Jasper County GaArchives Biographies.....Avant, Herbert Henry, Sr. 1802 - Unk ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Avant WAvant5097@aol.com March 4, 2005, 11:50 pm Author: Bill Avant Descendants of Herbert Henry Avant, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. HERBERT HENRY1 AVANT,SR. was born 1802 in North Carolina. He married RHODA CHAPMAN. Notes for HERBERT HENRY AVANT,SR.: Will of Henry Avant list his wife Rhoda Avant; children Louisa Jane, Almetia Matilda and Rhoda Melissa Avant. Also Frances Middlebrooks and Henry Avant, Jr. as Executor. Signed March 27,1886. Records of Wills, Book 14, 1846-1910,Page 421. Children of HERBERT AVANT and RHODA CHAPMAN are: 2. i. RHODA MELISSA2 AVANT, b. May 02, 1858, Jasper County, Georgia; d. November 10, 1947, Jasper County, Hillsboro, Georgia. ii. LOUISA JANE AVANT. iii. ALMETIA MATILDA AVANT. iv. SARA FRANCES AVANT. 3. v. HENRY AVANT, JR.. vi. WILLIAM AVANT. Notes for WILLIAM AVANT: Was in the Civil War. vii. JOSEPH AVANT. Notes for JOSEPH AVANT: Was in the Civil War. viii. MARY ANN AVANT, m. PETER GOOLSBY. Notes for PETER GOOLSBY: Was in the Civil War. ix. ALVIS AVANT. x. AMANDA AVANT. Generation No. 2 2. RHODA MELISSA2 AVANT (HERBERT HENRY1) was born May 02, 1858 in Jasper County, Georgia, and died November 10, 1947 in Jasper County, Hillsboro, Georgia. She married JOHN JEFFERSON JONES August 10, 1873, son of JOHN JONES and SARAH GOODMAN. Notes for JOHN JEFFERSON JONES: Buried in Avant Cemetery. Children of RHODA AVANT and JOHN JONES are: 4. i. ALONZO L. (TOBE)3 JONES, b. May 24, 1881, Jasper County, Georgia; d. November 06, 1921, Jasper County, Georgia. ii. MINNIE LEE JONES, d. Jasper County. iii. IDA MAE JONES, m. FRANK BRANDON. iv. ERNEST JONES. v. HENRY HERBERT JONES, m. NETTIE NORSWORTHY. vi. MARY LOU JONES, m. CARL DAVIS LEE. 3. HENRY2 AVANT, JR. (HERBERT HENRY1). He married SUSAN (SUSIE) I JONES December 17, 1872 in Jasper County, Georgia, daughter of JOHN JONES and SARAH GOODMAN. Children of HENRY AVANT and SUSAN JONES are: 5. i. HENRY GLOVER3 AVANT, b. September 30, 1893; d. February 07, 1965, Jasper County, Georgia. 6. ii. BEN AVANT. 7. iii. ODE AVANT. 8. iv. OLA AVANT. v. SALLY AVANT. Generation No. 3 4. ALONZO L. (TOBE)3 JONES (RHODA MELISSA2 AVANT, HERBERT HENRY1) was born May 24, 1881 in Jasper County, Georgia, and died November 06, 1921 in Jasper County, Georgia. He married SUZIE EULA GOOLSBY December 10, 1905 in Jasper County, Georgia, daughter of JAMES GOOLSBY and LAURA LAZENBY. Notes for ALONZO L. (TOBE) JONES: Alonzo was a auto mechanic in Hillsboro, Ga. A man who owed Alonzo money came into his shop one day, intoxicated, and called for Alonzo to come out from under the car he was working. Alonzo came out from under the car with his tools in his hand, one of them being a ball pien hammer. Alonzo told the man that he did not want him in his shop again unless he was there to pay his past due bills for doing some work for him. They got into an argument and the man shot Alonzo. As Alonzo fell to the floor, he