Abner Avant

1831 - 1901  (70 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

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

Mary Elizabeth Avant

1857 - 1930  (72 years)

Birth	23 Jun 1857	Gonzales Co, TX
Died	19 Jan 1930	Poss San Antonio, TX
Father	Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Alethia L. Elder,   b. 20 May 1839, GA
Relationship	natural
Married	5 Feb 1856	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Marion George Lowry,   b. 27 Nov 1853
Married	1875
Children	1. George Mathis Lowry,   b. 9 Jun 1878   2. Weden Edgar Lowry,   b. 12 Oct 1879   3. Lena Alethia Lowry,   b. 28 Feb 1881

Marion George Lowry

1853 - 1937  (83 years)

Birth	27 Nov 1853
Died	22 Feb 1937
Family	Mary Elizabeth Avant,   b. 23 Jun 1857, Gonzales Co, TX
Married	1875
Children	1. George Mathis Lowry,   b. 9 Jun 1878   2. Weden Edgar Lowry,   b. 12 Oct 1879   3. Lena Alethia Lowry,   b. 28 Feb 1881

Ella Tigner Avant

1860 - 1937  (76 years)

Birth	22 May 1860	Gonzales Co, TX
Died	5 May 1937	Wrightsboro, Gonzales Co, TX
Father	Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Alethia L. Elder,   b. 20 May 1839, GA
Relationship	natural
Married	5 Feb 1856	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	John Franklin Laird,   b. 25 Jan 1851, Upshur, 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

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

Abner Mathis Avant

1862 - 1925  (63 years)

Birth	25 Mar 1862	Gonzales Co, TX
Died	29 Jul 1925
Father	Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Alethia L. Elder,   b. 20 May 1839, GA
Relationship	natural
Married	5 Feb 1856	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Ida C. Johnson,   b. 16 Jan 1865
Married	14 May 1883	Gonzales Co, TX
Children	1. Blanche Avant,   b. 14 May 1884   2. Bryon Avant,   b. 1885   3. Ben S. Avant,   b. 2 Dec 1887

Ida C. Johnson

1865 - 1934  (69 years)

Birth	16 Jan 1865
Died	1 Apr 1934
Family	Abner Mathis Avant,   b. 25 Mar 1862, Gonzales Co, TX
Married	14 May 1883	Gonzales Co, TX
Children	1. Blanche Avant,   b. 14 May 1884   2. Bryon Avant,   b. 1885   3. Ben S. Avant,   b. 2 Dec 1887

Robert Fletcher Avant

1865 - 1951  (86 years)

Birth	1865	Gonzales Co, TX
Died	29 Oct 1951	Dilley, Frio County, TX
Father	Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Alethia L. Elder,   b. 20 May 1839, GA
Relationship	natural
Married	5 Feb 1856	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Florence Annie James,   b. 18 Jan 1876, TX
Married	5 Oct 1887	Gonzales Co, TX
Children	1. Florence Lucille Avant,   b. 4 Sep 1898   2. Gladys Roberta Avant,   b. 19 Feb 1900   3. Forrest James Avant,   b. 25 Sep 1902   4. Russell Collet Avant,   b. 9 Sep 1906

Florence Annie James

1876 - 1951  (75 years)

Birth	18 Jan 1876	TX
Died	30 Oct 1951	Dilley, Frio County, TX
Family	Robert Fletcher Avant,   b. 1865, Gonzales Co, TX
Married	5 Oct 1887	Gonzales Co, TX
Children	1. Florence Lucille Avant,   b. 4 Sep 1898   2. Gladys Roberta Avant,   b. 19 Feb 1900   3. Forrest James Avant,   b. 25 Sep 1902   4. Russell Collet Avant,   b. 9 Sep 1906

Benjamin Franklin Avant

1868 - 1923  (55 years)

Birth	1868	Gonzales Co, TX
Died	28 Aug 1923	Avant, Osage Co, OK
Father	Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Alethia L. Elder,   b. 20 May 1839, GA
Relationship	natural
Married	5 Feb 1856	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Rosa Rogers,   b. 8 Jul 1877
Married	Between 1889 and 1914
Children	1. Theorore Avant,   b. 20 Mar 1898   2. Ethel Ellen Avant,   b. 16 Feb 1901

