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James Henry Avery(t) was born June 8th, 1823 in Dallas County, Alabama to Jonathan Avery(t) (1782-1844) and Esther Norris (1792-1853). Their old family Bible listed their name as Avery - without the 't'.
There is a story going back to Jonathan Averyt's father's brother (Daniel Avery's brother was Alexander Avery) in Johnston County, North Carolina as to why the "t" was added to the name Avery. Minnie Vaughn Averyt wrote (from her autobiography): "Alexander Avery(t) is recorded as a member of the upper house of the Colonial Assembly in 1776 (of N.C.). Our tradition is that it was at this time that our ancestor added the 't' to his name Avery, to differentiate himself from another Avery in the same Assembly - Waightstill Avery, who was an older man than himself and more prominent."
When he was 21 years old James Henry Averyt's father, Jonathan, died in Dallas County, Alabama on August 5th, 1844. "His name was written 'Jonathan Avery' in the Family Bible, but it was 'Jonathan Averyt' on his will of 1844."
"Jonathan's 3 sons were to be educated out of the proceeds of the estate or a sufficiency be alloted to them before any division."
"On April 15, 1845, Esther Averyt (Jonathan's widow) came into Union Co., Ark. Court and was made administratrix of the Estate of Jonathan Averyt, dec'd. with her son, James H. Averyt as Security. Bond was also signed by her son-in-law, Johnson Kirkland. The probate records of Union Co., Ark. Officer's Bonds and Wills, p. 3, stated Jonathan Averyt died intestate, which is incorrect. The will was probated in Dallas Co., Ala. But, Jonathan did have personal property in Arkansas at the time of his death. In 1848, there were 5 slaves, 3 horses and 5 cattle."
James Henry Averyt married Ellen Lockhart from Warren in Bradley County, Arkansas. In the family he was called by his middle name, Henry. He had become a doctor by 1870 when he joined with several other families to cross the Red River into Texas travelling in a covered wagon caravan. The family stayed in Fannin County, Texas for about a year before they moved to Montague County, Texas.
"James Henry Averyt served here as a country doctor for about five years. It was during this time that Ellen (their daughter named for the mother) met and married T.J. Smith. Dr. Averyt's family then moved to Wynnewood, Okla. (then the Chickasaw Nation in the Indian Territory) where he served as a doctor until his death on January 14, 1895. There is a street in Wynnewood named after him (Averyt Street). In 1896 after her husband's death, Ellen came to Texas to live with her daughter's family, the T.J. Smiths, until her death November 20, 1898. Jms. Henry Averyt and his wife, Ellen, had ten children" ... (of which I have a partial list):
1-7.(birth order?)
***William Franklin Averyt, (Find A Grave #65808675) born 5 March 1851; died 1894, Ardmore, Okla.; md. Sarah Ann Rogers (Find A Grave #65808661) (1852-1929). William Franklin Averyt is said to be buried in Healton, Oklahoma. (Find A Grave shows him & his wife buried in Walter's Cemetery, Cotton County, Oklahoma.)
***Charles Edgar Averyt, born 20 May 1853; died 11 March 1934; md. Sally Josephine Evans (1862-1953).
***Ellen Averyt, (Find A Grave #55082907) born 28 November 1858 in Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas; died 12 September 1933, Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas; md. 12 March 1878 in Cooke County, Texas to Thomas J. Smith, Jr. (Find A Grave #553931810 {1844-1920, CSA Vet.} of Cooke County, Texas & formerly of Virginia. They lived in the Bulcher community of Cooke County, Texas along the Red River where he had a farm and had a large family with many descendants today. In her latter years Ellen lived with her daughter, Ruby Bell (Smith) Embry Fletcher (Find A Grave #54103741) of Saint Jo., Texas (1894-1989).
Last 3 children born of this union:
8. "Walter H. Averyt was born in Ark. He lived with his parents in 1895 in Wynnewood, Indian Territory and was a (Methodist) preacher/missionary. He is believed to have married Clemmie E. -------, born ca. Nov. 1870 in Mississippi & had a least 2 daughters - Allie B. Averyt & Alma V. Averyt."
9. "Emma E. Averyt was born ca. June 1869 in Arkansas. She was listed as 30 single, and lived with her sister Annie Cross, when the 1900 census was taken in Wynnewood, Chickasaw nation, I.T. (now Okla.) She was a music teacher."
10. "Anna Averyt, called Annie, was born ca. Jan. 1871 in Texas. She lived with her parents in Wynnewood, I.T. (now Okla.) in 1895. She married Wheeler C. Cross ca. 1897. The 1900 census stated that she had been married 3 years, that she had had one child but none was living in 1900. They lived in Wynnewood Town, Chickasaw nation, I.T. in T2N R1E. His occupation was Drayman. They owned a home. W.C. Cross (Find A Grave #117103162) was born ca. Sept. 1864 in Texas."
Back to Dr. James Henry Averyt:
"Being a doctor and always willing to give aid to those who need physical help, Dr. Averyt left a message to the living to be placed on his monument after his death. He was a Mason and has a Masonic monument on his grave in Winniewood, Okla. along with his unusual inscription:
Dr. J. H. Averyt, husband of E. Averyt
Born June 8, 1828, Died Jan. 4, 1895
'As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, So you must be
Prepare for death and follow me.' "
Confederate Records show that a James Henry Averyt served as a private in Company G, 23rd Regiment of Arkansas Volunteers, Infantry at Jacksonport, Arkansas. He was medically discharged November 29, 1862 at Port Hudson, La. Medically discharged because pulmonary affliction (?) resulting of measles and was unable to perform his duties.
The website shows:
Born June 8, 1823
Died June 14, 1895 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma
Buried in the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
If this information has been applied to the proper records then this is the military record of our forefather.
_________________________________
Sources:
1. Averyt And Other Kin, compiled by Elsie Perry Tucker, Houston, Texas, 1983. (Copy on file at Stagecoach Library, 14419 Stagecoach Road, Magnolia, Texas, a 2nd edition in 1983 included proofs of Daniel Avery(t)'s ancestry.)
2. From an article submitted by Mrs. Ruby (Smith) Embry Fletcher (Find A Grave #54103741, a granddaughter of James Henry Averyt) included on page 238 of a book published in her locality entitled: Pioneer Salad Days of Saint Jo (Montague County, Texas), by Norma K. Thompson, 1980.
3. Dallas County, Alabama Will Book A, (coincidentally, rather Providentially) page 238 (also).
4. Probate Records of Union County, Arkansas, Officer's Bonds & Wills, page 3.
5. Wynnewood Confederate Veterans (Website) contributed by Eugenia McClellan.
James Henry Avery(t) was born June 8th, 1823 in Dallas County, Alabama to Jonathan Avery(t) (1782-1844) and Esther Norris (1792-1853). Their old family Bible listed their name as Avery - without the 't'.
There is a story going back to Jonathan Averyt's father's brother (Daniel Avery's brother was Alexander Avery) in Johnston County, North Carolina as to why the "t" was added to the name Avery. Minnie Vaughn Averyt wrote (from her autobiography): "Alexander Avery(t) is recorded as a member of the upper house of the Colonial Assembly in 1776 (of N.C.). Our tradition is that it was at this time that our ancestor added the 't' to his name Avery, to differentiate himself from another Avery in the same Assembly - Waightstill Avery, who was an older man than himself and more prominent."
When he was 21 years old James Henry Averyt's father, Jonathan, died in Dallas County, Alabama on August 5th, 1844. "His name was written 'Jonathan Avery' in the Family Bible, but it was 'Jonathan Averyt' on his will of 1844."
"Jonathan's 3 sons were to be educated out of the proceeds of the estate or a sufficiency be alloted to them before any division."
"On April 15, 1845, Esther Averyt (Jonathan's widow) came into Union Co., Ark. Court and was made administratrix of the Estate of Jonathan Averyt, dec'd. with her son, James H. Averyt as Security. Bond was also signed by her son-in-law, Johnson Kirkland. The probate records of Union Co., Ark. Officer's Bonds and Wills, p. 3, stated Jonathan Averyt died intestate, which is incorrect. The will was probated in Dallas Co., Ala. But, Jonathan did have personal property in Arkansas at the time of his death. In 1848, there were 5 slaves, 3 horses and 5 cattle."
James Henry Averyt married Ellen Lockhart from Warren in Bradley County, Arkansas. In the family he was called by his middle name, Henry. He had become a doctor by 1870 when he joined with several other families to cross the Red River into Texas travelling in a covered wagon caravan. The family stayed in Fannin County, Texas for about a year before they moved to Montague County, Texas.
