Henry Evans Avent  1829 - 1901

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• Birth	27 Feb 1829	Chatham Co., NC
  Sex	Male
  Died	18 Jul 1901	Chatham Co., NC
  Buried	Buchanan Family Cemetery, Chatham Co., NC, USA
  Headstones		Avent, Henry Evans Status: Located. Notes: (1829-1901) Located in the Buchanan Family Cemetery, in the woods near the Cape Fear river in Chatham Co., NC. Location is: N 35 deg 32 879', W 079 deg 00 352'
  Person ID	I0219	avefamily
  Last Modified	02 Mar 2008
  Father	William Avent, b. 8 Aug 1775, Chatham Co., NC
  Mother	Esther Watts Clegg, b. 23 Feb 1791, Chatham Co., NC
  Family ID	F059	Group Sheet
  Family	Mary Ann Elizabeth Buchanan, b. 27 Feb 1832, Chatham County, NC
  Married	11 Nov 1853	Unknown
  Children	> 1. William Alfred Avent, b. 30 Aug 1854, Chatham County, NC > 2. James Wesley Avent, b. 22 Apr 1856 > 3. Leonidas Hillary Avent, b. 28 Jul 1857, Harnett Co., NC > 4. Nathaniel Gaston Avent, b. 16 Jan 1866, Chatham Co. N.C. > 5. Sarah Adelaide Avent, b. 22 Feb 1868, Chatham Co., NC > 6. Annie Cora Avent, b. 7 Nov 1869, Chatham Co., NC > 7. Susan Ella Avent, b. 12 Oct 1871, Avent's Ferry, NC > 8. Mary Luola Avent, b. 21 May 1873
  Family ID	F052	Group Sheet

• Photos		Avent, Henry Evans (1829-1901) of Chatham Co., NC. Farmer and veteran of the War Between the States (Sgt., 5th NC Cavalry)
  Documents		Avent, Henry Evans (1829-1901, Chatham Co., NC): A receipt from the Confederate Quartermaster for $400. Reimbursement for his horse which was killed in battle at Brandy Station, VA, on 10/11/1863. Henry's signature is at bottom (he was a Sgt., Co. G, 5th NC Cavalry). It says: "October 30, 1863. For one horse killed at Brandy Station, Oct 11, 1863 appraised at $400".
  		Avent, Henry Evans: Receipt from the Confederate Quartermaster for $400 (add'l documentation)
  Histories	Regimental History of the 5th NC Cavalry Henry Evans Avent, of Chatham Co., NC, was a Sgt. in this regiment.

• Notes

  More information on Henry on the 'Avent-related Photographs, Scans, Documents, etc.' page, which can be found on the main page of the website. There is also a page devoted only to his civil war career. Since his father died when he was 12 years old, he was basically raised by his grandmother, Bridget Polk Clegg, with whom he was living on the 1850 census. Grave is in old Buchanan family cemetery off Buckhorn Rd. in Corinth. Location is: N 35 deg 32 879', W 079 deg 00 352'. Another source puts it at 35 32 49.00/-79 0 26.00 Served as a Sgt., Co. G, in the 5th (63rd) NC Cavalry during the War Between the States. Served throughout the entire war, fighting in the following battles: Brandy Station, (where he had his horse shot out from under him), 3rd day at Gettysburg,Mine Run Campaign, Wilderness Campaign, Spotsylvania Campaign, Yellow Tavern (while Stuart was fighting the battle of Yellow Tavern near Richmond, the 5th NC Cav was harassing Sheridan's rear guard at the skirmish at Ground Squirrel Bridge), Haw's Shop, Ream's Station, Petersburg siege, Wade Hampton's Beefsteak Raid, Five Forks. Lee used the 5th as the rear guard of the rear guard to cover the retreat of the Army of Northern VA following Five Forks, and they were destroyed as a unit by a Division of Cavalry under Custer at the "Battle" of Namozine Church, fought the day after Five Forks. Henry returned to Avent's Ferry in April of 1865, where he was "captured" by elements of Sherman's Army, which was occupying the area at the time. Henry resumed his life as a farmer and was active in the Buckhorn Methodist Church, at Corinth, NC, founded by his father, Rev. William Avent, in 1795. Tombstone epitaph: "Asleep in Jesus, Oh how sweet. Where none ever wake to weep." Likely named after prominent black Methodist preacher, Henry Evans, active around Fayetteville, NC, in 1820's. [1880 Census] Census Place: Cape Fear, Chatham, North Carolina Source: FHL Film 1254958 National Archives Film T9-095 8 Page 237C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace H. E. AVENT Self M M W 50 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC Mary Ann AVENT Wife F M W 48 NC Occ: Keeps House Fa: NC Mo: NC Leonidas AVENT Son M S W 22 NC Occ: Laborer Fa: NC Mo: NC Nathaniel G. AVENT Son M S W 13 NC Occ: Laborer Fa: NC Mo : NC Sarah A. AVENT Dau F S W 12 NC Occ: Keeps House Fa: NC Mo: NC Annie C. AVENT Dau F S W 10 NC Occ: Keeps House Fa: NC Mo: NC Susan E. AVENT Dau F S W 9 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC Loula AVENT Dau F S W 7 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC All graves in the Buchanan cemetery: 1. Avent, Henry Evans (b.27 Feb 1829 - d.18 Jul 1901) Husband of Mary Ann Elizabeth (Buchanan) Avent. Son of Rev. William and Esther Watts (Clegg) Avent. "Asleep in Jesus, oh how sweet, where none ever wake to weep". 2. Buchanan, Alford (b.5 Dec 1796 - d.5 Nov 1848) Husband of Mary Polly (Smith) Buchanan. 3. Buchanan, Ethelbert (b.31 Aug 1820 - d.21 Nov 1878) Husband of Nellie (Rollins) Buchanan. 4. Buchanan, Hilliard Smith (b.25 Jun 1830 - d.30 Sep 1905) Husband of Emma Adeline (Lawrence) Buchanan. 5. Buchanan, Mary Polly (Smith) (b.14 Feb 1798 - d.25 Jan 1882) Wife of Alford Buchanan. Daughter of Rev. William Sihon Smith. 6. Buchanan, Miley J. (b.17 Jan 1835 - d.3 Sep 1871) 7. Buchanan, Nellie (Rollins) (b.23 Dec 1820 - d.22 Apr 1879) Wife of Ethelbert Buchanan. 8. Buchanan, Sion Henry (b.12 May 1903 - d.5 Jun 1905) 9. Buchanan, Wesley, Dr. (b.7 Feb 1819 - d.9 Oct 1882) 10. Mansfield, L. M., Mrs. (b.1838 - d.1898) Broughton, p. 4. 11. Mansfield, L. W. (b.19 Apr 1834 - d.23 Apr 1898) 12. Mansfield, W. Abner (b.5 Jan 1830 - d.6 Mar 1893) 13. Marks, James Rufus (b.9 Jan 1857 - d.19 May 1920) Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Buchanan) Marks. 14. Marks, Mary Elizabeth (Buchanan) (b.10 Dec 1861 - d.25 Nov 1905) Wife of James Rufus Marks. Daughter of Hilliard & Emma Adeline (Lawrence) Buchanan. 15. Marks, Minnie Bula (b.25 Feb 1889 - d.23 Oct 1909) 16. Marks, Odell (b. - d.Oct 1922) 17. Marks, W. A. (b. - d.) Broughton, p. 4. 18. McIver, John M. (b.1 Jul 1889 - d.24 Aug 1899)