Note on his death date:
Although his headstone gives his birth year as 1859, his age was consistently reported on the US Censuses indicating that he was born in 1861. In addition, on the 1900 US Census, he reported his birth month and year as May 1861. The birthdate in this record has been updated to show 1861 as his birth year and the date on his gravestone is considered to be erroneous.
From his obituary:
"Joseph H. Avera was 92 years of age when he died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. G. Taylor, at 113 N.E. 7th Street in Gainesville." ... "He is survived by two daughters, two grandsons, four great grandchildren, and a sister."
Daughters: Mrs. M.G. Taylor & Mrs. Gordon Skean of Pottstown, Pennsylvania;
Sister: Mrs. Brent Skean of Morehead City, North Carolina;
Grandsons: Joe Avera Taylor of Gainesville; Gordon A. Skean of Morehead City, North Carolina;
Great grandchildren: Joe Avera Taylor, Jr. of Gainesville; Beatrice Lee Taylor of Gainesville; Michael Taylor & Kay Taylor of Atlantic City, New Jersey
Pallbearers: Dr. Guy Mixon, Frank Cope, Duke Truby, Marshall Flowers, Henry Chitty, and Sam McK. Mixon
Services performed by Reverend H.J. Biddlecum
He was known as "Uncle Joe" and ran a women's store in a building owned by Henry Chitty. (This is the same Henry Chitty that owned the Stardust Ranch on Wacahoota Road and who served as a pallbearer at Joseph's funeral.) He had a dress shop also that was across the street from Wilson's. Mrs. Taylor said he was very opinionated and believed the women should have one of a kind in dresses and no more. His shop had beautiful clothes but when the depression came he was caught with all those clothes and lost a bunch of money when the crash came.
He had blue eyes and could make people hide from him if he looked at them hard.
On the 1900 census, Joseph is listed as managing the Moss Mill in Gainesville. He owned a farm and had a mortgage at the time. This Moss factory was on S. Main St south of depot. He would sell moss to furniture companies who would stuff their furniture with it.
Although his headstone gives his birth year as 1859, his age was consistently reported on the US Censuses indicating that he was born in 1861. In addition, on the 1900 US Census, he reported his birth month and year as May 1861. The birthdate in this record has been updated to show 1861 as his birth year and the date on his gravestone is considered to be erroneous.
From his obituary:
"Joseph H. Avera was 92 years of age when he died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. G. Taylor, at 113 N.E. 7th Street in Gainesville." ... "He is survived by two daughters, two grandsons, four great grandchildren, and a sister."
Daughters: Mrs. M.G. Taylor & Mrs. Gordon Skean of Pottstown, Pennsylvania;
Sister: Mrs. Brent Skean of Morehead City, North Carolina;
Grandsons: Joe Avera Taylor of Gainesville; Gordon A. Skean of Morehead City, North Carolina;
Great grandchildren: Joe Avera Taylor, Jr. of Gainesville; Beatrice Lee Taylor of Gainesville; Michael Taylor & Kay Taylor of Atlantic City, New Jersey
Pallbearers: Dr. Guy Mixon, Frank Cope, Duke Truby, Marshall Flowers, Henry Chitty, and Sam McK. Mixon
Services performed by Reverend H.J. Biddlecum
He was known as "Uncle Joe" and ran a women's store in a building owned by Henry Chitty. (This is the same Henry Chitty that owned the Stardust Ranch on Wacahoota Road and who served as a pallbearer at Joseph's funeral.) He had a dress shop also that was across the street from Wilson's. Mrs. Taylor said he was very opinionated and believed the women should have one of a kind in dresses and no more. His shop had beautiful clothes but when the depression came he was caught with all those clothes and lost a bunch of money when the crash came.
He had blue eyes and could make people hide from him if he looked at them hard.
On the 1900 census, Joseph is listed as managing the Moss Mill in Gainesville. He owned a farm and had a mortgage at the time. This Moss factory was on S. Main St south of depot. He would sell moss to furniture companies who would stuff their furniture with it.
