I am descended from Agnes Ann Avent born in 1875 in Somerset, Bexar Co. TX. Most of her brothers and sisters were born in Gonzales, Tx. Her parents were Joseph Alphaus Avant born 1848 in Austin, Tx and Caledonia Stevens. They were married in Gonzales in 1869.
JOSEPH ALPHAUS AVANT/AVENT b. 8 Oct 1848 Austin, TX d. 27 Jun 1919 Beaumont, Jefferson Co. TX buried in Lake Charles, LA m. 21 Aug 1869 Gonzales, TX CALEDONIA STEVENS b. about 1853 Somerset, Bexar Co., TX Children: 1) MARY AVANT b. 1 Jun 1870 Gonzales, TX d. about 1943 2) WILLIAM MARION AVANT b. 21 Apr 1872 Gonzales, TX 3) AGNES ANN AVENT b. 15 Feb 1875 Somerset, TX d. 11 Jan 1948 Lytle, TX 4) JAMES THOMAS AVANT b. 21 Aug 1876 Plainview, TX d. 14 Jan 1941 Red Rock, TX 5) JESSE LEE AVANT b. 9 Jan 1879 Gonzales d. 18 Aug 1943 6) ILEY FOSTER AVANT b. 27 Aug 1882 Gonzales d. 17 Oct 1952 7)OSCAR LOUIS AVENT b. 11 Apr 1885 Somerset, TX d. 25 May 1935, Atascosa, TX (Old Rock Baptist Church- buried) 8) SARA FRANCES (FRANKIE) AVENT b. 15 AUG 1887 Gonzales, TX d. 19 Jan 1970 9) JOSEPH WILMER AVANT b. 1880-1889 .............................................................................. ....................................... 3)AGNES ANN AVANT m. 4 Nov 1891 ROBERT HENRY ROBERTSON b. 19 Aug 1866 LA d. 18 Jan 1931 Somerset, TX Children: 1)ROBERT ODEN ROBERTSON 2) ELMER HENRY ROBERTSON 3) AZZIE BETHEL ROBERTSON b. 1895 4) ANNIE MARY ROBERTSON 5) BERNICE A. ROBERTSON 6) BESSIE CLARA ROBERTSON 7) JESSE WILLIAM ROBERTSON 8) HAZEL AGNES ROBERTSON 9) F- LIVING ................................................................. I am descended through AZZIE ROBERTSON ( He is my great grandfather.) I have the dates on the Robertson if you ever want those and then on down to me.
The next line belongs to Sheila at BacRed10@aol.com
Peter Avants b. 1796 NC and Married a Mary Elizabeth Sharp from SC Their children were: Joseph Avants b. 1816 Tenn. John Avants b. 1818 Tenn. William Avants Isaac Avants Andrew Jackson Avants b. October 5, 1826 Tenn. Thomas Warren Avants & William Cary Avants (twins) b. Sept. 05,1830 Anderson Co. in EasteTenn. Thomas Warren Avants is my ancestor my third great grandfather and Thomas married Frances Elizabeth Stoveall in 1849. Winey Avants Nelly Avants Peggy Avants Polly Avants Amy Avants Abby Avants
This is my Avant line as follows that I have: (Also Sheila's line)
1) Peter Avants 1796 + Mary Elizabeth Sharp 1796 (both cal. births) 2) Joseph Avants c-1816 + Mary? 2) John Avants 1818 + Mary Sharp 2) William Avants 2) Issac Avants 2) Andrew Jackson Avants 1826-about1900 2) Thomas Warren Avants 1830-1902 + Frances Elizabeth Stoveall (My Direct Line is from this man) 2) William Cary Avants 1830-1898 (Twin to Thomas Warren) + Elizabeth W.Higgins 2nd Wife Malinda Sharp 2) Winney Avants 2) Nelly Avants 2) Peggy Avants 2) Polley Avants 2) Amey/Amy Avants 2) Abby Avants >From Thomas Warren Avants and Frances Elizabeth Stoveall there decendents 3) John Stone Avants 1850-1934 + Sarah Ann Rich 2nd wife Melissa Ann Dosier 3) James Mathew Avants 1851-1918 + Susan Catherine Armstrong 3) Drevrey Avants 1852-1854 3) George W. Avants 1854-1857 3) Mary Lucy Avants 1856- 1857 3) Alcey Elizabeth Avants 1859-abt.1898 + John Christopher 3) Virginia Haseltine Avants 1861-1929 + James C. Eidson (My Ancestors) 3) Thomas W. Avants 1866-1950 + Amanda McCrae 3) Frances Mahaley Avants 1869-1917 + John Elliot Stockton 3) Wiley M. Avants 1873- 3) Calley Monroe Avants 1873-1952 + Anna May Web 3) Jesse M Avants 1874-1896 3) Polly Ann Avants 1878-1968 + William Bunch 2nd Cullen Kuykendall 3rd Andrew Richard Jarman.
I have quite a lot of information on this line and I have contact
with quite a few of the descendants.
This line is documented by a lot of Cherokee Indian land applications.
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