AYERS, William

1863 - 1922  (58 years)

• Name	AYERS, William
  Birth	02 Mar 1863	Petaluma, Sonoma, California
  	BIRTH DATE & PLACE - per burial record
  Gender	Male
  Death	1922	Ventura County, California
  Burial	1922	Ventura, Ventura, California   [1]
  Person ID	I16154	1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2014

  
  

  Family	CURRY, Sarah Evelyn,   b. 25 Oct 1873, Tennessee d. 07 Mar 1933, Ventura County, California (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1893	Ventura County, California   [2]
  Children	1. AYERS, Ruth Elizabeth,   b. 03 Apr 1899, Ventura, Ventura, California d. 31 Jan 1991, Ventura County, California (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F5208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 02 Mar 1863 - Petaluma, Sonoma, California Marriage - 20 Sep 1893 - Ventura County, California Death - 1922 - Ventura County, California Burial - 1922 - Ventura, Ventura, California  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57077446. DEATH & BURIAL William Ayers Birth: Mar. 2, 1863 Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, USA Death: 1922 Ventura County, California, USA Son of Robert Ayers & Christina (Conner) Ayers,early settlers of Sonoma County, CA. Husband of Sarah Evelyn (Curry) Ayers. Parents of five children: Clifford Ayers, Ruth (Ayers) Suytar, Doris (Ayers) Gandaubert, Amos Lee Ayers & William Wayne Ayers. ---------------------------- From: History of Ventura County, Vol. II, (1926), p 19 "William Ayers Of honored honored pioneer stock, William Ayers was a long recognized leader in the development of the fruit growing industry oif Ventura County, of which he was a resident for fifty-four years, and his life record constituted a fine example of manliness and industry. Genial, sympathetic and companionable , he was a man of many friends, and his demise in 1922 occasioned great sorrow. He was born March 2, 1863, near Petaluma, in Sonoma County, and was a son of Robert and Christina (Connor) Ayers. His father twice made the long and arduous journey to the coast by the overland route and on his second trip was accompanied by his wife. he was one of the earliest settlers of Sonoma, California, and there engaged in the hotel business. In 1888 he moved to Ventura County, locating in the Upper Ojai, and was afterward the owner of a place at Ojai. Later he sold the property and purchased the Baldwin Ranch, comprising five thousand and six hundred acres. He was a man of broad vision and keen intelligence, endowed with all the hardy qualities of the true pioneer, and became one of the largest landowners of southern California. He also found time for public affairs and served for one term on the board of county supervisors. His long and useful life was terminated in 1900, while his wife had responded to the final summons in 1893. In the acquirement of an educarion, Willliam Ayers attended the public schools of Ventura, Upper Ojai and Ojai, and afterward assisted his father in the conduct of the ranch. Eventually, he became the owner of eighteen acres of fertile land in the Casitas Valley, near Ventura, all of which was devoted to the growing of fruit. He raised chiefly apricots and apples and his orchard was one of the best in this part of the state. He had the expert knowledge of his occupation which results from years of study and experience. He advanced the standards of horticulture in Ventura county and converted his private property into a public asset......." Family links: Spouse: Sarah Evelyn Curry Ayers (1873 - 1933)* Children: Ruth Elizabeth Ayers Suytar (1899 - 1991)* Amos Lee Ayers (1903 - 1977)* William Wayne Ayers (1911 - 1939)* Burial: Ivy Lawn Memorial Park Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA [S136] Ventura County Genealogical Society, AVS-Marriages - California, Ventura Co, (venturacogensoc.org/Marriage.html), http://www.venturacogensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=104. MARRIAGE GROOM - BRIDE - DATE - BK/PAGE AYERS, Williams - CURRY, Sarah E. - Sep 20, 1893 - Bk 3:243