Amisa Peter Avise

Brief Life History of Amisa Peter

When Amisa Peter Avise was born on 1 March 1870, in Colusa, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, William Hewes Avise, was 34 and his mother, Julia Cassandra Burr, was 31. He married Ann Susanne Mc Cleary on 27 December 1893, in Altoona, Polk, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Union Township, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States in 1940. He died on 17 May 1948, in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Amisa Peter Avise
1870–1948
Ann Susanne Mc Cleary
1871–1952
Marriage: 27 December 1893
Florence Anna Avise
1897–1960
Cecil Hedges Avise
1907–1977

Sources (22)

  • A P Avise, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Amisa P. Avise, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Amisa Peter Avise, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

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1871

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1872 · The First National Park

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1892 · The Chicago Canal

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Name Meaning

Anglo-Norman: Avis, advice, opinion

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