Thomas Avera married to Mattie (Martha) Mae Hurst
Mattie (Martha) Mae Hurst,dau. of John J. William Hurst & Martha Lou Tompkins of Pike Co., AL, was born 5/17/1895 in Pike Co., AL.She died on 4/15/1967 in New Orleans, LA.She married Thomas Avera (Greene County, MS) abt. 1913-1917.They lived in Greene County, MS until she became elderly.Children of Mattie Mae Hurst & Thomas Avera were:(1) Elsia Mae Avera, b. 1/2/1918 & d. 12/14/1957(fatal auto acc. due to head-on collision with drunk driver),Elsia Mae Avera was m. to Wilbern Wiley Wade of Greene County, MS.(2)Gertrude Avera, b. abt. 1920, first m. to Mr. Payne (Paine), later m. to Mr. Prouty.She d. in New Orleans abt. 1985.(3)Dannie Lou Avera b. abt. 1926, m. Willie Burroughs, Dannie Lou is buried in Pascagoula, MS area. No children for Dannie & Willie.(4) Little boy, unknown name, b. ?(Total children for Mattie Mae Hurst & Thomas Avera =4).Gertrude had6 children:3 girls, all died in infancy.One boy, Richard, killed in auto accident when abt. 3 yrs. of age.Two more sons, still alive.