William H Ayres (1841 - 1932)

Born 7 Mar 1841 in Tioga, New York, United States

Died 26 Aug 1932 at age 91 in Arlington, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Sgt William Ayres served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 30 Jul 1862
Mustered out: 14 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company F; 4th Veteran Reserve Corps

William was born in 1841. William enlisted in Company F of the 103rd OVI on 30 Jul 1862 as a Sergeant. He was wounded at the Battle of Resaca on 14 May 1864. He transferred to the 4th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps on 27 Mar 1865. He mustered out on 14 Jul 1865 at Rock Island, Illinois by order of the War Department. William married Clara A. Wilkins on 7 Aug 1865 in Geauga County, Ohio. They had a son, Webster in 1867 in Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio. By 1870, they had moved to Iowa and William worked as a clerk in a grocery store. The 1880 U.S. census shows William working as a Farmer in Oneida, Delaware, Iowa. He passed away in 1932.

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Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69270902/william-h-ayres: accessed 01 August 2023), memorial page for William H. Ayres (7 Mar 1841–26 Aug 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69270902, citing Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by William Stark (contributor 46521610).

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses.

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Washington, Iowa; Roll: M593_424; Page: 217B

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Oneida, Delaware, Iowa; Roll: 336; Page: 499B; Enumeration District: 161

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Council Bluffs Ward 4, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T624_421; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1374434