Indiana Family Group Sheet for the Benjamin Franklin AYERS Family *********************************************** Copyright Ruth Flack McKnight. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Ruth Flack McKnight Email address: Husband: Benjamin Franklin AYERS Birthdate: 21 Feb 1859 Birthplace: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Death date: 1 Jun 1931 Place of death: Oakland City, Indiana Burial: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana, Mead Cemetery Father: Nathaniel AYERS, Jr. Mother: Susan ANDERSON Marriage date: 10 Nov 1881 Marriage place: Gibson County, Indiana Wife: Mary Etta NUNLEY 2nd husband Birthdate: 27 Feb 1857 Birthplace: Gibson County, Indiana Death date: 9 Jul 1938 Place of death: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Burial: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana, Mead Cemetery Father: Elijah NUNLEY Mother: Angeline McPHEARSON CHILDREN Child No. 1: Clarence AYERS Sex: M Birthdate: 12 Aug 1882 Birthplace: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Death date: 29 Jan 1965 Place of death: Somerville, Gibson, Indiana Burial: Somerville, Gibson, Indiana, Somerville Cemetery Marriage date: 13 Feb 1903 Marriage place: Gibson County, Indiana Spouse's name: Loday BEASLEY Child No. 2: Ruthie AYERS Sex: F Birthdate: 5 Jan 1884 Birthplace: Gibson County, Indiana Death date: 1896 Place of death: Somerville, Gibson, Indiana Burial: Somerville, Gibson, Indiana Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 3: Jesse R. AYERS Sex: M Birthdate: 10 Apr 1886 Birthplace: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Death date: 15 Oct 1908 Place of death: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 4: Grace AYERS Sex: F Birthdate: 3 Jun 1887 Birthplace: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Death date: 20 Oct 1967 Place of death: Oakland City, Indiana Burial: Marriage date: 3 Feb 1904 Marriage place: Gibson County, Indiana Spouse's name: Melvel GEARS Child No. 5: Lewis Daniel AYERS Sex: M Birthdate: 25 Jul 1888 Birthplace: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Death date: 22 Jan 1979 Place of death: Princeton, Gibson, Indiana Marriage date: 4 Apr 1911 Burial: Francisco, Gibson, Indiana, Francisco I.O.O.F. Cemetery Marriage place: Gibson County, Indiana Spouse's name: Nellie BEASLEY Child No. 6: Houston Nathaniel AYERS Sex: M Birthdate: 28 Nov 1890 Birthplace: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Death date: 14 Mar 1959 Place of death: Princeton, Gibson, Indiana Burial: Marriage date: 27 Jun 1912 Marriage place: Gibson County, Indiana Spouse's name: Ida V. SPILLMAN Child No. 7: Troy AYERS Sex: M Birthdate: bet 1890 & 1897 Birthplace: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Death date: age 3, brain fever Place of death: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Burial: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana, Mead Cemetery Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 8: Susan Katherine AYERS Sex: F Birthdate: 31 Jan 1897 Birthplace: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Death date: 19 Jul 1990 Place of death: Gibson County, Indiana Burial: Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, Princeton I.O.O.F. Cemetery Marriage date: 4 Jun 1917 Marriage place: Gibson County, Indiana Spouse's name: William Elza SKELTON Child No. 9: Minnie Ethel AYERS Sex: F Birthdate: 12 Seo 1899 Birthplace: Oakland City, Gibson, Indiana Death date: 27 Jun 1996 Place of death: Princeton, Gibson, Indiana Burial: Francisco, Gibson, Indiana, Francisco I.O.O.F. Cemetery Marriage date: 12 Mar 1917 Marriage place: Gibson County, Indiana Spouse's name: Dennis William REMBE Documentation: NOTES: Mary Etta NUNLEY was married 1st to William Woodson Wilhite. See FGS of William Woodson Wilhite. She was supposedly part Indian. She possessed a stone clay pipe which she used to alleviate the suffering of burn victims. She was consulted by many people for her healing powers and was known as the "stone" or "burn" woman : Clarence Ayers was md 2nd to Elsie SMALL of Dallas County, Arkansas. He md 3rd 2 Sep 1942, Gibson County, Indiana to Margaret HALE: Child No. 5 Grace had no children: Child No. 3 Jessie died young of pnuemonia. Jesse was engaged to Cory Wilcox. Cory died shortly after Jesse died. Following the playing of a piano piece, Cory predicted her own death and died of a broken heart the same day of the week and hour of Jesse R.: Child No. 2, Ruthie died of whooping cough: SOURCES: Conversation & correspondence w/Minnie AYERS REMBE of 709 South Race Street, Princeton, In-now deceased: Conversation & correspondence w/Suzie AYERS SKELTON, 135 South Jackson Street, Oakland City, IN-now deceased: Indiana State Board of Health Certificate of Death for Mary Etta NUNLEY WILHITE AYERS, Cert. NO. 20213 She died of carcinoma of gall bladder: Indiana State Board of Health Cert. of Death for Benjamin Franklin AYERS. Cert. No. 18625. He died of diabetes Mellitus: 1880 Census, Indiana, Gibson County, Columbia Twp., Page 23, E.D. 106,for Mary Etta resideing with stepfather William PEARSON: 1900 Census, Indiana, Gibson, Columbia Twp., for Benjamin Franklin AYERS Family, DW #87, FAM #88: 1910 Census, Indiana, Gibson County, Columbia Twp., E.D. 2 for Benjamin Franklin AYERS Family: Gibson County, Indiana WPA Birth Record Index, 1882 - 1920, Volume 1, Page 17, Call #G977.201G448u, Genealogy Division, Indiana State Library, 140 North Seante Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204: Gibson County, Indiana WPA Suppemental Marriage Index, 1880-1920, Volume 7, Page 11, Gen. Div. ISL for Clarence, Grace, Lewis Daniel, Houston, Suzie & Minnie: Gibson County, Indiana WPA Death Record Index, 1880-1920, Volume 3, Page 9, Gen Dov. ISL for Jesse R: Funeral Book 1, Page 57, Cron Mortuary, Oakland City, IN for Mary Etta: Correspondence w/Mrs. Victor A. Mier, R.R 1, Box 158C, Oakland City, IN 47660 for Tombstone Inscriptions of Meade, Franciso & Somerville Cemeteries: Correspondence w/Essie Hysop, Francisco, IN 47649 for Tombstone Inscriptions, Mead Cemetery: Coirrespeondence w/Thelma Bruner, 3423 Coldstream Court, Lexington KY 40502 for Family Records of Clarence Ayers- remarried & moved to Texas, contact lost: 1870 Indiana Census, Gibson County, Columbia Twp. for Benjamin Franklin AYERS w/parents: 1870 Indiana Census, Columbia Twp., Gibson County, Page 28 for Mary Etta w/parents: Microfilm # 35 & 36 for Birth Records, Gibson County, Indiana, Genealogy Division, Indiana State Library: Microfilm # 37, Gibson County, Indiana Marriages, Book 3-7, 1863-1890, Genealogy Division, Indiana State Library: