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Rev William Ayres

Birth	:	19 Aug 1798 North Carolina, USA
Death	:	30 Jan 1863 South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Saint Pius V Catholic Church Cemetery, Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.5098305, -92.8943863
Description	:	From "A History of Marion County, South Carolina from its earliest times to the present (1901). by W. W. Sellers, Esq. "Ayres. — Another family in the northeastern section of the county is the Ayres family. Of this family the first known to the writer was the Rev. William Ayres, and two brothers, Darius and John, usually called Jack Ayres. Rev. William Ayres was a Baptist preacher; stood well among his clerical brethren, and was dearly beloved by the laity of his church; he married a Miss Shaw ; the fruits of the marriage were our esteemed fellow-citizens, Thomas W.... Read More	From "A History of Marion County, South Carolina from its earliest times to the present (1901). by W. W. Sellers, Esq. "Ayres. — Another family in the northeastern section of the county is the Ayres family. Of this family the first known to the writer was the Rev. William Ayres, and two brothers, Darius and John, usually called Jack Ayres. Rev. William Ayres was a Baptist preacher; stood well among his clerical brethren, and was dearly beloved by the laity of his church; he married a Miss Shaw ; the fruits of the marriage were our esteemed fellow-citizens, Thomas W. Ayres and Enoch S. Ayres, and several daughters — three or four. Thomas W. Ayres is well known to the county ; was County Commissioner perhaps two terms, some years ago, and a prominent member of ihe Baptist Church ; he did valiant service in the war — he and two of his sons were in the war together; his two sons were killed, as the writer has been informed, on the same day and in the same battle. Thomas W. Ayres married a Miss Williamson, in the Gapway neighborhood, a sister of Joseph Williamson. Besides the two sons killed in the war, he has three other sons, John and Pendleton G. Ayres, two excellent citizens, and a younger son, named Robert; he has several daughters, one married Dock Page, as hereinbefore stated, and one named Sallie, who died while off at school at Limestone Springs; not known as to the other daughters. Pendleton G. Ayres married a Miss McMillan, in the Mullins community. John Ayres married Miss Susan Page, a daughter of Timothy Page, and has a house full of children, so said. Robert Ayres has gone to Georgia and, I think, has married out there. Enoch Ayres, one of our best citizens, youngest son of Rev. William Ayres, married a Miss Tyler, in Horry County; the fruits of the marriage are three sons and four or five daughters; the sons are William, Elias and Lennon; his daughters all married but one, Erma ; two in Kentucky, or are there now; one of them married a Baptist preacher named Rockwell; she was reputed to be a very intellectual lady. Another daughter married a Mr. Renfroe, of North Carolina. Of the daughters of Rev. William Ayres, one, Catharine, married Major H. B. Cook; they moved to Horry, raised a considerable family, sons and daughters ; both are now dead. Another daughter married Buck Watson; they moved to Horry just after the war; both are dead. Another daughter married Levi Grainger, of Horry. I think another daughter died unmarried, during the war, with smallpox — I am not sure of it. Rev. William Ayres and wife both died of smallpox during the war. His brother. Jack Ayres, came home from the army, and after getting home the disease broke out on him and he died of it, whence it spread in the neighborhood, and several others, perhaps a dozen or more, died of it. Jack Ayres never married. Darius Ayres, brother of Rev. William, died in early life, leaving two sons, Darius and another, whose name the writer has forgotten (they both went to school to him). The elder boy, Darius, grew up, and the last heard of him by the writer he was a Baptist preacher in North Carolina. I do not know whence the Ayres sprang; I think, from the name, and their complexion and their general make-up, that their progenitors were from Wales, in South England, and may have been part of the Welsh settlement on Great Pee Dee, who came from Pennsylvania and Delaware to South Carolina, in 1735 or '6, and afterwards." My notes: William Ayres was a son of Darius Ayres (1755-1840), a soldier of the Revolution from Maryland, and his wife Agnes Sewell. William married Mary Shaw (1805-1863), according to one source a daughter of Daniel Shaw and his wife Mary MacAlpine. The children of William Ayres and Mary Shaw were: Thomas Wilford Ayres (1823-1908, m. Martha J. Williamson), Katherine Ayers (1825-?, m. Major Henry B. Cook), Andrew J. Ayres (1828-1844), Daniel Ayres (1831-1839), Elizabeth F. Ayres (1833-1873, m. S. Brook "Buck" Watson), Enoch Shaw Ayres (1835-1912, m. Samantha Tyler), Mary Ayres (1838-1863), Davis Dwight Ayres (1841-1862), Margaret Ann Ayres (1843-1902, m. Levi Grainger), Hannah Jane Ayres (1845-?).

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Where is Rev William Ayres's memorial?
Rev William Ayres's memorial is located at: Saint Pius V Catholic Church Cemetery, Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, USA.
When did Rev William Ayres death?
Rev William Ayres death on 30 Jan 1863 in South Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Rev William Ayres's memorial?
Latitude: 44.5098305
Longitude: -92.8943863

Family Members:

Parent

Darius Ayres

(1755 - 1840)

Agnes Sewell Ayres

(unknow - unknow)

Spouse

Mary Shaw Ayres

(1805 - 1863)

Siblings

John “Jack” Ayres

(1802 - 1863)

Children

Thomas Wilford Ayres

(1823 - 1908)

Catherine Ayers Cooke

(1825 - 1902)

Elizabeth F. Ayres Watson

(1833 - 1873)

Enoch Shaw Ayres

(1835 - 1912)

Mary Ayres

(1838 - 1863)

Davis Dwight Ayres

(1841 - 1862)

Margret Ann Ayers Grainger

(1843 - 1902)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Pius V Catholic Church Cemetery
Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5098305, -92.8943863

2. Cannon Falls Community Cemetery
Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5099983, -92.8915100

3. Saint Ansgars Lutheran Cemetery
Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4990196, -92.9059525

4. Cannon River Cemetery
Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5355988, -92.8411026

5. Cherry Valley Cemetery
Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4668999, -92.9546967

6. Cannon River Cemetery New
Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5431252, -92.8107910

7. Wangen Prairie Cemetery
Stanton, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4527817, -92.9550018

8. Lakeside Cemetery
Randolph, Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5256004, -92.9993973

9. Zion Cemetery
Hampton Township, Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5829420, -92.9348450

10. Spring Garden Lutheran Church Cemetery
Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4275017, -92.8272171

11. Stanton Cemetery
Stanton, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4720879, -93.0192032

12. Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery
New Trier, Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6032930, -92.9365000

13. Gravebakken Cemetery
Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4839100, -92.7546300

14. Old Cemetery
Wastedo, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4083290, -92.8486099

15. Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
Miesville, Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6011580, -92.8167140

16. Hillcrest Cemetery
Hampton Township, Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5856680, -93.0018720

17. Urland Cemetery
Sogn, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3986092, -92.8925018

18. Vasa Lutheran Cemetery
Vasa, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5038910, -92.7249985

19. Swedish Baptist Cemetery
Vasa, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5031166, -92.7167358

20. Saint Mathias Catholic Cemetery
Hampton, Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6124992, -93.0033035

21. Swedish Mission Cemetery
Belle Creek, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4061012, -92.7875137

22. Hampton Township Cemetery
Hampton Township, Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6233000, -92.9853600

23. Vasa Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
Vasa, Goodhue County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5029716, -92.7113113

24. Kibbe Cemetery
Randolph, Dakota County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5145000, -93.0788120