Individual Details

William Dudley Avery

(18 Dec 1875 - 2 Mar 1949)



Death Certificate posted in tree on Ancestry had dates of birth and death.

1900 Census. Woodstock, Schuyler, Illinois, Hh 68 (next to his father)
William Avery, b. Dec 1875, age 24, married 3 years
Nora A., wife, b. Feb 1881, age 19, has had one child
William L., son, b. Apr 1891, age 9.
Note: Nora is not the first wife since his son is age nine or perhaps there is an error in the son's age and he was born Apr 1891 and is age 1, not 9 - see 1910

1910 Census. Woodstock, Schuyler, IL
William D. Avery, 34. Nora, wife, 28. Married 14 years. She has had 8 children - 7 are living.
William L., son 11. Arthur, son, 9. Nancy Josephine, dau, 7. Nettie, dau, 5. Ethel, dau, 4. Gladys, dau, 2. James Edward, age 3 months.

World War I Draft Registration
12 Sep 1918
William Dudley Avery was 43, born 18 Dec 1875. He lived at RR 6, Rushville, Schuyler, IL and was a farmer. Nora Alice Avery was his nearest relative. Short, medium build, Brown eyes, Black hair.

1920 Census. Woodstock, Schuyler, IL
William Avery, 40. Nora A. 38.
Lawrence, son, 20. Netta, dau 15. Ethel, dau, 13. Gladys, dau, 12. James, son 10. Isaac, son 8. Leonard, son, 3. Mary, dau, 2, Herman, son, age 2 months.

1930 Census. Beardstown, Cass, IL
William, age 53. Nora, 49
James 20, Isaac 18, Leonard 14, Mary 12, Herman 10, and Ruth age 8.

William D. Avery, 1875-1949, is buried Beardstown City Cemetery, Beardstown, Cass Co, Illinois.
Wife Nora Radinger Avery, 1881-1963, is buried there as well.

Events

Birth18 Dec 1875Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois
Marriage31 Jan 1897Schuyler County, Illinois - Nora Alice Radinger
Death2 Mar 1949Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois

Families

SpouseNora Alice Radinger (1881 - 1963)
ChildWilliam Lawrence Avery (1899 - 1978)
ChildArthur Lee Avery (1901 - 1977)
ChildNancy Josephine Avery (1902 - 1975)
ChildMetta M. Avery (1904 - 2001)
ChildEthel Violet Avery (1906 - 1989)
ChildMartha Gladys Avery (1907 - 1983)
ChildJames Edward Avery (1910 - 1986)
ChildIsaac Merlin Avery (1911 - 1985)
ChildLeonard Lavern Avery (1916 - 1967)
ChildMary Claretta Avery (1917 - 2014)
ChildLiving
ChildRuth Imogene Avery (1922 - 1985)
FatherWilliam Clark Avery (1837 - 1902)
MotherNancy Black (1841 - 1919)
SiblingMarselle Avery (1863 - 1865)
SiblingGeorge Edward Avery (1865 - 1867)
SiblingSarah Jeannette Avery (1867 - 1941)
SiblingIda Viola Avery (1869 - 1955)
SiblingRichard Avery (1872 - 1881)