Oh, yes, I do remember now, Texas AYRES. No, no connection. Vince June Everheart wrote: > > Vince: > > I am still looking for my Ayres data, but I believe that it was Marcus Ayres > that came down to Grayson County, TX. from Saline County, Missouri. He was a > confederate soldier, was captured in Missouri by the Union, released after > agreeing never to join up with the confederate army again. Ayres then rode > down to Texas with Quantrill and his raiders; did not join them, but came to > Texas to start a new life and get away from the war. Marcus Ayres bought a > farm and settled down to farm, but the Union soldiers always thought he was a > member of Quantrill's group and burned his house and barn on several > occasions. Ayres finally convinced a local judge, Judge Bryant, that he was > never a member of Quantrill's group, thus Bryant convinced the Union Army to > leave him be. I interviewed his grandson, Charlie Ayres before his death, > and he gave me this story. Most often the name is spelled Ayers, so it is > possible that Marcus Ayres could be off of your Ayres family. I will keep > looking for this data; I have so much data, I lose it even though I think I > am organized! Mike Everheart/Tyler, TX. > > Vincent Edward Summers wrote: > > > Missouri! I don't think I ever heard of an Ayres branch from there. > > Maybe they were returning home? Sure, I would be interested! Thanks! > > > > Vince > > > > June Everheart wrote: > > > > > > Vince: I don't know if I have had correspondence with you in the past > > > about the Ayres, but my little Everheart cemetery up in Grayson county > > > is full of "Ayres". This particular branch of Ayres came from Missouri > > > during the Civil War. If you are interested, I will give you more > > > history on this family. Mike Everheart > > > > > > Vince Summers wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, Folks: > > > > > > > > It is good to see a fellow chemist online! > > > > > > > > I have a copy of the CD, though the volumes are located > > > > at UVA (I do not work there, but at the N.R.A.O.). > > > > > > > > My relative, George Bucher AYRES is one of the major > > > > contributors to the original Annuals. And understandably > > > > so. George's father, William Ayres was deeply involved > > > > in the development of Harrisburg, and had arrived even > > > > earlier at Philadelphia, than his father, Samuel Ayres. > > > > > > > > George was the first Cadet in his father's school, which > > > > was a military institute called, if I remember correctly, > > > > Partridge's. Dr. William Henry EGLE (to be) was to > > > > enter the field (with distinction) as historian. So it > > > > was natural for Dr. Egle to invite George to participate > > > > in laying out much information he had at his fingertips > > > > or his recall. In fact, George was granted an "Honorary > > > > Historian" position. > > > > > > > > Dr. EGLE died in 1900, as I recall, and his memorial is > > > > laid out in the final volume of the series. > > > > > > > > He covered such delightful topics as Indian raids and > > > > massacres, the Whiskey Rebellion, the development of > > > > the City of Harrisburg, various obscure graveyard > > > > inscriptions, fire-department memberships, court > > > > disputes, family-trees, etc. Dr. Egle also published > > > > other materials, one of which (naturally) was a book of > > > > Pennsylvania Genealogies, one whole chapter of which was > > > > on AYRES. It was how I got started (in a really big way) > > > > on my AYRES data. There may be several errors, though I > > > > must confess whenever I have crossed paths with the data > > > > from other sources (limited) they have never deviated > > > > one from the other, with the sole exception of Lizzie > > > > W. Hicks (so listed by EGLE) being, according to birth > > > > record Lizzie M. Hicks... And who can say with absolute > > > > firmness that it was not the birth record that was wrong? > > > > Remember the source Dr. Egle undoubtedly used... > > > > > > > > I believe, also, full well, that there must be errors, > > > > some typo (as even Lizzie W. may have been), and some > > > > otherwise. But I could not really let the concept stand > > > > that he had a careless outlook on the data he received. > > > > > > > > But, then, maybe I have cause for bias... > > > > > > > > Vince > > > > > > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > > > > If you have a personal web page, please share your URL with us! > > > > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > > > A great on-line resource; the Lebanon County PA GenWeb Page: > > > <http://www.chm.davidson.edu/PAGenWeb/> > > > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > > A great on-line resource; the Lebanon County PA GenWeb Page: > > <http://www.chm.davidson.edu/PAGenWeb/> > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > Found any good sites lately? We'd sure like to know about them!