Emmett Leroy Ayers (abt. 1891 - 1942)

Born about 13 Oct 1891 in St Louis City, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Opal Violet (Howell) McLaughlin — married 21 Jun 1914 (to 4 Mar 1938) in Morrow, Oregon, USA

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1942 at about age 50 in Morrow Co., Oregon, USA

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Biography

Emmett L Ayers was born 13 October 1891 in St Louis, Missouri. He is the son of William Ayers and Ida Riggs.

1900 census -- Syracuse, Hamilton Co., Kansas, USA

William H Ayers, head, white, male, born Feb 1864, age 36, married 13 years, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, photographer, rent farm; Ida J Ayers, wife, white, female, born Jul 1869, age 30, married 13 years, 2 children/2 living, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois, housekeeper; Perley M Ayers, daughter, white, female, born Aug 1889, age 10, single, born Kansas, father bonr Illinois, mother born Illinois, attended school; Emmit L Ayers, son, white, male, born Oct 1891, age 8, single, born Missouri, father bonr Illinois, mother born Illinois, attended school; ^[1]

1910 census -- Lonerock Precinct, Gilliam Co., Oregon, USA

William H Ayres, head, male, white, age 45, married 23 years, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, own free farm; Ida J Ayres, wife, female, white, age 41, married 23 years, 2 children/2 living, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois; Pearl M Ayres, daughter, female, white, age 21, single, born Kansas, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois; Emmett L Ayres, son, male, white, age 18, single, born Kansas, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois, laborer odd jobs^[2]

He married Opal Howell 21 June 1914 in Morrow Co., Oregon.^[3] They divorced in March 1938 in Morrow Co., Oregon.^[4]

He registered for World War I in Morrow Co., Oregon in June 1917.^[5]

1920 census -- Hardman, Morrow Co., Oregon, USA

L Emmit Ayers, head, own free, male, white, age 28, married, born Missouri, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois, truck driver town and country; V Opal Ayers, wife, female, white, age 23, married, born Oregon, father born Oregon, mother born Illinois; R Harold Ayers, age 3, male, white, single, born Oregon, father born Missouri, mother born Oregon.^[6]

1930 census -- Heppner, Morrow Co., Oregon, USA

Emmet L. Ayers, head, rent $10, male, white, age 37, married, firat married @22, born Missouri, father born Kansas, mother born Kansas, road work county road; V Opal Ayers, wife, female, white, age 33, married, first married @17, born Oregon, father born Oregon, mother born Illinois; Harold R Ayers, age 13, male, white, single, attended school, born Oregon, father born Missouri, mother born Oregon; Vinton Howell, boarder, male, white, age 24, single, born Oregon, father born Oregon, mother born Illinois, laborer odd jobs^[7]

He died 15 January 1942 in Morrow Co., Oregon.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMTL-Z9S : accessed 26 Oct 2014), Emmit L Ayers in household of William H Ayers, Syracuse & Liberty Townships Syracuse city, Hamilton, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240482.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLYR-CDT : accessed 26 Oct 2014), Emmett L Ayres in household of William H Ayres, Lonerock, Gilliam, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62, sheet 3B, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375293.
3. ↑ "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8WZ-X9N : 20 February 2021), Emmet Ayers and Opal Howell, 1914.
4. ↑ Oregon Center For Health Statistics; Portland, Oregon, Usa; Oregon, Divorce Records, 1925-1945
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6ZR-V6M : accessed 26 Oct 2014), Emmit L Ayers, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M48Z-1G6 : accessed 26 Oct 2014), L Emmit Ayers, Hardman, Morrow, Oregon, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821498.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XC9V-SQP : accessed 26 Oct 2014), Emmet L Ayers, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0018, sheet 5A, family 116, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1944.
8. ↑ "Oregon, Death Index, 1903-1998," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VZ4W-R1T : accessed 26 Oct 2014), Emmitt Ayers, 15 Jan 1942; citing "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," Ancestry.com; Morrow, Oregon, certificate number , State Library, Salem.