Yes, I have that marriage information. Thank you for looking that up! I have lots and lots of information on Ayers as he wrote a book called Gold and Sunshine (about his professional life), and I've been able to find much about his work in the publishing/writing and printing businesses. James Joseph Ayers - Born 27 Aug 1830, Glasgow, Scotland Occupations: Printer, Editor, Journalist, Superintendent of State Printing in California, Proprietor and Publisher of LA Daily and Weekly Herald in 1890 1850 Stockton, San Joaquin County "Printer" and "New York" birthplace (Census) 1856 Dec 1, Morning Call was established. Owned by James J Ayres, David W. Higgins, Lew Zublin, Charles F. Jobson and W.L. Carpenter. 1870 Hamilton City, White Pine County, Nevada (Census) 1875 March - Purchased the Los Angeles Evening Express with Joseph D. Lynch 1880 Los Angeles, California (Census) 1882 Appointed State Printer by Governor Stoneman 1889 Col Ayers and Mrs. JJ Pearl Street, Los Angeles 1890 "Ayers and Lynch" L.A. City Directory 123-125 West Second Buried at Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA However, his personal life is much more difficult to research. For example, it seems he was married 3 times, but I am not able to find out anything on his 2nd wife. Why do I think he was married 3 times? Well, Mary died in 1869, but he and his "2nd wife" are listed in the 1880 US Census in Los Angeles. His wife in 1880 was a woman named Mary! By 1884, he was marrying a woman named Charlotte Slater (in Sacramento, CA). In a newspaper story about the Slater wedding, someone is quoted as saying (paraphrased) "I attend ALL of his weddings." Ayers was the one who named the Morning Call. He described how he came up with the name in one of his publications. As you can imagine, I find all of this research both very fascinating and frustratingly challenging. I just wish Ayers had written more about his family and relationships. When Mary O'Brien Ayers died in Nevada in 1869, she left behind her husband and an 8 year old daughter. I am the great, great granddaughter of the 8 year old.... Kim Golding Tacoma, WA kg@nventure.com