Tessie Mahaley Ross

1882 - 1954  (71 years)

• Name	Tessie Mahaley Ross
  Born	18 Sep 1882	NC
  Gender	Female
  Died	22 Jan 1954
  Buried	Ottawa Hills Memorial Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio
  Person ID	I1317	avefamily
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2007

  
  

  Family 1	Early Henry Avent,   b. 9 Dec 1882,   d. 22 Oct 1918, Durham, NC  (Age 35 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1907
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Wesley Avent,   b. 17 Feb 1909,   d. 9 Dec 1989, Tujunga, CA  (Age 80 years) + 2. Blair Louise Avent,   b. 13 Jan 1913,   d. 9 Nov 1996  (Age 83 years)   3. Geraldine Avent,   b. 1915,   d. Nov 1928  (Age 13 years) + 4. Billy Ross Avent,   b. 18 Sep 1918,   d. 19 Jun 2007, Toledo, Ohio  (Age 88 years)
  Photos		Avent, Early Henry and family, taken 1915-1916. Early Avent is on the left, beside the porch pillar. He is holding daughter Blair Avent, his wife Tessie is beside him holding daughter Geraldine, and son Joseph Avent is in front of them. Photo courtesy of Victoria Avent Pack.
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2007
  Family ID	F365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lawrence Barber
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2007
  Family ID	F865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  from Vicki Avent Pack, of Toledo, OH: "When Early died of the flu during the Pandemic of 1918, Tessie was left with four young children. She made the decision to take the family to The Junior Order of United American Mechanics National Orphans' Home. Early was associated with the Home. My Aunt Geraldine died there at the age of 12 and was buried on the property. When the home was closed, the burial sites were moved to a group site at Greenlawn Cemetery. Blair and Joe were raised there until they graduated from high school and went on their own. My Grandmother remarried Lawrence Barber and was allowed to take one child. Since my dad was the youngest, she made the difficult decision to take him."