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Descendants of
Henry Avery, Sr.
Generation No. 1
1. HENRY1 AVERY, SR. was born January 04, 1753, and died April 27, 1836. He married (1) MARY UNKNOWN before 1788. She died before 1830. He married (2) NANCY THOMPSON October 08, 1832 in Bibb Co. AL by Oliver Harper, J.P.1. She was born 1774 in GA, and died Aft. 1850.
More About HENRY AVERY and MARY UNKNOWN:
Marriage: before 1788
More About NANCY THOMPSON:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143, age 76, born in GA, cannot read or write, living with Thomas and Jane Avery2
More About HENRY AVERY and NANCY THOMPSON:
Marriage: October 08, 1832, Bibb Co. AL by Oliver Harper, J.P.3
Children of HENRY AVERY and MARY UNKNOWN are:
i. JOHN2 AVERY, b. 1788; d. Unknown.
2. ii. SAMUEL AVERY, b. October 30, 1790, SC; d. March 27, 1853, Louisville, Winston Co. MS.
3. iii. THOMAS AVERY, b. September 22, 1792, SC; d. December 24, 1862.
iv. WILLIAM AVERY, b. January 28, 1795; d. December 18, 1879.
v. CATHERINE AVERY, b. May 01, 1797; d. before 1873; m. WILLIAM CUTTS; d. Unknown.
vi. HENRY AVERY, JR., b. April 08, 1799, Chesterfield District, SC; d. March 01, 18754.
More About HENRY AVERY, JR.:
Burial: Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #140, age 50, farmer, value $1900, born in SC5
4. vii. MARY AVERY, b. October 02, 1801, SC; d. Unknown.
5. viii. ALEXANDER AVERY, b. January 16, 1804, Chesterfield District, SC; d. May 06, 1875.
ix. ARTHUR AVERY, b. January 17, 1807, Chesterfield District, SC; d. April 25, 18836.
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Burial: Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL
x. JANE AVERY, d. Unknown; m. BENAJAH LOONEY CAMP, July 23, 1829, Bibb Co. AL by R. McElroy J.P.7,8; b. 1805, Franklin Co. GA; d. Unknown.
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Marriage: July 23, 1829, Bibb Co. AL by R. McElroy J.P.9,10
Generation No. 2
2. SAMUEL2 AVERY (HENRY1) was born October 30, 1790 in SC, and died March 27, 1853 in Louisville, Winston Co. MS. He married MARY THORNTON. She was born June 06, 1763 in NC, and died December 23, 1871 in Louisville, Winston Co. MS.
Child of SAMUEL AVERY and MARY THORNTON is:
i. TWELVE CHILDREN3 AVERY.
3. THOMAS2 AVERY (HENRY1) was born September 22, 1792 in SC, and died December 24, 1862. He married JANE CUTTS October 21, 1825 in Bibb Co. AL by Thomas Crawford, Esq.11, daughter of SHEROD CUTTS and KAREN/CARON AVERA. She was born about 1807 in NC, and died Unknown.
More About THOMAS AVERY:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143, age 57, farmer, value $600, born in NC12
More About JANE CUTTS:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143, age 43, born in NC, cannot read or write12
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Marriage: October 21, 1825, Bibb Co. AL by Thomas Crawford, Esq.13
Children of THOMAS AVERY and JANE CUTTS are:
i. JAMES3 AVERY14, b. 1831, AL; d. Unknown.
More About JAMES AVERY:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143, age 19, farmer, born in AL, attended school within the year14
ii. ARTHUR AVERY14, b. 1835, AL; d. Unknown.
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Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143, age 15, laborer, born in AL, attended school within the year14
iii. JOHN AVERY14, b. 1837, AL; d. Unknown.
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Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143, age 13, born in AL, attended school within the year14
iv. SAMUEL AVERY14, b. 1838, AL; d. Unknown.
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Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143,age 12, born in AL, attended school within the year14
v. ABEL K. AVERY14, b. 1843, AL; d. Unknown.
More About ABEL K. AVERY:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143, age 7, born in AL, attended school within the year14
vi. ELBERLE AVERY14, b. 1846, AL; d. Unknown.
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Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143, age 4, born in AL14
vii. GEORGE AVERY14, b. 1850, AL; d. Unknown.
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Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143, age 6/12, born in AL14
viii. MARY AVERY14, b. 1840, AL; d. Unknown.
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Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143, age 10, born in AL14
6. ix. ALEXANDER AVERY, b. October 05, 1832; d. September 24, 1899.
