Henry County Missouri Connections

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  • ID: I714
  • Name: William Lane AVERY
  • Prefix: Judge 1 2 3 4 5
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 14 NOV 1822 in White County, Tennessee
  • Note: near Lostbuck Creek
  • Death: 2 MAR 1875 in Clinton, Henry County, Missouri
  • Burial: Avery Cemetery, Tebo Township, Henry County, Missouri
  • Census: 27 AUG 1850 Tebo Township, Henry County, Missouri
  • Note: AVERY William L. 27 TN
  • Census: 15 AUG 1860 Tebo Township, Henry County, Missouri
  • Note: AVERY William L. 38 farmer $4500-$5744 TN
  • Census: 22 JUL 1870 Tebo Township, Henry County, Missouri
  • Note: AVERY William L. 47 farmer $8000-$5000 TN
  • Occupation: Henry County Missouri Judge
  • Religion: member Sardis Bethlehem Baptist Church
  • Note:

    Came to Henry County in 1830 with his parents.

    He taught school for a time and then took up the study of law and was admited to the bar.

    His first office being that of county assessor, which position he filled for two years, in 1850-1. he was next elected judge of the county court in 1852, and served for twelve years, or until the general ousting ordinance in 1864. He was again ele cted in 1870, as judge of the court of common pleas, and held the office for four years. In 1874 he became judge of the probate court, holding his seat until the time of his death.
  • Change Date: 26 APR 2007



    Father: Henry AVERY b: 18 OCT 1793 in Roane County, Tennessee
    Mother: Elizabeth GREEN b: 10 NOV 1798 in White County, Tennessee

    Marriage 1 Sophronia Caroline WILLIAMS b: 8 DEC 1826 in Simpson County, Kentucky
    • Married: 17 JAN 1843 in Henry County, Missouri
    • Note: by James Fewell
    Children
    1. Has No Children Infant Boy AVERY b: 25 FEB 1844 in Henry County, Missouri
    2. Has Children Nancy Elizabeth AVERY b: 10 MAY 1845 in Henry County, Missouri
    3. Has Children Lenora Amelia AVERY b: 2 AUG 1847 in Henry County, Missouri
    4. Has Children Charles Edward AVERY b: 4 JUL 1849 in Henry County, Missouri
    5. Has Children Robert Walter "Bob" AVERY b: 14 JUN 1851 in Tebo Township, Henry County, Missouri
    6. Has Children Emma Ophelia AVERY b: 9 SEP 1853 in Henry County, Missouri
    7. Has Children Idora Florence AVERY b: 4 FEB 1855 in Henry County, Missouri
    8. Has Children Mary Henrietta AVERY b: 28 JAN 1857 in Henry County, Missouri
    9. Has Children Lillian May AVERY b: 1 MAY 1861 in Henry County, Missouri
    10. Has Children John Henry AVERY b: 3 SEP 1863 in Henry County, Missouri

    Sources:
    1. Type: Web Page
      Text: Biographies of Henry County, MO bio.html
    2. Type: Web Page
      Text: Obituaries of Henry County, MO obitindex.htm
    3. Type: E-Mail Message
      Text: Nancy Eckel shoemom@javanet.com
    4. Type: Book
      Title: A Fragmentary Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Myer Avery
      Author: John H. Avery
      Date: 1914
    5. Type: Web Page
      Text: Avery Cemetery, Tebo Twp, Henry Co, MO cem1005.html
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