Lee County Georgia Biographies Daniel Green Avera

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DANIEL GREEN AVERA

DANIEL GREEN AVERA
Born about 1846 - Died April 16, 1923

The following is a write-up taken from the book, "Lee County Georgia, A History", 
which was published by the Lee County Historical Society.

Daniel Green Avera and Mary Jane Edwards were married in Smithville, Georgia on 
November 24, 1867.  They had eleven children, eight of which lived to be grown 
and married and have families of their own.

Their children were: Maggie Lee, Mary Alice, Berti Leonides, Virgil Powers, Ella 
Susan, Elizabeth, Minnie, Addie Leone, Charles Crisp, Annie Mae, and Daniel Joseph.

Daniel Green was in the cotton warehouse business.  He was known to his numerous 
friends as "Judge Avera".  Daniel Green and Mary Jane lived in Smithville all of 
their married life.  He died April 16, 1923, and Mary Jane died May 9, 1934.  
They were both buried in Smithville Georgia.

Of eight children, only two of them, Charles Crisp and Annie Mae remained in 
Smithville after they married.  The older children married and moved away from 
Lee County to other areas where they raised their families.

Annie Mae Avera married E. Milton Booker, a rural mail carrier.  They had three 
daughters and four sons.  They lived in Smithville until after he retired.

Charles Crisp Avera married Edna Foster.  He was a druggist and worked for 
Dr. Scroggins.  He also worked for Mr. Lee Childers.  Later he purchased and operated
 his own drug store.  He worked as a druggist in both Leesburg and Smithville at 
different times.  Charles Crisp and Edna Avera had one son, Charles Crisp Avera, Jr.,
 Charles C. Jr. and Bessie Avera had two children, Keith and Gail Avera.  This family
 now resides in Macon, Georgia.  Charles and Edna had one daughter, Laverne Avera. 
 Laverne married Harold Varner, whose family resided in Smithville at one time.  
They had four children, Harold Varner, Jr., Spencer Varner, Paul Varner, and Pam Varner.
  Most of the family live and are working and raising their families in Macon, Georgia.

NOTE:  Daniel Green Avera was the youngest brother of Thomas Jefferson Avera.  It was 
from Thomas Jefferson Avera that Daniel Green Avera acquired the mercantile business. 
 In the Will of Thomas Jefferson Avera it states that he has sold his goods to his 
brother D. G. Avera.

Daniel Green Avera and Mary Jane Avera, along with some of their children are buried 
in the AVERA FAMILY CEMETERY in Smithville, Georgia.

The following is an extract of the Article in the local paper of Lee County when 
D. G. Avera passed away.