John J. Avent
1830 -
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Name John J. Avent Born 1830 Gender Male Person ID I1579 avefamily Last Modified 14 Jul 2008
Father John Avent, b. ABT. 1795, North Carolina 
, d. BEF. 1860, Choctaw Co., MS (Age ~ 64 years) Mother Mary Burt, b. 1795, North Carolina , d. AFT. 1860, Choctaw Co., MS (Age > 66 years) Married 19 Oct 1815 Putnam Co., GA Notes - Title: Putnam County, Georgia Marriage Records: 1808-1850
Abbrev: Putnam County, GA Marriages
Publication: Francis T. Ingmire, St. Louis, Missouri, 1985
Family ID F465 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rebecca Unknown Children 1. Henry Avent, b. 1849, Choctaw Co., MS 2. Caroline Avent, b. 1851, Choctaw Co., MS 3. William A. Avent, b. 1852, Choctaw Co., MS 4. Joseph Alonzo Avent, b. 1855, Choctaw Co., MS 5. Salena F. Avent, b. 1856, Choctaw Co., MS 6. Mursey T. Avent, b. 1859, Choctaw Co., MS 7. Adaline Avent, b. 1861, MS 8. James Avent, b. 1865, MS + 9. Clinton Avent, b. 1868, MS , d. bet. 1900 and 1910, MS (Age 32 years)Last Modified 14 Jul 2008 Family ID F690 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Title: Putnam County, Georgia Marriage Records: 1808-1850
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Notes - On 1850 Choctaw Co census age 20, wife Susan, age 19 and son Henry, age 1. On 1860 Choctaw Co. census, Susan has apparently died and John remarried (unless Susan and Rebecca are the same person. Could be-the ages match.). It shows John J. Avant, 30, wife Rebecca, 29, son Henry is now 10 and there are more children:
Caroline, 9
William A., 8
Joseph A., 5
Salena F., 4
Mursey T., 1
1860 MS census, Choctaw Co.:
J.J. Avant, 30, b. GA
Rebecca, 29. b. GA
Henry I., 10
Caroline, 9
William A., 8
Joseph A., 5
Salena F., 4
Mursey T., 1
On 1870 Panola Co., MS, census we have:
Avent, John, 39
Rebecca, 35
Carrie, 18 ("Caroline" in 1860 census)
William, 17 ("William A." in 1860)
Alonzo, 15 ("Joseph A." in 1860)
Murzy, 11
Adeline, 9
James, 5
Clinton, 2
may or may not be the same man:
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: John Avant
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Mississippi
Regiment Name: 3 Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)
Regiment Name Expanded: 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (State Troops)
COMPANY: K
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M232 roll 2
- On 1850 Choctaw Co census age 20, wife Susan, age 19 and son Henry, age 1. On 1860 Choctaw Co. census, Susan has apparently died and John remarried (unless Susan and Rebecca are the same person. Could be-the ages match.). It shows John J. Avant, 30, wife Rebecca, 29, son Henry is now 10 and there are more children: