Born in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James David Avis
and Minnie Ola (Bush) Avis
Sister of
Frank Piner Avis, James David Avis Jr., Thomas Oscar Avis, Katherine Louise (Avis) Weeks, Lillian Grace (Avis) Baum, Alva Willingham Avis, Charles Robert Avis and Ruby Cornelia (Avis) Dunkelberg
Wife of
William Urlin McCutchen
— married
27 Nov 1922 in Wichita Falls, TX
Mother of
[private son (1920s - unknown)]
Died
at age 36
in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Nov 2017
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Biography
Ozella Gretchen was born in 1900 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was the daughter of James Avis and Minnie Bush.
She married William Urlin McCutchen (1894-1965) on 11/27/1922 in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Gretchen passed away on 8/19/1936 in Wichita Falls[1] and was buried in Riverside Cemetery there.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Mrs. W. U. McCutchen Succumbs to Illness". Wichita Falls Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas, 8/20/1936, p. 1 Transcript
- ↑ Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Texas - James David Avis and family grave list
- Bible of the James David Avis family Transcript
- List of J. D. Avis descendants from Ruby Avis Dunkelberg Transcript
- "DEATH CLOSES ACTIVE CAREER OF J. D. AVIS", Wichita Falls Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas, September 30, 1935, p. 1 Transcript
- "LEGISLATORS HONOR AVIS", Wichita Falls Record-News, Wichita Falls, Texas, October 2, 1935, p. 10 Transcript
- “J. D. AVIS DIES SUNDAY AT HIS HOME ON TENTH”, Wichita Daily Times 9-30-1935 p. 1 Transcript
- “FUNERAL SERVICE FOR J. D. AVIS HELD AT 4 P.M. TUESDAY”, Unknown newspaper Transcript
- Gretchen Avis wedding announcement Transcript
- Texas Department of Health Birth Index 1926-1949 Transcript
- U. S. Census 1900, Wichita Co., Texas, Supr. Dist. 3, Enum. Dist. 125, Prec. 1, sheet 5, Family 81, 6/6/1900 Transcript
- U. S. Census 1910, Wichita County, Texas, USA, Enumeration District 225, p. 14b Transcript
- Remembrances of A. W. "Jake" Avis Transcript
- Vann, Virginia & Romine, Martha. Montague Memorial Memories. V. M. Vance: Montague, Texas, 1985 Transcript
- Updated Biography of James David Avis by Piner D. Avis Transcript
- Updated Biography of James David Avis by A. W. Avis Transcript
- Items in scrapbook of Lillian Avis Baum Transcript
- "Wichitan Passes", Wichita Daily Times 9-30-1935 p. 1 Transcript
- "SERVICES FOR CHARLES AVIS HERE SATURDAY", Wichita Daily Times, Wichita Falls, Texas, 3/28/1931, p. 10. Transcript
- Excerpts of J. D. Avis will in court ruling (J. D. Avis heirs vs. First National Bank), Wichita Co., Texas 2nd District Court, #8025, 2/24/1943 Transcript
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gretchen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gretchen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gretchen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gretchen:
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~12.50%
Charles Avis
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~0.78%
Stuart Powell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Colonelpowell
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~0.78%
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