William Alfred Avent  1854 - 1945

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• Birth	30 Aug 1854	Chatham County, NC
  Sex	Male
  Died	16 Sep 1945	Durham, NC
  Buried	Buckhorn UMC, Chatham Co., NC
  Headstones		Avent, William A. (1854-1945) of Chatham Co., NC Status: Located.
  Person ID	I0281	avefamily
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2008
  Father	Henry Evans Avent, b. 27 Feb 1829, Chatham Co., NC
  Mother	Mary Ann Elizabeth Buchanan, b. 27 Feb 1832, Chatham County, NC
  Family ID	F052	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Mary Ann Cotten, b. 11 Nov 1856, Chatham County, NC
  Married	2 Feb 1875	Chatham County, NC
  Children	> 1. Cora Adeline Avent, b. 12 Apr 1875, Buckhorn Twp., Harnett Co., NC > 2. Edward White Avent, b. 3 Jul 1879, Buckhorn, Harnett Co., NC > 3. Annie Georgia Avent, b. 2 Oct 1880, Buckhorn Twp., Harnett Co., NC > 4. Early Henry Avent, b. 9 Dec 1882 > 5. Eula C. Avent, b. 1885, Buckhorn Twp., Harnett Co., NC > 6. Henry Lee Avent, b. 7 Feb 1890, Buies Creek, NC > 7. Iola Cotton Avent, b. 14 Jan 1893, Buckhorn Twp., Harnett Co., NC > 8. Jessie Esther Avent, b. 9 Jul 1895
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2006
  Family ID	F076	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Fannie King Hurst, b. 1858, Chatham Co., NC
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2008
  Family ID	F978	Group Sheet
  Family 3	Lona Jackson Upchurch, b. 26 Nov 1874, Neill's Creek Township, Harnett Co., NC
  Married	ABT. 1907	Unknown
  Children	1. Bettie Avent, b. 16 Jul 1908 > 2. Dallas Gaston Avent, b. 31 Jan 1910   3. Ruby Wilson Avent, b. 17 Apr 1912   4. Rose Lillian Avent, b. 8 Feb 1918
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2006
  Family ID	F364	Group Sheet

• Photos		Avent, William Alfred (1854-1945) of NC. Photo from "The Cleggs of Old Chatham" by Harold Broughton.
  Documents		Avent, William A. of NC (1854-1945): Death Certificate

• Notes

  1860 Chatham Co. NC census shows: Henry Aven 30 Farmer Mary 28 Wm 6 Jas 5 Leonidas 3 ==== 1900 United States Federal Census Name: William A Avent Home in 1900: Durham, Durham, North Carolina Age: 45 Estimated birth year: abt 1855 Birthplace: North Carolina Relationship to head-of-house: Head Race: White Household Members: Name Age William A Avent 45 Early H Avent 17 Eula W Avent 13 Henry L Avent 10 Iola C Avent 7 Jessie E Avent 4 ====== Buried at Buckhorn UMC, Chatham Co., NC. gravestone: Avent William A. August 30, 1854 September 16, 1945 Mary Ann Cotten's grave: Avent Mary A. E. November 7, 1866 March 14, 1900 w/o W.A. Avent