Born in the town of Olde Averasboro, Cumberland County, North Carolina, son of Thomas Avera 1798-1870 & Mary Ennis Avera 1801-1870.
First married: Spouse
Chloe Byrd (1826-1860)
Married 1848
Children:
James Walton (1854-1913)
Cordenia Constantine (1857-1945)
Second married: Spouse
Martha Jane Wright (1835-1913)
Married 1860
Children:
Emily L (1861-1898)
Isaac Monroe (1863-1918)
Military:
Enlisted in Company K, North Carolina 38th Infantry Regiment on 19 Mar 1863. Mustered out on 16 May 1863 at Richmond, VA. Buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
Pvt Isaac Avera/Avery's brothers, Lucian Avera, Calvin Avera, John Daniel Avera, Thomas Jefferson Avera and William Rufus Avera all served the Confederacy.
John Daniel, Thomas Jefferson & William Rufus served the Confederacy under Captain Henry M Barnes, Harnett County, NC in Company B, 10th Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery aka "Black River Tigers". The Black River Tigers protected the port of Wilmington, fought in Savannah, Ga, the Battles of Averasboro and Bentonville in North Carolina, March of 1865.
Lucian and Calvin served in Co F, 15th Infantry NC.
Only ONE brother, John Daniel Avera, survived the War Between The States! None of the other brothers grave sites are known.
Three monuments were erected on the Olde Averasborough town site to honor the Avera Family who founded the town, the Avera brothers and the Black River Tigers. My husband and I were present and participated in the dedication of the monuments and also helped Bryan Avery, a descendant erect and dedicate the gravemarker for Isaac.
First married: Spouse
Chloe Byrd (1826-1860)
Married 1848
Children:
James Walton (1854-1913)
Cordenia Constantine (1857-1945)
Second married: Spouse
Martha Jane Wright (1835-1913)
Married 1860
Children:
Emily L (1861-1898)
Isaac Monroe (1863-1918)
Military:
Enlisted in Company K, North Carolina 38th Infantry Regiment on 19 Mar 1863. Mustered out on 16 May 1863 at Richmond, VA. Buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
Pvt Isaac Avera/Avery's brothers, Lucian Avera, Calvin Avera, John Daniel Avera, Thomas Jefferson Avera and William Rufus Avera all served the Confederacy.
John Daniel, Thomas Jefferson & William Rufus served the Confederacy under Captain Henry M Barnes, Harnett County, NC in Company B, 10th Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery aka "Black River Tigers". The Black River Tigers protected the port of Wilmington, fought in Savannah, Ga, the Battles of Averasboro and Bentonville in North Carolina, March of 1865.
Lucian and Calvin served in Co F, 15th Infantry NC.
Only ONE brother, John Daniel Avera, survived the War Between The States! None of the other brothers grave sites are known.
Three monuments were erected on the Olde Averasborough town site to honor the Avera Family who founded the town, the Avera brothers and the Black River Tigers. My husband and I were present and participated in the dedication of the monuments and also helped Bryan Avery, a descendant erect and dedicate the gravemarker for Isaac.
Born in the town of Olde Averasboro, Cumberland County, North Carolina, son of Thomas Avera 1798-1870 & Mary Ennis Avera 1801-1870.
First married: Spouse
Chloe Byrd (1826-1860)
Married 1848
Children:
James Walton (1854-1913)
Cordenia Constantine (1857-1945)
Second married: Spouse
Martha Jane Wright (1835-1913)
Married 1860
Children:
Emily L (1861-1898)
Isaac Monroe (1863-1918)
Military:
Enlisted in Company K, North Carolina 38th Infantry Regiment on 19 Mar 1863. Mustered out on 16 May 1863 at Richmond, VA. Buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
Pvt Isaac Avera/Avery's brothers, Lucian Avera, Calvin Avera, John Daniel Avera, Thomas Jefferson Avera and William Rufus Avera all served the Confederacy.
John Daniel, Thomas Jefferson & William Rufus served the Confederacy under Captain Henry M Barnes, Harnett County, NC in Company B, 10th Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery aka "Black River Tigers". The Black River Tigers protected the port of Wilmington, fought in Savannah, Ga, the Battles of Averasboro and Bentonville in North Carolina, March of 1865.
Lucian and Calvin served in Co F, 15th Infantry NC.
Only ONE brother, John Daniel Avera, survived the War Between The States! None of the other brothers grave sites are known.
Three monuments were erected on the Olde Averasborough town site to honor the Avera Family who founded the town, the Avera brothers and the Black River Tigers. My husband and I were present and participated in the dedication of the monuments and also helped Bryan Avery, a descendant erect and dedicate the gravemarker for Isaac.
First married: Spouse
Chloe Byrd (1826-1860)
Married 1848
Children:
James Walton (1854-1913)
Cordenia Constantine (1857-1945)
Second married: Spouse
Martha Jane Wright (1835-1913)
Married 1860
Children:
Emily L (1861-1898)
Isaac Monroe (1863-1918)
Military:
Enlisted in Company K, North Carolina 38th Infantry Regiment on 19 Mar 1863. Mustered out on 16 May 1863 at Richmond, VA. Buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
Pvt Isaac Avera/Avery's brothers, Lucian Avera, Calvin Avera, John Daniel Avera, Thomas Jefferson Avera and William Rufus Avera all served the Confederacy.
John Daniel, Thomas Jefferson & William Rufus served the Confederacy under Captain Henry M Barnes, Harnett County, NC in Company B, 10th Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery aka "Black River Tigers". The Black River Tigers protected the port of Wilmington, fought in Savannah, Ga, the Battles of Averasboro and Bentonville in North Carolina, March of 1865.
Lucian and Calvin served in Co F, 15th Infantry NC.
Only ONE brother, John Daniel Avera, survived the War Between The States! None of the other brothers grave sites are known.
Three monuments were erected on the Olde Averasborough town site to honor the Avera Family who founded the town, the Avera brothers and the Black River Tigers. My husband and I were present and participated in the dedication of the monuments and also helped Bryan Avery, a descendant erect and dedicate the gravemarker for Isaac.
Inscription
Pvt Isaac Avera Avery
Co K
38 NC Inf
CSA
1826
May 16, 1863
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