He married, first, on Feb 27,1861 at Cottage Home,NC, Susan Washington Morrison.
He married, second, on Dec 31,1888 at Asheville,NC, Sally Love Thomas.
He served in the Civil War as a first lieutenant in Company E, 6th North Carolina Regiment. He continued to rise through the ranks until on he was comissioned as colonel. He was captured by General Sherman's army and was held prisoner at Camp Chase and Johnson's Island until paroled in 1865.
When he returned to Morganton, he was elected to the state Senate. He strongly supported the expansion of the western N.C. railroad and the building of a state hospital in Morganton. He was later elected a Judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina.
(source: obituary, The News Herald, Morganton, NC. June, 1913; thanks also to the Avery family descendants for shared information)
He married, first, on Feb 27,1861 at Cottage Home,NC, Susan Washington Morrison.
He married, second, on Dec 31,1888 at Asheville,NC, Sally Love Thomas.
He served in the Civil War as a first lieutenant in Company E, 6th North Carolina Regiment. He continued to rise through the ranks until on he was comissioned as colonel. He was captured by General Sherman's army and was held prisoner at Camp Chase and Johnson's Island until paroled in 1865.
When he returned to Morganton, he was elected to the state Senate. He strongly supported the expansion of the western N.C. railroad and the building of a state hospital in Morganton. He was later elected a Judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina.
(source: obituary, The News Herald, Morganton, NC. June, 1913; thanks also to the Avery family descendants for shared information)
Family Members
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William Waightstill Avery
1816–1864
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Infant Son Avery
1816–1816
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Theodore Horatio Avery
1817–1822
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Col Clark Moulton Avery
1820–1864
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Adelaide Leah Avery
1822–1897
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Isaac Erwin Avery
1828–1863
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Mary Ann Martha Avery Chambers
1831–1890
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Harriet Justina Avery Chambers
1833–1902
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Laura Myra Avery
1837–1912
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Willoughby Francis Avery
1843–1876
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Harriet Eloise "Hattie" Avery Brenizer
1864–1886
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Morrison Robert Avery
1868–1890
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Anna Julia Avery
1869–1871
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Isaac Erwin Avery
1871–1904
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Susan Washington "Sudie" Avery McBee
1873–1920
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Alphonso Calhoun Avery
1874–1941
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Alfred Lee Avery
1876–1898
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Judge Lenoir Thomas Avery
1889–1960
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Gladys Love Avery Tillett
1892–1984
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