Jake Avis Jr. (1922 - 1961)

Born 21 Apr 1922 in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States

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Died 21 Feb 1961 at age 38 in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States

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Biography

Jake Avis, Jr. was born in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1922, the son of Alva Willingham Avis and Gladys Broyles (Roberson) Avis.^[1][2]

Jake's family moved to Austin when he was about 9 or 10 where he attended Alamo School and Austin High School^[3] graduating in 1939^[4]. After 2.5 years of college at Texas A&M^[5], he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on 12/30/1941^[6]. He served in Guard detachments in Hawaii and California.

Jake married Margaret Chiles of Austin in 1944 in Austin.^[7][8]

He was discharged from the service on 9/19/1945.^[6] He resumed dentistry studies at University of Texas School of Dentistry in Houston, graduating in 1951^[9] and was certified in 1951^[10]. He had a dental practice in Austin in room 710 of the Capital National Bank building.

He and Peggy raised two sons and enjoyed vacationing at Port Aransas, Texas and Colorado.^[11]

Dr. Avis was fatally injured by an accidental gunshot at home in 1961.^[12] He is buried next to his parents in Austin Memorial Park.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Certificate of Jake Avis, Jr., Wichita County, Texas
2. ↑ Death Certificate of Dr. Jake Avis, Jr. Transcript
3. ↑ Audio interview about the life of Jake Avis, Jr. by his mother Gladys Roberson Avis in possession of Avis-179 Audio&Transcript
4. ↑ The Comet 1937-40. Yearbook of Austin High School, Austin, Texas Transcript
5. ↑ The Longhorn 1940. Yearbook of Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Transcript
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Personal notes of Dr. Jake Avis, Jr. in possession of Avis-179 Transcript
7. ↑ "Former Wichitan Wed in Austin", A Wichita Falls Texas newspaper, unknown date, Avis-Chiles Wedding article
8. ↑ James and Maggie Rudd Matrimony Book in possession of Avis-179 Transcript
9. ↑ DDS Diploma 6/7/1951
10. ↑ Texas Board of Dental Examiners License 7/9/1951
11. ↑ First-hand knowledge of Avis-179
12. ↑ "Rifle Shot Fatal For Austin Man", Austin American newspaper, 2/22/1961, p. 1 Transcript
13. ↑ Austin Memorial Park cemetery, Austin, Texas - A. W. "Jake" Avis and family grave list

• The Spinning Wheel 1941. Yearbook of Arlington Hall Junior College, Arlington, Virginia Transcript
• "Mrs. J. D. Avis Rites Will Be Sunday". Wichita Daily Times, Wichita Falls, Texas, 6-28-1952, p. ? Transcript
• "Mrs. James Rudd". Austin American, Austin, Texas 1-29-1956 Transcript
• "Avis-Chiles Wedding Date Set", An Austin Texas newspaper, unknown date, Avis-Chiles Wedding Announcement
• U. S. Census 1930, Wichita Co., Texas., Wichita Falls City, Supr. Dist. 3, Enum. Dist. 243-28, Block 61, sheet 9A, page 9, Family 144, 4/7/1930 Transcript
• U. S. Census, 1940, Travis County, Texas, USA, Justice Prec. 4-5, Block #'s 65-67, Supervisor District #10, Enumerator District #227-8A, Sheet 14A, 5-1-1940 Transcript
• WWII transportation records for Jake Avis, Jr. Transcript
• WWII Draft Registration Card of Jake Avis, Jr. Transcript
• "Miss Sammie Cook, Charles Avis Married". Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1/4/1973 p. 18 Transcript
• "Cook-Avis". Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas) 12/31/1972 p. 53 Transcript
• Remembrances of A. W. "Jake" Avis Transcript
• Personal remembrances of Peggy Chiles Collins as told to Avis-179 Transcript
• "A.W. (JAKE) AVIS", Austin American-Statesman newspaper, 3/17/1976, p. D20 Transcript
• "Gladys Roberson Avis". Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas) 11-28-1989 p. 14 Transcript
• Death Certificate of Jake Avis, Jr., Travis County, Texas
• Obituaries of Jake Avis, Jr.:

• "Former Resident Dies At Austin", A Wichita Falls Texas newspaper, unknown date, Transcript
• "Former Wichitan Dies in Austin", Wichita Falls Times newspaper, 2/22/1961, p. 20 Transcript
• "Avis Rites To Be Held Thursday", Austin Statesman newspaper, 2/22/1961, p. 2 Transcript
• Austin American (Austin, Texas) 2/23/1961, p. 2 Transcript
• Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas) 2/23/1961, p. 20 Transcript
• Austin American (Austin, Texas) 2/24/1961, p. 2 Transcript