Ada B (Avery) Sly (1860 - 1926)

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Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Name 1.2 Birth 1.3 Death 1.4 User ID 1.5 Burial 1.6 Data Changed 1.7 Marriage 2 Sources

Biography

Ada Avery was the daughter of Gilbert Zardius Avery (1816–1906) and Eliza Jane Meeker (1824–1906), born on 4 June 1860 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio. Ada spent part of her childhood in Hazelwood, Webster County, Missouri, before her family returned to Plain City, Wood County.^[1][2][3]

Ada married William James Sly on 13 Jan 1881 in Wood County, Ohio. ^[4]

William James Sly and Ada Avery had the following children:

• William Zardy Sly (later changed to John "Jack" St. Clair) (1882-1954)
• Sanford Lloyd Sly (1884-1962)
• Homer J. Sly was born 28 Jan 1886, Center, Wood County, Ohio; died 7 Dec 1888, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.
• Blanch Sly was born on 22 Mar 1888 and died on 22 July 1888. She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery with her brother.
• Fern (Sly) Elder (1889-1965)
• Helen Sly was born on 23 Aug 1892 and died about 1900 at age 8.
• Fay Ida (Sly) Young Baumgardner (1905-1980)

William and Ada lived in Washington, Wood County, Ohio, where they began their family. William worked as a fireman on locomotives for the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad (C.H. & D.), which was succeeded by the famous B. & O. Railroad. His run was between Tontogany and North Baltimore for some time and later he ran on the main line. Sometime between the birth of their youngest child in 1905 and the 1910 Census, William left the family, and lived in Indianapolis, where he lived on St. Clair Road.^[5][6]

Ada remained in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, where she lived with her son, Sanford, who was then 25, and little Fay; she then took in lodgers and worked as a janitor in the telephone office to support herself. Over the years, she also took in and raised six other children, named in her obituary. Ada died on 9 July 1926 at age 66 and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Bowling Green. Her obituary appeared in The Daily Sentinel Tribune on 10 Jul 1926.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]}

“Mrs. Ada Avery Sly Found Dead In Bed
“Mrs. Ada Sly died last night at her home at 335 N. Grove street. Mrs. Sly, who had been bothered with heart trouble for two years, was found dead in bed this morning. Ada Avery was born June 4, 1860, near Bowling green and was 66 years, one month and six days old. She had spent almost her entire life in or about Bowling Green. On January 25, 1880, she was married to William Sly, by which union there were born seven children, four of whom survive her.
“Mrs. Sly was a very kind-hearted woman, and always willing to sacrifice herself for others. She was a loving mother to her children and a true Christian woman. She was a member of the W.B.A. and the U.B. church. Mrs Sly was very fond of children and for several years took care of six other children; Alice and Lawrence Swoyer, Newetto and Edward Redway and Bernard and Dorothy Delbert. Surviving her are four children, Zardy and Sanford; Mrs. Fern Elder, Bloomdale, and Fay, at home; three brothers, John Avery, of Arkansas; Gilbert and James Avery, of Bowling Green; and three sisters, Mrs. Fanny Lowell, of Bowling Green; Mrs. Addie Porter, of Durand, Mich., and Mrs. Emma Glen, of Phoenix, Arizona. The funeral services will be held at the home Monday afternoon at 2:00. It is expected that Rev. R. A. Powell will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery.”

Name

Name: Ada B. /AVERY/^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 4 JUN 1860

Place: Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^[22]

Death

Death:

Date: 10 JUL 1926

Place: Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio

Note: 66, chronic myocardia^[23][24]

User ID

User ID: 5C358FD67BE44BA89F9CCB3827AB23961180

Burial

Burial:

Date: 12 JUL 1926

Place: Oak Grove Cemetery^[25]

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 17 JUL 2007

Prior to import, this record was last changed 17 JUL 2007.

Marriage

Husband: William James Sly

Wife: Ada B. Avery

Marriage:

Date: 15 JAN 1881

Place: Wood County, Ohio^[26]

Divorce: Y

User ID: BD088BF7D3FF47C9B35FF017C6661BE56EC6

Child: William Zaidais “Zardy” Sly

Child: Sanford Lloyd Sly

Child: Homer J. Sly

Child: Blanch Sly

Child: Fanny Fern Sly

Child: Helen Sly

Child: Fay Ida Sly

Husband: Gilbert Zardius Avery

Wife: Elizabeth Jane “Eliza” Meeker

Marriage:

Date: 12 FEB 1841

Place: Wood County, Ohio^[27][28][29]

Note: #N653

User ID: E76F34D4BA8146048221DB83E5983024B538

Child: Fanny Marilla Avery

Child: Paulina Avery

Child: Washington Ervin Avery

Child: John B. Avery

Child: Mary Jane “Polly” Avery

Child: Lewis C. Avery

Child: Franklin P. Avery

Child: Gilbert Horatius Avery

Child: Ada B. Avery

Child: Adeline “Addie” Avery

Child: Emma Jane Avery

Child: James Mahlon Avery

Child: @I15@

Child: @I9@

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Bowling Green, Wood, Ohio; Pg: 242; FHL Film: 805053.
2. ↑ 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Hazelwood, Webster, Missouri; Roll: M593_826; Pg: 278B; FHL Film: 552325.
3. ↑ 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Plain, Wood, Ohio; Roll: 1078; Pg: 197C; Enum Dist: 098.
4. ↑ Callin, George W. (1846-1921) The Callin Family History, United States: Tad Callin, 2015, pg. 13, 23. Print on demand from Lulu, Inc. (Available through WorldCat Interlibrary loan, OCLC Number: 910940769).
5. ↑ 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Washington, Wood, Ohio; Pg: 4; Enum Dist: 0161; FHL Film: 1241334.
6. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Indianapolis Wd 8, Marion, IN; Roll: T624_368; Pg: 9A; Enum Dist: 0147; FHL Film: 1374381.
7. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Bowling Green Wd 4, Wood, Ohio; Roll: T624_1240; Pg: 8A; Enum Dist: 0184; FHL Film: 1375253.
8. ↑ 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Bowling Green Wd 4, Wood, Ohio; Roll: T625_1448; Pg: 10B; Enum Dist: 149.
9. ↑ Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Dept of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007.
10. ↑ Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Spiegel Grove, Fremont, OH.
11. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Memorial #30779824.
12. ↑ Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, Administrators & Guardians' Records (Wood County, Ohio), 1820-1931.
13. ↑ Source: #S7
14. ↑ Source: #S9
15. ↑ Source: #S8
16. ↑ Source: #S333
17. ↑ Source: #S338
18. ↑ Source: #S350
19. ↑ Source: #S391
20. ↑ Source: #S717
21. ↑ Source: #S718
22. ↑ Source: #S7
23. ↑ Source: #S7
24. ↑ Source: #S9
25. ↑ Source: #S7
26. ↑ Source: #S215
27. ↑ Source: #S78
28. ↑ Source: #S717
29. ↑ Source: #S718

