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Dorothy Edith Ayers 1933–2022 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1933

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 26 Dec 2022

Death Location: Fort Wayne

Father: Homer Ayres

Mother: Barnis Swander

Spouse(s): James Overholt

Children(s):

Dorothy Edith Ayers was born in 1933 in Michigan, the child of Homer Ellsworth Ayres And Barnis Swander. In 1935, Dorothy Edith Ayers resided in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan. In 1940, Dorothy Edith Ayers resided in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA. Dorothy Edith Ayers married James Wilbur Overholt, and had children including Brenda Overholt, Brent Overholt. Dorothy Edith Ayers passed away in 2022 in Fort Wayne.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Edith Ayers was born in 1933 in Michigan, the child of Homer Ellsworth Ayres And Barnis Swander.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Edith Ayers resided in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan.
  • In 1940, Dorothy Edith Ayers resided in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA.
  • Dorothy Edith Ayers married James Wilbur Overholt, and had children including Brenda Overholt, Brent Overholt.
  • Dorothy Edith Ayers passed away in 2022 in Fort Wayne.

Immediate Family

Parents

Homer Ayres
1898–1948
Birth Location: , , Indiana, USA
HA
Barnis Swander
1898–1985
Birth Location: De Kalb County, Indiana, USA
BS

Spouses(s)

James Overholt
1929–2014
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
JO

Children(s)

Dorothy Ayers's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Ayers
1933–2022
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
Homer Ellsworth Ayres
1898–1948
, , Indiana, USA
Barnis Swander
1898–1985
De Kalb County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Harry (E) Ayers
1870–1937
Angola Indiana
Mary Gillingham
1879–
Defiance, Ohio
Emery (Milton) Saunder
1866–1945
Churubusco, Whitley County, Indiana, United States of America
Mathilde Crowl
1868–1927
Indiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Ayres
1824–1899
Delila Bartlett
1842–1922
John Swanders
1843–1929
Mary Swanders
1844–1941
Croul
1830–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Ayres
1793–1864
Marke
1800–
JONATHAN SWANDER
1813–1901
Christena Swander
1819–1896
Shadrach Wyatt
1823–1892
Lucinda Pelham
1826–1882
Croul
1800–

Dorothy Ayers's Timeline

9 Records

1933
5 May 1933
Birth of Dorothy Edith Ayers in Michigan
Michigan
1935
1935
Age 2
Dorothy Edith Ayers resided here in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan
Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 7
Dorothy Edith Ayers resided here in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Dorothy Edith Ayers resided here in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
1960
1960
Age 27
Dorothy Edith Ayers resided here in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
1987
1987-2017
Age 54
Dorothy Edith Ayers resided here in New Haven, Indiana, USA
New Haven, Indiana, USA
1992
1992
Age 59
Dorothy Edith Ayers resided here in New Haven, IN
New Haven, IN
1993
1993
Age 60
Dorothy Edith Ayers resided here in New Haven, IN
New Haven, IN
2022
26 Dec 2022
Age 89
Death of Dorothy Edith Ayers in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1933
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01116; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 94-36
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01116; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 94-36

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01116; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 94-36

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987-2017
    Event Place: New Haven, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: New Haven, IN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: New Haven, IN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, IN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 2022
    Event Place: Fort Wayne
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Eric F. Nicholls; Publication Date: 30 Dec 2022; Publication Place: Fort Wayne, Wayne
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