History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties. Page: 696
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(;'J3 HISTORY OF TEXAS.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
most potent resource when he reached his
majority. He hired out ftr two years at $20
per month, doing farm work. His next
venture was to drive team on the shares
between Bastrop and Houston and Port
Lavaca. When he ceased this work he returned
home, bought a small stock of cattle
and engaged in farming. With the exception
of three years during the war, Mr.
Avery continued in the stock business until
1873, getting fair returns for the labor and
money expended. Iln 1871 lie began driving
to Kansas markets, and ceased these drives
with the closing out of his business three
years later. IHe then bought land and opened
up the farm upon which lie now resides.
Ilere lie has 712 acres of black waxy soil,
400 acres of which lie is cultivating. Last
year, 1892, his yield of cotton was 125 bales.
Politically, Mr. Avery is a Democrat, but
until October, 1892, lie took no more than a
citizen's interest in the success of his party.
At this time he was appointed to a vacancy
existing in the office of County Commissioner
of his precinct by the appointment of
the incumbent, Mr. Brookshire, to the office
of Sheriff. This was filled with credit to
himself and satisfaction to the people, and
last November he was elected to succeed
himself.
In May, 1882, Mr. Avery enlisted in
Captain S. M. Strayhorn's company, Colonel
Gurley's Thirtieth Texas Cavalry, and with
llio command participated in numerous engagemnents
west of the Mississippi. He was
in the battles near Fort Smith and Fort Gibson,
Indian Territory, and also took part in
the Cabin creek fight. In February, 1864,
lie returned to his company, after having
been absent on a furlough some we ks, and
mas scouting about in the Territry until
the close of hostilities. His command wasdisbanded on the Little Brazos in May, 1865.
In January, 1862, Mr. Avery married
Mrs. McLaurin, daughter of Bartlett Sims,
one of the oldest pioneers of this State. By
her first marriage Mrs. Avery had one child,
now Mrs. J. L. Bryant. Her only child by
Mr. Avery died when it was six weeks old.
May 16, 1866, she passed away, and November
14, 1868, Mr. Avery married Jennie
Harvey, one of the seven children of James
and Jane (Reed) Harvey. Mr. Avery and
his present wife have had seven children:
Charles, Robert Harvey, Woody, Cora, Edgar,
Eugene and Lela. All are living except
Charles. The family are members of the
Methodist Church.
f^f OBERT A. JOHN, County Attorney
of Williamson county, was born in
Bastrop county, Texas, September 7,
1864, a son of Rev. L. G. and Ruth
(Eblen) John. The mother ;vas a daughter
of John Eblen, a native of Tennessee, who
came to Texas in 1827. He was a minister
of Stephen and Austin counties, and his
death occurred in this State in 1827, at the
age of sixty-seven years. His wife, nee Miss
Baker, died when Mrs. John was an infant.
Our subject's paternal grand father, E. D. John,
a banker of Cincinnati, failed financially in
1848. He. then came to Williamson county,
Texas, erected the first flour mill in the county,
at Florence, but sold the same just before
the close of the war to Mr. Atkinson. Mr.
John then went to Galveston, and there, in
company with Hiram Close, built the first
cotton compress in Texas, which was also
among the first in the United States. He
died in 1871, aged eighty-one years, having
been a member of the Methodist Church.C 'J31
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Lewis Publishing Company. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties., book, 1893; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29785/m1/746/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.