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/>