Jefferson Ayers (1835)

Born 1835 in Virginia, (West Virginia), USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Sheppard) Ayers — married 29 Jan 1857 in Wirt County, Virginia (West Virginia), USA

Biography

August 13th, 1850 AYERS, Jeremiah Physician born in Virginia Age 41 Years

• " Eleanor " 29 " [2nd Wife?]
• " Catherine W. " 17 "
• " Jefferson " 15 "
• " Sarah " 9 "
• " Bernice " 2 " ^[1][2]

Marriage

Jan. 29 1857 Jefferson Ayers 21 (Farmer), single. Born in Carrol Co. Va. Residing in Wirt Co. Va.

• Parents, Jeremiah & Elizabeth Ayers.
• Married Mary Sheppard 18, single. Born in Jackson Co. Va. Residing in Wirt Co. Va.
• Parents, Wm. & Jane Sheppard. Samuel Sheppard officiated.^[3][4]

Military

July 25 [1863]:

• Winchester, Many going home, deserted with Ayers & Sheppard. 51st Virginia Infantry had marched to Woodstock to support Lee's retreating army. Jefferson Ayers, Martin Sheppard, and Henry Amick left the Nighthawks south of Winchester as the 51st advanced. The Ayers are muleskinners for the 51st.

• Ayers, Jefferson, married Mary Jane SHEPPARD Private 10/1/62 deserted 7/25/63 POW 8/20/63 Took Union Oath 1/17/64
• Martin V. SHEPPARD, Sheperd, Private 9/23/62 deserted 7/25/63^[5]

List of Camp Chase POWs who were released after swearing Oath of Allegiance viewable at this link: The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. ; Series 2 - Volume 2 Page 264^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8DL-35W : accessed 07 Jan 2014), Jeremiah Ayres, Ritchie county, part of, Ritchie, Virginia, United States; citing dwelling 239, family 239, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 973.
2. ↑ Submitted by Paul E. Cox 1850 CENSUS RITCHIE CO. (W) VA. RITCHIE WAS FORMED IN 1843 FROM PORTIONS OF WOOD, HARRISON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. Compiled by; Mrs. Don Stanley Mrs. Rodney Campbell Mr. Ray Cottrill RITCHIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Publication No. 1 APR 16, 1974 http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/ritchie/census/1850/1850censusA_D.txt
3. ↑ Wirt County, WV Genealogy Marriages 1848 - 1857 , Barbara Hupp Charles transcribed these marriage records at the Wirt County Courthouse in April and May 1999. All original spellings have been preserved. last updated Sunday, 19-Aug-2012, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwirt/marriages.htm
4. ↑ NOTE: It listes Elizabeth as a parent, this cannot be correct, as Mary was his mother based upon DOB and marriage of Eleanor (Elizabeth?) not until 1843 to Jeremiah.
5. ↑ Amick's Rangers The Retreat from Gettysburg, PAGE 3, http://webspace.webring.com/people/vc/cannonball50x/gettysburg2.html
6. ↑ Title: The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. ; Series 2 - Volume 2 Author: United States. War Dept., John Sheldon Moody, Calvin Duvall Cowles, Frederick Caryton Ainsworth, Robert N. Scott, Henry Martyn Lazelle, George Breckenridge Davis, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph William Kirkley , page 264-266, but other information is available.