She married James L Ayres in 1866 in Ohio[1] and had three sons: Hurbert L (1867), Charles ( 1871) and Jesse L (1873).
She passed away in 1902.
Sources
↑Marriage:
"Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993"
Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61378 #902853578 (accessed 30 September 2022)
Orpha L Shoemaker marriage to James L. Ayres on 12 Jul 1866 in Williams, Ohio, USA.
Memorial: Find a Grave (no image) Find A Grave: Memorial #62771563 (accessed 30 September 2022) Memorial page for Orpha L. “Orphy” Shoemaker Ayres (Mar 1845-4 Jan 1902), citing Riverside Cemetery, Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA (plot: Blk. 8 Lot E 15); Maintained by Dave M (contributor 46499754).
1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census" Year: 1870; Census Place: Pine River, Gratiot, Michigan; Roll: M593_672; Page: 120A Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #26324758 (accessed 30 September 2022) Orpha Ayers (25), Keeping House, in Pine River, Gratiot, Michigan. Born in Ohio.
1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: Sidney, Shelby, Ohio; Roll: 1066; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 206 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #26699683 (accessed 30 September 2022) Orpha Ayres (35), wife, Keeping House, in household of James Ayres (35) in Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, USA. Born in Ohio.
1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: Custer, Beadle, South Dakota; Roll: 1546; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1241546 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #59641970 (accessed 30 September 2022) Orpha A Ayers (55), widowed, Farmer, head of household in Custer, Beadle, South Dakota. Born in Ohio, USA.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Orpha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Orpha: