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Willis Avery

Austin · Travis County · placed 1936

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Travis County, Texas

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A member of Captain Jesse Billingley's Company at San Jacinto Born in North Carolina October 15, 1809 Died in Williamson County, Texas July 17, 1889 His wife Elzina (Weeks) Avery Born in Missouri November 10, 1812 Died in Williamson County, Texas March 1, 1870 Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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