Averett, Elisha[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
1810 - 1890 (79 years)-
Name Averett, Elisha Born 12 Dec 1810 , Maury, Tennessee, USA 
Gender Male Physical Description twin Died 22 Oct 1890 Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA Person ID I774 Early Latter-day Saints Last Modified 1 Mar 2023
Father Averett, John Sr., b. 29 Apr 1780, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA , d. 19 Apr 1847, Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois, USA (Age 66 years) Mother Gill, Janette Hamilton, b. 15 Dec 1786, , Barren, Kentucky, USA , d. 20 Nov 1855, Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois, USA (Age 68 years) Married 1 May 1806 Barren River, Warren, Kentucky, USA Family ID F20816 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Willis, Dorcas, b. 1 Feb 1810, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA , d. 6 Feb 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA (Age 33 years) Married 1838 Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, USA Children 1. Averett, William, b. 31 Jul 1839, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA , d. 29 Dec 1909, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA (Age 70 years)2. Averett, Daughter, b. 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA 3. Averett, Child, b. 6 Feb 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA , d. 6 Feb 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA (Age 0 years)Family ID F819 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Witt, Sarah Jane, b. 1 Feb 1831, McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, USA , d. 31 Dec 1875, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA (Age 44 years) Married 19 Jan 1846 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA Children 1. Averett, Kizza Ann Family ID F820 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Married - 1838 - Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, USA 
Married - 19 Jan 1846 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - PROPERTY:
Nauvoo : Block 58 Lot 2 (tenant)
Nauvoo : Block 62 Lot 3
NAUVOO RECORDS:
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, p 11
Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 2, pp 812-814
Early Mormon Records, p 154
Record of Baptisms for the Dead, by Black and Black, Vol 1, pp 172-178
Nauvoo Temple Workers
Nauvoo Temple Officers and Laborers, p 33
HISTORY:
"Article for Quincy" Elijah and Elisha Averett, (twins), 4p
Mormon Battalion, p 17
NAME VARIANT: AVARETTE, AVARETT, EVERETT; Elwasha
BIRTHPLACE VARIANT: Maury City, Crockett, Tennessee
Autobiography of brother George W AVERETT in biography file - Family Group Record by Nauvoo Land and Records
PROPERTY:
Nauvoo : Block 58 Lot 2 (tenant)
Nauvoo : Block 62 Lot 3
Property Records, Nauvoo Restoration, Inc: 1 page
The Residents of the City of Nauvoo as Defined by Tax Records, 1839-1846 by Elaine S. Layton, 1 page
NAUVOO RECORDS:
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, page 11
Early 70's and High Priest Index, LDS Archives, page 5
High Priests of Nauvoo and SLC, LDS Archives, page 6
Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 2, pages 812-813
Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, by Black and Black, Vol 1, pages 172-178
Nauvoo Temple Workers, 1 page
Nauvoo Temple Officers and Laborers, page 33
Early Mormon Records, page 40
HISTORIES:
Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, Frank Esshom, page 43
Conquerors of the West, SUP 1999, pages 106-108
Mormon Redress, Scroll Petition, Clark Johnson, page 588
BIOGRAPHIES:
Mormon Battalion, Carl V. Larson, page 15
A Data Base of the Mormon Battalion, Carl V. Larson, page 17
"Article for Quincy Celebration" Elijah and Elisha Averett (twins), by Eugene F. Shurts, 9 pages
Documented Synopsis of Experiences of Elisha Averett by Eugene F. Shurts, 5 pages
OTHER SOURCES:
Nauvoo Data Bank, 4 pages
Contact information for Eugene F. Shurts
Internet research:
familysearch.org: 1 page
Rootsweb.com: World Connect Project, 2 pages
lds.org: Church History, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 2 pages
ancestry.com: 4 pages
findagrave.com: 2 pages
stewartkin.com: 7 pages
VARIANTS:
Name: Avarette; Averets; Avarett; Everett; Elwasha; Elizah
Marriage date: 19 Jan 1846 to Dorcas Willis
BURIAL: Glendale City Cemetery, Glendale, Utah, USA
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Sources - [S4] Book - Annotated Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, 7 vols., Black, Susan Easton, (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602), , by Black and Black, Vol 1, pp 172-178.
- [S22] LDS - Early Mormon Records, , p 154.
- [S6] LDS - Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:1830-1848, 50 vols., Black, Susan Easton, Compiler, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, 1990), 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 2, pp 812-814.
- [S82] Book - Mormon Battalion: US Army of the West, 1846-1848, Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, , p 17.
- [S7] LDS - Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (1845-1846), , p 11.
- [S180] Book - Nauvoo Temple Officers and Laborers, , p 33.
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- [S4] Book - Annotated Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, 7 vols., Black, Susan Easton, (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602), , by Black and Black, Vol 1, pp 172-178.