Ananias Averett^1,2,3 son of William Averett and Susan was born on Oct 14, 1834 in Barbour Co, AL. 1850 census says Georgia. Other census records say Alabama.^1,2,3,4,5

Ananias Averett was listed in the household of William Averett in the census in 1840 in Barbour Co, AL. son 5-10.⁶

Ananias and Marion Averett came to Dale County AL to teach school.They boarded with the Philip McCarty family and fell in love with two of the McCarty girls. Marion married Safronia McCarty and Ananias married Georgia Ann who was fifteen years of age at the time of her marriage. They homesteaded 11,000 acres.

Ananias Averett was listed in the household of William Averett in the census in 1850 in Division 23, Barbour Co, AL. Ananias 15 AL.⁷

Ananias married Georgia Ann McCarty daughter of Phillip McCarty and Mary Mitchell in 1852 in Dale Co, AL.²

He appeared in the agricultural census in 1860 in Dale Co, AL. A Averett: 85 ac improved land, 250 ac unimproved, $2500 cash value, $100 value of equipment, 3 horses,1 ass/mule, 6 milk cows, 13 other cattle, 30 pigs, $500 value of livestock 300 bushels of Indian corn, 5 bales of cotton. 100 lbs of butter.⁸

Ananias Averett was the Head of Household in the census in 1860 in Dale Co, AL. Ananias Averett 26 Georgia, Georgiann 22 GA, Servina N (Susan Mae) 2 AL.⁴

In 1861 Ananias Averett served in the. Confederate States Army: Private, Company D, 53rd Alabama Infantry..

Ananias Averett was the head of household in the AL state census in 1866 in T4N R23E, S4, Dale Co, AL (now T4N R23E). : Schedule 1. Annenias Averett: males 1 10-20 (Ananias Jr), 1 40-50 (Ananias Sr); females 2<10 (Susan, Lena), 4 20-30 (?, ?, ?, ?).⁹

Ananias Averett was the Head of Household in the census in 1870 in Beat 3, Dale Co, Alabama. A N Averett 37 GA farmer, G A 34 GA , S M 13 AL, L E 7 AL, W L 4 AL, E L 9/12 AL.¹⁰

Ananias Averett was the Head of Household in the census in 1880 in Daleville, Dale Co, Alabama. Annanias Averett 45 GA GA GA farmer, Georgiana 43 GA AL AL, Susan M 23 AL, Lena W 17 AL, Willie E 13 AL, Ernest 10 AL, Respus Bell 19 niece AL AL AL.³

Ananias died on Dec 28, 1884 in Fort Rucker, Dale Co, AL at 50 years of age.^1,2 He was buried in Averett Cem, Ft Rucker, Dale Co, AL. Find A Grave Memorial # is 9711723.⁵

Georgia Ann McCarty^3,4,7,10,11 was the daughter of Phillip McCarty (1791-1879) and Mary Mitchell (1803-1888). She and Ananias Averett had the following children: