Thomas K. Averett (b.1832- d.unk)

Thomas K. Averett was born in about 1832 in Tennessee. In 1850 Thomas lived in Humphreys County, Tennessee. In 1860 he lived in Cowan, Missouri with his wife and children. In 1870 his wife and children were back in Tennesse and his wife Lethia (Brown) Averett was listed as a widow.

Thomas K. Averett served in the War Between the States aka the Civil War. He served in the 2nd Battalion of the Missouri Calvary State Guard, 1st Division. Ancestry.com records say he was in Company B, Missouri state archives say he was in Company C.

Thomas was mustered in on February 17, 1862 in Lowndes, Missouri. He was 30 years old and was a Private. On April 1, 1862 Thomas left the company due to illness. He did not report back to the company.

There are no further records for Thomas K. Averett. All that is left is speculation and questions. Did he desert and leave his family? Was he sick? Did he die? Did he make it home before he died? We may never know.

I did some research on Thomas's Regiment and found the following,

 "Company B, Second Missouri M.S.G. gave all they had, in a war there was little chance they could win. Most of the soldiers had to supply their own arms and often these were old and inefficient for war purposes. Their uniforms were the clothes they could bring from home. Many men became barefoot, and their clothing threadbare. Shelter was sorely inadequate. Hunger and illness plagued their existence." Found here.

After reading about the harsh conditions the Regiment faced, it is most likely that Thomas did fall sick and leave his unit due to his illness. He most likely died in 1862.

Thomas K. Averett is my husbands maternal 3rd gr-grandfather.
(Living6, Living5, Mildred Lonore Griffin4, Hallie Averitt3, John N. Averitt2, Thomas K. Averett1)