Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameSEALS, Rachel 
Spouses
1AVEN, Amos Wesley 
, GGG Grandson
, GGG GrandsonBirth Date25 Dec 1844
Birth PlaceHollow Rock, Carroll County, Tennessee
Death Date30 Sep 1931 Age: 86
Death PlaceCoffeeville, Yalobusha County, Mississippi
FlagsCivil War-CSA, Interesting Facts, Served in the Military
FatherAVEN, Chesley Wesley Nelson (~1812-~1868)
MotherSMITH, Mary (~1818-~1860)
Misc. Notes
Served with Company D, 48th Mississippi Infantry, CSA.
Family Lore: Aven was at Appomattox during the surrender signing. He had been wounded in war in the head; a silver dollar was put in his wound to fix it.He was missing for a long time, but eventually walked his way home.
The 48th Mississippi Infantry finished the war at Appomattox. Its previous campaigns were Siege of Petersburg, Cold Harbor, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg.
Family Lore: Aven was at Appomattox during the surrender signing. He had been wounded in war in the head; a silver dollar was put in his wound to fix it.He was missing for a long time, but eventually walked his way home.
The 48th Mississippi Infantry finished the war at Appomattox. Its previous campaigns were Siege of Petersburg, Cold Harbor, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg.