Sarah A. Thames^[1]

1833 - Aft 1907

• Born	1833	Jemison, Shelby Co., Alabama   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Aft 1907	Oklahoma?   [1]
  Person ID	I302	TTFA
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2005

  
  

  Father	John Thames, Sr.,   b. Abt 1785, Cumberland Co., North Carolina ,   d. Jan 1865, Jemison, Chilton Co., Alabama
  Mother	Rutha Banks Cobb,   b. 19 Dec 1804, South Carolina ,   d. 6 Apr 1885, Jemison, Shelby Co., Alabama
  Married	20 Dec 1820	Shelby Co., Alabama
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Robert Elbert Avary,   b. 08 Dec 1827, Hall Co., Georgia ,   d. 1912, Sheffield, Colbert Co., Alabama
  Married	24 Nov 1851	Columbiana, Shelby Co., Alabama
  Children	> 1. Telula Ann Estella Avary,   b. 17 Feb 1862, Shelby Co., Alabama ,   d. 01 Dec 1959, Eldorado, Schleicher Co., Texas
  Family ID	F164	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Thames - Sarah A. "Saly" Thames and husband Robert Elbert Avary
  		Thames - Robert Elbert and Sarah A. "Saly" Thames Avary, Sr. family Three married children are not pictured. Standing L to R: Martha Ann Avary Bonom Kernell (b. 1865), Rev. Samuel Miles Avery (He changed the spelling of his name) (b. 1853), Marguerite Pairlee Avary Cox Griffin (b.1864), Telula Ann Estelle "Lula" Avary Black (b. 1862). Three boys in the middle tallest to shortest: Jesse Thames Avary (b. 1869), Robert Elbert Avary, Jr. (b.1872), and Thomas Leeander Avary (b.1873). Seated: Robert Elbert Avary, Sr. (b.1827) with Bell Zora Avary (b.1871) and Sarah A. "Saly" Thames Avary (b.1833) with baby, Leona Gemina (or could be Jemima) Avary (b.1875). The spellings of these names were given in a letter from Lula to her great granddaughter, Myrta Ann Overby, in her own hand which was pretty shaky at age 93. The three children not pictures were: William Lee Avary (b.1852) m. A. Susannah Fowler; Mary Johanna Inez Avary (b.1858) m. Tolley Jennings; and Louisa Jane Avary (b.1860) m. Mr. Turner.

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Lineage - Christia Black Causbie, Christia Black Causbie, (2003).