Robert L. Ayers

Brief Life History of Robert L.

When Robert L. Ayers was born on 25 February 1873, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Joel Thomas Ayers Sr, was 45 and his mother, Martha Patricia "Patsy" Whitaker, was 44. He married Rebecca Jane Gragg on 12 January 1894, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Pilot Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States in 1880. He died on 1 October 1898, at the age of 25, and was buried in Grandfather, Avery, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert L. Ayers
1873–1898
Rebecca Jane Gragg
1874–1936
Marriage: 12 January 1894
Edna Rachel Ayers
1895–1993
Silas McKinley Ayers
1896–1998
Ira Stanley Ayers
1898–1986

Sources (14)

  • Robert Ayers in household of Joel Ayers, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Robert L Ayers, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Robert L. Ayers, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1877 · Last Troops Leave

In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: derivative of Ayer , with excrescent -s. The -s may represent a trace of the Latin nominative singular in heres ‘heir’, but it may also signify the son or servant of someone known as ‘the heir’, i.e. someone who was heir to some great estate.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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