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Many thanks to Jean Murchison for a family tree sent in 1998 that detailed the line of her husband, a descendent of TG Avery. The photocopy of the photograph of the William A.G. Avery family comes from Jean as well.

1920 census, Lauderdale County, Gates:

Tom G. Avery, age 40, miller--flour mill.

Wife Minnie V., age 37 (now born in TN of parents born in TN).

Daughter Eunice E, age 18.

Son Wilbur, age 16.

Son Paul C, age 14.

Daughter Rebecca M., age 8.

Son Carroll R, age 6.

Daughter Nell, age 4 years 8 months.

Daughter Lena M, age 2 years 2 months.

5-31-1925 death of her mother, Minnie Viola Avery. Buried in Gates Cemetery.

7-23-1926 Lauderdale Enterprise: Gates: Mr. T.G. Avery and children, Carroll and Lena Mai, spent Sunday in Jackson with his daughter, Mrs. W.E. Perry. They were accompanied home by little Nell Avery who had been visiting her sister for several weeks.

1930 census, Lauderdale County, Halls:

Thomas G. Avery, age 52, married at 19, proprietor--flour mill, owns rather than rents, values his home at $4000, has a radio.

Wife Velma, age 41, first married at 25, born in TN of a father born in AL and a mother from TN, teacher--public school.

Daughter Rebecah, age 18

Son Carroll, age 16.

Daughter Nell, age 14.

Daughter Lena Mai, age 12.

Sister-in-law Erline Lighthart? Lighthost? maybe even Lightfoot? age 22, married at 22, born in TN of parents born in TN, teacher--public school (I guess Velma's sister under her married name, though their parents' origins should list the same as Velma's and do not).

8-7-1993 Memphis Commercial Appeal: John Henry Murchison, 84, former editor and publisher of the Halls Graphic, a weekly newspaper, died Thursday at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. Murchison, born in Maury City in Crockett County, worked for the Graphic before becoming its editor and publisher for 40 years until he retired in 1972. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Halls First Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Halls Cemetery. Halls Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of the Halls Rotary Club, a recipient of the Halls Man of the Year award in 1985, and was a Sunday school teacher, a Boy Scouts of America master and a volunteer sports announcer for local events. He was a graduate of Memphis State University and had attended Cumberland University. Mr. Murchison, the husband of Nell Avery Murchison, also leaves two sons, John H. 'Buddy' Murchison of Bartlett and Charles Murchison of Nashville; a sister, Elizabeth Baker of Houston, Texas, and seven grandchildren.

2-20-1994 Memphis Commercial Appeal: Halls Nell Avery Murchison, 78, retired teacher, died Friday after a stroke at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Halls First Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Halls Cemetery. Halls Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. Mrs. Murchison, the widow of Henry Murchison, leaves two sons, John H. 'Buddy' Murchison of Bartlett and Charles A. Murchison of Nashville; a sister, Lena Mae Mullins of Greenville, S.C.; two brothers, Paul Avery of Gates and C. R. Avery of New Concord, Ky., and eight grandchildren.

MURCHISON INFO

In brief, this paper trail shows that Nell Avery's husband was the grandson of John H. Murchison & Beulah Cates.

The marriage record for Nell's father-in-law shows him as John H. Murchison Jr., marrying Beulah Cates.

The 1880 census, however, shows John H's father's name as Henry, with a middle initial that doesn't look like J. Hmm.

1880 census, Crockett County (ink VERY faded)

Henry Murchison, age 32, works in mill, born NC of parents born NC

wife Eliza, age 27, born NC of parents born NC

son Daniel, age 8

daughter Mary, age 6

son Robt, age too faint to read

son Carl D, age 1

1900 census, Crockett Co

illegible Murchison (name written over), age 52, born Mar 1848, married 29 yrs, NC-NC-NC, miller--grist

wife Martha, age 47, born Apr 1853, mother of 10 of whom 9 are living, NC-NC-NC (She's Martha and a widow in 1910)

daughter Mary, age 26, born May 1874, born TN (as are all the children)

son Robert L, age 23, born Jan 1877, occupation hard to read, maybe lineman?--engine?

son Carl D, age 21, born Nov 1878, salesman--grocery

daughter Nancy J, age 19, born Nov 1881, occupation: tender

son John H, age 17, born May 1887, farm labor

daughter Sarah E, age 13, born Aug 1886

daughter Ronie H, age 10, born Oct 1889

son Green S, age 6, born May 1894

Draft Registration for WWI

John Henry Murchsion, of Maury City, born March 14, 1883, age 35, medium height, stout, with gray eyes and black hair. Cotton salesman for E.F. Booth of Maury City. Nearest relative: "Bulah" Murchison, wife.

1920 census, Crockett County District 10, Maury City, Halls Street

John H. Murchison, age 36, TN-SC-NC, cotton buyer--gin co

wife Beulah C, age 34, TN-TN-TN

son John H, age 10, born TN

daughter Beulah E, age 8

son Douglas R, age 6

(neighbor George W. Robertson & wife Nannie--This is almost certainly the son of Louisa Robertson nee Hardison, who married Nannie Neal. In essence, Wm. Leland Hardison's paternal cousin George Robertson is living next to the future husband of his maternal cousin, Nell)

CATES INFO

In brief, this paper trail shows that Nell Avery's husband was the grandson of John H. Murchison & Beulah Cates.

Beulah was the daughter of John Cates and first wife (perhaps Carrie Harris). Her stepmother = Lela.

Beulah's father, John Cates, was the son of Charles and Sarah Cates

10-15-1882 Crockett County marriage record for John H. Cates and Carrie Harris--DO NOT KNOW if this is the first wife of John Cates.

1900 census, Crockett County, Alamo

Jno Cates, age 41, born Jan 1849, widower, married 16 years, born TN, merchant

daughter Beulah, age 14, born Aug 1886, born TN

daughter Lois, age 9, born July 1891

daughter Blythe, age 6, born Sept 1893

(his brother Milton is a couple of houses away, occupation: trader)

9-10-1907 Crockett County marriage records show Jno Henry Murchison Jr marrying Beulah Corine Cates

1910 census, Crockett, District 8 Enumeration district 7, sheet 8

John H. Murchison, age 27, married 2 yrs in first marriage, born TN, father SC, mother NC, farmer

wife Beulah C/G, age 28, mother of one with one surviving, born TN of TN parents

son John H. Jr, age 10 months (census taken in May)

5-25-1923 Crockett County Sentinel, Alamo Items: Mr. John Cates, age 64, died at his home here Friday afternoon about 6 o'clock after an illness of several months. Mr. Cates had lived here all his life and had a host of friends. The funeral was conducted in the First Christian Church Saturday at 10:30 a.m. by Elders Alligood and Gorsuch. Burial was in the Alamo Cemetery. He is survived by his wife and 4 children, Mrs. J.H. Murchison of Halls, Blythe Cates of Memphis, and Jack and Charles Cates, also two brothers Wash and Milton Cates of this place.
        (His will, probated 5-26-1923, names wife Lela Cates as executor, and he desires her to continue the business--leaves her the store building and home--and mentions sons Jack and Charles under age 21, and daughters Blythe Cates and Beulah Murchison and heirs of daughter Lois Cates Perminter. Witnesses J.O. Smothers and I.N. Lemond)

12-5-1946 obit of Milton Cates (brother of Beulah Cates Murchison's father) says he was last and youngest of 7 sons of the late Charles and Sarah Cates (Milton was 82 when he died).