"James Henry Averyt served here as a country doctor for about five years. It was during this time that Ellen (their daughter named for the mother) met and married T.J. Smith. Dr. Averyt's family then moved to Wynnewood, Okla. (then the Chickasaw Nation in the Indian Territory) where he served as a doctor until his death on January 14, 1895. There is a street in Wynnewood named after him (Averyt Street). In 1896 after her husband's death, Ellen came to Texas to live with her daughter's family, the T.J. Smiths, until her death November 20, 1898. Jms. Henry Averyt and his wife, Ellen, had ten children" ... (of which I have a partial list):
1-7.(birth order?)
***William Franklin Averyt, (Find A Grave #65808675) born 5 March 1851; died 1894, Ardmore, Okla.; md. Sarah Ann Rogers (Find A Grave #65808661) (1852-1929). William Franklin Averyt is said to be buried in Healton, Oklahoma. (Find A Grave shows him & his wife buried in Walter's Cemetery, Cotton County, Oklahoma.)
***Charles Edgar Averyt, born 20 May 1853; died 11 March 1934; md. Sally Josephine Evans (1862-1953).
***Ellen Averyt, (Find A Grave #55082907) born 28 November 1858 in Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas; died 12 September 1933, Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas; md. 12 March 1878 in Cooke County, Texas to Thomas J. Smith, Jr. (Find A Grave #553931810 {1844-1920, CSA Vet.} of Cooke County, Texas & formerly of Virginia. They lived in the Bulcher community of Cooke County, Texas along the Red River where he had a farm and had a large family with many descendants today. In her latter years Ellen lived with her daughter, Ruby Bell (Smith) Embry Fletcher (Find A Grave #54103741) of Saint Jo., Texas (1894-1989).
Last 3 children born of this union:
8. "Walter H. Averyt was born in Ark. He lived with his parents in 1895 in Wynnewood, Indian Territory and was a (Methodist) preacher/missionary. He is believed to have married Clemmie E. -------, born ca. Nov. 1870 in Mississippi & had a least 2 daughters - Allie B. Averyt & Alma V. Averyt."
9. "Emma E. Averyt was born ca. June 1869 in Arkansas. She was listed as 30 single, and lived with her sister Annie Cross, when the 1900 census was taken in Wynnewood, Chickasaw nation, I.T. (now Okla.) She was a music teacher."
10. "Anna Averyt, called Annie, was born ca. Jan. 1871 in Texas. She lived with her parents in Wynnewood, I.T. (now Okla.) in 1895. She married Wheeler C. Cross ca. 1897. The 1900 census stated that she had been married 3 years, that she had had one child but none was living in 1900. They lived in Wynnewood Town, Chickasaw nation, I.T. in T2N R1E. His occupation was Drayman. They owned a home. W.C. Cross (Find A Grave #117103162) was born ca. Sept. 1864 in Texas."
Back to Dr. James Henry Averyt:
"Being a doctor and always willing to give aid to those who need physical help, Dr. Averyt left a message to the living to be placed on his monument after his death. He was a Mason and has a Masonic monument on his grave in Winniewood, Okla. along with his unusual inscription:
Dr. J. H. Averyt, husband of E. Averyt
Born June 8, 1828, Died Jan. 4, 1895
'As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, So you must be
Prepare for death and follow me.' "
Confederate Records show that a James Henry Averyt served as a private in Company G, 23rd Regiment of Arkansas Volunteers, Infantry at Jacksonport, Arkansas. He was medically discharged November 29, 1862 at Port Hudson, La. Medically discharged because pulmonary affliction (?) resulting of measles and was unable to perform his duties.
The website shows:
Born June 8, 1823
Died June 14, 1895 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma
Buried in the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
If this information has been applied to the proper records then this is the military record of our forefather.
_________________________________
Sources:
1. Averyt And Other Kin, compiled by Elsie Perry Tucker, Houston, Texas, 1983. (Copy on file at Stagecoach Library, 14419 Stagecoach Road, Magnolia, Texas, a 2nd edition in 1983 included proofs of Daniel Avery(t)'s ancestry.)
2. From an article submitted by Mrs. Ruby (Smith) Embry Fletcher (Find A Grave #54103741, a granddaughter of James Henry Averyt) included on page 238 of a book published in her locality entitled: Pioneer Salad Days of Saint Jo (Montague County, Texas), by Norma K. Thompson, 1980.
3. Dallas County, Alabama Will Book A, (coincidentally, rather Providentially) page 238 (also).
4. Probate Records of Union County, Arkansas, Officer's Bonds & Wills, page 3.
5. Wynnewood Confederate Veterans (Website) contributed by Eugenia McClellan.
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James Henry Avery(t) was born June 8th, 1823 in Dallas County, Alabama to Jonathan Avery(t) (1782-1844) and Esther Norris (1792-1853). Their old family Bible listed their name as Avery - without the 't'.
