Re: Ayres family of Brown Co In
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Ayres family of Brown Co In
Dord 9/04/02
Vernal's father was Samuel (Jr.) which gives you a clue as to his grandfather's name.Samuel (Sr.) was the son of Edward Edmund Ayres/Ayers who was born 1810 in Virginia.Edward had two daughers and a son with a wife whose name I do not have.He was widowed and married Dorcas Dotson in Brown County and many more children.I am descended through one of the two daughters by his first wife.You are descended through his only son by his first wife:Samuel Sr. born 17 May 1830 in Bartholomew County, Indiana.Samuel Sr married Jemimah Hatton 16 March 1858 in Jackson County, Indiana and settled in Brown County.They had 8 children (including Samuel Jr.) before Jemimah died and Samuel Sr remarried.
My records indicate that Samuel Jr. (born 4 dec 1878) married Mary Elizabeth Cooley (not Colley) 21 May 1904 in Brown County.
Hope this helps.
Cathy Lingenfelser
Savannah GA