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Peter Leake Ayres

Birth	:	1789 Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	1 Dec 1849 Highland County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Ayres Cemetery, Russell, Highland County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.2219910, -83.7044080
Description	:	Presumably no remaining legible tombstone. The McBrides' cemetery book does not list a tombstone for Peter, but Elsie Johnson Ayres, Highland Pioneer Sketches & Family Genealogies (1971), p. 748, failing to cite any source, says he is buried there (and his burial there makes sense because his first wife and one or more children had already been buried there when he died). ===== Peter Leake Ayres was the son of Col. Nathan Ayres (1752-1822) and Mary (Leake) Ayres. [Source: Elsie Johnson Ayres, p. 748, citing no source.] ===== Elsie Johnson Ayres, p. 749, lists the following children of Peter and his first wife... Read More	Presumably no remaining legible tombstone. The McBrides' cemetery book does not list a tombstone for Peter, but Elsie Johnson Ayres, Highland Pioneer Sketches & Family Genealogies (1971), p. 748, failing to cite any source, says he is buried there (and his burial there makes sense because his first wife and one or more children had already been buried there when he died). ===== Peter Leake Ayres was the son of Col. Nathan Ayres (1752-1822) and Mary (Leake) Ayres. [Source: Elsie Johnson Ayres, p. 748, citing no source.] ===== Elsie Johnson Ayres, p. 749, lists the following children of Peter and his first wife [Elsie cites no sources]: 1. Robert Hale Ayres. [Later on p. 749, Elsie says, "Dr. Robert H. Ayres outlived his wife and all their children. Sometime after the Civil War, he and his wife returned to the old homestead, "Edge Hill," on the Slate River in Virginia. He died near Eldridge Mills (named for Thomas Eldridge, who married Mary Hill, daughter of Nathan Ayres, I) Dec. 19, 1891." In what cemetery is Robert Hale Ayres buried?] 2. William Bradley Ayres, 20 Oct 1816 - 17 Sep 1821. 3. Edward Ayres, 31 Jan 1819 - 31 Oct 1821. 4. Nathan Tandy Ayres. 5. James Thompson Ayres. 6. Susanna Elizabeth Ayres. 7. Fletcher Burette Ayres, 11 Apr 1829 - 1 June 1830. 8. Anne Burette Ayres, 27 Feb 1831 - 28 Mar 1831. 9. Thomas Burge Ayres. 10. Mary Maria [sic] Ayres, born 1835; one of the first burials on the farm.

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Where is Peter Leake Ayres's memorial?
Peter Leake Ayres's memorial is located at: Ayres Cemetery, Russell, Highland County, USA.
When did Peter Leake Ayres death?
Peter Leake Ayres death on 1 Dec 1849 in Highland County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 39.2219910
Longitude: -83.7044080

Family Members:

Spouse

Eleanor Tandy “Elinor” Ayres

(1798 - 1835)

Clarissa Dorsey Ayres

(1798 - 1877)

Children

Rev Nathan Tandy Ayres

(1822 - 1845)

Susannah Elizabeth Ayres Marlay

(1827 - 1852)

Thomas Burge Ayres

(1832 - 1906)

Mary Ayres

(1835 - 1835)

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Coordinate: 39.2219910, -83.7044080

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Coordinate: 39.1918983, -83.7341995

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Coordinate: 39.1986008, -83.6549988

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Coordinate: 39.2453003, -83.7621994

14. Ambrose Cemetery
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15. Fenner Cemetery #3
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Coordinate: 39.2350006, -83.6389008

16. Runk Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2461014, -83.7675018

17. Mount Zion Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1646996, -83.7014008

18. Clark Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2789001, -83.6860962

19. Mitchell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2166250, -83.6253960

20. Mount Olive Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2843990, -83.6971970

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Coordinate: 39.1981010, -83.7802963

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Coordinate: 39.1741982, -83.6496964

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Coordinate: 39.2882996, -83.7238998

24. Lynchburg Masonic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2456500, -83.7899600