4. MARY2 AVERY (HENRY1) was born October 02, 1801 in SC, and died Unknown. She married JAMES CUTTS October 14, 1826 in Bibb Co. AL by Walter C. Duff, J.P.15,16, son of WILLIAM CUTTS. He was born about 1807 in NC, and died Unknown.
More About JAMES CUTTS and MARY AVERY:
Marriage: October 14, 1826, Bibb Co. AL by Walter C. Duff, J.P.17,18
Children of MARY AVERY and JAMES CUTTS are:
7. i. HENRY3 CUTTS, b. 1828, AL; d. Unknown.
ii. JOHN CUTTS19, b. 1830; d. Unknown.
iii. MARTHA CUTTS19, b. 1833; d. Unknown.
iv. MARY CUTTS19, b. 1835.
5. ALEXANDER2 AVERY (HENRY1) was born January 16, 1804 in Chesterfield District, SC, and died May 06, 1875. He married (1) PERLINA LEWIS February 26, 1837 in Bibb Co. AL by Walter C. Duff, J.P.20. She was born Unknown, and died before 1848. He married (2) MARTHA EDMONDS PERKINS August 10, 1848 in Bibb Co. AL by B.L. Defreese, M.G.21. She was born about 1822 in GA, and died July 28, 1900.
More About ALEXANDER AVERY:
Burial: Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #133, age 46, farmer, value $1920, born in SC22
More About ALEXANDER AVERY and PERLINA LEWIS:
Marriage: February 26, 1837, Bibb Co. AL by Walter C. Duff, J.P.23
More About MARTHA EDMONDS PERKINS:
Burial: Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #133, age 28, born in GA24
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Marriage: August 10, 1848, Bibb Co. AL by B.L. Defreese, M.G.25
Children of ALEXANDER AVERY and PERLINA LEWIS are:
8. i. HENRY W.3 AVERY, b. December 18, 1837, AL; d. August 16, 1916.
9. ii. ARTHUR WILLIAM AVERY, b. December 18, 1837, AL; d. Unknown.
iii. MARY ANN DORCAS AVERY, b. May 08, 1839, AL; d. Unknown; m. J. H. RAY, December 04, 1855, Bibb Co. AL; d. Unknown.
More About MARY ANN DORCAS AVERY:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household # 133, age 11, born in AL, attended school within the year26
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Marriage: December 04, 1855, Bibb Co. AL
iv. CHARLES MCCLOUD AVERY, b. November 23, 1840, AL; d. Unknown.
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Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #133, age 9, born in AL, attended school within the year26
10. v. EMELINE AVERY, b. April 20, 1842, AL; d. Unknown.
Children of ALEXANDER AVERY and MARTHA PERKINS are:
vi. A. RAY3 AVERY, d. Unknown.
11. vii. ALEXANDER AVERY, b. September 18, 1849, AL; d. September 17, 1930.
viii. SAMUEL RICHARD AVERY, b. February 02, 1854; d. November 12, 1882.
12. ix. NANCY JANE 'NANNIE' AVERY, b. October 09, 1856; d. August 16, 1880.
13. x. JOSEPHINE 'JESSIE' AVERY, b. June 09, 1858; d. December 06, 1887.
14. xi. JOHN THOMAS AVERY, b. May 14, 1859; d. November 20, 1920.
xii. INFANT AVERY, b. March 10, 1866; d. March 24, 186627.
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Burial: Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL
Generation No. 3
6. ALEXANDER3 AVERY (THOMAS2, HENRY1) was born October 05, 1832, and died September 24, 189928. He married MARY ANNE STEELE December 06, 1860 in Bibb Co. AL by J.D. Kersh, J.P.29, daughter of JAMES STEELE and MARY WOODWARD. She was born December 21, 1834, and died June 28, 190030.
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Name 2: Alex Avery31
Date born 2: 1833, AL
Died 2: Unknown
Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #143, age 17, laborer, born in AL, attended school within the year32
More About MARY ANNE STEELE:
Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
More About ALEXANDER AVERY and MARY STEELE:
Marriage: December 06, 1860, Bibb Co. AL by J.D. Kersh, J.P.33
Children of ALEXANDER AVERY and MARY STEELE are:
i. KARENER L.F.4 AVERY.
ii. EDGAR AVERY.
15. iii. ESTELLA M.S. AVERY, b. July 04, 1872; d. August 22, 1949.
iv. ROSCO T. AVERY.
