Luke Avery
1830 - 1858 (28 years)-
Name Luke Avery Birth 1830 Hall Co., GA 
Gender Male Birth Shelby Co., AL Death 1858 Shelby Co., (Bibb Co.) AL Person ID I8671 MyTree Last Modified 11 Nov 2012
Father Jesse Avery, b. 1803, SC d. Abt 1864, Shelby (Bibb) Co., AL (Age 61 years) Mother Minie MNU, b. 1802, SC d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Bef 1828 Hall Co., GA Family ID F4298 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father Jessee Avery Family ID F5905 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bethana S. Thames, b. 20 Apr 1830, Bibb Co., (Chilton Co.) AL d. 10 Mar 1910, Chilton Co., AL (Age 79 years) Marriage 8 Oct 1851 Shelby Co., (Bibb Co.) AL Family ID F4297 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jul 2017
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Notes - Luke and his father in law, John Thames, were roofing a house in Shelby County when James Cobb arrived on the scene and stabbed Luke in the heart with a knife. A relative ran to Luke and cradled his head in her lap. Luke looked up at her, smiled and died. The year was 1858 in Shelby County. The man who murdered Luke was found 'not guilty', but was later found lynched. Some of the Avarys took their families and fled to Winston County for refuge. After the death of her husband, Bethana S. Thames Avery married David C. Beasley on 19 Aug 1858 in Shelby County.
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- Luke and his father in law, John Thames, were roofing a house in Shelby County when James Cobb arrived on the scene and stabbed Luke in the heart with a knife. A relative ran to Luke and cradled his head in her lap. Luke looked up at her, smiled and died. The year was 1858 in Shelby County. The man who murdered Luke was found 'not guilty', but was later found lynched. Some of the Avarys took their families and fled to Winston County for refuge. After the death of her husband, Bethana S. Thames Avery married David C. Beasley on 19 Aug 1858 in Shelby County.