MARTHA GORE AYERS-KY>IL>OH>NY
I am trying to gather information on my "roots".We recently acquired the death certificate for my g-grandfather, Willard Ayers, who passed away in OH in 1977.The certificate shows his birthplace as IL, and his birthdate as 7/14/1890.The certificate also shows that his parents were Henry A. Ayers (born in NY) and Martha Gore (born in KY). We were able to locate Martha Ayers as a widow on the 1910 Ohio census living in Hillsboro, OH with Willard and two daughters - Marjorie and Jessie.Then on the next census, Martha is living in Oswego County, NY, living with Marjorie (single) and Jessie Ayers Syders (divorced) along with Jessie's two sons - Henry A. and Richard S. Does anyone happen to know who Martha's parents were or any information on any of Willard's siblings?My grandparents divorced when my father was about 4 and my grandfather was given custody of my father and uncle.There was never any communication between my father and his maternal grandfather.In fact, we just recently found out who the maternal grandfather was!Willard's death certificate states his marital status as Widow, so it's highly possible that his other wife never knew about his first family. Any help with this line would be greatly appreciated!Thanks!Kathy Lacy