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James Henry Avant

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James Henry Avant

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25 Sep 1957 (aged 89)
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Deepstep, Washington County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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James Henry Avant and his wife Etta welcomed family, friends and travelers for meals and overnight lodging in thier home in Deepstep, Georgia. It was not uncommon to have 20 people at the dinner table. Etta's pound cakes were a favorite of all. James Henry was a man of many talents, being a blacksmith, carpenter, bricklayer, mechanic, farmer, and general store owner. While providing an income for his family he also trained his sons in occupations they would follow in life.

Taken from : Cotton to Kaolin The History of Washington County Georgia 1878-1989

Early in 1900 James H Avant built and operated a store in a building next to his home, and later built a top story to house the Woodman of the World Lodge. When "Mr. Jim" went out of business and the Lodge no longer met, it was renovated into a home for Mr. Jim's Daughter, Viola Avant Norris and her husband Hubie Norris.
J.H. Avant served as Mayor of Deepstep in 1924.

Taken from: A History of Deepstep, Georgia

Daughter and her husband, Sallie Lou Avant Lewis and Field Garner Lewis
Brother- William Hall Avant
James Henry Avant and his wife Etta welcomed family, friends and travelers for meals and overnight lodging in thier home in Deepstep, Georgia. It was not uncommon to have 20 people at the dinner table. Etta's pound cakes were a favorite of all. James Henry was a man of many talents, being a blacksmith, carpenter, bricklayer, mechanic, farmer, and general store owner. While providing an income for his family he also trained his sons in occupations they would follow in life.

Taken from : Cotton to Kaolin The History of Washington County Georgia 1878-1989

Early in 1900 James H Avant built and operated a store in a building next to his home, and later built a top story to house the Woodman of the World Lodge. When "Mr. Jim" went out of business and the Lodge no longer met, it was renovated into a home for Mr. Jim's Daughter, Viola Avant Norris and her husband Hubie Norris.
J.H. Avant served as Mayor of Deepstep in 1924.

Taken from: A History of Deepstep, Georgia

Daughter and her husband, Sallie Lou Avant Lewis and Field Garner Lewis
Brother- William Hall Avant

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