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Avery, David

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Last Name Avery
First Name David
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Maiden Name
Death Date 1/6/1874
Birth Date
Obituary Source Morgan Co. Republican, Jan. 8, 1874
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Cemetery Sand Creek
Family Information
Spouse 1) Nancy Kemp; 2) Rachel Kent
Survived By Wife.
Other Age 75 years, 6 months, and 12 days. Born June 6, 1799 in N.C.; son of John and Mary Pringle Avery. Married first wife on April 28, 1826 in Morgan Co., Ind. They had 7 children: Angeletta, Jesse, Madison, Jefferson, Abraham, Nathan, and Monroe. Wife died in 1843. Married second wife on Sept. 25, 1844, again in Morgan Co. They had 3 children: Nancy E., Nathan, and Sarah L. "Tuesday afternoon, David Avery, 76 years old, got up from his seat and wound the clock, and pressing his hand on his side, he remarked to his wife that he believed that the pain in his side will kill him sometime, and dropped over dead."
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