Pleasant Avant

1837 - 1904  (67 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

Margaret (Peggy) Crosse

1761 - 1864  (103 years)

Birth	12 Apr 1761	Oxford, Sussex, NJ
Died	1 Nov 1864	Lebanon, Wilson, TN
Buried	Alexandria, Dekalb Co. Tennessee
Family	Leonard Fite,   b. 1 Feb 1760, Greenwich Township, Susse, NJ
Married	12 Apr 1781
Children	1. John Fite,   b. Dec 1781, Allen, Northampton Co, PA   2. Elizabeth Fite,   b. 1783, Lincoln, NC   3. Jacob Fite,   b. 29 Nov 1787, NJ   4. Leonard Fite, Jr,   b. 1789, Lincoln Co., NC   5. Joseph Fite,   b. 10 Sep 1790, Lincoln County North Carolina   6. Catherine Fite,   b. 1791, NC   7. David Fite,   b. 15 Jun 1795, NC   8. Moses Fite,   b. 1797, Liberty, Dekalb Co., TN   9. William Fite,   b. 27 Jul 1800, , Smith, TN   10. Sarah ( Sally) Fite,   b. Sep 1801, TN   11. Margaret Fite,   b. 15 Jun 1805, Dekalb Co., TN   12. Infant Fite,   b. 1807

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

Margaret Fite

1805 - 1891  (86 years)

Birth	15 Jun 1805	Dekalb Co., TN
Died	14 Aug 1891	Gonzales Co, TX
Father	Leonard Fite,   b. 1 Feb 1760, Greenwich Township, Susse, NJ
Relationship	natural
Mother	Margaret (Peggy) Crosse,   b. 12 Apr 1761, Oxford, Sussex, NJ
Relationship	natural
Married	12 Apr 1781
Family	Benjamin Avant,   b. 11 Jun 1800, VA
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

Matilda Hunter

1845 - 1927  (82 years)

Birth	9 Jun 1845
Died	5 Dec 1927
Family	Pleasant Avant,   b. 5 May 1837, DE Kalb Co, TN
Married	27 Jul 1866	Gonzales Co, TX
Children	1. John Avant,   b. 1868, Gonzales Co, TX   2. Nannie Avant,   b. 1870, Gonzales Co, TX   3. Ella Avant,   b. 6 Dec 1871, Gonzales Co, TX   4. Emma Avant,   b. 1874, Gonzales Co, TX   5. William Benjamin Avant,   b. 6 Jan 1876, Gonzales Co, TX   6. Jefferson C. Avant,   b. 8 May 1878, Gonzales Co, TX

John Avant

1868 - 1958  (1 year)

Birth	1868	Gonzales Co, TX
Died	Between 1869 and 1958
Father	Pleasant Avant,   b. 5 May 1837, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Matilda Hunter,   b. 9 Jun 1845
Relationship	natural
Married	27 Jul 1866	Gonzales Co, TX

Nannie Avant

1870 - 1964  (23 years)

Birth	1870	Gonzales Co, TX
Died	Between 1893 and 1964
Father	Pleasant Avant,   b. 5 May 1837, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Matilda Hunter,   b. 9 Jun 1845
Relationship	natural
Married	27 Jul 1866	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	F.B. Cobb,   b. Between 1842 and 1870
Married	30 Nov 1887	Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX

F.B. Cobb

1870 - 1957  (50 years)

Birth	Between 1842 and 1870
Died	Between 1892 and 1957
Family	Nannie Avant,   b. 1870, Gonzales Co, TX
Married	30 Nov 1887	Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX

Ella Avant

1871 - 1894  (22 years)

Birth	6 Dec 1871	Gonzales Co, TX
Died	12 Apr 1894
Father	Pleasant Avant,   b. 5 May 1837, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Matilda Hunter,   b. 9 Jun 1845
Relationship	natural
Married	27 Jul 1866	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Robert L. Rhode,   b. Between 1845 and 1871
Married	13 May 1890	Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX

Robert L. Rhode

1871 - 1959  (50 years)

Birth	Between 1845 and 1871
Died	Between 1895 and 1959
Family	Ella Avant,   b. 6 Dec 1871, Gonzales Co, TX
Married	13 May 1890	Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX

Emma Avant

1874 - 1968  (1 year)

Birth	1874	Gonzales Co, TX
Died	Between 1875 and 1968
Father	Pleasant Avant,   b. 5 May 1837, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Matilda Hunter,   b. 9 Jun 1845
Relationship	natural
Married	27 Jul 1866	Gonzales Co, TX

William Benjamin Avant

1876 - 1948  (72 years)

Birth	6 Jan 1876	Gonzales Co, TX
Died	9 Mar 1948	Gonzales Co, TX
Father	Pleasant Avant,   b. 5 May 1837, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Matilda Hunter,   b. 9 Jun 1845
Relationship	natural
Married	27 Jul 1866	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Lonice Lola Elkins,   b. 28 Sep 1874
Married	Between 1891 and 1923
Children	1. Hardie Avant,   b. 8 Nov 1897

Lonice Lola Elkins

1874 - 1952  (77 years)

Birth	28 Sep 1874
Died	15 Apr 1952
Family	William Benjamin Avant,   b. 6 Jan 1876, Gonzales Co, TX
Married	Between 1891 and 1923
Children	1. Hardie Avant,   b. 8 Nov 1897

Jefferson C. Avant

1878 - 1880  (2 years)

Birth	8 May 1878	Gonzales Co, TX
Died	29 Dec 1880
Father	Pleasant Avant,   b. 5 May 1837, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Matilda Hunter,   b. 9 Jun 1845
Relationship	natural
Married	27 Jul 1866	Gonzales Co, TX

• Name	Pleasant Avant  [1, 2]
  Birth	5 May 1837	DE Kalb Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 May 1904	Sedan, Gonzales Co, TX   [1, 2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Benjamin Avant,   b. 11 Jun 1800, VA d. 11 Jan 1875, Gonzales Co, TX  (Age 74 years)  (Father)  Margaret (Peggy) Crosse,   b. 12 Apr 1761, Oxford, Sussex, NJ d. 1 Nov 1864, Lebanon, Wilson, TN  (Age 103 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I65981	ktree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Avant,   b. 11 Jun 1800, VA d. 11 Jan 1875, Gonzales Co, TX (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Fite,   b. 15 Jun 1805, Dekalb Co., TN d. 14 Aug 1891, Gonzales Co, TX (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Jan 1823  [3, 4]
  Family ID	F27375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Hunter,   b. 9 Jun 1845   d. 5 Dec 1927 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1866	Gonzales Co, TX
  Children	1. John Avant,   b. 1868, Gonzales Co, TX d. Between 1869 and 1958 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Nannie Avant,   b. 1870, Gonzales Co, TX d. Between 1893 and 1964 (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ F.B. Cobb  m. 30 Nov 1887   3. Ella Avant,   b. 6 Dec 1871, Gonzales Co, TX d. 12 Apr 1894 (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Robert L. Rhode  m. 13 May 1890   4. Emma Avant,   b. 1874, Gonzales Co, TX d. Between 1875 and 1968 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. William Benjamin Avant,   b. 6 Jan 1876, Gonzales Co, TX d. 9 Mar 1948, Gonzales Co, TX (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Lonice Lola Elkins  m. Between 1891 and 1923   6. Jefferson C. Avant,   b. 8 May 1878, Gonzales Co, TX d. 29 Dec 1880 (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F23552	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;;). [S548] Avant Family Bible. [S132] john fite.FTW. Date of Import: Nov 3, 2000