Ella Tigner Avant

1860 - 1937  (76 years)

Benjamin Avant

1800 - 1875  (74 years)

Birth	11 Jun 1800	VA
Died	11 Jan 1875	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Margaret Fite,   b. 15 Jun 1805, Dekalb Co., TN
Married	27 Jan 1823
Children	1. Elizabeth Avant,   b. 6 Jan 1825, DE Kalb Co, TN   2. Nancy Avant,   b. 20 Mar 1827, DE Kalb Co, TN   3. Polly Avant,   b. 1829, DE Kalb Co, TN   4. William Carroll Avant,   b. 28 Oct 1829, DE Kalb Co, TN   5. Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN   6. Martha Ann Avant,   b. 9 Feb 1833, DE Kalb Co, TN   7. Nathan Avant,   b. 19 Jul 1835, DE Kalb Co, TN   8. Pleasant Avant,   b. 5 May 1837, DE Kalb Co, TN   9. James Monroe Avant,   b. 12 May 1838, DE Kalb Co, TN   10. Sarah Melissa Avant,   b. 1844, DE Kalb Co, TN   11. John Avant,   b. 29 Jul 1846, DE Kalb Co, TN

Alethia L. Elder

1839 - 1878  (39 years)

Birth	20 May 1839	GA
Died	20 Aug 1878	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN
Married	5 Feb 1856	Gonzales Co, TX
Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Avant,   b. 23 Jun 1857, Gonzales Co, TX   2. Ella Tigner Avant,   b. 22 May 1860, Gonzales Co, TX   3. Abner Mathis Avant,   b. 25 Mar 1862, Gonzales Co, TX   4. Robert Fletcher Avant,   b. 1865, Gonzales Co, TX   5. Benjamin Franklin Avant,   b. 1868, Gonzales Co, TX   6. Eula B. Avant,   b. 1 Sep 1872

Abner Avant

1831 - 1901  (70 years)

Birth	1 Feb 1831	DE Kalb Co, TN
Died	21 Aug 1901	Wrightsboro, Gonzales Co, TX
Father	Benjamin Avant,   b. 11 Jun 1800, VA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Margaret Fite,   b. 15 Jun 1805, Dekalb Co., TN
Relationship	natural
Married	27 Jan 1823
Family 1	Alethia L. Elder,   b. 20 May 1839, GA
Married	5 Feb 1856	Gonzales Co, TX
Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Avant,   b. 23 Jun 1857, Gonzales Co, TX   2. Ella Tigner Avant,   b. 22 May 1860, Gonzales Co, TX   3. Abner Mathis Avant,   b. 25 Mar 1862, Gonzales Co, TX   4. Robert Fletcher Avant,   b. 1865, Gonzales Co, TX   5. Benjamin Franklin Avant,   b. 1868, Gonzales Co, TX   6. Eula B. Avant,   b. 1 Sep 1872
Family 2	Mattie Davis,   b. 16 Apr 1852
Married	4 Jun 1883	Gonzales Co, TX
Children	1. Walter Mathis Avant,   b. 8 May 1887, Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX

Mattie Davis

1852 - 1935  (83 years)

Birth	16 Apr 1852
Died	7 Sep 1935
Family	Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN
Married	4 Jun 1883	Gonzales Co, TX
Children	1. Walter Mathis Avant,   b. 8 May 1887, Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX

Alethia L. Elder

1839 - 1878  (39 years)

Birth	20 May 1839	GA
Died	20 Aug 1878	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN
Married	5 Feb 1856	Gonzales Co, TX
Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Avant,   b. 23 Jun 1857, Gonzales Co, TX   2. Ella Tigner Avant,   b. 22 May 1860, Gonzales Co, TX   3. Abner Mathis Avant,   b. 25 Mar 1862, Gonzales Co, TX   4. Robert Fletcher Avant,   b. 1865, Gonzales Co, TX   5. Benjamin Franklin Avant,   b. 1868, Gonzales Co, TX   6. Eula B. Avant,   b. 1 Sep 1872

John Franklin Laird

1851 - 1919  (68 years)

Birth	25 Jan 1851	Upshur, TX
Died	29 Mar 1919	Wrightsboro, Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Ella Tigner Avant,   b. 22 May 1860, Gonzales Co, TX
Married	16 Dec 1880	Gonzales Co, TX
Children	1. Frank Leslie Laird,   b. 18 Jan 1883   2. Lula Elmira Laird,   b. 25 Oct 1886   3. Ethel Cordelia Laird,   b. 24 Dec 1887, Wrightsboro, Gonzales Co, TX

Frank Leslie Laird

1883 - 1918  (35 years)

Birth	18 Jan 1883
Died	22 Nov 1918
Father	John Franklin Laird,   b. 25 Jan 1851, Upshur, TX
Relationship	natural
Mother	Ella Tigner Avant,   b. 22 May 1860, Gonzales Co, TX
Relationship	natural
Married	16 Dec 1880	Gonzales Co, TX

Lula Elmira Laird

1886 - 1974  (87 years)

Birth	25 Oct 1886
Died	12 Apr 1974
Father	John Franklin Laird,   b. 25 Jan 1851, Upshur, TX
Relationship	natural
Mother	Ella Tigner Avant,   b. 22 May 1860, Gonzales Co, TX
Relationship	natural
Married	16 Dec 1880	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Walter W. Hinton,   b. 5 Dec 1882
Married	29 Jan 1908	Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX

Walter W. Hinton

1882 - 1964  (81 years)

Birth	5 Dec 1882
Died	27 Nov 1964
Family	Lula Elmira Laird,   b. 25 Oct 1886
Married	29 Jan 1908	Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX

Ethel Cordelia Laird

1887 - 1981  (93 years)

Birth	24 Dec 1887	Wrightsboro, Gonzales Co, TX
Died	26 Sep 1981	Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX
Father	John Franklin Laird,   b. 25 Jan 1851, Upshur, TX
Relationship	natural
Mother	Ella Tigner Avant,   b. 22 May 1860, Gonzales Co, TX
Relationship	natural
Married	16 Dec 1880	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	H.L. Witten,   b. Between 1870 and 1890
Married	Between 1901 and 1934

H.L. Witten

1890 - 1976  (34 years)

Birth	Between 1870 and 1890
Died	Between 1904 and 1976
Family	Ethel Cordelia Laird,   b. 24 Dec 1887, Wrightsboro, Gonzales Co, TX
Married	Between 1901 and 1934

• Name	Ella Tigner Avant  [1, 2]
  Birth	22 May 1860	Gonzales Co, TX   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 May 1937	Wrightsboro, Gonzales Co, TX   [1, 2, 3]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Benjamin Avant,   b. 11 Jun 1800, VA d. 11 Jan 1875, Gonzales Co, TX  (Age 74 years)  (Grandfather)  Alethia L. Elder,   b. 20 May 1839, GA d. 20 Aug 1878, Gonzales Co, TX  (Age 39 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I21124	ktree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN d. 21 Aug 1901, Wrightsboro, Gonzales Co, TX (Age 70 years) Other Partners: Mattie Davis  m. 4 Jun 1883
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Alethia L. Elder,   b. 20 May 1839, GA d. 20 Aug 1878, Gonzales Co, TX (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Feb 1856	Gonzales Co, TX
  Family ID	F29854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Franklin Laird,   b. 25 Jan 1851, Upshur, TX d. 29 Mar 1919, Wrightsboro, Gonzales Co, TX (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1880	Gonzales Co, TX   [4]
  Children	1. Frank Leslie Laird,   b. 18 Jan 1883   d. 22 Nov 1918 (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Lula Elmira Laird,   b. 25 Oct 1886   d. 12 Apr 1974 (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Walter W. Hinton  m. 29 Jan 1908   3. Ethel Cordelia Laird,   b. 24 Dec 1887, Wrightsboro, Gonzales Co, TX d. 26 Sep 1981, Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ H.L. Witten  m. Between 1901 and 1934
  Family ID	F3063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Genealogy.com, World Family Tree Volume 31, Tree 638, (Name: Name: http://www.genealogy.com/wftonline/v31/0601to0650/v31t0638.html?Welcome=1080957414;;). [S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;). [S381] Vol 9 Pg 129. [S587] Vol C Pg 655.