Individual Details

John Ayres

(8 Sep 1801 - 2 Dec 1874)

John Ayres, son of Moses and Rachel McFadden Ayres was born September 8,1801 in Greenville, South Carolina. The Community of Ayers was established & named for planter and land owner John Ayres.The Community of Ayers was located at the forks of Center & Zama Rd. Other establishments also held the name, a high school that operated between 1890-1919 and a well known wagon factory. John Ayres owned and lived on a large plantation called Oak Lawn in Attala County, Mississippi, which was home to not only him, but many of his offspring and theirs. He was husband to Cynthia (Snow) Ayres. They married April 30, 1822 in Jefferson Co Alabama. 
 

Events

Birth8 Sep 1801Greenville, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Marriage30 Apr 1822Jefferson, Alabama, United States - Living
MiscellaneousAbt 1826moved from Alabama to Tennessee
MiscellaneousAbt 1839moved from Tennessee to Mississippi
Residence1840Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Residence1850Winston, Mississippi, United States
Residence1860Atala, Mississippi, United States
Death2 Dec 1874Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, United States
BurialAttala, Mississippi, United States

Families

SpouseLiving
FatherMoses Ayres (1774 - 1841)
MotherRachel McFadden (1774 - 1846)
SiblingSarah Selah Celia Ayres (1794 - 1867)
SiblingWilliam Ayres (1796 - 1849)
SiblingDavid B Ayres (1797 - )
SiblingSamuel Ayres (1798 - )
SiblingJacob Ayres (1799 - )
SiblingThomas Eli Ayres (1803 - 1890)
SiblingMiriah Jane Ayres (1805 - )
SiblingAllen Ayres (1809 - 1886)
SiblingRachel Ayres (1811 - 1858)

Endnotes

1. Childress/Mathis Family Tree: GEDCOM file submitted by Childress/Mathis Family Tree by J. Patrick Childress as recorded on RootsWeb.com. Contact: J. Patrick Childress at: londonwildcat@@earthlink.net. Last updated 5/17/2010. Imported on 5 June 2010..

2. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives an, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Winston, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 359A; Image: 730..

3. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 13 Range 9, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: M653_577; Page: 367; Image: 367; Family History Library Film: 803577..

4. findagrave - findagrave.com - contributed to by the general public originally the site was built and maintained by its founder Jim Tipton. In addition to Jim, there are a handful of folks who work behind the scenes, helping out with Find A Grave on a dail, Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 18 January 2013..

5. Ancestry.com, Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Alabama Center for Health Statistics. Alabama Marriage Index, 1936-1969. Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Mo, Alabama Center for Health Statistics. Alabama Marriage Index, 1936-1969. Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Montgomery, Alabama..

6. Childress/Mathis Family Tree: GEDCOM file submitted by Childress/Mathis Family Tree by J. Patrick Childress as recorded on RootsWeb.com. Contact: J. Patrick Childress at: londonwildcat@@earthlink.net. Last updated 5/17/2010. Imported on 5 June 2010..

7. Childress/Mathis Family Tree: GEDCOM file submitted by Childress/Mathis Family Tree by J. Patrick Childress as recorded on RootsWeb.com. Contact: J. Patrick Childress at: londonwildcat@@earthlink.net. Last updated 5/17/2010. Imported on 5 June 2010..

8. Source Information:; Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washingt, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: 219; Page: 199; Image: 403; Family History Library Film: 0014842.

9. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives an, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Winston, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 359A; Image: 730..

10. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 13 Range 9, Attala, Mississippi; Roll: M653_577; Page: 367; Image: 367; Family History Library Film: 803577..

11. Childress/Mathis Family Tree: GEDCOM file submitted by Childress/Mathis Family Tree by J. Patrick Childress as recorded on RootsWeb.com. Contact: J. Patrick Childress at: londonwildcat@@earthlink.net. Last updated 5/17/2010. Imported on 5 June 2010..

12. findagrave - findagrave.com - contributed to by the general public originally the site was built and maintained by its founder Jim Tipton. In addition to Jim, there are a handful of folks who work behind the scenes, helping out with Find A Grave on a dail, Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 18 January 2013..

13. findagrave - findagrave.com - contributed to by the general public originally the site was built and maintained by its founder Jim Tipton. In addition to Jim, there are a handful of folks who work behind the scenes, helping out with Find A Grave on a dail, Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 18 January 2013..