Clark Moulton Avery (1820 - 1864)

Born 3 Oct 1820 in Burke County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Died 18 Jun 1864 at age 43 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia

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Biography

Clark Moulton Avery was a graduate of the University of North Carolina. Farmer near Morgantown. Elected to State Council in 1856. Delegate to North Carolina Secession Convention. Colonel of the 33rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War.^[1] Died of wounds received in the Battle of the Wilderness.^[2][3]

He married 23 Jan 1841 at Morganton, North Carolina, Elizabeth Tilghman Walton [b. 3 Jan 1823 @ Morganton, N. Carolina, daughter of Thomas and Martha (McEntire) Walton; d. 25 Oct 1882 near Morganton]. They had 10 children:

1. Louise Harriet Avery, b. 6 Aug 1842; died young
2. Martha Matilda Avery, b. 17 Feb 1844; married Capt. George l. Phifer
3. Harriet Eloise Avery, b. 5 Apr 1846
4. Adelaide Avery, b. 1 Feb 1818; died young
5. Clara Walton Avery (11 Jul 1849 - 1 Sep 1862)
6. Mary Lenoir Avery, b. 29 Apr 1852; died young
7. Laura Pano Avery, b. 27 May 1854; married 17 Jun 1884 Rev. John A. Gilman
8. Isaac Thomas Avery, b. 30 Jan 1856
9. Lizzie Tilghman Avery, b. 9 Dec 1858; died young
10. Moulton Walton Avery, b. 20 Mar 1861; died young

Final resting place in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina.^[4]

Slaves

At the death of his father in 1864, C. M. Avery's children received a number of enslaved persons as an inheritance.^[5]

• Lawson age 22
• Alfred age 26
• Elvira age 16
• Wilson age 39
• Margaret age 32
• Clengman age 9
• Jane age 6
• Elvira age 4
• Letitia age 2
• Vina age 58
• Jason age 37
• Adam age 22
• James age 25
• Ben age 75
• Dina age 84
• William age 20
• John age 29

Sources

1. ↑ Avery, Clark M, 33rd North Carolina Infantry, National Archives, 66 records, accessed November 18, 2020.
2. ↑ Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register, Bruce Allardice, University of Missouri Press, 2008, page 47.
3. ↑ Avery, Clark Moulton, NCpedia.org, accessed November 18, 2020.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7330731 : accessed 15 November 2018, memorial page for Col Clark Moulton Avery (3 Oct 1820–18 Jun 1864), citing First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina ; Maintained by Armantia (contributor 19036309).
5. ↑ Chambers Family Papers, 1816-1918 https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/02828/#folder_12#1 Volume 2: Family record book, 50 pp. Manuscript volume, apparently written by Pinckney Brown Chambers, 1845-1865, continuing and correcting entries in Volume 1.
   • Folder 12: Volume 2: Family record book, 50 pp.: Scan 43