Ancestry of
William H. Avery

37th Governor of Kansas

William Henry Avery

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • Herman W. Avery 
  • Mother:
  • Hattie M. Coffman   
  • Birth Date:
  • 11 Aug 1911 
  • Birth Location:
  • Wakefield, Clay, Kansas 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 4 Nov 2009 
  • Death Location:
  • Wakefield, Clay, Kansas 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Highland Cemetery, Wakefield, Clay, Kansas 
  • Notes: 

  • 37th Governor of Kansas

• Marriages for William Henry Avery

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  • Spouse:
  • Hazel Vivian Bowles
  • Marriage Date:
  • 16 Jun 1940
  • Marriage Location:
  • Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

• Sources for William Henry Avery

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 03/03/2025).
  • ² Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, 15 JUN 1940, Marriage license for William H Avery and Hazel Vivian Bowles.
  • ³ The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri), 12 JAN 1975, p. 15, Obituary for mother Harriet C Avery.
  • ⁴ The Mercury (Manhattan, Kansas), 09 NOV 2009, p. 2, Obituary for William H Avery Sr.
  • ⁵ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, National No. 87182, Membership application for William Henry Avery.
  • ⁶ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Draft registration for William Henry Avery.
  • ⁷ Jackson County, Missouri, Recorder of Deeds, Jackson County, Missouri: Marriage Records, Marriage certificate for William H Avery and Hazel Vivian Bowles, (accessed 03/03/2025).
  • ⁸ Wikipedia, "William H. Avery (politician)", (accessed 03/03/2025).