Harry Avedisian (1921 - 2000)

Born 1 Oct 1921 in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States

Husband of Mary Louise (Ivey) Avedisian — married before 1948 in South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Died 25 Jan 2000 at age 78 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Karen Herndon [send private message]

Biography

Harry was born in 1921, the oldest of 2 children to Hagop Avedesian and Martha Marderosian. His sister was Anna.

• Fact: Residence (1930) Granite City, Madison, Illinois
• 1940 census record not found
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1940-1942) Athens, Clarke, Georgia
• Fact: Military Service (11 Jul 1942) Athens, Georgia
• Fact: Citizenship United States
• Fact: Residence New York City

He married before 1948 to Mary Louise Ivey, daughter of Marvin Joseph Ivey Sr and Mary Missouri Wheeler. He was about 26 years old. They had at least 4 children together:

1. Harry Gregg Avedisian

• Fact: Residence (Nov 1953) South Carolina
• Fact: Residence (25 Jan 2000) Newberry, South Carolina
• Fact: Obituary (27 Jan 2000) Columbia, South Carolina

Harry passed away in 2000 at the age of 78.

• Fact: Burial (27 January 2000) Newberry Memorial Gardens, Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Links

• Obituary for Harry Avedisian (aged 78), Published in The Greenville News, Greenville, South Carolina, 27 Jan 2000, Thu, page 44, Media
• FamilySearch PID: LB7W-H94
• Find A Grave: Memorial #61140611 Headstone Photo: Yes

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS1H-9VR : accessed 4 October 2020), Harry Avedisian in household of Hagop Avedisian, Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 67, sheet 26A, line 28, family 560, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 542; FHL microfilm 2,340,277.
• "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QC-CG5C : accessed 4 October 2020), Harry Avedisian, 1940-1942; citing Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States, Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147, National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; FamilySearch digital folder 005421435.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LB-DV8 : 5 December 2014), Harry Avedisian, enlisted 11 Jul 1942, Athens, Georgia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• "United States National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KL71-28B : 7 July 2017), Harry Avedisian, South Carolina, United States, Nov 1953; citing 1954 National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel, 622629, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP75-5ZR : 21 August 2020), Harry Avedisian, 25 Jan 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKLP-L88K : accessed 4 October 2020), Mr Harry Avedisian, Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 27 Jan 2000; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing State, The, born-digital text.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 October 2020), memorial page for Harry Avedisian (1 Oct 1921–25 Jan 2000), Find a Grave Memorial no. 61140611, citing Newberry Memorial Gardens, Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Donna Brummett (contributor 46855809).

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 October 2020, 03:44), entry for Harry Avedisian(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB7W-H94); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70236500/person/240185338646/facts : accessed 3 Oct 2020), profile for Harry Avedisian.

Acknowledgement

Avedisian-2 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 3 Mar 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.