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William  Ayers 

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John Ayers
1763 - 10/20/1823

Mary Manning
1766 - 1850
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William Ayers
1798 - 1870
William Ayers was born about 1798 somewhere in South Carolina and died about 1870 somewhere in Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 72 years old.

He married Miranda / Amanda Williams (abt. 1820).

Children:
Benjamin Ayers(1841 GA). He discharged from the military from Enlisted at Alum Bluff, Liberty Co, Florida. Capt. Hopkins 10th Fla. Inf. Co. F.. He died in Died in the War;
William Albery Ayers (3/11/1842 GA - 6/5/1863 in Died in the War). He discharged from the military from Enlisted at Alum Bluff, Liberty Co, Florida. Capt. Hopkins 10th Fla. Inf. Co. F.;
John Greenberry AYERS (2/5/1844).
Mary Elizabeth AYERS (1845).
Jane Ayers (1846).
Thomas A. Ayers (1848).
Sarah Ayers (born about 1850).
Elbert Ayers (born about 1854).
Ellen Ayers (born on December 21, 1855).
Mack Ayers (1858)in Calhoun County, Florida.
James Lundee Ayers (2/27/1860)
Samuel R. Ayers (6/1864) in Calhoun County, Florida.
Records
Census1/1/1840 GA (Thomas County) 42 yrs old 
page 1, line 1 -William Ayers -Males: one (40 -50),Females: one(10-15), one(60-70)  
Census7/14/1860 Ochesee FL (Calhoun County) 62 yrs old 
William Ayers (41), Marinda Ayers (40),Benjamin Ayres, Green Ayers (17), Mary Ayers (15),Jane Ayers(14),Thomas Ayres(11), Sarah Ayres (10), Albert Ayres (6), Ellen Ayres (4), Mack Ayres (2) & John Ayres (4 mo.) William was born in SC, Marinda was born in GA, all children in FL.  
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  

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4 1802 Georgia formally cedes western claims for its southern boundary at the 31st parallel -- which will become the north western border of FL.
12 1810 Western Florida, from the Pearl River to the Mississippi, is annexed by the US from Spain.
15 1813 During 1813-14, over 2,000 Muskogee-speaking Creeks move to Florida in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War). Most come from AL and GA.
20 1818 First Seminole Indian War takes place when Andrew Jackson brings his troops into northern Florida.
23 1821 Spain formally cedes Florida to the United States in 1821, according to terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty. Spanish colonists as well as settlers from the newly formed United States begin to pour into the new territory. Prior to this change, Florida was a wilderness sparsely dotted with settlements of native Indians, escaped/freed slaves and Spaniards.
24 1822 Florida Territory is purchased
25 1823 The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula.
26 1824 Tallahassee is established at the capital of Florida because it is half-way between the two government centers in St. Augustine and Pensacola. The Legislative Council meets in November in a log house erected in the vicinity of today's capitol.
37 1835 The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida.
39 1837 NEWS HEADLINES: In October, Chief Osceola of the Seminole Indians is captured when he arrives for supposed truce negotiations at Fort Payton. He is imprisoned at St. Augustine, FL where he refuses to eat and attempts to escape several times. In December he is moved to a prison in SC where he dies on January 20, 1838. At the time of his death, Osceola was the most famous American Indian.
44 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory
44 1842 Congress passes the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It entitles persons willing and able to bear arms against the Indians and establish themselves in villages along the borders of Indian territory ownership of their land after 5 years.
47 1845 Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator.
52 1850 Florida's total population has grown to 87,445. This includes about 39,000 slaves and 1,000 free blacks. Indians were not counted.
57 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins and war breaks out with most of the battles occurring in Central Florida. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
63 1861 No Floridian's voted for Lincoln during the 1860 election. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the U.S. and joined the Confederate States of America a few weeks later.
66 1864 Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back
67 1865 May 10th -- Union troops occupy Tallahassee. While Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi River that had not been captured, Union troops occupy the capitol following the surrender of the major Confederate armies in the east.
67 1865 Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory.
72 1870 During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers.
AgeDateEvent
1 1799 The Rosetta Stone was discovered
2 1800 The first battery was invented by Volta
9 1807 The first steamboat was invented by Fulton
16 1814 The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson
32 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
41 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
46 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
55 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
58 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
61 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
67 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
71 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
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2 1800 NEWS HEADLINES: Seat of U.S. government moves from Philadelphia to Washington DC
13 1811 NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians.
14 1812 NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured.
30 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
36 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
63 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
64 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
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32 1830 South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union, setting the stage for the creation of the Confederacy.
62 1860 About 63,000 men from South Carolina served in the Confederate armed forces.
70 1868 South Carolina was readmitted to the Union.
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5 1803 Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans.
6 1804 The Seminole warrior later known as Osceola is born near Tuskegee, AL.
7 1805 Federal Road project begins after the Creek Indians give the U.S. permission to develop a “horse path” through their nation that will provide better mail delivery between Washington City (DC) and New Orleans. Soon settlers are traveling and settling along this path to settle the southern frontier.
8 1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread.
13 1811 By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians.
22 1820 The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands.
32 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
37 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
39 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
42 1840 Oregon Trail is established
44 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
57 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
62 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
64 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
65 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
67 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
70 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
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35 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico


The Children of William Ayers

Elbert L. Ayers
Born somewhere in Florida on August 20, 1856 and died in Calhoun Co., Florida on May 20, 1889. He was 32 years old.

childern:
John “Johnny” D. (8/26/1883-7/30/1886)
Thomas A. ((10/26/1884 -5/20/1905)
Benjamin Franklin (8/18/1886 -3/18/1928) – married Annie E. (11/5/1892-1981)
Elbert L. (9/3/1889 -...
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