Veteran of the American Civil War. Private in the Iowa 11th Infantry D. Enlisted September 27, 1861.
From the book "History of Cedar County, Iowa,
containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical
Directory of its Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion,
General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men,
History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Cedar County, Constitution of
the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: Western Historical
Company, Successors to H. F. Kett & Co. 1878":
Ayers, Newton, farmer, Section
36; Post Office Wilton; born in York County, Pennsylvania, Aug. 24, 1836; lived
there nineteen years, and came with his parents to Cedar County in June, 1855;
they settled on the township corners; he was in the army; enlisted in the 11th
Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company D; returned and engaged in farming and
stock raising; owns 200 acres of land. Married Miss Lucretia L. Cole, from New
Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, January 1, 1869; she came to this county in
1861, and was engaged in teaching for some years; they have four children --
Carrie O., born May 25, 1871; Hattie M. and Hallie B. (twins), March 26, 1874;
Alfred, March 14, 1876; lost one son --- Albert C., born Aug. 19, 1872, and died
March 11, 1873.
__________
Contributed by Brad Schroeder 5th Great Grandnephew
Muscatine Journal and News Tribune - December 13,
1920
Newton Ayres Former Wilton Resident, Dies
Wilton, Ia. Dec. 13 - Word
was received here yesterday of the death of Newton Ayres, a former resident of
Wilton, at his home in Ocean Park, Cal. Mr. Ayres was 84 years of age.
Born
in Vanango county, Pa., August 24, 1836, Mr. Ayres came with his parents, John
and Rachel Wonder Ayres, to Iowa in 1854. The family helped to form the town of
Ayresville, in Cedar county. Mr. Ayres lived there until 1899, when he moved to
Wilton. In 1909 he went to California, where he has since resided.
Two sons
and one daughter survive. They are David Ayres of Wilton, and A. A. Ayres and
Mrs. Hallie Camplin, who reside in California.
Mr. Ayres will be buried in
California, but the date of the funeral has not been
announced.
From the book "Cedar Land" vol. 1, by Donald
& Dorothy Stout, page 260, under the subheading "Ayresville":
A hamlet in the
extreme NW corner of NW1/4 Section 6 Farmington Twsp. The school and church were
across the road north in Inland Twsp. It was established by three Ayres brothers
David, Newton, and Sebastian, arriving about 1850, and joined by their brother
John, Jr. in 1855. John, Jr. and family came by covered wagon from Venango Co.
Penn. John operated both a small store and a farm.
The 1885 Cedar Co. Atlas
lists it as Ayres Corners; in succeeding ones it is again Ayresville. It reached
a peak size of some six buildings which included a store and church (Moneka) at
the time. In March 1891, a man from Ayresville who was a broommaker fell heir to
$30,000. Crops now flourish on the site of
Ayresville.
From the book "History of Cedar County, Iowa,
containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical
Directory of its Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion,
General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men,
History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Cedar County, Constitution of
the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: Western Historical
Company, Successors to H. F. Kett & Co. 1878":
Ayers, Newton, farmer, Section
36; Post Office Wilton; born in York County, Pennsylvania, Aug. 24, 1836; lived
there nineteen years, and came with his parents to Cedar County in June, 1855;
they settled on the township corners; he was in the army; enlisted in the 11th
Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company D; returned and engaged in farming and
stock raising; owns 200 acres of land. Married Miss Lucretia L. Cole, from New
Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, January 1, 1869; she came to this county in
1861, and was engaged in teaching for some years; they have four children --
Carrie O., born May 25, 1871; Hattie M. and Hallie B. (twins), March 26, 1874;
Alfred, March 14, 1876; lost one son --- Albert C., born Aug. 19, 1872, and died
March 11, 1873.
__________
Contributed by Brad Schroeder 5th Great Grandnephew
Muscatine Journal and News Tribune - December 13,
1920
Newton Ayres Former Wilton Resident, Dies
Wilton, Ia. Dec. 13 - Word
was received here yesterday of the death of Newton Ayres, a former resident of
Wilton, at his home in Ocean Park, Cal. Mr. Ayres was 84 years of age.
Born
in Vanango county, Pa., August 24, 1836, Mr. Ayres came with his parents, John
and Rachel Wonder Ayres, to Iowa in 1854. The family helped to form the town of
Ayresville, in Cedar county. Mr. Ayres lived there until 1899, when he moved to
Wilton. In 1909 he went to California, where he has since resided.
Two sons
and one daughter survive. They are David Ayres of Wilton, and A. A. Ayres and
Mrs. Hallie Camplin, who reside in California.
Mr. Ayres will be buried in
California, but the date of the funeral has not been
announced.
From the book "Cedar Land" vol. 1, by Donald
& Dorothy Stout, page 260, under the subheading "Ayresville":
A hamlet in the
extreme NW corner of NW1/4 Section 6 Farmington Twsp. The school and church were
across the road north in Inland Twsp. It was established by three Ayres brothers
David, Newton, and Sebastian, arriving about 1850, and joined by their brother
John, Jr. in 1855. John, Jr. and family came by covered wagon from Venango Co.
Penn. John operated both a small store and a farm.
The 1885 Cedar Co. Atlas
lists it as Ayres Corners; in succeeding ones it is again Ayresville. It reached
a peak size of some six buildings which included a store and church (Moneka) at
the time. In March 1891, a man from Ayresville who was a broommaker fell heir to
$30,000. Crops now flourish on the site of
Ayresville.
