Washington D. Avent

1820 - 1882

Birth 15 Mar 1820 Greensville Co., Virginia

Sex Male

Died 25 June 1882 Hardeman Co., TN

Person ID I1925 avefamily

Last Modified 12 Feb 2008

Father James Monroe Avent, b. 9 Jan 1788, Sussex Co., VA

Mother Mary "Polly" Avent, b. 23 July 1787, Aventon, Nash Co., NC

Family ID F461 Group Sheet

Family Nancy S. Pope McKinnie, b. 6 Apr 1829, Tennessee

Married 19 Nov 1855

Children

>	1. James Monroe Avent, b. 1859, Tennessee
	2. Washington Avent, b. 18 Jan 1858, Hickory Valley, Hardeman Co., TN

Last Modified 27 Feb 2007

Family ID F591 Group Sheet

Notes	"Hardeman County, Tennessee: Family History", by the Hardeman Co. Historical Society, page 18, has this to say about Washington Avent: "It is said that Washington Avent, a Mount Comfort resident, was the first merchant in the new Hickory Valley. He built an impressive home facing the railroad and adjacent to his mercantile business. He and his son James Monroe Avent played a prominent role in Hickory Valley history during the last half of the 19th century. James Monroe Avent, planter and sportsman, was born near Hickory Valley. He is a legend to thousands of men and women who go afield with bird dogs or with hounds. For more than half a century his dogs were consistent winners at the Grand Junction Field Trials. He was the first star dog handler in America." 1850 Rutherford Co. census shows 3 Avents born in VA: Jas., b. 1788 (which agrees with other info regarding James, son of John), Benjamin W. Avent, b. in VA in 1812, and Washington Avent, b. 1820 in VA. David McKinnie Family Cemetery, Hardeman Co., TN Avent, Nannie P. McKinnie 6 Apr 1829-27 Jan 1886 w/o Washington Avent d/o David Monroe & Bethenia Pope McKinnie Avent, Washington D. 15 Mar 1819-25 Jun 1882 h/o Nannie P. McKinnie Avent m 19 Nov 1855