Husband: Wilson B. AVERETT
Birthdate: abt. 1820
Birthplace: Putnam Co., GA
Death date: 24 Apr 1872
Place of death: Lafayette Co., AR
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Father: David AVERETT (d. Thomas Co., GA 1837)
Mother: Elizabeth unknown (d. Russell Co., AL 1852)

Marriage date: 14 Sep 1844
Marriage place: Barbour Co., AL

Wife: Sarah Louise McCLENDON
Birthdate: 16 Jun 1829
Birthplace: Barbour Co., AL
Death date: 23 Aug 1912
Place of death: Lafayette Co., AR
Burial: Mars Hill in unmarked grave.
Father: John MCCLENDON
Mother: Saray Mary AVERETT (dau of Matthew, Sr.)

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Mary Elizabeth AVERETT
Birthdate: 21 Sep 1845
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL
Death date: 15 Apr 1890
Place of death: Columbia Co., AR
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Marriage place: Lafayette Co., AR
Spouse's names: Newton N. TUCKER

Child No. 2: Martha Arrenmenio AVERETT
Birthdate: 11 Mar 1847
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL
Death date: 1892
Place of death: Lafayette Co., AR
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Marriage date: 27 May 1879
Marriage place: Lafayette Co., AR
Spouse's names: Hilliard H. OLIVE

Child No. 3: Jayns AVERETT
Birthdate: 22 Oct 1848
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL:
Death date: 17 Feb 1849
Place of death: Russell Co., AL
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Child No. 4: Lapetite Eloise AVERETT
Birthdate: 22 Sep 1849
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL
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Marriage date: 1 Jan 1871
Marriage place: Lafayette Co., AR
Spouse's names: William MILLER

Child No. 5: Amanda Ann AVERETT
Birthdate: 12 Feb 1851
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL
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Child No. 6: David A. AVERETT
Birthdate: 6 Nov 1852
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL
Death date: 1922
Place of death: Lafayette Co., AR.
Burial: Mars Hill Cemetery.
Marriage date: 22 Jan 1879
Marriage place: Lafayette Co., AR
Spouse's names: Alice PARK

Child No. 7: Matthew William AVERETT
Birthdate: 22 Jul 1854
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL
Death date: 7 Nov 1873
Place of death: Lafayette Co., AR
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Child No. 8: Sarah Louise AVERETT "Sallie Lou"
Birthdate: 19 Aug 1856
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL
Death date: 4 Mar 1944
Place of death: Jackson Co., FL.
Burial: Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery. Pictures of tombstones online at FLGenWeb Archives.
Marriage date: 30 Apr 1879
Marriage place: Lafayette Co., AR
Spouse's names: Newton Byrd AVERETT (son of Matthew, Jr.)

Child No. 9: John W. AVERETT
Birthdate: 2 Jul 1858
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL
Death date: 9 Jun 1939
Place of death: Harmon Co., OK
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Spouse's names: Minerva unknown

Child No. 10: Emma Eliza AVERETT
Birthdate: 1 Aug 1859
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL
Death date: 6 Jun 1947
Place of death: Hempstead Co., AR
Burial: DeAnn Cemetery.
Marriage date: 1 Jan 1893
Marriage place: Lafayette Co., AR
Spouse's names: Frank Oliver WOOD, M. D.

Child No. 11: Jefferson L. AVERETT
Birthdate: 5 Aug 1862
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL
Death date: 11 Jun 1867
Place of death: Russell Co., AL
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Child No. 12: Eugenia Alabama AVERETT
Birthdate: 5 May 1870
Birthplace: Lafayette Co., AR
Death date: 5 Oct 1893
Place of death: Lafayette Co., AR
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Child No. 13: Francis P. AVERETT
Birthdate: 12 Nov 1864
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL
Death date: 13 Aug 1867
Place of death: Russell Co., AL.
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Child No. 14: George W. AVERETT
Birthdate: 24 Oct 1866
Birthplace: Russell Co., AL.
Death date: 28 Sep 1867
Place of death: Russell Co., AL.
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Documentation:
* Copies of Wills and Marriage Certificates,
* Letters written to Edwin Newton Averett from Evelyn Corcoran, Exa Olive and Roberta Hollis back in the 1960s.
* 1850, 1860 Russell Co., Al Census;
* 1860 Dale Co., AL Census;
* 1870 Ouachita Parish, LA and Lafayette Co., AR Census;
* 1880 Ourchita Parish, LA Census,
* 1900, 1910 Russell Co., AL Census;
* 1910 Harmon Co., OK Census.