There is a story going back to Jonathan Averyt's father's brother (Daniel Avery's brother was Alexander Avery) in Johnston County, North Carolina as to why the "t" was added to the name Avery. Minnie Vaughn Averyt wrote (from her autobiography): "Alexander Avery(t) is recorded as a member of the upper house of the Colonial Assembly in 1776 (of N.C.). Our tradition is that it was at this time that our ancestor added the 't' to his name Avery, to differentiate himself from another Avery in the same Assembly - Waightstill Avery, who was an older man than himself and more prominent."
When he was 21 years old James Henry Averyt's father, Jonathan, died in Dallas County, Alabama on August 5th, 1844. "His name was written 'Jonathan Avery' in the Family Bible, but it was 'Jonathan Averyt' on his will of 1844."
"Jonathan's 3 sons were to be educated out of the proceeds of the estate or a sufficiency be alloted to them before any division."
"On April 15, 1845, Esther Averyt (Jonathan's widow) came into Union Co., Ark. Court and was made administratrix of the Estate of Jonathan Averyt, dec'd. with her son, James H. Averyt as Security. Bond was also signed by her son-in-law, Johnson Kirkland. The probate records of Union Co., Ark. Officer's Bonds and Wills, p. 3, stated Jonathan Averyt died intestate, which is incorrect. The will was probated in Dallas Co., Ala. But, Jonathan did have personal property in Arkansas at the time of his death. In 1848, there were 5 slaves, 3 horses and 5 cattle."
James Henry Averyt married Ellen Lockhart from Warren in Bradley County, Arkansas. In the family he was called by his middle name, Henry. He had become a doctor by 1870 when he joined with several other families to cross the Red River into Texas travelling in a covered wagon caravan. The family stayed in Fannin County, Texas for about a year before they moved to Montague County, Texas.
"James Henry Averyt served here as a country doctor for about five years. It was during this time that Ellen (their daughter named for the mother) met and married T.J. Smith. Dr. Averyt's family then moved to Wynnewood, Okla. (then the Chickasaw Nation in the Indian Territory) where he served as a doctor until his death on January 14, 1895. There is a street in Wynnewood named after him (Averyt Street). In 1896 after her husband's death, Ellen came to Texas to live with her daughter's family, the T.J. Smiths, until her death November 20, 1898. Jms. Henry Averyt and his wife, Ellen, had ten children" ... (of which I have a partial list):
1-7.(birth order?)
***William Franklin Averyt, (Find A Grave #65808675) born 5 March 1851; died 1894, Ardmore, Okla.; md. Sarah Ann Rogers (Find A Grave #65808661) (1852-1929). William Franklin Averyt is said to be buried in Healton, Oklahoma. (Find A Grave shows him & his wife buried in Walter's Cemetery, Cotton County, Oklahoma.)
***Charles Edgar Averyt, born 20 May 1853; died 11 March 1934; md. Sally Josephine Evans (1862-1953).
***Ellen Averyt, (Find A Grave #55082907) born 28 November 1858 in Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas; died 12 September 1933, Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas; md. 12 March 1878 in Cooke County, Texas to Thomas J. Smith, Jr. (Find A Grave #553931810 {1844-1920, CSA Vet.} of Cooke County, Texas & formerly of Virginia. They lived in the Bulcher community of Cooke County, Texas along the Red River where he had a farm and had a large family with many descendants today. In her latter years Ellen lived with her daughter, Ruby Bell (Smith) Embry Fletcher (Find A Grave #54103741) of Saint Jo., Texas (1894-1989).
Last 3 children born of this union:
8. "Walter H. Averyt was born in Ark. He lived with his parents in 1895 in Wynnewood, Indian Territory and was a (Methodist) preacher/missionary. He is believed to have married Clemmie E. -------, born ca. Nov. 1870 in Mississippi & had a least 2 daughters - Allie B. Averyt & Alma V. Averyt."
9. "Emma E. Averyt was born ca. June 1869 in Arkansas. She was listed as 30 single, and lived with her sister Annie Cross, when the 1900 census was taken in Wynnewood, Chickasaw nation, I.T. (now Okla.) She was a music teacher."
