Excerpt from biography of Thomas Nash Avery:
"In 1857 Mr. Avery was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Carroll, and their
home was blessed with six children : Catherine, who married Charles Carman, secretary of the Clifford Brick Company; James D. ; George, who is now deceased; Grace, the wife of Frank M. Dain, of Peekskill, New York; Thomas, who also has passed away ; and Elizabeth, the wife of Dr. H. S. Cooley, of Perth Amboy. "[1]
Thomas does not appear in the 1870 Census with his family. [2]
Name Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas Avery Male 33 New York
Eliza Avery Female 32 New York
Kate Avery Female 10 New York
James Avery Male 8 New York
Grace Avery Female 6 New York
Thomas also does not appear in the 1880 Census.[3]
In the 1900 Census, Eliza Nash reports that she was the mother of six children, with four living.[4]
Research Notes
According to census records, his family was living in Orange County, NY in 1860[5], in Putnam County, NY in 1870, and Westchester County, NY in 1880. I conducted a search of the surname Avery in each county on Find A Grave for memorials for Thomas Avery and did not find any matching the information. 2/28/2018
Further, the local history puts Thomas' birth between Grace and Elizabeth, giving him a birth year between 1865 and 1875, with date of death being before date of the 1900 census, June 12, 1900. Connie Mack Nov. 20, 2019
↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8VR-RBL : 12 April 2016), Thomas Avery, New York, United States; citing p. 42, family 333, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,576.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZNX-GSZ : 13 September 2017), Thomas N Avery, Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 91, sheet 144D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0945; FHL microfilm 1,254,945.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FB-PSH : accessed 28 February 2018), Eliza N Avery in household of Charles Carman, Matawan Township Matawan borough, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 10A, family 208, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,986.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas: