Rachel Filarah Ann (Harmon) Avent (1826 - 1893)

Born 31 Dec 1826 in Newberry County, South Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Wife of William Edward Avent — married about 1845 in Lafayette, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Jan 1893 at age 66 in Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Marriage

Husband: William Edward Avent

Wife: Rachel Filarah Ann Harmon

Child: Susan Francis Avent

Child: Emma Zapporah Avent

Child: James Benjamin Avent

Child: Maryetta Caroline Avent

Child: Amanda Annette Avent

Child: Thomas Wesley Avent

Child: Martha Ann E. Avent

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1845

Place: Lafayette County, MS

Burial

Burial Place: Midway Methodist Church Cemetery, Lafayette County, MS

Source: #S98822

Page: p. 28

Research Notes

Census Information

• 1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Filorah Avant [Philora Avant] [Filorah AvantAvent] [Filorah Avent] Age: 23 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1850: Lafayette, Mississippi, USA Gender: Female Family Number: 1071 Household Members: Name Age Wm E Avant 22 Filorah Avant 23 Susan F Avant 4 Emma K Avant 2

• 1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Hora Avant [Philora Avant] [Philora Avent] [Hora Avent] Age: 32 Birth Year: abt 1828 Gender: Female Birth Place: South Carolina Home in 1860: Lafayette, Mississippi Post Office: Paris Dwelling Number: 1487 Family Number: 1487 Household Members: Name Age W Avant 32 Hora Avant 32 Susan Avant 14 Emma Avant 12 James Avant 10 Marietta Avant 7 Amand Avant 3 Thomas Avant 1

• 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Anne P. Avent Age: 53 Birth Date: Abt 1827 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1880: Lafayette Springs, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA Dwelling Number: 161 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital status: Married Spouse's name: William E. Avent Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina Occupation: Keeping House Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age William E. Avent 53 Anne P. Avent 53 Patsy Avent 13 Benjamin M. Avent 12 Henry J. Avent 10 William Wilson 4

Sources

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27039051
• Source S98822 Abbreviation: Lafayette County, Mississippi Cemetery Records -- Compiled by the Skipwith Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc, Lafayette County, Mississippi Cemetery Records -- Volume 1 (1978), Subsequent Source Citation Format: Compiled by the Skipwith Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc, Lafayette County, Mississippi Cemetery Records -- Volume 1, BIBL Compiled by the Skipwith Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. <i>Lafayette County, Mississippi Cemetery Records -- Volume 1. 1978.
• Repository R168 Salt Lake City Family History Library

Acknowledgements

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