Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
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Alanson Avery
The Sanilac Jeffersonian publishes the following
obituary of a former citizen of Gladwin county:
"Last Sunday morning there passed away in this city
a man who had lived a score of years more than the
alloted three score and ten. "Alanson Avery was born
in the Bay of Quinte district, Ontario. May 31, 1821,
thus making him 91 years and 5 months old when he
died. He had been sick about two weeks and suffered
greatly from acute kidney trouble. "He was the second
child in a family of thirteen children One brother,
his sisters, Mrs. Robert Moore of Idaho, and Mrs. E.
Stevens, Chicago, are the only members of the family
who survive him. "He enlisted Sept. 16, 1861, with
Company B, of the 1st Missourians Regiment of
Engineers and was honorably discharged at the
expiration of his term of service. After the war he
lived in Kansas, Iowa, and other western states. He
was married while living in Kansas, but had no family
and his wife died several years ago. About fourteen
years ago he came to Michigan and lived in Gladwin.
"He was a staunch Republican, always at the polls on
election day. When getting his ticket he always asked
for a straight Republican one. For many years he was a
member of the United Brethren church, but since coming
to Croswell united with the Baptist church. "The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the Baptist
church. Rev. L. A. Townsend preaching the funeral
sermon. The body was interred in the Avery lot of
Croswell."
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Personal Information
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Death Date
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Burial/Final Location
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Service
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Nov. 1912
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Croswell, MI
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Co. B 1st MO Reg of Engineers
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Publication Information
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Pub. Date
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Publication
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Pub. Page
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11/14/1912
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Gladwin County Record, Gladwin, MI
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P:1 C:6
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Transcription Information
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Date
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Transcribed by
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Source Media
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January 2005
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Tom Ladner
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Microfilm
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