Veteran of the American Civil War. Private in the Iowa 11th Infantry D. Enlisted September 27, 1861.
From the book "History of Cedar County, Iowa,
containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical
Directory of its Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion,
General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men,
History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Cedar County, Constitution of
the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: Western Historical
Company, Successors to H. F. Kett & Co. 1878":
Ayers, Newton, farmer, Section
36; Post Office Wilton; born in York County, Pennsylvania, Aug. 24, 1836; lived
there nineteen years, and came with his parents to Cedar County in June, 1855;
they settled on the township corners; he was in the army; enlisted in the 11th
Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company D; returned and engaged in farming and
stock raising; owns 200 acres of land. Married Miss Lucretia L. Cole, from New
Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, January 1, 1869; she came to this county in
1861, and was engaged in teaching for some years; they have four children --
Carrie O., born May 25, 1871; Hattie M. and Hallie B. (twins), March 26, 1874;
Alfred, March 14, 1876; lost one son --- Albert C., born Aug. 19, 1872, and died
March 11, 1873.
__________
Contributed by Brad Schroeder 5th Great Grandnephew
Muscatine Journal and News Tribune - December 13,
1920
Newton Ayres Former Wilton Resident, Dies
Wilton, Ia. Dec. 13 - Word
was received here yesterday of the death of Newton Ayres, a former resident of
Wilton, at his home in Ocean Park, Cal. Mr. Ayres was 84 years of age.
Born
in Vanango county, Pa., August 24, 1836, Mr. Ayres came with his parents, John
and Rachel Wonder Ayres, to Iowa in 1854. The family helped to form the town of
Ayresville, in Cedar county. Mr. Ayres lived there until 1899, when he moved to
Wilton. In 1909 he went to California, where he has since resided.
Two sons
and one daughter survive. They are David Ayres of Wilton, and A. A. Ayres and
Mrs. Hallie Camplin, who reside in California.
Mr. Ayres will be buried in
California, but the date of the funeral has not been
announced.
From the book "Cedar Land" vol. 1, by Donald
& Dorothy Stout, page 260, under the subheading "Ayresville":
A hamlet in the
extreme NW corner of NW1/4 Section 6 Farmington Twsp. The school and church were
across the road north in Inland Twsp. It was established by three Ayres brothers
David, Newton, and Sebastian, arriving about 1850, and joined by their brother
John, Jr. in 1855. John, Jr. and family came by covered wagon from Venango Co.
Penn. John operated both a small store and a farm.
The 1885 Cedar Co. Atlas
lists it as Ayres Corners; in succeeding ones it is again Ayresville. It reached
a peak size of some six buildings which included a store and church (Moneka) at
the time. In March 1891, a man from Ayresville who was a broommaker fell heir to
$30,000. Crops now flourish on the site of
Ayresville.
From the book "History of Cedar County, Iowa,
containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical
Directory of its Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion,
General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men,
History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Cedar County, Constitution of
the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc. Chicago: Western Historical
Company, Successors to H. F. Kett & Co. 1878":
Ayers, Newton, farmer, Section
36; Post Office Wilton; born in York County, Pennsylvania, Aug. 24, 1836; lived
there nineteen years, and came with his parents to Cedar County in June, 1855;
they settled on the township corners; he was in the army; enlisted in the 11th
Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Company D; returned and engaged in farming and
stock raising; owns 200 acres of land. Married Miss Lucretia L. Cole, from New
Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, January 1, 1869; she came to this county in
1861, and was engaged in teaching for some years; they have four children --
Carrie O., born May 25, 1871; Hattie M. and Hallie B. (twins), March 26, 1874;
Alfred, March 14, 1876; lost one son --- Albert C., born Aug. 19, 1872, and died
March 11, 1873.
__________
Contributed by Brad Schroeder 5th Great Grandnephew
Muscatine Journal and News Tribune - December 13,
1920
Newton Ayres Former Wilton Resident, Dies
Wilton, Ia. Dec. 13 - Word
was received here yesterday of the death of Newton Ayres, a former resident of
Wilton, at his home in Ocean Park, Cal. Mr. Ayres was 84 years of age.
Born
in Vanango county, Pa., August 24, 1836, Mr. Ayres came with his parents, John
and Rachel Wonder Ayres, to Iowa in 1854. The family helped to form the town of
Ayresville, in Cedar county. Mr. Ayres lived there until 1899, when he moved to
Wilton. In 1909 he went to California, where he has since resided.
Two sons
and one daughter survive. They are David Ayres of Wilton, and A. A. Ayres and
Mrs. Hallie Camplin, who reside in California.
Mr. Ayres will be buried in
California, but the date of the funeral has not been
announced.
From the book "Cedar Land" vol. 1, by Donald
& Dorothy Stout, page 260, under the subheading "Ayresville":
A hamlet in the
extreme NW corner of NW1/4 Section 6 Farmington Twsp. The school and church were
across the road north in Inland Twsp. It was established by three Ayres brothers
David, Newton, and Sebastian, arriving about 1850, and joined by their brother
John, Jr. in 1855. John, Jr. and family came by covered wagon from Venango Co.
Penn. John operated both a small store and a farm.
The 1885 Cedar Co. Atlas
lists it as Ayres Corners; in succeeding ones it is again Ayresville. It reached
a peak size of some six buildings which included a store and church (Moneka) at
the time. In March 1891, a man from Ayresville who was a broommaker fell heir to
$30,000. Crops now flourish on the site of
Ayresville.
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