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Robert Hanneman Avery

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Robert Hanneman Avery Veteran

Birth
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
Death
13 Sep 1892 (aged 52)
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Hickory Slope, Section 1, Lot 01834
Memorial ID
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Invented the Avery Cultivator while held at the Andersonville Prison during the Civil War; founded the Avery Planter Co. with his brother Cyrus.

His tombstone in Springdale Cemetery has the date of his death as Sept. 13, 1892. Springdale has a burial date of Sept. 23, 1892.

Owner and founder (along with his brother, Cyrus Minor Avery) of the Avery Planter Company, manufacturers of farm wagons and equipment, with factories throughout the Midwest. Thanks to "Find A Grave Volunteer ♫" for this piece of information.

Married Sarah Payson Ayers, Jan. 17, 1867 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.

Father of:
Minnie Esther Avery, b. 23 Jun 1868
Frederick Robert Avery, b. 5 Nov 1869
Sarah Payson Avery, b. 17 Sep 1872
Cornelia Avery, b. 7 May 1876
Ellen Kendall Avery, b. 9 Mar 1881
Elizabeth Avery, b. 28 Sep 1886
Invented the Avery Cultivator while held at the Andersonville Prison during the Civil War; founded the Avery Planter Co. with his brother Cyrus.

His tombstone in Springdale Cemetery has the date of his death as Sept. 13, 1892. Springdale has a burial date of Sept. 23, 1892.

Owner and founder (along with his brother, Cyrus Minor Avery) of the Avery Planter Company, manufacturers of farm wagons and equipment, with factories throughout the Midwest. Thanks to "Find A Grave Volunteer ♫" for this piece of information.

Married Sarah Payson Ayers, Jan. 17, 1867 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.

Father of:
Minnie Esther Avery, b. 23 Jun 1868
Frederick Robert Avery, b. 5 Nov 1869
Sarah Payson Avery, b. 17 Sep 1872
Cornelia Avery, b. 7 May 1876
Ellen Kendall Avery, b. 9 Mar 1881
Elizabeth Avery, b. 28 Sep 1886


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