshall Avery 11-23-1854 to 6-25-1924 (born Haynesville, La, Clai Par just s of Ark) Cynthia John Maron Avery 6-4-1860 to 9-20-1920 There is a grave marker in Ebenezer, La (just east of Jonesboro) that is the oldest Avery there. It shows William M Avery, born Oct 6, 1810, died Apr 19, 1913. However, the 1860 census in Columbia County, Arkansas lists this same Wm Avery with a wife of Francis and children that match the ones below. His age was listed as 35 which is not in agreement with the tombstone but is in more agreement with the marriage above of Jonathon and Mary Ann Kelly. I have not yet reconciled the middle name of "King" with the middle initial "M" on the tombstone nor have I been able to document any relationship with the earlier Averys. Another family story is that William and his brothers and sisters were crossing a river and they lost all the members of his family except his father, his great uncle and himself. His father supposedly died later in Georgia leaving William a lone child. However, the facts do not necessarily support all of the story. I did find a report in Ga Marriages and Deaths, 1820-1830, of an Elisha Avery who drowned in the Chattahooche river on 1-16-1829. He had been a resident of Augusta a few years prior but was then a Columbus merchant. That river forms part of the western border of Georgia and Talbot County, where we found several references to this family. Columbus is on the river at the boundary with Alabama so it was in the vicinity of the Avery location. If this Avery was a part of our clan, then the old story simply could have been overstated. However, I have no facts to support or refute the story. In a book of Marriages and Obituarys from Early Georgia by Hudford, I found the following extract from the Columbus News-Letter of Feb 24, 1829 telling about this same drowning as follows: Drowned: ELISHA AVERY, Mr Root and Col. Ulysees Lewis with eight negroes left columbus for Apalachicola Bay in a batteau Friday the 16th. When about 75 or 80 miles down the Chattahoochee river about midnight the boat capsized and MR AVERY and four of the slaves were drowned. MR AVERY was a native of Connecticut, emigrated to Augusta a few years ago when he then moved to Columbus where he had since engaged in the merchandise business. Feb 7, 1829 The 1850 census shows William Avery age 23 years old and married to Francis Avery, age 21. 1850 Census, Talbot County, Georgia, Microfilm Roll #83, Page 511) A son was listed as Alphla, buts was probably Alvie Loranzo Dow Avery, whose age was 2 in that census as follows: Wm Avery 23 m farmer Ga Francis 21 f Ga Alphie 2 m Ga Francis Avery was born Francis Elizabeth Greer in Meriweather County, Georgia in 1828. They must have been married in Georgia. In the 1850's, the Greers moved to Claiborne Parish, La and Wm and Francis moved to southern Arkansas just across the state line in Claiborne Parish, La. FOR MORE DETAILS ON FRANCIS GREER AND HER FAMILY FROM 1794 IN GEORGIA TO MORE RECENT TIMES IN CLAIBORNE PARISH, LA, SEE SEPARATE PAGE FORGREER
The 1860 census of Columbia County, Ark (Microfilm roll #39, page 61) shows: NAME AGE SEX PLACE OF BIRTH Avery, William 35 M Georgia Francis 30 F Georgia Lorenza 13 M Georgia James 10 M Georgia Waters 6 M Georgia Marshal 4 M Georgia Synthia 3 F Arkansas John 3/12 M Arkansas Waters Avery is buried with his mother in Mt Paran Cem, Claiborne Par, La. He was apparently named after his mother's brother who was Waters W Greer. A later 1880 census in Jackson Parish, La lists Wm as age 50 and Frances as age 49. The 1900 census for Jackson Parish, vol 17, Ed 50, Sheet 19, line 17 shows: William Avery born 1820 Ga Francis E Avery born 1828 Ga It is said that in his later years, William Avery lived for a while near Nacogdoches, Texas with his son, Joseph Marshall Avery. It has been reported in family publications