Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameAVANT, William Ransome 
, GGG Grandson
, GGG GrandsonBirth Date26 Sep 1835
Birth PlaceWashington County, Georgia
Death DateApr 1870 Age: 34
Death PlaceMacon, Bibb County, Georgia
FatherAVANT, John Freeman (1814-1890)
MotherSNIDER, Nancy (1816-1848)
Misc. Notes
William enlisted in the Confederate Army on 25 April 1862 as a Corporal in Company I, 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry.
He was slightly wounded at Fredericksburg, Virginia, on 13 December 1862 as a Sargent. He was again wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on 1 July 1863 as a Lieutenant and was captured 5 July 1863 at Jacks Mountain, Pennsylvania, during the retreat from Gettysburg. He spent the rest of the war as a POW and was released 12 June 1865.
He was slightly wounded at Fredericksburg, Virginia, on 13 December 1862 as a Sargent. He was again wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on 1 July 1863 as a Lieutenant and was captured 5 July 1863 at Jacks Mountain, Pennsylvania, during the retreat from Gettysburg. He spent the rest of the war as a POW and was released 12 June 1865.
Spouses
Birth Date17 Dec 1825
Birth PlaceRobeson County, North Carolina
Death Date11 Aug 1903 Age: 77
Death PlaceSuwannee County, Florida
Marr Date24 May 1849
Marr PlaceBibb County, Georgia
ChildrenThomas Franklin (1850-1894)
Henry L. (1853-1941)
Martha Elizabeth Searcy (1856-1938)
John (Died as Infant)
William Fort (1861-1929)