William John Ayres and Harriet F. McCarns

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Husband William John Ayres ¹

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           Born: Mar 1811 - Butler, Butler Co, PA
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           Died: 9 Apr 1867 1
         Buried:  - North Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co, PA

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         Father: Gen. William Ayres (1771-1843) 2 3 4
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 1836 1

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Wife Harriet F. McCarns ¹

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           Died: Oct 1886 1
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         Father: James McCarns (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 F Jane E. Ayres ¹

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         Spouse: Dr. Thomas McMillan (      -      ) 1

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2 F Margaret A. Ayres ¹

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         Spouse: William A. Jackson (1832-      ) 5
           Marr: Oct 1864

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3 M Capt. Hugh A. Ayres ^{1 6}

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           Born: 10 Feb 1839 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Elizabeth K. "Lizzie" Kerr (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 17 Oct 1861 8

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4 M William H. H. Ayres ¹

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           Died: Bef 1895
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5 M DeWitt C. Ayres ¹

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General Notes: Husband - William John Ayres

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He was one of the prominent, influential pioneers of Butler, Pennsylvania. He was educated at a subscription school, and followed the manufacture of woolen goods, erecting what was long known as the Union Woolen Mills.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 761.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 49.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 172.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 151.

5 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 854.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1076.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 762, 1233.

8 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 762.