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Edward Edmond Ayers 1810–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1810

Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 1887

Death Location: Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana, USA

Father: Sarah Kays

Mother: Frances (Ayres)

Spouse(s): Dorcas Dotson

Children(s): James Ayers

Edward Edmond Ayers was born in 1810 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, the child of Sarah Keys Kays And Frances Epps Harris Ayres. Edward Edmond Ayers married Dorcas Ann Dotson, and had children including James Steven Ayers. Edward Edmond Ayers passed away in 1887 in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Edmond Ayers was born in 1810 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, the child of Sarah Keys Kays And Frances Epps Harris Ayres.
  • Edward Edmond Ayers married Dorcas Ann Dotson, and had children including James Steven Ayers.
  • Edward Edmond Ayers passed away in 1887 in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Edward Ayers's Ancestors

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Edward Ayers
1810–1887
Birth Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Parents
Sarah Keys Kays
1784–1850
Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
Frances (Epps Harris) (Ayres)
1776–1866
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
George (Adam Kehs Kays) Keys
1765–1817
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Lettice ("Lettie") Hamilton
1760–1828
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
John Harris
1737–1839
Pennsylvania, United States
Jean Poer
1745–1834
Great-Grandparents
Peter Kaesen
1731–1804
Mary Huffman
1740–1783
William Hamilton
1735–1814
Mehitable Crowell
1723–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hamilton
1704–1756
William Crowell
1698–1750
Mehitable Gould
1698–

Edward Ayers's Descendants

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Edward (Edmond) Ayers (abt 1810–1887) m. Dorcas (Ann **) Dotson (1817–1880)
  1. 1. James (Steven) Ayers 1845–1924 m. Cynthia (Ann) Mitchaner 1852–1917
    1. 1. Etta Greathouse 1885–1963 m. Hezikiah (M) Greathouse 1876–1948
      1. 1. Ova (Mae) Greathouse 1902–1987 m. Thomas (Eugene) Mobley 1897–1952
        1. 1. Dorothy Hymbaugh 1928– m. Thomas (Eugene) Hymbaugh 1924–2015
        2. 2. Mary (L) Mobley 1924–2008
        3. 3. Shirley (Ann) Mobley 1934–2013
        4. 4. Thomas Mobley 1926–1987
        5. 5. Carl Mobley 1932–2011
        6. 6. Erma (M) Mobley 1930–1931
        7. 7. Ralph (E.) Mobley 1922–1986
      2. 2. Ford Greathouse 1906–1975
      3. 3. Minnie Greathouse 1909–1995
      4. 4. Herbert Greathouse 1913–1940 m. Mabel (Zoa) Hainline 1921–1967
      5. 5. Mary Greathouse 1916–1993
      6. 6. Glaydis Greathouse 1918–1999
      7. 7. Leo Greathouse 1919–2001
      8. 8. Olive (L.) Greathouse 1920–2001
      9. 9. Sylvia (G.) Greathouse 1926–2015
      10. 10. Sarah Greathouse 1923–2016
      11. 11. Infant Greathouse 1905–1905
      12. 12. Bessie (P) Greathouse 1897–
      13. 13. Letha (E) Greathouse 1901–

Edward Ayers's Timeline

2 Records

1810
abt 1810
Birth of Edward Edmond Ayers in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
1887
1887
Age 77
Death of Edward Edmond Ayers in Van Buren, Brown, Indiana, USA
Van Buren, Brown, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1810
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Van Buren, Brown, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana, USA

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