Benjamin
Warren
Ayres
Born in Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Henry Ayres
and Eliza Maria (Daggett) Ayres
Brother of
John Daggett Ayres, Robert Wallace Ayres, Sarah Sparks Ayres, William Henry Ayres Jr., Harriet Helen (Ayres) Gore and Elizabeth Marie Ayres
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 34
in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jun 2019
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1843. He was the son of William Ayres and Eliza Daggett.
He married Martha Samuels. He was shot accidentally by Sargent W. H. Blodgett near Pine and Garrison Ave. in St. Louis on January 10, 1877. Blodgett had dropped his pistol and it was discharged by the fall. Benjamin died twenty-four hours later. They were the parents of two daughters,
Sources
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4X2-VND : 12 April 2016), Benj W Ayres in household of Wm H Ayres, Missouri, United States; citing p. 162, family 1011, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,307.
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