Ira Walter Avery

1855 - 1893  (37 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Ira Walter Avery
  Born	13 Sep 1855	Arena, Delaware, New York
  Gender	Male
  Library book: The Groton Avery Clan	06013
  Military Service	U.S. Navy
  	In 1875 he enlisted in the Navy for two years. He was on the ship USS Huron. He one of the survivors when the ship was wrecked. Discharged, January 1878.
  		The USS Huron. On November 23, 1877 the USS Huron with 16 officers and 118 crewmen left Hampton Roads, Virginia bound for Cuba on a scientific mission.
  		The Wreck of The USS Huron. On November 24, 1877, about 1:00am a gale caused the Huron to run aground off Nags Head, North Carolina. It was just two hundred yards from the shore. Soon the surf overwhelmed the Huron. Only thirty-four of its men would survive the night.
  		The USS Huron Survivors. Fishermen and their families could only watch helpless from the shore but, were able aid to those who did make it to shore.
  Died	5 Apr 1893	Sprague, Lincoln, Washington
  Buried	Lake View Cemetery, Sprague, Lincoln, Washington, United States
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Richard Edmund Avery,   b. 16 Apr 1853
  2. Elsie Corlean Avery,   b. 15 Sep 1857
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I44465	Nagel
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	George Washington Avery,   b. 24 Mar 1830
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Phebe Catharine Hunter,   b. 18 Nov 1833, Colchester, Delaware, New York
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	3 Jul 1852
  Family ID	F13395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Jane Mills,   b. 20 Jul 1857
  Married	24 Oct 1878	Buffalo, Erie, New York
  Children	1. Mabel Avery,   b. 12 Oct 1879,   d. 21 May 1896  (Age 16 years)  [Birth]   2. Elsie Margaret Avery,   b. 8 Feb 1882  [Birth]
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F14064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Sep 1855 - Arena, Delaware, New York Married - 24 Oct 1878 - Buffalo, Erie, New York Died - 5 Apr 1893 - Sprague, Lincoln, Washington Buried - - Lake View Cemetery, Sprague, Lincoln, Washington, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  The USS Huron in Peril. The USS Huron in Peril.