Major General Robert Avery

1839 - 1912  (73 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Robert Avery
  Title	Major General
  Born	22 Sep 1839	Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	03308
  Census	1850
  		1850 Avery 8. 1850 US census, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Family Number 928, Avery. Also listed is Eucelia Avery, born about 1815, who has not been identified yet.
  Census	1870
  		1870 Avery 6. 1870 US census, New York City, New York, New York, Family Number 89, Avery.
  Census	1880
  		1880 Avery 11A. 1880 US census, Upper Nyack, Rockland, New York, enumeration district 49, Family Number 11313851, Avery. This entry covers two sheets. Note: Children from Virginia Constance Risley's first marriage are listed as Avery but, they did not retain this name,
  		1880 Avery 11B. 1880 US census, Upper Nyack, Rockland, New York, enumeration district 49, Family Number 11313851, Avery. This entry covers two sheets.
  Census	1900
  		1900 Avery 12. 1900 US census, New York, Kings, new York, enumeration district 63, Family Number 223, Avery This includes a girl named Emily born April 1892. She is listed as a Niece. Robert's only sibling died young. She may have been a niece of his wife in which case she was not born Avery. In any case I have not identified her original family yet.
  Census	1910
  		1910 Avery 16A. 1910 US census, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, enumeration district 80, Family Number 124, Avery. This entry spans two sheets. Emily who shows up in the 1900 census as a niece is now listed as a granddaughter. I have still not identified her.
  		Avery 1910 16B. 1910 US census, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, enumeration district 80, Family Number 124, Avery. This entry spans two sheets. Emily who shows up in the 1900 census as a niece is now listed as a granddaughter. I have still not identified her.
  Military Service	Civil War, Union Army
  	He was the commander of the 102nd New York Volunteer Infantry. he was severely wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville and, at the Battle of Lookout Mountain his right leg had to be amputated.
  		Robert Avery Service. Military Record of Civilian Appointments in the United States Army volume I page 240. By Guy Vernor Henry. Published by D Van Nostrand, New York 1873.
  		Robert Avery Colonel Commission. Robert Avery Colonel Commission.
  		Battle of Chancellorsville. The wounding of General Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of Chancellorsville. While Chancellorsville was considered a Confederate victory, General Jackson was wounded by friendly fire and would latter die of pneumonia brought on by the wound. This was considered a huge blow to the Confederacy and the fact that he was not at the Battle of Gettysburg is thought to be the reason the Confederates were defeated there. Kurz and Allison print circa 1889.
  		Battle of Lookout Mountain. Battle of Lookout Mountain. Kurz & Allison print circa 1889.
  Occupation	After the war President Lincoln appointed him Judge Advocate and he worked in Raleigh NC to aid in the reconstruction.
  		It Was Not Referred. The watchman and Southron, Sumter, South Carolina, August 11, 1909, page 7.
  		Robert Avery House Recommendations. Robert Avery House Recommendations.
  		Robert Avery Senate Recommendations. Robert Avery Senate Recommendations.
  		Robert Avery Senate Recommendations 2. Robert Avery Senate Recommendations 2.
  		Robert Avery Recommendations. Robert Avery Recommendations.
  Died	1 Oct 1912	Brooklyn, Kings, New York
  		Col. Robert Avery Death. Col. Robert Avery Death.
  		Major General Robert Avery Obituary. The Wyoming Democrat, Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1912 page 3.
  Buried	Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States
  Siblings	1. Napoleon Avery,   b. 5 Apr 1843,   d. Abt 1844
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  Person ID	I37979	Nagel
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Able Marcy Avery,   b. 29 Jul 1811, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Apr 1843, Mehoopany, Wyoming, Pennsylvania  (Age 31 years)
  Relationship	Foster
  Mother	Euphemia Pell Stevens,   b. 4 May 1816, Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Mar 1875, Townhill, Luzerne, Pennsylvania  (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	12 Apr 1838	Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F12011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virginia Constance Risley,   b. 21 Sep 1845, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Oct 1913, Brooklyn, Kings, New York  (Age 68 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1874	New York, New York, New York
  Children	+ 1. Hugo Avery,   b. 15 Mar 1875  [Birth]   2. James Hudson Avery,   b. 10 Oct 1877,   d. 7 Aug 1881  (Age 3 years)  [Birth]   3. Virginia Constance Avery,   b. 25 Feb 1880,   d. 25 Mar 1890  (Age 10 years)  [Birth]   4. Euphemia Pell Avery,   b. 29 Mar 1882,   d. 16 Mar 1890  (Age 7 years)  [Birth] + 5. Theodore Morris Avery, Sr,   b. 5 Dec 1884  [Birth]   6. Abel Marcy Avery,   b. 4 Apr 1886,   d. 22 Mar 1890  (Age 3 years)  [Birth]   7. Walter Avery,   b. 22 Nov 1887  [Birth]
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F12012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Sep 1839 - Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania Married - 4 Jul 1874 - New York, New York, New York Died - 1 Oct 1912 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York Buried - - Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Major General Robert Avery. Major General Robert Avery.
  		Gen Robert Avery. The Averys of Groton : Genealogical and Biographical by Homer De Lois Sweet, Rice-Taylor Printing Company, Syracuse, New York 1894, Unnumbered page after page 666.