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John William Ayers 1780 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, PA

Death Date: 1873

Death Location: Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

Father: Daniel Ayres

Mother: Ellen McGee

Spouse(s): Mary Watkins

Children(s): Jeremiah Ayers

The story of John William Ayers began in 1780 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, PA. John William Ayers married Mary Elizabeth Watkins, and had children including Jeremiah Ayers. John William Ayers passed away in 1873 in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John William Ayers began in 1780 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, PA.
  • John William Ayers married Mary Elizabeth Watkins, and had children including Jeremiah Ayers.
  • John William Ayers passed away in 1873 in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Ayres
1745 – 1842
Birth Location: Susquehanna River, , Pennsylvania, USA
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Ellen McGee
1745 – 1840
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Watkins
1775 – 1861
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MW

Children(s)

Jeremiah Ayers
1809 – 1880
Birth Location: Carroll, Ohio, United States
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John Ayers's Ancestors

Self
John Ayers
1780 – 1873
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, PA
Parents
Daniel Ayres
1745 – 1842
Susquehanna River, , Pennsylvania, USA
Ellen McGee
1745 – 1840
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel ((II) Ayers\) Ayres
1700 – 1777
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Rhoda ("Rhody") Tuttle
1700 – 1809
Woodbridge,Middlesex,New Jersey, British Colonial America
John (J MC) GEE
1707 – 1756
Somerset, Maryland, USA
Mary (Margaret) Oliphant
1712 – 1728
Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John (Eyres)
1662 – 1732
Elizabeth Floyd
1680 – 1713
John Magee
1686 – 1729
Elizabeth Shockley
1680 – 1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Ayers
1635 – 1694
Hannah Ayers
1643 – 1689
George McGee
1655 – 1713
Maudlin Magdalen
1665 – 1691

John Ayers's Descendants

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John (William) Ayers (1780 – 1873) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Watkins (1775 – 1861)
  1. 1. Jeremiah Ayers (5 Dec 1809 – 7 Oct 1880) m. Eleanor (M) Campbell (Nov 1821 – 29 February 1900)
    1. 1. Garibaldi (Buschanan "Baldy") Ayers (14 Feb 1861 – 08 Apr 1925) m. Sarah (Lucinda) Lockhart (02 Apr 1868 – 12 Jan 1937)
      1. 1. Naomi (Grace) Ayres (24 Aug 1902 – 11 Jul 1977) m. William (Marshall) Church (15 NOV 1886 – 7 Nov 1966)
        1. 1. William (M) Church (abt 1922 – )
        2. 2. Betty Bishop (28 Jul 1926 – 14 June 2008) m. Charles Bishop (27 Aug 1919 – 5 May 1983)
        3. 3. Florence (N) Church (abt 1931 – )

John Ayers's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of John William Ayers in Pennsylvania, Somerset, PA
Pennsylvania, Somerset, PA
1873
1873
Age 93
Death of John William Ayers in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
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