that William Avery became blind and fell face forward into the fireplace and died of his injuries. An article appeared in the Jackson Independent newspaper on May 8, 1813: died--At the ripe old age of about 100, Bro. William Avery fell to sleep at his son Daw's in Jackson Parish, La April 19, 1813. He was born in Maryweather County, Ga, and moved to Louisiana in early life. His wife preceeded him to rest by about 12 years. He leaves five sons to mourn his death. Him and his wife coming from Methodist, joined Ebenzer Baptist Church in 1875, being baptisted by Bro Wm. McBride. He was loved by all who knew him, and he was faithful to his Master's Will. after appropriate services conducted by the writer, his body was laid to rest in Ebenezer Cemetery. W. T. Stain LORENZA DOW AVERY (g g-f) ELIZA EMERLINE BUCKNER (g g-m) ------------------------- --------------------------- b 3-10-1848 Talbot Cty, Ga /b 6-9-1851 La m Sept 29, 1870, Claiborne Parish, La d 2-5-1932 Ebenezer /d 10-29-1908 Ebenezer (Ebenezer is in Jackson Parish, La just east of Jonesboro) ---Children--- ------------>> William Sirus Avery (1871-1943) m Maggie Odom Joseph Leslie Avery (1873-1960) Sarah Frances (Fannie) Avery (1875-1958)m N R SHows Charles Wesley Avery (died at 2 mos.) Alice Lou Ida Avery (1878-1949) m C J Odom Nancy Jane Avery (1880-1943) Cynthia Ann Avery (1882-1961) m Culpepper John Robert Avery (1884-1971) m Ola McBride Thomas Meridith Avery (1886-1953) m Ella Puckett Benjamin Luther Avery (1888-1960) m Maude Furr Stacy Ola Avery (1892-1931) Joel Herbert Avery (1895-1944) It is thought that Eliza's father was Wm Meridith Buckner but he has not yet been located. Note that one of her children has "Meridith" as a middle name. There were probably thousands of children named Lorenzo Dow in the 1800s. They were named after Lorenzo Dow, a prominent pioneer methodist born in Coventry, Conn Oct 1777. He traveled extensively throughout the US and Europe during the early 1800s. He died in 1834. The 1880 census for Jackson Parish, La Sheet 37, line 7 shows: L D Avery 32 Ga Eliza Avery 22 (sh be 29) Ga Wm c 8 La Joseph L 6 La Sarah F 4 La Allis F 3 La The 1900 census showed the following for Jackson Parish: Lorenza D Avery Mar 1848 52 Ga Ga Ga Eliza W Jun 1852 47 La La La Alice L d June 1880 20 La Nancy J d Jan 1882 18 Smithy A d Nov 1883 17 John B s Feb 1886 14 Thomas M s Mar 1888 12 Luther s Dec 1889 11 Stacey O d Jun 1893 7 Joel s Nov 1895 5 Howard Gathard White Servant also lived with them 5/1884 Farm Labor Lorenza and Eliza are buried at the Ebenezer cemetary. There are 9 children listed above. William Sirus was born in 1871 and had already left home at the time of the above census. Thus, there was one other living child that had also left home. There was also an "Aunt Fanny" in the family. She could have been another one who had left home. Tressie remembers that she was buried at Ebenezer, but I do not know any more data. There were 5 children that had previously died. The Ebenezer cemetary has the following information: a. Charles W. Avery, Son of L D & Eliza Avery born Nov 29, 1876 died Jan 29, 1977 (2 mos old) In addition, Stacey O listed above in the census as having been born in 1893, is shown on a tombstone at Ebenezer cemetary as follows: a. Stacy Avery Doyal June 17, 1892 Nov 12, 1931 There is a grave marker at Ebenezer for Joel Avery, b Oct 25, 1895, d Mar 18, 1944. Next to it is his wife's marker for Orlean Avery, b Dec 14, 1895, d Jan 2, 1984. Eliza died in 1908. Thus, she was not present when the 1910 census was taken. That 1910 census at page 34 for Jackson Parish shows the following about Lorenza and his family: --Born-- name relation age him F M In Jackson Parish Lorenza Avery 60 Ga Ga Ga Nanny daug 30 La Ga La Stacey d 18 La Ga La Joel s 13 La Ga La After the death of Eliza on Oct 29, 1908, Lorenza married a Mrs