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
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:
* 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.

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.