Individual Details

Joshua Avery married twice while still in Schuyler Co.
He married Elizabeth Howard, 1 Sep 1836
Married Mary Ann Sorrels, 19 Feb 1846 [I'm not sure why she's listed as "Sarah" in the 1850 Censu.]

Marriage record from Schuyler Co. License issued for Joshua Avery and Miss Elizabeth Howard, with consent of Stephen Avery, father of said Joshua. 1 Sep 1836
"I do hereby certify that Stephen Avery gave Consent to his son Joshua to obtain License to intermarry with Elizabeth Howard before me and in my presence. Given under my hand this 1st Sep 1836. Neson Turner"

1850 Census. Brown Co IL, Hh 718
Joshua Avery, age 37, b. NY
Sarah 30, b. KY
John 15. Joshua 13. Mary 11. Thomas 8. Daniel, age 1. All born in Illinois.

1860 Census. Elkhorn, Brown Co, IL, Hh 1028
Joshua Avery, age 40, b. NY
Mrs. Mary A., age 28 [A different wife], b. Indiana
John, age 22, Blacksmith
Joshua 19.
a 13 year old male - name looks like Emorry
Levi, age 9. Pelitia 5. William 3. Stephen, age 3 months

1870 Census. Elkhorn Twp, Mt. Sterling P.O., Brown Co, IL, Hh 53
Joshua Avery, age 50, b. Ohio
Mary, age 46, b. KY [ages and birthplaces are a mystery in this family - names, too]
Pell 16. Lizzie 14 [where was she in 1860?]. Almira 6.
Mary 11. Dickens 9. Stephen 7. [stepchildren? Stephen should be 11. Where was William about 13?]

The family moved back to Schuyler Co:
1880 Census. Camden Twp, Schuyler Co IL,
Hh 69
Joshua B. Avery, age 62, b. PA, parents b. PA
Mary A., 53, wife, b. IN, parents b. Ohio
Stephen, age 21, son. Almira, 16, daughter.
Hh 70
Pelletira Avery, age 26, b. IL
Louisa, wife, age 22.
Charles, son, age 2
Hh 71
William Avery, age 24, b. IL
Olive L. wife, age 19


FindAGrave.com
Marden Cemetery, Brown Co IL
William Avery, b. 3 Nov 1847, d. 11 Nov 1920
same stone with William: Olive Lucy Avery, b. 12 Oct 1861, d. 1 Mar 1905
Law Cemetery, Brown Co IL
James B. Avery, b. 1891, d. 1964. Son of William and Olive Rhodes Avery. Spouse of Birdie McDaniel. Co B, 84th Illinois Inf
also in Law Cemetery are two infant Avery brothers, buried side by side in unmarked graves - an online database suggests Joshua may also be buried there in an unmarked grave.

Birth	Ca 1815	Pennsylvania
Marriage	1 Sep 1836	Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois - Elizabeth Howard
Marriage	19 Feb 1846	Schuyler County, Illinois - Mary Ann Sorrels

Spouse	Elizabeth Howard ( - 1845)
Child	John Howard Avery (1837 - 1889)

Spouse	Mary Ann Sorrels (1827 - )
Child	Almira Avery (1864 - 1922)

Father	Stephen AVERY (1796 - 1849)
Mother	Pruda Bailey (1795 - )
Sibling	Stephen AVERY (1832 - )