Doctor Samuel Avery

1865 - 1936  (70 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Samuel Avery
  Title	Doctor
  Born	19 Apr 1865	La Moille, Bureau, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	04009
  Occupation	Doctor Avery was a professor of agricultural chemistry at the University of Nebraska. In 1908 he was named Interim Chancellor and later the same year officially made Chancellor. In 1927 he returned to teaching.
  		University Head Was A Farm Boy. The Washington (District of Columbia) Times, December 18, 1908 page 3.
  		Avery Hall. The University of Nebraska Chemistry Laboratory building was in 1916 named Avery Hall in his honor.
  Died	25 Jan 1936	Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Holly Hunt Avery,   b. 1 Apr 1858,   d. 2 Sep 1901
  2. Henry Thayer Avery,   b. 6 Jan 1860
  3. Stephen Bates Avery, Jr,   b. 22 Mar 1862
  4. Mary Thayer Avery,   b. 31 May 1867
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  Person ID	I38117	Nagel
  Last Modified	18 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Stephen Bates Avery, Sr,   b. 24 Mar 1824,   d. 28 Mar 1903, Nebraska  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Hawkes Thayer,   b. 31 May 1832, Williamsburg, Hampshire, Massachusetts
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	26 May 1857	Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F12031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	May Belle Bennett,   b. 25 Mar 1870,   d. 1 Jul 1960  (Age 90 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1897
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F12032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Apr 1865 - La Moille, Bureau, Illinois Died - 25 Jan 1936 - Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
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