William G. Ayres (abt. 1800 - 1848)

Born about 1800 in Kentucky, United States

Husband of Mary Anne (Hamilton) Ayres — married 14 May 1829 (to 1842) in Bath, Virginia, United States

Husband of Phoebe Jane (McKown) Ayers — married 21 Jul 1842 in Jackson, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Mar 1848 at about age 48 in West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Moved to Jackson County, West Virginia in 1844.

Notes

Author: John House's account of walking in Ripley Cemetery in 1909: "William G. Ayers came from Pocahontas County to Ripley. He died March 23, 1848, aged forty-seven years nine months. Phebe J. Ayers, his wife, died January 18, 1850 aged twenty-five years eleven months. John Ayres, son of W.G. died in 1857, aged twenty-four. Twin daughters of W.G. and J. Ayers died 1848, infants. "Grig" Ayers, father of Will was probably son of W.G. Ayers." ^[1]

Author: John House: "There was another family of Ayres, who lived near Ripley, William G. Ayres, and his wife, Phebe. They came from Pocahontas County, and are buried in the Old Ripley graveyard, side by side.

He was born in 1800, and she twenty four years later, so may be a second wife. He had a son, John, buried by them, who died in 1857, aged twenty four years.

The Harpers were in some way connected with them."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ House, J. (1904, September). Mill Creek: an Account of Graveyards Visited on Mill Creek and its Waters. Mill Creek. Retrieved September 15, 2022, from http://www.wvgenweb.org/jackson/JohnHouse/millcreek_jh_bg.html
2. ↑ House, J. (2011, March 30). UPPER MILL CREEK PART 2 SETTLEMENTS ON FROZEN CAMP. Upper Mill Creek, part 2. Retrieved September 15, 2022, from http://www.wvgenweb.org/jackson/JohnHouse/upmillc2.htm

• Lanford, Mary Riley. Riley Family: Ancestors and Descendants of Robert R. Riley - 1812-1899, Jackson County, West Virginia. Published by the Author: 1979. College Park, Maryland: LDS Sacramento Branch, Genealogical Library. pp 34-35. See Also: www.wvancestry.com Reference Materials - Accessed by L Ortt on 7 Feb 2022

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCD-55M : 6 August 2020), William F. Ayres, 1829.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91775242/william-g-ayers: accessed 14 September 2022), memorial page for William G. Ayers (unknown–23 Mar 1848), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91775242, citing Old Ripley Cemetery, Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by FRAGGLEROCK66 (contributor 47129937) .

• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBDJ-NQ1 : 16 March 2020), William G Ayres and Phebe J Mckown, 1842; citing Jackson, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,217.

• Daughter Eliza's Obit: Death Notice of Armstrong, Eliza Ayres. Jackson County Historical Society. (1880, September 13). Retrieved September 14, 2022, from https://wvjchs.org/obit/moreinfo.php?target=239