Rev. William "Alexander" Avery: From the back of a painting of Avery's Chapel by Helen Bittick that now hangs in a home in Newark, NJ: "Alexander Avery founded Avery's Chapel after coming down the Mississippi on a raft from Alamo, TN. He first came to Indian Territory as a missionary to Indians for 2 years, then came to the community now called Avery's Chapel and founded the Methodist Church that still bears his name. At the close of the war between the states, the Methodist Church split, one becoming Northern Methodist and the other M.E. Church, South. Reverend Avery became angry and left, settling in the community known as Midway.
Rev. William "Alexander" Avery
8-11-1809 to 12-19-1904
Siblings
1800-Eliza Warren
1803-BGHB Avery
1807-Winifred McEwen
1811-Drury Vinson Avery
1813-Troy
(prob same person as Reuben T)
1815-John Avery
1817-Reuben T. "Sidney" Avery
1820-HDC Avery
1822-James A. Avery
c.1825-Sarah Elizabeth Avery (McDouglad) (Hall)
William "Alexander" was born in NC, moved with his parents to Gibson Co, TN, and then converted to Methodist and served in Ark.
(see below for details)
1st marriage 5-8-1840
to
Rosanna Reed
she died in 1845
2nd marriage 7-6-1853
to
Lucy Jane May
both in Hempstead Co, ARK
Children
c.1843 Alen Olen
(died at 15 months)
c.1845 Jimmy (died 1846)
by Lucy Jane May
1856 Alexander Banks "Bee"
1859 Rosa
1864 Lettie
1866 Drury Vinson "Drew"
1868 Andrew Hunter
c.1870 William May
1872 Lucy Leona
1882 Sarah Elizabeth
the 1900 census shows granddaughter Lucy or Lessy or ? Wym living with Alexander Avery & Lucy
parents:
Alexander Averet Jr.
&
Elizabeth Vinson
Lucy May daughter of:
James May
&
Letsey Wallace
maternal grandparents:
Drury Vinson & ?
paternal grandparents:
Alexander Averet Sr.
&
Sarah
maternal aunts & uncles:
paternal aunts & uncles:
c.1764-Margaret "Peggy"; c.1766-female Avery (m. Seals); c.1768-female Avery (m. James); c.1772-Christian Keziah Duncan; c.1776-Sally Norris
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