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Note: William Henry Ayres is the son of Isaac Ayres and Lucy Woodruff. 1820 - Elizabeth Town, New Jersey - he would be 8 yrs old 1830 Census - New Jersey - look up - he would be 18 yrs old 1840 Census - St. Louis, Missouri - lists a W. Ayres age 20/30 yrs old (William would be 28 yrs old) living with another male age 40/50 yrs old and two females, 1 - age 5/10 yrs old, and 1 - 30/40 yrs old. Not sure of the relationship to William Ayres. This info found on Microfilm #73, page 13, St. Louis Township, Missouri. 1842 - Marriage Record - St. Louis, Missouri - lists a William H. Ayres married Eliza Daggett on June 29, 1842. This record found on St. Louis Index of Marriages 1804-1876 Vol. 1. 1850 Census - Bonhomin Township, St. Louis Co., Missouri - lists a William H. Ayres age 40 yrs old, a carpenter born in New Jersey, and living with his wife, Eliza M. age 30 yrs old born in Missouri and the following children: Benjamin W. age 7 yrs old, John D. age 5 yrs old, Robert age 3 yrs old and Sarah Ann age 1 yrs old, all children born in St. Louis, Missouri. Microfilm, page 365. 1860 Census - Central Township, near Rock Hill, St. Louis, Missouri lists a William H. Ayres age 48 yrs old living with his children: (his wife Elizabeth had died 1859) - Benjamin W. age 15 yrs old, John D. age 14 yrs old, Robert W. age 12 yrs old, Sarah S. age 10 yrs old, Johannah age 8, William H. Jr. age 6 yrs old, Harriett age 4 yrs old, Eliza age 1 yrs old and the following servants: Aba Marion age 35 yrs old from Ireland and her son John Marion age 6 yrs, John Robinson age 27 yrs old- a farmhand and James Saac age 26 yrs old a farmhand. 1870 Census - St. Louis, Missouri lists a William H. Ayres age 58 living with the following children: Benj. W. age 27 yrs working as a clerk in a Steamboat office. John D. age 24 yrs working as a clerk in a store. Robert age 22 yrs working as a clerk in a store. William age 18, Sallie age 17, Harriet age 13, and Elizabeth age 11. 1872 - Death Record - Bellefontaine - stated that William Henry died on April 1, 1872 of inflammation of the brain by William H. Brown, M.D. Copy of death certificate in my files. According to a document (genealogy of William H. Ayres) he died due to a sustained injury after falling from his horse the year before. It is stated that the horse stumbled and fell with William on it and the horse fell on William. New Jersey State Archives Newspapers on Microfilm Elizabeth Elizabeth-Town Gazette 1818-1821 1
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