Mary Ann (Avery) Chambers
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Mary Ann Martha (Avery) Chambers (1831 - 1890)

Mary Ann Martha Chambers formerly Avery
Born in Burke County, North Carolina, USAmap
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Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 58 in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolinamap
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Biography

Mary Ann Martha Avery, born May 20, 1831 at Swan Ponds plantation, Burke County, North Carolina, Was the eleventh child of Harriet Eloise (Erwin) Avery (1795-1858) & Isaac Thomas Avery (1785-1864).

She married 26 Jun 1855 @ Morganton, North Carolina, Joseph Franklin Chambers [b. 19 Oct 1812 in Iredell County, N. Carolina, son of David and Nancy (Beatty) Chambers; d. 20 Aug 1877 @ Morganton]. They had 9 children, born in Burke County, North Carolina:

  1. Harriet E. Chambers, b. 22 Dec 1856; married J. F. Oertel; d. 20 Jan 1889 @ Washington, DC
  2. Isaac Avery Chambers, b. 21 Apr 1858
  3. Frank Avery Chambers, b. 21 Apr 1858
  4. Jessie C. Avery, b. 17 Jun 1862; married William M. Dickson
  5. Lizzie Adelaide Avery, b. 22 Sep 1864
  6. Laura Eloise Avery, b. 6 Jul 1866
  7. Kate Lenoir Avery, b. 29 Nov 1867; married Dr. Charles E. Ross
  8. William Pinckney Avery, b. 30 Jan 1871; married Mrs. Stafford
  9. Waightstill Moulton Avery, b. 8 Apr 1874; married Annie Moore

Mary Ann Martha (Avery) Chambers died January 22, 1890, at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. Her grave is in Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina [1].

Obituary

The Morganton Herald (Morganton, North Carolina) 23 Jan 1890, Thu • Page 3 DEATH OF MRS M M Chambers The community was inexpressibly shocked yesterday morning by the announcement that Mrs M M Chambers had died suddenly during the night. Mrs Chambers who has been living at the Mountain Hotel, was, during the absence of her sisters, Misses Adelaide and Laura Avery, occupying their cottage on Church street opposite Mrs. Colette’s, With her were her infant grandchild Mary Oertel and a colored servant. She had been apparently in her usual health on Tuesday, was on the streets in the evening and took her supper at the hotel as usual. She had always been a great reader, and on Tuesday night she was up until a late hour reading. About one o’clock yesterday morning she aroused the servant, telling her that she was in great pain and that she would die. The servant ran to call Mrs McConnaughey who lives in an adjoining lot, and a messenger was sent of the doctor, but by the time Mrs McConnaughey arrived Mrs Chambers was breathing her last and wen the doctor came she was dead. IT is supposed that death resulted from apoplexy. Mrs Chambers was about sixty years of age, and was a sister of Associate Justice A C Avery of the Supreme Court, of Mrs Justina Chambers of Statesville, and of Misses Laura and Adelaide Avery of Morganton. She leaves four children, two daughters and two sons, and an infant grandchild, the daughter of the late Mrs Hattie Oretel, which since its mother’s death about one year ago, has been her constant care and pleasure. Mrs Chambers will be sadly missed in Morgantown where for years she has been a ministering spirit to the sick in so many households. Her bereaved children and relatives have the sincerest sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement. Her funeral will take place this morning at about ten o’clock.

Slaves

At the death of her father Mary Ann and her husband J. F. Chambers received a number of enslaved persons as an inheritance. [2]

  • Alenander age 34
  • Aggy age 34
  • Jane age 20
  • Caroline age 12
  • Clarissa age 11
  • William age 15
  • Turm? age 7
  • Stephen age 6
  • Harris age 4
  • Maria age 2
  • Shelin age 1 mo
  • M Kamey age 18
  • Sophia age 41
  • Julia age 1
  • Ann age 5
  • Jane Jr age 10
  • Susan age 8
  • Easter age 40 bedridden
  • Mary age 3
  • Infant 1 day old
  • Tumr Jr. age 1
  • John age 9
  • Anderson age 11
  • Mary age 64
  • Stephen age 78

Sources

  1. Find A Grave: Memorial #23916408
  2. 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 46
  • The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 368, 618, no. 1629: https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver/page/368/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver/page/618/mode/1up




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