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Green Ayres Jr.

Birth
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Death
4 Feb 1893 (aged 36)
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Ararat, Patrick County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Son of Green Ayres and Elizabeth Pinkney Smith.

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Green Ayres
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1857
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: South District, Patrick, Virginia
Post Office: Ararat
Dwelling Number: 74
Family Number: 74
Household Members:
Name Age
Hardin Smith 28
Elizabeth Smith 26
Pinkney Ayres 8
Sarah F Ayres 6
Ellen Ayres 5
Green Ayres 3
Gilbert Woods 17

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Green Ayres
Age in 1870: 12
Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace: Virginia
Dwelling Number: 377
Home in 1870: Dan River, Patrick, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Laborer
Attended School: Y
Household Members:
Name Age
Pinkney Ayres 17
Louisa E Ayres 14
Green Ayres 12

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Green Ayer [Green Ayres]
Age: 23
Birth Date: Abt 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Dan River, Patrick, Virginia, USA
Street: 8
Dwelling Number: 195
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Stepson
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Elizabeth Smith
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Laborer
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Hardin M. Smith 55
Elizabeth Smith 50
Emberzetta A. Smith 20
Elizabeth Smith 18
Louetta Smith 16
Harriett Smith 14
Ruth Smith 12
Elitha Smith 10
Alexander Smith 13
Green Ayer 23 [Green Ayres]

Married Mary Margaret Clark, daughter of John Cobb(s) Clark and Susan Ann Hatcher, on 4 Nov 1882 in Patrick Co VA.

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Green Ayres
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1857
Birth Place: Patrick
Marriage Date: 4 Nov 1882
Marriage Place: Patrick County, Virginia
Father: G. Ayres
Mother: E. Ayres
Spouse: Mary Clark
FHL Film Number: 2048468
Reference ID: im 564

Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
Name: Green Ayns [Green Ayers]
Birth Date: abt 1857
Birth Place: Patrick, Virginia
Death Date: 4 Feb 1893
Death Place: Dan River, Patrick, Virginia
Death Age: 36
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: Green Ayns [Green Ayres]
Mother Name: Elizabeth Ayns [Elizabeth Ayres]
Spouse Name: Mary Ayers
FHL Film Number: 2048579

Note: The shift in the spelling of the surname from Ayres to Ayers occurred in this generation.

Place of burial.

While the passage from May Belle Thompson Smith's "The Smith Family Genealogy" states that in the:
Harden M. Smith Cemetery located north of road 773 between Blue Ridge School and the Cross Roads (773 and 614) near the old home place.
2nd. row has one adult grave, no monument, is said to be the grave of Green Ayres Jr. (son of Elizabeth Smith Ayres Smith) -- who is actually buried with her first husband Green Ayres and an infant elsewhere and are the only graves there;

the death certificates of both Joe Davis Ayers and his wife Ruth D. Ayers were to be buried in the "Family Cemetery" and
O.E. Pilson in Tombstone Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of Patrick County, Virginia states on page 326 for the Ayers Cemetery:
1) the presence of the above two burials and
2) Mother Mary M. Ayers, b. 27 June, 1860; d. 10 May 1919
Unmarked stone beside this grave, probably husband.

making the 2nd choice the more likely cemetery.
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Son of Green Ayres and Elizabeth Pinkney Smith.

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Green Ayres
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1857
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: South District, Patrick, Virginia
Post Office: Ararat
Dwelling Number: 74
Family Number: 74
Household Members:
Name Age
Hardin Smith 28
Elizabeth Smith 26
Pinkney Ayres 8
Sarah F Ayres 6
Ellen Ayres 5
Green Ayres 3
Gilbert Woods 17

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Green Ayres
Age in 1870: 12
Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace: Virginia
Dwelling Number: 377
Home in 1870: Dan River, Patrick, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Laborer
Attended School: Y
Household Members:
Name Age
Pinkney Ayres 17
Louisa E Ayres 14
Green Ayres 12

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Green Ayer [Green Ayres]
Age: 23
Birth Date: Abt 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Dan River, Patrick, Virginia, USA
Street: 8
Dwelling Number: 195
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Stepson
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Elizabeth Smith
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Laborer
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Hardin M. Smith 55
Elizabeth Smith 50
Emberzetta A. Smith 20
Elizabeth Smith 18
Louetta Smith 16
Harriett Smith 14
Ruth Smith 12
Elitha Smith 10
Alexander Smith 13
Green Ayer 23 [Green Ayres]

Married Mary Margaret Clark, daughter of John Cobb(s) Clark and Susan Ann Hatcher, on 4 Nov 1882 in Patrick Co VA.

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Green Ayres
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1857
Birth Place: Patrick
Marriage Date: 4 Nov 1882
Marriage Place: Patrick County, Virginia
Father: G. Ayres
Mother: E. Ayres
Spouse: Mary Clark
FHL Film Number: 2048468
Reference ID: im 564

Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
Name: Green Ayns [Green Ayers]
Birth Date: abt 1857
Birth Place: Patrick, Virginia
Death Date: 4 Feb 1893
Death Place: Dan River, Patrick, Virginia
Death Age: 36
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: Green Ayns [Green Ayres]
Mother Name: Elizabeth Ayns [Elizabeth Ayres]
Spouse Name: Mary Ayers
FHL Film Number: 2048579

Note: The shift in the spelling of the surname from Ayres to Ayers occurred in this generation.

Place of burial.

While the passage from May Belle Thompson Smith's "The Smith Family Genealogy" states that in the:
Harden M. Smith Cemetery located north of road 773 between Blue Ridge School and the Cross Roads (773 and 614) near the old home place.
2nd. row has one adult grave, no monument, is said to be the grave of Green Ayres Jr. (son of Elizabeth Smith Ayres Smith) -- who is actually buried with her first husband Green Ayres and an infant elsewhere and are the only graves there;

the death certificates of both Joe Davis Ayers and his wife Ruth D. Ayers were to be buried in the "Family Cemetery" and
O.E. Pilson in Tombstone Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of Patrick County, Virginia states on page 326 for the Ayers Cemetery:
1) the presence of the above two burials and
2) Mother Mary M. Ayers, b. 27 June, 1860; d. 10 May 1919
Unmarked stone beside this grave, probably husband.

making the 2nd choice the more likely cemetery.
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