was going to shoot him again until some observers in the shop jumped in and stopped him. Later that day when the afternoon train came through Hillsboro, his wife Suzie put Alonzo on the train and took him to the Macon, Ga. Hospital. He died the next day. The man who shot him was never brought to trail. He claimed self defense because Alonzo had a hammer in his hand and threatened him. (As recorded by family members) Death certificate states he died from "Gun shot wound of abdomen - Shock following operation" Children of ALONZO JONES and SUZIE GOOLSBY are: 9. i. EULA ELNORA4 JONES, b. November 09, 1907, Jasper County, Georgia; d. October 18, 2000, Glynn County, Georgia. 10. ii. ANNIE LAURA JONES, b. July 12, 1911, Jasper County, Georgia; d. April 01, 1980, Jasper County, Georgia. 11. iii. JAMES DANIEL JONES, b. November 15, 1920, Jasper County, Georgia; d. May 10, 1989, Jasper County, Georgia. 5. HENRY GLOVER3 AVANT (HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1) was born September 30, 1893, and died February 07, 1965 in Jasper County, Georgia. He married JULIA VERTA GOOLSBY, daughter of JAMES GOOLSBY and LAURA LAZENBY. Child of HENRY AVANT and JULIA GOOLSBY is: i. HERMAN G.4 AVANT, b. August 25, 1915, Jasper County, Georgia; d. March 11, 1998, Jasper County, Georgia; m. SYBIL. 6. BEN3 AVANT (HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1). Children of BEN AVANT are: 12. i. WILLIAM OLLIE4 AVANT. ii. JACK AVANT. 13. iii. VIRGIL AVANT. iv. THOMAS AVANT. v. FLORINE AVANT. vi. MATTIE SUE AVANT. vii. VIRGINIA AVANT. 7. ODE3 AVANT (HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1). Children of ODE AVANT are: i. RALPH4 AVANT. ii. FRED AVANT. 8. OLA3 AVANT (HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1). She married TOM HADAWAY. Children of OLA AVANT and TOM HADAWAY are: i. JOHN HENRY4 HADAWAY. ii. WILY HADAWAY. iii. INDIA HADAWAY, m. TURNER. iv. CHARLIE HADAWAY. Generation No. 4 9. EULA ELNORA4 JONES (ALONZO L. (TOBE)3, RHODA MELISSA2 AVANT, HERBERT HENRY1) was born November 09, 1907 in Jasper County, Georgia, and died October 18, 2000 in Glynn County, Georgia. She married JAMES DONALD BANKSTON April 30, 1932 in Boynton, Virginia. Children of EULA JONES and JAMES BANKSTON are: 14. i. JAMES DONALD5 BANKSTON, JR., b. July 06, 1933, Butts County, Georgia. ii. AUBREY RAY BANKSTON, b. July 01, 1939. Notes for AUBREY RAY BANKSTON: Killed in auto accident. Not married 10. ANNIE LAURA4 JONES (ALONZO L. (TOBE)3, RHODA MELISSA2 AVANT, HERBERT HENRY1) was born July 12, 1911 in Jasper County, Georgia, and died April 01, 1980 in Jasper County, Georgia. She married JAMES ABNER ALLEN September 29, 1939 in Butts County, Georgia, son of JAMES ABNER ALLEN. Child of ANNIE JONES and JAMES ALLEN is: 15. i. JAMES ABNER5 ALLEN, b. January 09, 1941, Butts County, Georgia. 11. JAMES DANIEL4 JONES (ALONZO L. (TOBE)3, RHODA MELISSA2 AVANT, HERBERT HENRY1) was born November 15, 1920 in Jasper County, Georgia, and died May 10, 1989 in Jasper County, Georgia. He married PATRICIA RUTH HAWKINS September 13, 1950 in Jasper County, Monticello, Georgia. Child of JAMES JONES and PATRICIA HAWKINS is: 16. i. JAMES DANIEL5 JONES, JR., b. December 30, 1951, Jasper County, Georgia. 