• Source: S333 Text: Census Text: Gilbert Z. Avery household, 1880 U.S. census Text: Wood County, Ohio, population schedule, Plain Township Text: enumeration district [ED] 98, supervisor’s district [SD] 1, page 3, dwelling 29, family 31 Text: National Archives micropublication T9, roll 1078
• Source: S338 Text: Census Text: 1910 U.S. census, Wood County, Ohio, population schedule, Bowling Green, Center Township., Enumeration District [ED] 184, Supervisor’s District [SD] 8, sheet 8A, dwelling 190, family 4, Ada Sly household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 December 2003); from National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1240. Data Changed: Date: 5 DEC 2011
• Source: S350 Text: Census Text: 1900 U.S. census, Wood County, Ohio, population schedule, Tontogany Village, Washington Township, Enumeration District [ED] 161, Supervisor’s District [SD] 8, sheet 4, dwelling 79, family 83, Wm. Sly household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 September 2005); National Archives microfilm publication, T623, roll 1334. Data Changed: Date: 6 DEC 2011
• Source: S391 Text: Census Text: Ada Sly household, 1920 U.S. census Text: Wood County, Ohio, population schedule, Center township, city of Bowling Green, 4th ward Text: enumeration district [ED] 149, supervisor’s district [SD] 6, sheet 10B, dwelling 255, family 267 Text: National Archives micropublication T625, roll 1448
• Source: S7 Text: Newspaper Text: Ada Avery Sly obituary Text: Daily Sentinel Tribune Text: Bowling Green, Ohio Text: 10 JUL 1926 Text: p1 c 7 Text: Mrs. Ada Avery Sly Found Dead In Bed CONT CONT Mrs. Ada Sly died last night at her home at 335 N. Grove street. Mrs. Sly, who had been bothered with heart trouble for two years, was found dead in bed this morning. CONT CONT Ada Avery was born June 4, 1860, nead Bowling green and was 66 years, one month and six days old. She had spent almost her entire life in or about Bowling Green. On January 25, 1880, she was married to William Sly, by which union there were born seven children, four of whom survive her. CONT CONT Mrs. Sly was a very kind-hearted woman, and always willing to sacrifice herself for others. She was a loving mother to her children and a true Christian woman. She was a member of the W.B.A. and the U.B. church. Mrs Sly was very fond of children and for several years took care of six other children; Alice and Lawrence Swoyer, Newetto and Edward Redway and Bernard and Dorothy Delbert. CONT CONT Survivng her are four children, Zardy and Sanford; Mrs. Fern Elder, Bloomdale, and Fay, at home; three brothers, John Avery, of Arkansas; Gilbert and James Avery, of Bowling Green; and three sisters, Mrs. Fanny Lowell, of Bowling Green; Mrs. Addie Porter, of Durand, Mich., and Mrs. Emma Glen, of Phoenix, Arizona. CONT CONT The funeral services will be held at the home Monday afternoon at 2:00. It is expected that Rev. R. A. Powell will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Data Changed: Date: 28 JAN 2014
• Source: S717 Text: Newspaper Text: Gilbert Avery obituary Text: Wood County Sentinel Text: Bowling Green, Ohio Text: 2 August 1906 Text: page 2, column 5 Text: “UNCLE GIB” IS NO MORE CONT CONT Death Claims Wood County’s Oldest Mason and This City’s Pioneer Landlord CONT CONT “Uncle Gib” Avery is dead. He passed away Saturday at 8:50 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fanny Lowell on North Main Street. CONT CONT The funeral was held on Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the same place under the directions of the Masons and Rev. A. C. Siddall. CONT CONT Interment was made at Union Hill cemetery. The Masons met in their lodge room at 1:30 and went to the house from there in a body. CONT CONT Gilbert Z. Avery would have been 91 years old had he lived until the 25th day of August. CONT CONT He was born in New York but came to Maumee in 1836 and a year later moved into Wood County, where in 1839 he was married to Eliza J. Meeker, who survives him. CONT CONT The old people were most affectionate. Some three months ago the ill health of both necessitated their removal from their Union Hill farm to Bowling Green. The two were separated by only a lawn but when each had gotten better their reunion was most affecting. CONT CONT A large progeny survives Mr. Avery. Not long ago he made one in group picture in which were his daughter, grand-daughter, great granddaughter and great great granddaughter, five generations. CONT CONT He was the