Rosa Rogers

1877 - 1946  (69 years)

Birth	8 Jul 1877
Died	8 Jul 1946
Family	Benjamin Franklin Avant,   b. 1868, Gonzales Co, TX
Married	Between 1889 and 1914
Children	1. Theorore Avant,   b. 20 Mar 1898   2. Ethel Ellen Avant,   b. 16 Feb 1901

Eula B. Avant

1872 - 1956  (84 years)

Birth	1 Sep 1872
Died	2 Sep 1956
Father	Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Alethia L. Elder,   b. 20 May 1839, GA
Relationship	natural
Married	5 Feb 1856	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Charles Lee Lowry,   b. 25 Jan 1873
Married	Between 1888 and 1916
Children	1. Clifton Lee Lowry,   b. 20 Aug 1901   2. Frank Mathis Lowry,   b. 19 Sep 1905   3. Lucille Lowry,   b. PRIVATE   4. Roy Edgar Lowry,   b. PRIVATE

Charles Lee Lowry

1873 - 1928  (55 years)

Birth	25 Jan 1873
Died	28 May 1928
Family	Eula B. Avant,   b. 1 Sep 1872
Married	Between 1888 and 1916
Children	1. Clifton Lee Lowry,   b. 20 Aug 1901   2. Frank Mathis Lowry,   b. 19 Sep 1905   3. Lucille Lowry,   b. PRIVATE   4. Roy Edgar Lowry,   b. PRIVATE

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

Walter Mathis Avant

1887 - 1949  (62 years)

Birth	8 May 1887	Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX
Died	8 Aug 1949
Father	Abner Avant,   b. 1 Feb 1831, DE Kalb Co, TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mattie Davis,   b. 16 Apr 1852
Relationship	natural
Married	4 Jun 1883	Gonzales Co, TX
Family	Lula Mae McLelland,   b. Between 1880 and 1903
Married	15 Feb 1920

Lula Mae McLelland

1903 - 1991  (45 years)

Birth	Between 1880 and 1903
Died	Between 1925 and 1991
Family	Walter Mathis Avant,   b. 8 May 1887, Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX
Married	15 Feb 1920

• Name	Abner Avant  [1, 2]
  Birth	1 Feb 1831	DE Kalb Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Aug 1901	Wrightsboro, 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	I83966	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 1	Alethia L. Elder,   b. 20 May 1839, GA d. 20 Aug 1878, Gonzales Co, TX (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1856	Gonzales Co, TX
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Avant,   b. 23 Jun 1857, Gonzales Co, TX d. 19 Jan 1930, Poss San Antonio, TX (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Marion George Lowry  m. 1875   2. Ella Tigner Avant,   b. 22 May 1860, Gonzales Co, TX d. 5 May 1937, Wrightsboro, Gonzales Co, TX (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ John Franklin Laird  m. 16 Dec 1880   3. Abner Mathis Avant,   b. 25 Mar 1862, Gonzales Co, TX d. 29 Jul 1925 (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Ida C. Johnson  m. 14 May 1883   4. Robert Fletcher Avant,   b. 1865, Gonzales Co, TX d. 29 Oct 1951, Dilley, Frio County, TX (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Florence Annie James  m. 5 Oct 1887   5. Benjamin Franklin Avant,   b. 1868, Gonzales Co, TX d. 28 Aug 1923, Avant, Osage Co, OK (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Rosa Rogers  m. Between 1889 and 1914   6. Eula B. Avant,   b. 1 Sep 1872   d. 2 Sep 1956 (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Charles Lee Lowry  m. Between 1888 and 1916
  Family ID	F29854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Mattie Davis,   b. 16 Apr 1852   d. 7 Sep 1935 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1883	Gonzales Co, TX
  Children	1. Walter Mathis Avant,   b. 8 May 1887, Gonzales, Gonzales Co, TX d. 8 Aug 1949 (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Lula Mae McLelland  m. 15 Feb 1920
  Family ID	F29855	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