Mason Simpson (Mace) Avant [94938539] and Narcissa Evaline Shelton [85179187]
Husband Mason Simpson (Mace) Avant [10007] [94938539]
Born: 18 Aug 1834 - AL Christened: Died: 2 Aug 1906 - Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, TX Buried: - Tennessee Colony Cemetery, Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, TXMarriage: 1 Feb 1860 - [MRIN:3289]
Wife Narcissa Evaline Shelton [9972] [85179187]
AKA: Narcissa Evelyn Shelton Born: 26 Jun 1840 - McNairy County, TN Christened: Died: 21 Feb 1935 - Palestine, Anderson County, TX Buried: - Tennessee Colony Cemetery, Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, TX
Father: Gideon Farmer Shelton [9964] [106209121] (1804-1870) Mother: Elizabeth (Betsy) Woolverton [9635] [106209406] (1809-1870)
Children
1 M Murchison Mason (Murch) Avant [10008] [100386049]
Born: 16 Nov 1860 Christened: Died: 28 Jan 1934 Buried: - Tennessee Colony Cemetery, Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, TXSpouse: Susan M. (Susie) Petty [10013] [100386130] (1873-1944) Marr: [MRIN:3290]
2 M Gideon Farmer (Giddie) Avant [10009] [100385802]
Born: 12 Jun 1863 Christened: Died: 20 Apr 1864 Buried: - Tennessee Colony Cemetery, Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, TX
3 M Marcus Eugene Avant [10010] [94938184]
Born: 21 Apr 1865 - Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, TX Christened: Died: 16 Dec 1951 - Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, TX Buried: - Tennessee Colony Cemetery, Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, TXSpouse: Sue Etta Goad [10028] [94940544] (1871-1897) Marr: [MRIN:3295]Spouse: Mary Tennessee (Tennie) Campbell [10035] [94937998] (1873-1964) Marr: [MRIN:3298]
4 M John William (Willie) Avant [10011] [100385875]
Born: 22 Jul 1867 Christened: Died: 17 Jul 1884 Buried: - Tennessee Colony Cemetery, Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, TX
5 F Susan Elizabeth Avant [10012] [100386129]
Born: 24 Nov 1869 Christened: Died: 5 Apr 1872 Buried: - Tennessee Colony Cemetery, Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, TX
General Notes: Husband - Mason Simpson (Mace) Avant [94938539]
FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF20087
Tennessee Colony Cemetery Listing by Bonnie Woolverton
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94938539
Birth: Aug. 18, 1834
Alabama, USA
Death: Aug. 2, 1906
Tennessee Colony
Anderson County
Texas, USA
stone shows death date as 23rd, but is Aug. 2nd.
Family links:
Parents:
Durham Avant (1798 - 1862)
Susan L. Winsett Avant (1807 - 1889)
Spouse:
Narcissa Evelyn/Eveline Shelton Avant (1840 - 1935)
Children:
Murchison Mason Avant (1860 - 1934)*
Giddie F Avant (1863 - 1864)*
Marcus Eugene Avant (1865 - 1951)*
J Willie Avant (1867 - 1884)*
Siblings:
William Presley Avant (1826 - 1863)*
Mary Elizabeth Avant Anderson, Musgrave (1827 - 1904)*
Mason Simpson Avant (1834 - 1906)
Louis Washington Avant (1836 - 1912)*
Susan L Avant Alexander (1839 - 1916)*
John L. Avant (1844 - 1923)*
Lysander Avant (1847 - 1932)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Tennessee Colony Cemetery
Tennessee Colony
Anderson County
Texas, USA
Created by: Gail McKinzie Clark
Record added: Aug 06, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 94938539
"Mr. M. S. Avant Dead.
News reached the city yesterday of the death of Mr. M. S. Avant at Tennessee Colony. He died on Thursday and was buried Friday. He was on of the pioneer citizens of the county, and had a host of friends who will be grieved to know of his death."
[Palestine Daily Herald, 21 Aug 1906, Tue, First Edition]
"A TRIBUTE
To M. S. Avant, the True Citizen and Soldier.
Because of fifty years' acquaintance and close association with that noble, true man, M. S. Avant, who died at Tennessee Colony on August 2nd, 1906, justice and my duty demand this. Forty-eight and forty-nine years ago he clerked for Mr. Murchison, then merchant in Palestine and owner of the only iron safe. Mace was a member of our Company, "A," Second T,C., in Confederate army, and was noble, moral, peacable and brave, that proved during the war to be qualities inseparable. He and I and my partners run the only two stores at Tennessee Colony for fourteen years, and we aided each other, and by doing so aided our customers.
Five of our beloved comrades, viz: N. W. Hunter, S. M. Derden, Dr. J. C. J. King, W. A. D. Armstrong and M. S. Avant have been transferred since October 1, 1905, we believe to a better world, where we survivors hope for a solid and everlasting reunion of true men who offered their lives without pay, except for good government, authorized by true and patriotic leaders and constitutional authority for calling to arms and service needed.
Comrade R. M. Jackson,
Co. A., Second T. C., C. S. A."
[Palestine Daily Herald, 21 Aug 1906, Tue, First Edition]
General Notes: Wife - Narcissa Evaline Shelton [85179187]
FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF20052
from Glenn Gohr
Tennessee Colony Cemetery Listing by Bonnie Woolverton
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=85179187
Birth: Jun. 26, 1840
McNairy County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Feb. 21, 1935
Palestine
Anderson County
Texas, USA
She was the daughter of Gideon Farmer and Elizabeth Wooverton Shelton and was married to Mason Simpson Avant on Feb 1, 1860.
They had 5 children: Mason, Gidon, Marcus, J Willie, and Susan
Family links:
Parents:
Gideon Farmer Shelton (1804 - 1870)
Elizabeth Woolverton Shelton (1809 - 1870)
Spouse:
Mason Simpson Avant (1834 - 1906)*
Children:
Murchison Mason Avant (1860 - 1934)*
Giddie F Avant (1863 - 1864)*
Marcus Eugene Avant (1865 - 1951)*
J Willie Avant (1867 - 1884)*
Susan Elizabeth Avant (1869 - 1872)*
Siblings:
George Anderson Shelton (1828 - 1862)*
Mary Jane Shelton (1830 - 1870)*
Thomas Washington Shelton (1831 - 1862)*
Lucretia Jane Shelton (1833 - 1916)*
Ealy Shelton (1833 - ____)*
Lucinda Shelton (1835 - ____)*
James Madison Shelton (1835 - 1862)*
John Calvin Shelton (1837 - 1909)*
Martha Elizabeth Shelton (1838 - 1912)*
Narcissa Evelyn/Eveline Shelton Avant (1840 - 1935)
William Henry Harrison Shelton (1842 - 1867)*
Bird Allen Shelton (1844 - 1932)*
Nancy Susan Lorain Sudie Shelton (1849 - 1867)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Tennessee Colony Cemetery
Tennessee Colony
Anderson County
Texas, USA
Created by: Luayne Pierce
Record added: Feb 19, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85179187
Notes: Marriage
FTM
MARR: RIN MH:FF5656
Tennessee Colony Cemetery Listing by Bonnie Woolverton
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=85179187