The oldest son of the pioneer H. J. C. Averill. Both father and son were pioneers of the year 1852. William H. H. Averill (William Henry Harrison Averill was his full name) was born in Illinois. He was twice married, first to Mary G. Moss of the Sweet Home Valley, Linn County. He settled after his marriage in Summer Lake, southern Oregon. His wife was then the only white woman within twenty-five miles. Averill was engaged in hauling freight from Oregon City to Summer Lake via Oak Ridge, this was in 1867. The Indians then were quite troublesome. Mary Moss Averill died in1890. Later Mr. Averill married Martha Robinson of coos County. She still [in 1930] survives and lives in Linn county about two miles east of Corvallis.
The oldest son of the pioneer H. J. C. Averill. Both father and son were pioneers of the year 1852. William H. H. Averill (William Henry Harrison Averill was his full name) was born in Illinois. He was twice married, first to Mary G. Moss of the Sweet Home Valley, Linn County. He settled after his marriage in Summer Lake, southern Oregon. His wife was then the only white woman within twenty-five miles. Averill was engaged in hauling freight from Oregon City to Summer Lake via Oak Ridge, this was in 1867. The Indians then were quite troublesome. Mary Moss Averill died in1890. Later Mr. Averill married Martha Robinson of coos County. She still [in 1930] survives and lives in Linn county about two miles east of Corvallis.
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