William Thomas Avery was born 11 Nov 1819 at Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee. He was the first child of Nathan Avery and Rebecca Rivers [1].
Note: His middle name 'Thomas', as published in the Avery genealogy, is confirmed by the name as inscribed on his grave marker: Wm THOMAS AVERY. He may have carried the nickname 'Tecumsah', or may have preferred to use this name as appears on the banner panel of his online memorial site, and also on his Confederate officers card [2].
He married 16 Dec 1852 @ Holly Springs, Mississippi, Emma Chastelett(e) Jones [b. 10 Feb 1835 @ Athens, GA, daughter of Louisiana (Lumpkins) Jones; d. 4 Oct 1887 @ Memphis, TN]; they had 3 children, of which their second remained unmarried, producing no children of record:
William T. Avery was a lawyer; member of (Tennessee) state legislature; representative in Congress 2 terms; confederate army in Civil War, taken prisoner, sent to Johnson Island in 1862; after the war resumed his profession. His property rights in Memphis, Tennessee, were restored 19 Aug 1865 [3]. He was enumerated in the 1870 census with his wife and 3 children in Memphis [4].
William T. Avery died 22 May 1880, by accidental drowning in Ten Mile Bayou, Arkansas. His grave is in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA [5].
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