father of thirteen children, of whom three died in infancy. One son, Lewis, was killed in Missouri. Those who survive their father are: Mrs. Fanny Lowell, Officer W. E. Avery, and Mrs. Wm. Sly of this city, John B. Avery of Arkansas, Frank Avery of Missouri, Gilbert Avery of Plain township, Mrs. George Porter of near Weston, James Avery of north of town, and Mrs. Andrew Glenn of Colorado. Tom and Bill Avery, of north of the city are his brothers. Ed Selkirk’s mother and Wm. Noyes’ mother were his sisters. CONT CONT Mr. Avery was an early hotel keeper. His house, built partially of logs and partially of rough lumber, which stood at the corner of South Main street and the Napoleon Road at what was then known as Eaton’s Corners. Soldiers on their way to fight in the Mexican war, put up with him there over night. Here, travelers on the Findlay pike found sustenance for themselves and saddle horses. Here the people from the surrounding country gathered to swap stories of bear fights and here contests with the rifle were often decided. CONT CONT After a time he moved to the north and built a large wooden hotel where the Millikin now stands. This he sold in 1854 to George Thomas who ran it for some time. Mr. Avery then bought out the old “Whitehall” near the corner of Liberty and North Main streets. This burned down in 1856 and he built the old “American House”, which has since been cut up, part of it is a dwelling house on Liberty. CONT CONT In the fall of 1868 he went with his son Irv to Missouri where he lived on a farm for six years. On his return he went on the farm by Union Hill where he has since lived. CONT CONT Mr. Avery was the oldest Mason in Wood County. He joined the order, it is said, when there was no hall in which to put on the work. The sublime degrees were put on by the backwoodsman in truly primitive style. Seated under a great Elm tree, the officers of the lodge received the candidate, while the vastnss [sic] of the forest lent its grandeur to the solemn rites performed there. CONT CONT Only a year ago he walked the 3 [or 8?] miles from his farm that he might attend lodge here. CONT CONT Truly, his death removes a pioneer of the county. To this age he leaves the remembrance of a man who was truly a friend a good neighbor and a devoted husband and father. About one hundred relatives survive him. Object: Format: pdf File: ~/Documents/Genealogy/Obits/Avery_GZUncleGib-Obit.pdf Title: Avery_GZUncleGib-Obit Type: PDF Primary or Preferred: N Data Changed: Date: 16 JAN 2014
• Source: S718 Text: Newspaper Text: Mrs. Eliza Avery obituary Text: Wood County Sentinel Text: Bowling Green, Ohio Text: 13 September 1906 Text: page 6, column 5 Text: FUNERAL OF MRS. AVERY CONT CONT Remains of Pioneer Laid to Rest at Union Hill CONT CONT The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Avery who died on Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Daniel Lowell on North Main street, was held Thursday afternoon at two o’clock at the Union Hill cemetery. The services were conducted by the Rev. A. C. Siddall. CONT CONT Mrs. Avery was the widow of the late Gilbert Z. Avery, who died on July 28 last. She was 83 years of age. CONT CONT Her maiden name was Meeker and there was quite a romance connected with the marriage to Mr. Avery. CONT CONT The old people had resided on their farm near Union Hill until a few months ago, when they were brought to town, both in feeble health. They were most affectionate and the death of Mr. Avery doubtlessly weighed heavily upon his companion. CONT CONT The following children survive here: Mrs. Fanny Lowell, W. E. Avery, and Mrs. Wm. Sly of this city, John B. Avery of Pine Bluff, Ark., Frank Avery of Missouri, Guilbert [sic] Avery of Plain township, Mrs. Geo. Porter of near Weston, Mrs. Andrew Glenn of Manassa, Colo., and James Avery of north of town. Data Changed: Date: 17 JUL 2007
• Source: S8 Text: Photograph Text: Ada B. Sly tombstone Text: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green (Wood County), Ohio Text: May 2001 Text: Cari Taplin, 2219 Kay St., Longmont, CO 80501 Text: Our Mother CONT CONT Ada B. Sly CONT July 10, 1926 CONT Aged 66 Yrs.
• Source: S9 Text: Vital Record Text: Ada B. Sly death certificate Text: State of Ohio Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Columbus Text: no. 47569 Object: Format: jpg File: ~/Documents/Genealogy/Surnames/Sly/Sly_AdaB-DC.jpg Title: Sly_AdaB-DC Type: PHOTO DOCUMENT Primary or Preferred: N Data Changed: Date: 31 MAR 2012