Cyrus Stevens Avery

1871 - 1963  (91 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Cyrus Stevens Avery
  Born	31 Aug 1871	Stevensville, Bradford, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	09248
  Biographical Information	The Father of Route 66.
  		Route 66. Route 66.
  Died	2 Jul 1963	West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  		Cyrus Stevens Avery Death Cyrus Stevens Avery Death
  Buried	7 Jul 1963	Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Caroline Frances Avery,   b. 21 Feb 1870
  2. Bertha Jane Avery,   b. 17 Feb 1874
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I38015	Nagel
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	James Alexander Avery,   b. 14 May 1843, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ruie Rebecca Stevens,   b. 4 Jun 1845
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	10 Mar 1868
  Family ID	F12016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther McClelland,   b. 13 Aug 1875, Missouri ,   d. 23 Oct 1962, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California  (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. James Leighton Avery,   b. 2 Dec 1902, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma ,   d. 6 Aug 1983  (Age 80 years)  [Birth] + 2. Gordon Stevens Avery,   b. 12 Sep 1903, Oklahoma ,   d. 21 Dec 1943  (Age 40 years)  [Birth]   3. Helen Avery,   b. 2 Aug 1916,   d. 10 Sep 2007  (Age 91 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F12018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Aug 1871 - Stevensville, Bradford, Pennsylvania Died - 2 Jul 1963 - West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Buried - 7 Jul 1963 - Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Cyrus Stevens Avery Cyrus Stevens Avery
  		Cyrus Stevens Avery. Cyrus Stevens Avery.
  		Route 66 Route 66 - Cyrus Stevens Avery sixth great grandson of James Avery. He was a member of the federal board appointed to create the Federal Highway System. Now considered "The Father of RT 66" he pushed for the establishment of the U.S. Highway 66 Association to pave and promote the highway.
  		Helen Avery and Parents. Helen Avery and Parents.