Odom but the marriage ended in divorce. He later married Viola Lunday on 8-6-1918 who had previsouly been married to a Joe Warren. She died on 12-9-28. There were no children born of either of those marriages. Viola died on Dec 9, 1928. Lorenza later died on Feb 5, 1832 at the age of 84. The 1910 census in Jackson Parish shows the following about three of Lorenza's sons: John R Avery 26 Ola w 21 Lorenza s 3 Edgar s 1 1/2 D Luther Avery 21 Maud w 15 Charlie C s 6 mos Meridith Avery (this must be Thomas M listed in the orig list) 23 Ella s 19 Caddie d 1 9/12 WILLIAM SIRUS AVERY (g-f) MARGARET DOLIA ODOM AVERY (g-m) ------------------------- --------------------------- b 8-25--1871 Ebenezer / b 12-21-1867 m 11-13-1892, Jackson Par, La d 11-13-1943 Longview, Texas / d 9-24-1955 Longview, Tex (they are both buried in Section H of Memory Park just east of Longview on Hwy 80 and just beyond the county line for Gregg County) ---Children--- W Oliver Avery 1893-1956 Mammie J Avery Poole 1896-1988 (lost a 3rd child prematurely) John Thomas Avery 1903-1965 ------------>> Linnie A Avery Owen 1905- Tressie Murl Avery Deason 1909- The 1900 census for Catahoula Parishh, vol 9, ed 7, sheet 22, line 47 shows the following: name rel'ship born age birthplace William Avery Aug 1872 27 La Maggie w Dec 1867 32 La Oliver s Nov 1893 6 La Mamie d Dec 1896 3 La The 1910 census shows the family in Winn Parish as follows: ----born---- name age born F M William S Avery 38 La La La Maggie 30 La Ms Ms William O 16 La La La Mamie J 13 La La La John 6 La La La Linnie A 5 La La La Mary J Odom (m-in-l) 66 living with them ms. Mary J Odom was Mary Jane McKenzie who had married William Auston Odom. The first and second generation descendants of the above family are: ------------- William Oliver Avery 1893-1956, Pharmicist in Longview, Tx 1st married to Jessie S Taylor, b 5-1-1896, d 8-14-1926 at El Paso, Tx --Margaret Alice Avery, b 7-16-1921, d 12-8-1924 --Wm Oliver Avery, b 3-14-1924, d 2-21-1965 Pasadena m to Virginia Thorn Wm Oliver Avery III b 10-18-52 Daniel Edward Avery b 11-25-54 Thomas Allen Avery b 5-1-58 William Edward Avery --b 5-14-84 David Lawrence Avery b 10-22-64 2nd marriage to Dottie Mae Fowler --Paul Avery (insuranc-e sales-Alcoholic) b 4-22-29, d 6-92 -Anne Avery b 8-19-52, married James Davis Poyner -Kathryn Avery b 5-23-54, married Terry Glenn Nealy -Kristi Alisa Nealy b 7-5-74 -Trey Geremy Nealy b 1-4-76 -Susan Avery b 5-20-56, married James Sinclair George -Mary Grace George b 12-4-83 (second marrieage to M Jhas ?? --David Earl Avery (Dentist in Plano Tx) b 1-5-32 married to Joan Patricia Horneyer --David Mark Avery b 3-8-53 -Joan Camile Avery b 10-13-78 -David Nicholas Avery b 2-20-80 -Christopher Clayton Avery b 4-18-82 --Cheryl Anne Avery b 6-23-55, d 6-23-55 --Stephen Erich Avery b 11-5-57 married Betty Jane Boren -Cheryl Elisabeth AVery b 10-30-88 -Stephanie Christine Avery b 12-30-88 -Erica Patricia Avery b 12-30-88 -George William Avery b 5-30-90 --Karen Lee Avery b 10-28-59, married Daivd Paul Phillips -Davil Paul Phillips, Jr b 9-25-81 --Timothy William AVery b 12-29-63 ------------- Mamie Jane Avery 24 Dec 1896, d 2 June 1988 married Eugene Charley Poole --David Eugene Poole, b June 1915, d Dec 1916 --William Oliver Poole b 20 March 1917 --Billy Ray Poole, b 26 June 1942 d 21 Nov 1963 auto Accident in New Mexico, he is buried at Alice, Tx --George Ann Poole b 16 Aug 1944, m Roy Dwayne Foxx -Karise Dawn Foxx, b 9 Jan 1965 -Roy Dwayne Foxx, Jr b 17 Dec 1965 --Cynthia Jane Poole, b 27 July 1951, married Rowan Zachry -Jennifer Jane Zachry b 7-31-76 -Cenisa Marie Zachry, b 10-12-84 -Joel Lee Zachry, b 9-4-87 - --Pricilla Lynn Poole, b 10 Sep 1952, married Glenn Roy Urban -Amanda Gayle Urban, b 9-11-78 -Chelsea Paige Urban, b 10-1-83, --Patricia Louise Poole, b 11 Sep 1953, married Wade Foster -Eric Foster b 