7. HENRY3 CUTTS (MARY2 AVERY, HENRY1) was born 1828 in AL, and died Unknown. He married EDITH THOMPSON January 25, 1849 in Bibb Co. AL by B.L. Defreese34, daughter of ROBERT THOMPSON and CELIA LEE. She was born about 1825 in NC, and died Unknown.
More About HENRY CUTTS:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #170, age 24, farmer, value $500, born in AL35
More About EDITH THOMPSON:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #170, age 25, born in NC, cannot read or write35
More About HENRY CUTTS and EDITH THOMPSON:
Marriage: January 25, 1849, Bibb Co. AL by B.L. Defreese36
Children of HENRY CUTTS and EDITH THOMPSON are:
i. JAMES ROBERT4 CUTTS, b. 1850, AL; d. Unknown.
More About JAMES ROBERT CUTTS:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #170, age 7/12, born in AL37
ii. JOHN CUTTS, d. Unknown.
iii. MARY P. CUTTS, d. Unknown.
8. HENRY W.3 AVERY (ALEXANDER2, HENRY1) was born December 18, 1837 in AL, and died August 16, 1916. He married MARY C. PARKER. She was born about 1842, and died Unknown.
More About HENRY W. AVERY:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #133, age 12, born in AL, attended school within the year38
Information: 1850, Twin to Arthur Avery according to 1850 Bibb County AL Census
Child of HENRY AVERY and MARY PARKER is:
i. ALHOLMOA4 AVERY, b. about 1867.
9. ARTHUR WILLIAM3 AVERY (ALEXANDER2, HENRY1) was born December 18, 1837 in AL, and died Unknown. He married (1) ANN DALE. She died Unknown. He married (2) SARAH JANE MILLER WALKER. She was born 1852 in SC, and died Unknown in Havana, AL.
More About ARTHUR WILLIAM AVERY:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #133, age 12, born in AL, attended school within the year38
Information: 1850, Twin to Henry Avery according to 1850 Bibb County AL Census
Children of ARTHUR AVERY and SARAH WALKER are:
i. MARY BELLE4 AVERY, d. Unknown; m. ULYSSES GRANT MILLS; d. Unknown.
ii. CHARITY JANE AVERY, b. 1873; d. Unknown; m. HARRISON J. OWENS; d. Unknown.
iii. RUEBAN HESTER AVERY.
10. EMELINE3 AVERY (ALEXANDER2, HENRY1) was born April 20, 1842 in AL, and died Unknown. She married J. W. SPENCER January 20, 1860 in Bibb Co. AL. He died Unknown.
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Name 2: Emiline Avery
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #133, age 8, born in AL, attended school within the year38
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Marriage: January 20, 1860, Bibb Co. AL
Children of EMELINE AVERY and J. SPENCER are:
16. i. LULA A.4 SPENCER, b. 1861; d. 1950.
ii. VELMA SPENCER, b. 1865.
iii. REBECCA SPENCER, b. about 1870.
11. ALEXANDER3 AVERY (ALEXANDER2, HENRY1) was born September 18, 1849 in AL, and died September 17, 193039. He married (1) CAROLINE RAGLAND before 1881, daughter of WILLIAM RAGLAND and MARTHA MELTON. She was born December 20, 1857, and died September 16, 188440. He married (2) OLA COLLIER about 1889. She was born December 16, 1868, and died September 15, 191841.
More About ALEXANDER AVERY:
Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #133, age 1, born in AL42
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Burial: Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL
More About ALEXANDER AVERY and CAROLINE RAGLAND:
Marriage: before 1881
More About OLA COLLIER:
Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Centreville, Bibb Co. AL
More About ALEXANDER AVERY and OLA COLLIER:
Marriage: about 1889
Children of ALEXANDER AVERY and CAROLINE RAGLAND are:
i. BIRDIE4 AVERY, b. October 01, 1879; d. May 22, 194543.
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Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
ii. ESTELLE AVERY, b. September 28, 1881; d. August 27, 195644.
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Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
iii. INFANT AVERY, b. August 19, 1884; d. August 20, 188445.
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Burial: Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL
Children of ALEXANDER AVERY and OLA COLLIER are:
iv. JOSIA MAE4 AVERY, b. August 15, 1889; d. Unknown.
v. CHARLES HENRY AVERY, b. April 26, 1891; d. August 17, 192046; m. GRACE UNKNOWN; b. December 02, 1893; d. March 23, 1945.
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Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
vi. GRACE IOLA AVERY, b. December 02, 1893; d. March 23, 194547.
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Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
vii. CHRISTINE CHILTON AVERY, b. December 21, 1896; m. BROOKS CONNELL; b. 1892; d. 194548.