12. WILLIAM OLLIE4 AVANT (BEN3, HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1). Children of WILLIAM OLLIE AVANT are: 17. i. WILLIAM EDWARD5 AVANT. 18. ii. JOSEPH PIERCE AVANT. iii. BABY GIRLS AVANT. 19. iv. CHERYL ELAINE AVANT. 20. v. JANICE ANITA AVANT. 13. VIRGIL4 AVANT (BEN3, HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1). Children of VIRGIL AVANT are: 21. i. RONALD RAY5 AVANT. 22. ii. DENISE AVANT. iii. NEAL AVANT. Generation No. 5 14. JAMES DONALD5 BANKSTON, JR. (EULA ELNORA4 JONES, ALONZO L. (TOBE)3, RHODA MELISSA2 AVANT, HERBERT HENRY1) was born July 06, 1933 in Butts County, Georgia. He married DORIS MARIE ROBERSON December 15, 1956 in Glynn County, Georgia. Child of JAMES BANKSTON and DORIS ROBERSON is: i. JAMES DONALD6 BANKSTON III, b. February 20, 1960. 15. JAMES ABNER5 ALLEN (ANNIE LAURA4 JONES, ALONZO L. (TOBE)3, RHODA MELISSA2 AVANT, HERBERT HENRY1) was born January 09, 1941 in Butts County, Georgia. He married LINDA DORIS FOUNTAIN January 03, 1961 in Butts County, Georgia, daughter of WILBURN FOUNTAIN and ORA FOUNTAIN. Children of JAMES ALLEN and LINDA FOUNTAIN are: i. BARBARA CHRISTINE6 ALLEN, b. March 08, 1962. ii. SANDRA LYNN ALLEN, b. August 04, 1966. 16. JAMES DANIEL5 JONES, JR. (JAMES DANIEL4, ALONZO L. (TOBE)3, RHODA MELISSA2 AVANT, HERBERT HENRY1) was born December 30, 1951 in Jasper County, Georgia. He married LENA CLYDIE MCMICHAEL March 03, 1972 in Jasper County, Georgia. Children of JAMES JONES and LENA MCMICHAEL are: i. MARY FRANCES CANDLER6 JONES, b. January 11, 1985. ii. SUZANNE LEE ELLIOTT JONES, b. February 12, 1989. 17. WILLIAM EDWARD5 AVANT (WILLIAM OLLIE4, BEN3, HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1). Children of WILLIAM EDWARD AVANT are: i. SHANNON MICHELE6 AVANT. ii. CRYSTAL ROBIN AVANT. 18. JOSEPH PIERCE5 AVANT (WILLIAM OLLIE4, BEN3, HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1). Children of JOSEPH PIERCE AVANT are: i. JASON6 AVANT. ii. MICHELE MEREDITH AVANT. 19. CHERYL ELAINE5 AVANT (WILLIAM OLLIE4, BEN3, HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1). She married HADAWAY. Child of CHERYL AVANT and HADAWAY is: i. JOSEPH SAMUE6 HADAWAY. 20. JANICE ANITA5 AVANT (WILLIAM OLLIE4, BEN3, HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1). She married LANE. Children of JANICE AVANT and LANE are: i. BENJAMIN CHARLES6 LANE. ii. DANIEL LANE. 21. RONALD RAY5 AVANT (VIRGIL4, BEN3, HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1). Children of RONALD RAY AVANT are: i. SARAH REBEKAH6 AVANT. ii. JACOB AVANT. 22. DENISE5 AVANT (VIRGIL4, BEN3, HENRY2, HERBERT HENRY1). She married HUBBARD. Children of DENISE AVANT and HUBBARD are: i. JESSICA6 HUBBARD. ii. CHRISTOPHER HUBBARD. iii. KATLYN HUBBARD. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/jasper/bios/gbs765avant.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 9.3 Kb