Note on his death date:
Although his headstone gives his birth year as 1859, his age was consistently reported on the US Censuses indicating that he was born in 1861. In addition, on the 1900 US Census, he reported his birth month and year as May 1861. The birthdate in this record has been updated to show 1861 as his birth year and the date on his gravestone is considered to be erroneous.
From his obituary:
"Joseph H. Avera was 92 years of age when he died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. G. Taylor, at 113 N.E. 7th Street in Gainesville." ... "He is survived by two daughters, two grandsons, four great grandchildren, and a sister."
Daughters: Mrs. M.G. Taylor & Mrs. Gordon Skean of Pottstown, Pennsylvania;
Sister: Mrs. Brent Skean of Morehead City, North Carolina;
Grandsons: Joe Avera Taylor of Gainesville; Gordon A. Skean of Morehead City, North Carolina;
Great grandchildren: Joe Avera Taylor, Jr. of Gainesville; Beatrice Lee Taylor of Gainesville; Michael Taylor & Kay Taylor of Atlantic City, New Jersey
Pallbearers: Dr. Guy Mixon, Frank Cope, Duke Truby, Marshall Flowers, Henry Chitty, and Sam McK. Mixon
Services performed by Reverend H.J. Biddlecum
He was known as "Uncle Joe" and ran a women's store in a building owned by Henry Chitty. (This is the same Henry Chitty that owned the Stardust Ranch on Wacahoota Road and who served as a pallbearer at Joseph's funeral.) He had a dress shop also that was across the street from Wilson's. Mrs. Taylor said he was very opinionated and believed the women should have one of a kind in dresses and no more. His shop had beautiful clothes but when the depression came he was caught with all those clothes and lost a bunch of money when the crash came.
He had blue eyes and could make people hide from him if he looked at them hard.
On the 1900 census, Joseph is listed as managing the Moss Mill in Gainesville. He owned a farm and had a mortgage at the time. This Moss factory was on S. Main St south of depot. He would sell moss to furniture companies who would stuff their furniture with it.
Although his headstone gives his birth year as 1859, his age was consistently reported on the US Censuses indicating that he was born in 1861. In addition, on the 1900 US Census, he reported his birth month and year as May 1861. The birthdate in this record has been updated to show 1861 as his birth year and the date on his gravestone is considered to be erroneous.
From his obituary:
"Joseph H. Avera was 92 years of age when he died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. G. Taylor, at 113 N.E. 7th Street in Gainesville." ... "He is survived by two daughters, two grandsons, four great grandchildren, and a sister."
Daughters: Mrs. M.G. Taylor & Mrs. Gordon Skean of Pottstown, Pennsylvania;
Sister: Mrs. Brent Skean of Morehead City, North Carolina;
Grandsons: Joe Avera Taylor of Gainesville; Gordon A. Skean of Morehead City, North Carolina;
Great grandchildren: Joe Avera Taylor, Jr. of Gainesville; Beatrice Lee Taylor of Gainesville; Michael Taylor & Kay Taylor of Atlantic City, New Jersey
Pallbearers: Dr. Guy Mixon, Frank Cope, Duke Truby, Marshall Flowers, Henry Chitty, and Sam McK. Mixon
Services performed by Reverend H.J. Biddlecum
He was known as "Uncle Joe" and ran a women's store in a building owned by Henry Chitty. (This is the same Henry Chitty that owned the Stardust Ranch on Wacahoota Road and who served as a pallbearer at Joseph's funeral.) He had a dress shop also that was across the street from Wilson's. Mrs. Taylor said he was very opinionated and believed the women should have one of a kind in dresses and no more. His shop had beautiful clothes but when the depression came he was caught with all those clothes and lost a bunch of money when the crash came.
He had blue eyes and could make people hide from him if he looked at them hard.
On the 1900 census, Joseph is listed as managing the Moss Mill in Gainesville. He owned a farm and had a mortgage at the time. This Moss factory was on S. Main St south of depot. He would sell moss to furniture companies who would stuff their furniture with it.
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