10. "Anna Averyt, called Annie, was born ca. Jan. 1871 in Texas. She lived with her parents in Wynnewood, I.T. (now Okla.) in 1895. She married Wheeler C. Cross ca. 1897. The 1900 census stated that she had been married 3 years, that she had had one child but none was living in 1900. They lived in Wynnewood Town, Chickasaw nation, I.T. in T2N R1E. His occupation was Drayman. They owned a home. W.C. Cross (Find A Grave #117103162) was born ca. Sept. 1864 in Texas."
Back to Dr. James Henry Averyt:
"Being a doctor and always willing to give aid to those who need physical help, Dr. Averyt left a message to the living to be placed on his monument after his death. He was a Mason and has a Masonic monument on his grave in Winniewood, Okla. along with his unusual inscription:
Dr. J. H. Averyt, husband of E. Averyt
Born June 8, 1828, Died Jan. 4, 1895
'As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, So you must be
Prepare for death and follow me.' "
Confederate Records show that a James Henry Averyt served as a private in Company G, 23rd Regiment of Arkansas Volunteers, Infantry at Jacksonport, Arkansas. He was medically discharged November 29, 1862 at Port Hudson, La. Medically discharged because pulmonary affliction (?) resulting of measles and was unable to perform his duties.
The website shows:
Born June 8, 1823
Died June 14, 1895 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma
Buried in the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
If this information has been applied to the proper records then this is the military record of our forefather.
_________________________________
Sources:
1. Averyt And Other Kin, compiled by Elsie Perry Tucker, Houston, Texas, 1983. (Copy on file at Stagecoach Library, 14419 Stagecoach Road, Magnolia, Texas, a 2nd edition in 1983 included proofs of Daniel Avery(t)'s ancestry.)
2. From an article submitted by Mrs. Ruby (Smith) Embry Fletcher (Find A Grave #54103741, a granddaughter of James Henry Averyt) included on page 238 of a book published in her locality entitled: Pioneer Salad Days of Saint Jo (Montague County, Texas), by Norma K. Thompson, 1980.
3. Dallas County, Alabama Will Book A, (coincidentally, rather Providentially) page 238 (also).
4. Probate Records of Union County, Arkansas, Officer's Bonds & Wills, page 3.
5. Wynnewood Confederate Veterans (Website) contributed by Eugenia McClellan.
James Henry Avery(t) was born June 8th, 1823 in Dallas County, Alabama to Jonathan Avery(t) (1782-1844) and Esther Norris (1792-1853). Their old family Bible listed their name as Avery - without the 't'.
There is a story going back to Jonathan Averyt's father's brother (Daniel Avery's brother was Alexander Avery) in Johnston County, North Carolina as to why the "t" was added to the name Avery. Minnie Vaughn Averyt wrote (from her autobiography): "Alexander Avery(t) is recorded as a member of the upper house of the Colonial Assembly in 1776 (of N.C.). Our tradition is that it was at this time that our ancestor added the 't' to his name Avery, to differentiate himself from another Avery in the same Assembly - Waightstill Avery, who was an older man than himself and more prominent."
When he was 21 years old James Henry Averyt's father, Jonathan, died in Dallas County, Alabama on August 5th, 1844. "His name was written 'Jonathan Avery' in the Family Bible, but it was 'Jonathan Averyt' on his will of 1844."
"Jonathan's 3 sons were to be educated out of the proceeds of the estate or a sufficiency be alloted to them before any division."
"On April 15, 1845, Esther Averyt (Jonathan's widow) came into Union Co., Ark. Court and was made administratrix of the Estate of Jonathan Averyt, dec'd. with her son, James H. Averyt as Security. Bond was also signed by her son-in-law, Johnson Kirkland. The probate records of Union Co., Ark. Officer's Bonds and Wills, p. 3, stated Jonathan Averyt died intestate, which is incorrect. The will was probated in Dallas Co., Ala. But, Jonathan did have personal property in Arkansas at the time of his death. In 1848, there were 5 slaves, 3 horses and 5 cattle."
James Henry Averyt married Ellen Lockhart from Warren in Bradley County, Arkansas. In the family he was called by his middle name, Henry. He had become a doctor by 1870 when he joined with several other families to cross the Red River into Texas travelling in a covered wagon caravan. The family stayed in Fannin County, Texas for about a year before they moved to Montague County, Texas.