7-10-82 -Andrew Scott Foster, b 6-26-85 Theodore Garland Poole, b 17 Dec 1919, d 3 or 4 Aug 1944 (Garland was shot down in WW II in Austria while making a raid on Friedrickshaven, Germany--See more details below relating to the War-time crash) --Nancy Ann Poole, b 28 Feb 1943, married John Randolph Curry -Joyce Kay Curry, b 25 Nov 1963 -Vickie Lurdine Curry b 10-14-67 -Randolph Mark Curry b ?? Margaret Eugenia Poole, b 7-22-25, married Bernard K Holman --Ronnie Holman, b 15 Mar 1951 --Rodger Holman, b 14 Apr 1953 --Randy Holman, b 13 Dec 1954 Richard Stanley Poole b 21 Jan 1934 --David Eugene Poole, b 8 Jan 1963 --Richard Garland Poole, b 2 May 1963 --Timothy Lee Poole, b 22 Jan 1967 ----------- John Avery (1903-1965), San Leandro, Calif Pam Avery, b Pat Avery, b ----------- Linnie Angieline Avery, b 25 March 1905 --Arnold Broox Owen, b 17 March 1935, married Laura Elaine McKinney --Elizabeth Ann Owen b 11-10-59, Married Steve Miller, lives in S'port, La --Marvin Edgar Owen, b 20 Oct 1941, married Edlena Ann Lea --Kimberly Michele Owen, b 9-30-70, married Stuart Chance, lives Flower Mound, Texas --Nicholas Owen Chance, b 4-17-05 Rachel Elizabeth Chance, b 10-20-09 ----------- Tressie Murl Avery, b 8-2-09 died Kilgore, Tx 4-22-03, married to Leon A "Dick" Deason b ??, died Kilgore, Tx 9-22-62 --Leon Avery (Dick) Deason b June 23, 1940, married Elizabeth Ann Vineyard Feb, 1965 in Edinburg, Tx -Frances Ann Deason b 9-20-65 in Kilgore, Tx, married Angus Davis --Kara Brittany Davis, b 11-10-89 --Emily Rene Davis b 5-15-95 --Heather Ann Davis b 4-23-98 -Dana Marie Deason b 4-22-70 --Shala Murl Deason, b 11-21-45, married to Gerald W Pybas --Avery Leah Pybas, b ____ married to Chad Marvin Gorman =============================================================================== Crash data in World War II for Theodore Garland Poole This information is from Cindy Hill (chill23838@aol.com in 2002) Her interest in the crash is that her uncle was the tail gunner in the plane that Garland was piloting and the uncle was a twin brother of Cindy's father. Theodore Garland Poole 2nd Lt, U S Army Air Force Serial # 0686593 15th Air Force 465th Bomb Group 782nd Bobm Squadron Stationed at Panatella, Italy Nest of kin was Dorothy L (Richardson) Poole, 5905 Sherman, Houston, Tx The plane was a B24J Liberator Serial #44-41017 The Missing Air Crew Report is number 7537 On August 3, 1944, the plane left Panatella on a bombing mission to Friedrickshaven, Germany. On the return, it was attacked and crashed on Hohe Munde (mountain) in Austria. The crewmembers were: Theodore Garland Poole, Pilot Bernard Lowenthal, Co-Pilot Benjamin Benson, Bombadier Weldon Squyres, Radio Operator Robert Salmon, Gunner Arthur Reents, Gunner Oscar Rogers, Gunner Albert Hill, Tail Gunner (Uncle of Cindy Hill who provided this data) Cindy Hill related that Garland either died prior to the crash or upon or due to his parachute not opening. His body was found near the crash He was missing a leg when his body was found but the German rescue team could not locate the missing leg. Albert Hill's body was never recovered. The other 7 crewmembers were taken prisoner by the Germans. =============================================================================== LINNIE ANGIELINE AVERY (mom) ARNOLD BROOX OWEN, SR (dad) ------------------------- --------------------------- b 3-25-1905 Curry, Winn Parish / b 6-1-1907 Hico,La m 2-14-1929 Golddonna, la d Sept, 1999 Hico, La / d 4-24-1961 Hico, la ---Children--- Arnold Broox Owen, Jr (b 3-17-35) m 1959 Elaine McKinney Elizabeth Ann Owen Miller-b 1959 -------ME------->>>>> Marvin Edgar Owen (b 10-20-1941) m 1968 Edlena Lea (b 11-6-43) Kimberly Michele Owen-b 9-30-1970 Nicholas Owen Chance, b 4-17-05 Rachel Elizabeth Chance, b 10-20-09 Stephen Michael Owen-b 5-19-1974
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