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PROGRESSIVE MEN
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THE STATE OF WYOMING
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A people who take no pride in the noble achievements of remote
ancestors, will never achieve anything
worthy to be remembered with pride by remote generations -
MACAULAY
Chicago, Ill.
A. W. Bowen & Co.,
Publishers and Engrave___
1901
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W. S. AVERY. A
sterling descendant of one of the founders of the Connecticut
colony, whose ancestors have been distinguished people in almost
every line of professional and industrial activity in the Nutmeg
state from early Colonial days, the ancient and solid residence
of James Avery, the English emigrant and founder of the
American family, which was erected before 1700, being recently
burned on the old Avery homestead in the town of Groton
in that state, William S. Avery, the capable young
manager of the Frontier Supply Co. well merits attention.
Members of the family have been conspicuously identified with
the military service, both as officers and as privates, in every
war America has conducted from the French and Indian Wars and
the King Philip's War of New England down through the
Revolution, War of 1812 and the Mexican War to the great Civil
War of 1861-5 and the recent Spanish-American contest.
Equally important has it shown itself in civil fields of
enterprise, everywhere and on all occasions presenting loyalty,
business capacity, integrity of purpose, manly courage and
sterling independence. William S. Avery, now of
Frontier, Wyoming, was born in South Windsor, Conn., on Sept.
26, 1864, the son of Henry W. and Abigail (Ladd) Avery,
his mother being a daughter of Samuel T. and Amelia (Bearce)
Ladd, also descendants form ancient families of the colony.
Mr. Avery was the fourth in a family of five children,
and received an excellent education in the graded and high
schools of Manchester, Conn., paying especia! attention
to the technical study of engineering. In 1881 he came to
Wyoming and identified himself with the engineering department
of the Union Pacific Railroad at Cheyenne as a civil engineer,
continuing to give most excellent satisfaction, and here he
remained for eight years. He then became the manager of
the store of the coal company at Van Dyke, on year later going
to Montana where he was engaged in merchandising for two years,
thence returning to Wyoming in 1897 and locating at Frontier and
assuming the duties of his responsible position as manager of
the store. When the postoffice of Frontier was established
in 1900 he was commissioned as its postmaster, and to the duties
of these positions he has devoted his entire attention, being a
man of excellent business capacity and one well worthy the
success which has attended his efforts. As a Democrat he
takes an active part in politics and in public matters, while
fraternally he has ascended the Masonic stairway to the Knights
Templar degree, also to the Thirty-second degree of the Scottish
Rite, being also a noble of the Mystic Shrine. Mr.
Avery wedded in Connecticut on Oct. 31, 1894, Miss Nettie
House, being a daught4er of Whiting and Alcina (Shurtliff)
House, all natives of Connecticut. In their home the
old fashioned virtues of their New England ancestry bloom and
flourish in a truly western setting.
Source: Progressive Men of the State of Wyoming -
Publ. 1902 - Page 536 |
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