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Elijah Averett Sr


Birth12 December 1810Maury County, Tennessee, United States
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     Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), citing Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Elijah Avrett, folder "First 100, schedules, 1847 December-1848" (#60), image 15, line 21.
Death2 September 1886Springerville, Apache, Arizona Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, entry for Elijah Averett, Sr (1810-1886), memorial #41012486.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Averett, ID: KWNK-XSV.
Burial2 September 1886Eager Cemetery, Eager, Apache, Arizona Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, entry for Elijah Averett, Sr (1810-1886), memorial #41012486.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Averett, ID: KWNK-XSV.
FatherJohn Averett
MotherJanette Hamilton Gill
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   • Cherrizade Bernice Grimes
Married9 February 1830Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Averett Sr and Cherrizade Bernice Grimes, ID: KWNK-XSV and ID: KWJP-QQF.
          Children:
               Helen Marion Averett
               William Wallace Averett
               Elijah Averett Jr
               Cherrizade Eunice Averett
               Melissa Cherizade Averett


   • Johanna Christina Nielsen
Married3 July 1855Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Averett Sr and Johanna Christina Nielson, ID: KWNK-XSV and ID: KWNK-XSK.
          Children:
               Elisha Averett
               Jennett Mariah Averett
               Martha Elzade Averett
               Sarah Ann Averett
               George Christian Averett
               John Charles Averett
               Murray Averett
               Diantha Lorena Averett
               Sina Celia Averett
               Elnora Christina Averett
               Louisa Averett


   • Jenny McGehey
Married
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Averett Sr and Jenny McGehy, ID: KWNK-XSV and ID: L2C8-S2X.
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• 1810Maury County, Tennessee, United States
• 1840Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
• 1850Sanpete County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Washington, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Kanab, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusHamilton County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusManti, Sanpete, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusManti City, Sanpete, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusWashington, Washington, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusKanab, Kanab Precinct, Kane, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Brigham Young CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure5 Jun 1848
       Arrival20-24 Sept 1848
• Aaron Johnson CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), .
       Departureabout 8 Jun 1850
       Arrival12 Sept 1850

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