John Herbert Ayers

Male17 June 1896–6 May 1948

Brief Life History of John Herbert

When John Herbert Ayers was born on 17 June 1896, in Hartwell, Hart, Georgia, United States, his father, Robert Lee Ayers Sr., was 29 and his mother, Jennie Pickens Townsend, was 29. He married Flora Belle Jenkins on 22 January 1916, in Coweta, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in District 1112, Hart, Georgia, United States in 1900 and District 1328, Fulton, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 May 1948, in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States, at the age of 51.

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John Herbert Ayers
1896–1948
Flora Belle Jenkins
1899–1941
Marriage: 22 January 1916
Joyce Helen Ayers
1920–1974

Sources (9)

  • John H Ayers, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John Herman Ayers, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • John Herman Ayers, "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 January 1916Coweta, Georgia, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 2

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

    Age 5

    "Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."

    1910 · The BSA is Made

    Age 14

    Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

    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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