William Hanes Ayres (1916 - 2000)

Born 5 Feb 1916 in Eagle Rock, Botetourt, Virginia, United States

Husband of Mary Helen (Coventry) Ayres — married 1 Apr 1938 in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Died 27 Dec 2000 at age 84 in Columbia, Howard, Maryland, United States

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William Ayres is Notable.

Biography

William was born in 1916 to William Hanes AYRES and his wife, Loatie WELCH.

In 1938, he married Mary Helen COVENTRY. Together they were the parents of three children.

They included:

1. Frank Hanes AYRES

During World War II, William served as a Private in the U.S. Army. After his discharge from the Army, William founded William H. Ayres Inc., employing 15 veterans.

William was a ten-term Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Ohio, serving from 1951-1971.

He passed away in 2000 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Sources

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4CW-W98 : accessed 17 August 2021), William H Ayres in household of William H Ayres, Weller, Richland, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 45, sheet 3B, line 87, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1864; FHL microfilm 2,341,598. [1]

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3G4-X2F : 8 March 2021), William H Ayres and Mary H Coventry, 01 Apr 1938; citing Marriage, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm. [2]

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW7Q-74Z : 9 January 2021), William H Ayres, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92-68B, sheet 1B, line 65, family 21, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2983. [3]

William Hanes Ayres entry, arlingtoncemetery.net, accessed 16 August 2021. [4]

William Hanes Ayres entry, Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, bioguide.congress.gov, accessed 17 August, 2021. [5]