Mary Elizabeth (Ayers) Smith (1842 - 1918)

Born 27 Mar 1842 in Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Abner Leonard Smith — married 10 Oct 1859 in Tazwell County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 13 Jul 1918 at age 76 in Peoria, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Daughter of Benjamin Taylor Ayers and Lucinda Hannah (Wass) Ayers, Mary was born in 1842.

She married Abner Leonard Smith on October 10, 1859 in Tazewell County, Illinois.

Mary Ayers passed away in 1918, Peoria, Illinois, United States.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M853-B7H : Fri Sep 15 16:31:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Benj Ayers and Lucinda Ayers, 1850.

• "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2PX-LNG : 22 July 2021), Mary E. Ayres in entry for Abner L. Smith, 1859.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4Y-S56 : Sat Sep 16 07:29:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Leonard A Smith and Mary Smith, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSQ3-GL4 : Sun Sep 17 06:01:00 UTC 2023), Entry for S L Smith and M E Smith, 1900.

• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ2N-XX9 : 8 March 2018), Mary E. Smith, 13 Jul 1918; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,544,380.