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William Lewis Ayres 1823–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1823

Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 15 Oct 1895

Death Location: Rockbridge, Virginia

Father: John Sr

Mother: Rachel Entsminger

Spouse(s): Margaretta McLaughlin, Mary Dill, Isabelle Mclaughlin, Martha Wilson

Children(s): Minnie Ayres, Elizabeth Ayres, Louise Agers, Lindsay Ayres, Ina Ayres, James Ayres, Margaret Ayres, William Ayres, John MD, Elizabeth Ayres, William Ayres, Amanda Ayres, Carlton Ayres, Dix Ayres, George Ayres

In 1823, William Lewis Ayres entered the world in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, born to John Grigsby Ayres Sr And Rachel Martha Polly Entsminger. In 1870, William Lewis Ayres resided in Buffalo, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA. William Lewis Ayres married Amanda Maclaughlin, Isabelle Higgard Mclaughlin, Margaretta Mclaughlin, Martha Mattie Ellen Wilson, Mary L Dill, and had children including Amanda Frances Ayres, Carlton Hogue Ayres, Dix Alphons Ayres, Elizabeth Mclaughlin Ayres, Elizabeth Rachel Ayres, George Ayres, Ina Louise Ayres, James Franklin Ayres, John Edward Ayres Md, Lindsay Wilson Ayres, Louise Serena Agers, Margaret Maggie J B Ayres, Minnie Lewis Ayres, William Willie P Ayres, William Charles Ayres. William Lewis Ayres passed away in 1895 in Rockbridge, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1823, William Lewis Ayres entered the world in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, born to John Grigsby Ayres Sr And Rachel Martha Polly Entsminger.
  • In 1870, William Lewis Ayres resided in Buffalo, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.
  • William Lewis Ayres married Amanda Maclaughlin, Isabelle Higgard Mclaughlin, Margaretta Mclaughlin, Martha Mattie Ellen Wilson, Mary L Dill, and had children including Amanda Frances Ayres, Carlton Hogue Ayres, Dix Alphons Ayres, Elizabeth Mclaughlin Ayres, Elizabeth Rachel Ayres, George Ayres, Ina Louise Ayres, James Franklin Ayres, John Edward Ayres Md, Lindsay Wilson Ayres, Louise Serena Agers, Margaret Maggie J B Ayres, Minnie Lewis Ayres, William Willie P Ayres, William Charles Ayres.
  • William Lewis Ayres passed away in 1895 in Rockbridge, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ayres's Ancestors

Self
William Ayres
1823–1895
Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Grigsby Ayres Sr
1786–1876
Collierstown, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rachel (Martha (Polly?)) Entsminger
1797–1883
Collierstown, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Eyres) (1st)
1764–1832
Ulster, Ireland
Nancy (J) Spencer
1746–1818
Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
David (Clark) Entsminger
1762–1841
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Gross
1770–1825
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Eyers
1740–
Jane Hunt
–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ayres's Descendants

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William (Lewis) Ayres (3 Mar 1823–15 Oct 1895) m. Margaretta McLaughlin (4 Jul 1819–21 Aug 1857) m. Mary (L) Dill (10 Jun 1841–17 Feb 1866) m. Isabelle (Higgard) Mclaughlin (1841–27 Jan 1868) m. Martha ("Mattie" Ellen) Wilson (1846–3 Mar 1893)
  1. 1. Minnie (Lewis) Ayres 1861–1944
  2. 2. Elizabeth (McLaughlin) Ayres 1884–
  3. 3. Louise (Serena) Agers 1882–1960
  4. 4. Lindsay (Wilson) Ayres 1877–1943
  5. 5. Ina (Louise) Ayres 1872–1934
  6. 6. James (Franklin) Ayres 1854–1943
  7. 7. Margaret ("Maggie" J B) Ayres 1851–1928
  8. 8. William (Charles) Ayres 1847–1896
  9. 9. John (Edward Ayres) MD 1845–1933
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Rachel) Ayres 1848–
  11. 11. William ("Willie" P) Ayres 1867–
  12. 12. Amanda (Frances) Ayres 1861–
  13. 13. Carlton (Hogue) Ayres 1879–1948
  14. 14. Dix (Alphons) Ayres 1875–1943
  15. 15. George Ayres 1866–1866

William Ayres's Timeline

5 Records

1823
3 Mar 1823
Birth of William Lewis Ayres in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
1823
3 Mar 1823
Birth of William Lewis Ayres in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
1870
1870
Age 47
William Lewis Ayres resided here in Buffalo, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Buffalo, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1895
15 Oct 1895
Age 72
Death of William Lewis Ayres in Goshen, Rockbridge County, Virginia USA
Goshen, Rockbridge County, Virginia USA
1895
15 Oct 1895
Age 72
Death of William Lewis Ayres in Rockbridge, Virginia
Rockbridge, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: M593_1675; Page: 428A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Buffalo, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: M593_1675; Page: 428A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Goshen, Rockbridge County, Virginia USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia

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