1844 - 1891 (47 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
John Marsh Avery |
Born |
4 Apr 1844 |
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1850 |
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1850 Avery 2. 1850 US census, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Family Number 495, Avery. |
Census |
1860 |
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1860 Avery 2. 1860 US census, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Family Number 148, Avery. |
Census |
1870 |
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1870 Avery-McIlhenny. 1870 US census, New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, Family Number 103, Avery-McIlhenny. |
Census |
1880 |
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1880 Avery 13. 1880 US census, Iberia, Louisiana, enumeration district 27, Family Number 12028697, Avery. |
Military Service |
Civil War, Confederate Army |
At the age of seventeen, became a member of the staff of General Taylor of the Confederate army. He was exempted from regular service in order to oversee the Salt mining business which was a critical need for the Confederacy. |
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J M Avery Service Exemption. Letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel R.S. Burke CSA, exempting John Marsh Burke from regular service to supervise the Avery Island Salt mines. |
Occupation |
He developed the famous salt mines of Avery's Island. |
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Avery Island Discovery The Times-Democrat (New Orleans, Louisiana), 03 May 1912, Friday, Page 4 |
Died |
10 Apr 1891 |
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana |
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John Marsh Avery Obituary The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), 10 Apr 1891, Friday, Page 2 |
Buried |
Avery Island Cemetery, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana, United States |
Siblings |
4 siblings |
1. Mary Eliza Avery, b. 19 May 1838, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana , d. 26 Dec 1916, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana | |
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3. Dudley Avery, b. 20 Sep 1842, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana , d. 11 Jan 1917, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana | |
4. Margaret Henshaw Avery, b. 16 Oct 1848, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana , d. 30 Oct 1925, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana | |
Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
Person ID |
I38151 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
17 Feb 2021 |
Father |
Daniel Dudley Avery, b. 10 Apr 1810, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana , d. 9 Jun 1879, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana (Age 69 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Sarah Craig Marsh, b. 30 Mar 1813, New York, New York, New York , d. 29 Mar 1879, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana (Age 65 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
15 Aug 1837 |
Family ID |
F12036 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 4 Apr 1844 - Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| Died - 10 Apr 1891 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Buried - - Avery Island Cemetery, Avery Island, Iberia, Louisiana, United States |
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Photos |
| John Marsh Avery. The Groton Avery Clan Volume I, page 470. By Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery. Self published, Boston, 1912. |
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