"James Henry Averyt served here as a country doctor for about five years. It was during this time that Ellen (their daughter named for the mother) met and married T.J. Smith. Dr. Averyt's family then moved to Wynnewood, Okla. (then the Chickasaw Nation in the Indian Territory) where he served as a doctor until his death on January 14, 1895. There is a street in Wynnewood named after him (Averyt Street). In 1896 after her husband's death, Ellen came to Texas to live with her daughter's family, the T.J. Smiths, until her death November 20, 1898. Jms. Henry Averyt and his wife, Ellen, had ten children" ... (of which I have a partial list):
1-7.(birth order?)
***William Franklin Averyt, (Find A Grave #65808675) born 5 March 1851; died 1894, Ardmore, Okla.; md. Sarah Ann Rogers (Find A Grave #65808661) (1852-1929). William Franklin Averyt is said to be buried in Healton, Oklahoma. (Find A Grave shows him & his wife buried in Walter's Cemetery, Cotton County, Oklahoma.)
***Charles Edgar Averyt, born 20 May 1853; died 11 March 1934; md. Sally Josephine Evans (1862-1953).
***Ellen Averyt, (Find A Grave #55082907) born 28 November 1858 in Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas; died 12 September 1933, Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas; md. 12 March 1878 in Cooke County, Texas to Thomas J. Smith, Jr. (Find A Grave #553931810 {1844-1920, CSA Vet.} of Cooke County, Texas & formerly of Virginia. They lived in the Bulcher community of Cooke County, Texas along the Red River where he had a farm and had a large family with many descendants today. In her latter years Ellen lived with her daughter, Ruby Bell (Smith) Embry Fletcher (Find A Grave #54103741) of Saint Jo., Texas (1894-1989).
Last 3 children born of this union:
8. "Walter H. Averyt was born in Ark. He lived with his parents in 1895 in Wynnewood, Indian Territory and was a (Methodist) preacher/missionary. He is believed to have married Clemmie E. -------, born ca. Nov. 1870 in Mississippi & had a least 2 daughters - Allie B. Averyt & Alma V. Averyt."
9. "Emma E. Averyt was born ca. June 1869 in Arkansas. She was listed as 30 single, and lived with her sister Annie Cross, when the 1900 census was taken in Wynnewood, Chickasaw nation, I.T. (now Okla.) She was a music teacher."
10. "Anna Averyt, called Annie, was born ca. Jan. 1871 in Texas. She lived with her parents in Wynnewood, I.T. (now Okla.) in 1895. She married Wheeler C. Cross ca. 1897. The 1900 census stated that she had been married 3 years, that she had had one child but none was living in 1900. They lived in Wynnewood Town, Chickasaw nation, I.T. in T2N R1E. His occupation was Drayman. They owned a home. W.C. Cross (Find A Grave #117103162) was born ca. Sept. 1864 in Texas."
Back to Dr. James Henry Averyt:
"Being a doctor and always willing to give aid to those who need physical help, Dr. Averyt left a message to the living to be placed on his monument after his death. He was a Mason and has a Masonic monument on his grave in Winniewood, Okla. along with his unusual inscription:
Dr. J. H. Averyt, husband of E. Averyt
Born June 8, 1828, Died Jan. 4, 1895
'As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, So you must be
Prepare for death and follow me.' "
Confederate Records show that a James Henry Averyt served as a private in Company G, 23rd Regiment of Arkansas Volunteers, Infantry at Jacksonport, Arkansas. He was medically discharged November 29, 1862 at Port Hudson, La. Medically discharged because pulmonary affliction (?) resulting of measles and was unable to perform his duties.
The website shows:
Born June 8, 1823
Died June 14, 1895 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma
Buried in the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
If this information has been applied to the proper records then this is the military record of our forefather.
_________________________________
Sources:
1. Averyt And Other Kin, compiled by Elsie Perry Tucker, Houston, Texas, 1983. (Copy on file at Stagecoach Library, 14419 Stagecoach Road, Magnolia, Texas, a 2nd edition in 1983 included proofs of Daniel Avery(t)'s ancestry.)
2. From an article submitted by Mrs. Ruby (Smith) Embry Fletcher (Find A Grave #54103741, a granddaughter of James Henry Averyt) included on page 238 of a book published in her locality entitled: Pioneer Salad Days of Saint Jo (Montague County, Texas), by Norma K. Thompson, 1980.
3. Dallas County, Alabama Will Book A, (coincidentally, rather Providentially) page 238 (also).
4. Probate Records of Union County, Arkansas, Officer's Bonds & Wills, page 3.
5. Wynnewood Confederate Veterans (Website) contributed by Eugenia McClellan.
Inscription
Husband of E.
Gravesite Details
Large stone off base & lying on side.
Family Members
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