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James W. Ayres 1854–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1854

Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Nov 1881

Death Location: , Rockbridge, Virginia

Father: John Jr

Mother: Martha Wilmore

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Children(s):

The story of James W. Ayres began in 1854 in Rockbridge, Virginia, USA. In 1880, James W. Ayres resided in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA. James W. Ayres passed away in 1881 in , Rockbridge, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of James W. Ayres began in 1854 in Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, James W. Ayres resided in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.
  • James W. Ayres passed away in 1881 in , Rockbridge, Virginia.

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James Ayres's Ancestors

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James Ayres
1854–1881
Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Grigsby Ayres Jr
1829–1893
Collierstown, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Martha (Jane) Wilmore
1833–1894
Rockbridge, Virginia
Grandparents
John (Grigsby Ayres) Sr
1786–1876
Collierstown, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rachel (Martha (Polly?)) Entsminger
1797–1883
Collierstown, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William (1st)
1764–1832
Nancy Spencer
1746–1818
David Entsminger
1762–1841
Elizabeth Gross
1770–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Eyers
1740–
Jane Hunt
–1777

James Ayres's Timeline

3 Records

1854
6 Jun 1854
Birth of James W. Ayres in Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
James W. Ayres resided here in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1881
20 Nov 1881
Age 27
Death of James W. Ayres in , Rockbridge, Virginia
, Rockbridge, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1854
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: 1387; Page: 46b; Enumeration District: 066
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: 1387; Page: 46b; Enumeration District: 066

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1881
    Event Place: , Rockbridge, Virginia

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