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Burial: Brundidge, AL
12. NANCY JANE 'NANNIE'3 AVERY (ALEXANDER2, HENRY1) was born October 09, 1856, and died August 16, 188049. She married MICHAEL K. 'MIKE' PERKINS October 03, 1875 in Bibb Co. AL, son of WILLIAM PERKINS and JANE MOORE. He was born April 1850 in AL, and died 1935.
More About NANCY JANE 'NANNIE' AVERY:
Burial: Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL
Information 1: Need to verify that N.J. Perkins in the Avery Graveyard is this person. Next to her is Richard D. which the book is calling a daughter???
Information 2: She has to be a daughter of one of the Averys in the Avery Graveyard??
More About MICHAEL K. 'MIKE' PERKINS:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #38, age 9/12, born in AL50
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Marriage: October 03, 1875, Bibb Co. AL
Children of NANCY AVERY and MICHAEL PERKINS are:
17. i. MINNIE LEE4 PERKINS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ii. RICHARD DEANER PERKINS, b. Unknown; d. December 11, 1881.
13. JOSEPHINE 'JESSIE'3 AVERY (ALEXANDER2, HENRY1) was born June 09, 1858, and died December 06, 188751. She married HENRY A. PETERS. He was born about 1857, and died Unknown.
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Burial: Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co. AL
Child of JOSEPHINE AVERY and HENRY PETERS is:
i. THOMAS AVERY4 PETERS, b. July 11, 1885; d. Unknown.
14. JOHN THOMAS3 AVERY (ALEXANDER2, HENRY1) was born May 14, 1859, and died November 20, 192052. He married NANCY BEULAH BELCHER. She was born September 18, 1862, and died November 16, 189953.
More About JOHN THOMAS AVERY:
Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
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Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
Children of JOHN AVERY and NANCY BELCHER are:
18. i. WILLIAM BELCHER4 AVERY, b. February 20, 1886; d. Unknown.
19. ii. NANCY BEULAH AVERY, b. September 17, 1880; d. Unknown.
iii. KATHERINE SUSAN AVERY, b. October 01, 1887; d. Unknown; m. FORRESTER H. HODGES; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 4
15. ESTELLA M.S.4 AVERY (ALEXANDER3, THOMAS2, HENRY1) was born July 04, 1872, and died August 22, 194954. She married (1) PLEASANT/PETTUS JAMES, son of DANIEL JAMES and SARA PARKER. He died Unknown. She married (2) WILEY HOWARD COOPER, son of JESSE COOPER and RHODA HOWARD. He was born September 05, 1872, and died January 17, 195655.
More About ESTELLA M.S. AVERY:
Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
More About WILEY HOWARD COOPER:
Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
Children of ESTELLA AVERY and PLEASANT/PETTUS JAMES are:
i. OLA5 JAMES, b. March 20, 1890; d. March 02, 1967; m. MANLEY W. LEWIS, 1913; b. November 07, 1878; d. October 18, 1959, Uniontown, Perry Co. AL.
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Burial: Rosemont Cemetery?
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Marriage: 1913
ii. GRADY JAMES.
iii. LELA JAMES, b. January 03, 1894, Centreville, Bibb Co. AL; m. ORLANDO CALLIER GRIMES, March 24, 1920; b. September 24, 1894; d. Unknown.
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Marriage: March 24, 1920
Children of ESTELLA AVERY and WILEY COOPER are:
iv. JESSIE DEAN5 COOPER, m. WILLIAM RAYMOND 'BILL' YOUNG, JR..
v. MARY COOPER, b. 1905; d. 1971, Pineland Memorial Park, Centreville, Bibb Co. AL; m. GEORGE WADSWORTH YOUNG, 1927; b. March 17, 1905; d. June 04, 1973, Pineland Memorial Park, Centreville, Bibb Co. AL.
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Marriage: 1927
vi. WILEY HOWARD COOPER, JR., b. April 11, 1908; d. February 27, 194156.
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Burial: Centreville Memorial Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
16. LULA A.4 SPENCER (EMELINE3 AVERY, ALEXANDER2, HENRY1) was born 1861, and died 195057. She married HARDY MURPHY, son of JAMES MURPHY and MARGARET KORNEGAY. He was born October 20, 1852, and died February 29, 192858.
More About LULA A. SPENCER:
Burial: Haysop Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
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Burial: Haysop Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
Children of LULA SPENCER and HARDY MURPHY are:
i. ROBERT SPENCER5 MURPHY, b. March 30, 1887; d. September 20, 197159; m. MAUDE LEWIS.
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