THE CHARLES SUMNER AVERY FAMILY, Eagle Clinton County, Michigan


Copyright © 1997 by Bob Lyon. This copy contributed for use in 
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		THE CHARLES SUMNER AVERY FAMILY

	Our father, Charles Sumner Avery was born in Massachusetts August 23,
1813, where he spent his early manhood.  When about 30 years of age he went 
to the state of Ohio.  At the time of the opening of what is known in 
history as the "Western Reserve".  Our mother, Harriet M. Avery (whose 
maiden name was Holbrook) was born in New Hampshire July 20, 1827.  While 
yet in her teens she moved with her father's family also to Ohio where she 
became aquainted with our father and was married April 23, 1845.  They 
located on a farm in Lorain county near the present city of Elyria, moving 
into the woods and clearing up a large part of the farm.  During their stay 
in Ohio, four children were born, Francis W., Elma J.,  Cedelia M., and 
Harriet A.  Again getting the moving fever with others, and in harmony with 
the spirt of the times they sold out, and in 1852 again started toward the 
setting sun.  This time locating on the broad and wild prairie of Lucas 
County, Iowa.  Again a new country, again more hard work and hardships 	of 
pioneer life.  Rolling up a log house and a crude log stable covered with 
prairie grass, there they renewed the great battle of life.  The soil of 
Iowa proved as productive as that of Ohio, and four children were born 
there; Charles L., Aaron L., Emeline E., and Sumner F.
	Our father, being raised among the hills, rocks and chessnut burrs 
of Massachusetts, never was contented on the prairie, nor never assimulated 
the language or ways of the Hoosiers.  After residing in Lucas County 
thirteen years they again sold the farm and began to prepare to move.  But 
this time not west but east.  Mother's father and mother and nearly all of 
her brothers and sisters lived in Lucas County, and of course was loathe to 
go and leave them.
	On March 28, 1865, with two covered wagons, a span of horses on one 
and two yoke of oxen on the other with Francis W. as ox teamster, the family
of ten with some bedding and a few old rickety household goods faced the 
rising sun, and started on our 600 mile journey to Michigan, arriving in 
Eagle, Clinton County, April 28,1865.  Buying a farm of 124 acres much of 
which was timber, which meant more hard work, living on the same farm at the 
time of their death.
	After coming to Michigan two more children were born, Ada E. and 
Lora B.  Of the ten children seven are still living.
	Twenty-eight grand children have been born, twenty-two are living.  
There are twenty great grand children and three great great grand children. 
The entire family numbers seventy-one.

	Deaths in the family:
	Father died January 20, 1898
	Mother died August 3, 1907
	Em., Mrs. S.F. January 30, 1890
	Emma Avery February 5, 1891
	Cedelia, wife of J.E. Eddy April 30, 1901
	Hattie, wife of J.D. Mason August 9, 1904
	H.D. Mason 1897
	Amanda, wife of A.L. Avery January 2, 1905
	Edgar Wilkins, jusband of Ada E. July 9, 1918

	Grandchildren
	
	Mrs. Lena Mason Brown May 5, 1917
	Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Avery   one daughter Bessie
	Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Eddie     one son        Clark
	Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Avery     one son        two daughters
						(Gertie, U.D. and Gracie)


					Copied from a paper written
					by Charles L. Avery



Transcibed into ASCII text on October 5, 1997 by Robert Lyon Jr. 
 Great Grandson of Claude Glenn Lyon and Lena Avery Lyon.  The mimeograph I 
have is typewritten, and has 1920 handwritten on the top left corner of the 
page.




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