William
Edgar
Ayers
Born in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Moses S. Ayers
and Harriet M. (Power) Ayers
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Susan Josephine (Webster) Ayers
— married
16 Feb 1871 in Goliad, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ellen (Ayers) Young
Died
at age 83
in Clarendon, Donley, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2011
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Biography
William Edgar Ayers was born 1 Aug 1849 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. He is the son of Moses Ayers and Harriet Power (1828 - 1902). In 1850 William is enumerated on the federal census in the Yalobusha County, Mississippi home of his parents. [1] William married Susan J. Webster in 1871. [2] William and Susan were the parents of 7 children, all born in Texas. William died 30 August 1932, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas. [3] He was buried in Citizens Cemetery there. [4]
Children of William and Susan:
Mary Ellen Ayers Young (1872 - 1969)*
Alexander Patton Ayers (1876 - 1953)*
William Wallace Ayers (1876 - 1943)*
John Swain Ayers (1879 - 1945)*
William Burton Ayers (1882 - 1971)*
Lella Harriett Ayers (1889 - 1889)*
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LV-QCP : 22 December 2020), William Ayres in household of Moses Ayres, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas Source Information Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
- ↑ Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3MT-3JV : 5 December 2014), Wm Edgar Ayers, 30 Aug 1932; citing certificate number 33843, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,921.
- ↑ Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKM-DGSN : 13 December 2015), William Edgar Ayers, 1932; Burial, Clarendon, Donley, Texas, United States of America, Citizens Cemetery; citing record ID 24705539, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Ayers-352 created through the import of YOUNG.ged on Jul 12, 2011 by Zak Young.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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