Major George Smith Avery

1835 - 1923  (87 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	George Smith Avery
  Title	Major
  Born	16 Apr 1835	Jo Daviess County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	03097
  Census	1850
  		1850 Avery. 1850 US census, Mill Creek, Jo Daviess, Illinois, Family Number 891, Avery.
  Census	1860
  		1860 Avery. 1860 US census, Guilford, Jo Daviess, Illinois, Family Number 3691, Avery.
  Census	1870
  		1870 Avery. 1870 US census, Guilford, Jo Daviess, Illinois, Family Number 137, Avery.
  Census	1880
  		Avery 1880. 1880 US census, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, enumeration district 53, Family Number 7011459, Avery. There is also a Emily E Hundly listed as "cousin" that has not been added to this site.
  Census	1900
  		1900 Avery. 1900 US census, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, enumeration district 46, Family Number 263, Avery.
  Census	1910
  		1910 Avery. 1910 US census, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, enumeration district 36, Family Number 55, Avery. Also lists Mary and Jane, sisters od Elizabeth.
  Census	1920
  		1920 Avery. 1920 US census, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, enumeration district 42, Family Number 185, Avery. Also lists Mary Little, sister of Elizabeth.
  Military Service	Civil War, Union Army
  	He enlisted in Company F, 12th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, April 19, 1861, as first sergeant, for the three month's service. He re-enlisted in September of the same year in Company I, 3rd Missouri Cavalry and, was promoted to first lieutenant. Promoted to captain in 1862. Promoted to major in 1864. He served until the end of the war.
  		George S Avery Service. George S Avery Service.
  		George S Avery Service 2. George S Avery Service 2.
  		Major George Smith Avery. Major George Smith Avery.
  		George Avery George Avery Civil War Union Calvary Officer.
  Died	29 Mar 1923	Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois
  		George Smith Avery Obituary. The McHenry (Illinois) Plaindealer, Thursday, April 12, 1923 page 8.
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
  		George S Avery Headstone. George S Avery Headstone.
  		Avery Family Headstone Greenwood. Avery Family Headstone Greenwood.
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Sarah Maria Avery,   b. 13 Oct 1838, Jo Daviess County, Illinois ,   d. 8 Oct 1922, McCook County, South Dakota
  2. Amos William Avery,   b. 27 Jun 1841, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois ,   d. 9 Sep 1914, Missoula, Missoula, Montana
  3. Cyrus Reed Avery,   b. 25 Feb 1849
  4. Alonzo Moffit Avery,   b. 2 Oct 1852
  Person ID	I35967	Nagel
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	William Avery,   b. 15 Aug 1807, Chenango County, New York ,   d. 21 Apr 1878, Jo Daviess County, Illinois  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Phebe Reed,   b. 24 Sep 1817, Middletown, Orange, New York ,   d. 22 Mar 1902, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	30 Mar 1834	Peoria, Peoria, Illinois
  Family ID	F11471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Little,   b. 8 Nov 1839, Rome, Oneida, New York ,   d. 6 Jan 1924, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois  (Age 84 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1863	Big Rock, Kane, Illinois
  Children	+ 1. William Cuyler Avery,   b. 29 Aug 1864, Kane County, Illinois ,   d. 14 Jan 1902, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 37 years)  [Birth] + 2. George Wynne Avery,   b. 16 Apr 1866, Jo Daviess County, Illinois ,   d. 12 Jan 1927, San Diego County, California  (Age 60 years)  [Birth]   3. Agnes Rae Avery,   b. 21 Sep 1867, Illinois ,   d. 26 Apr 1942, Spencer, Clay, Iowa  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]   4. Elizabeth Florence Avery,   b. 4 Mar 1870, Jo Daviess County, Illinois ,   d. 27 Feb 1957  (Age 86 years)  [Birth]   5. Alexandra Avery,   b. 14 Jan 1876, Jo Daviess County, Illinois ,   d. 8 Aug 1956  (Age 80 years)  [Birth]   6. Marie Irving Avery,   b. 9 Feb 1883, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois ,   d. 1965  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F11472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Apr 1835 - Jo Daviess County, Illinois Married - 7 Jun 1863 - Big Rock, Kane, Illinois Died - 29 Mar 1923 - Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois Buried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		George Smith Avery. The Groton AVERY Clan Volume II page 918. By Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery. Cleveland 1912.
  		Avery on Prospect Hill Guest House. Avery on Prospect Hill Guest House. Now a bed and Breakfast in Galena, Illinois. While it's not Avery family owned now it was originally the home of Major George Smith Avery. He is the fourth great grandson of James Avery.
  		George S 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 494.