Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameAVENT, Harriet Primrose , GG Granddaughter
Birth Date5 Dec 1821
Birth PlaceChatham County, North Carolina
Death Date18 Aug 1888 Age: 66
Death PlaceWaverly, Lafayette County, Missouri
FatherAVENT, Rev. William B. (1775-1841)
MotherCLEGG, Esther Watt (1791-1858)
Spouses
Birth Date30 Aug 1814
Birth PlaceNorth Carolina
Death Date23 Feb 1881 Age: 66
Death PlaceWaverly, Lafayette County, Missouri
Misc. Notes
Calvin married first on July 23 1835 in Chatham County, North Carolina to Mahala Tyson Womble, daughter of Jesse Womble. 2) Married on March 3 1842, Chatham County North Carolina to Harriet Primrose Avent, whom was born on December 5, 1821 in Chatham County, North Carolina. Harriet died on August 18, 1888 in Waverly, Missouri, the daughter of William Avent and Esther Watts Clegg.

He moved to Missouri in 1844 with Harriet and his cousins, they lived in Ozark and Sparta Christian County. There is a Bray family farm in the Sparta area, which is still owned by his cousin's descendants. He was a singing master and a Democrat. He and his wife were members of the Baptist church.

He served in the Civil War as a Confederate Captain, with his son Fletcher who was a drummer boy, under several commanders, among them General
Sterling Price. He and his wife moved to Lafayette County in 1865.
Marr Date3 Mar 1842
Marr PlaceChatham County, North Carolina
Last Modified 12 Mar 2019Created 1 Mar 2024 by Robert Avent