James Thompson Ayers died on September 10, 1865 in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
He was born on November 14, 1805 in Germantown, Bracken County, Kentucky, a son of Richard Ayers and Nancy Ann (Thompson) Ayers.
James Thompson Ayers married Rebecca Britton Bloomer In 1825 in Fayette County, Ohio, she preceded him in death on April 3, 1848.
Their life was blessed with the birth of their children Mary Jane Ayers, Nancy Ayers, Joseph Bloomer Ayers, Margaret Ayers, Benjamin D. Ayers, William T. Ayers, James Ayers, and Sarah Elizabeth Ayers.
James and his family migrated to Illinois from Ohio around 1830 and homesteaded the farm in Illinois.
After the death of his first wife Rebecca, James married Permelia Hulda Cullom on July 1, 1849 in Tazewell County, Illinois. They later divorced in 1856. They had one daughter Susan Permilia Ayers.
James later married the widow Mary Jane Watson on August 4, 1857 in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois.
James was a public-spirited, pious man who improved a farm in Tazewell County, Illinois and resided there until he enlisted in the Union Army, for the Civil War. He was an itinerant Methodist preacher who was full of good works and who used his influence for the right things of all concerned.
James was a Civil War recruiter of Negro forces. Later he received his commission and was a Chaplin.
Beaches Veterans Memorial Park located in Atlantic Beach, Florida, USA has a memorial for Chaplains and he is listed under In Memorium - Chaplains who made the Ultimate Sacrifice. Under the Civil War section of this memorial James is listed as James T. Ayers 1st. Lt US Army.
This memorial can be found at http://beachesveteransmemorialpark.org/Memorial.aspx
John Hope Franklin wrote of James in his book "The Diary of James T Ayers Civil War Recruiter". This book can be found by searching Amazon for James T. Ayers
A synopsis of this book states, "A white Kentuckian, itinerant Methodist preacher, and antislavery spokesman, James T. Ayers moved to Illinois before the Civil War and, though nearly fifty-seven years old, enlisted in an Illinois regiment in 1862. In February 1864, he was dispatched as a recruiter for the U.S. Colored Troops in the Tennessee Valley and began this diary recounting his experiences, including his recruiting tactics, the difficulties he encountered in enemy territory, and the lack of interest on the part of many slaves and freedmen in joining the U.S. Colored Troops."
U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 for James Ayers lists him as a Chaplain. With burial at Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort County, South Carolina. Grave site: 1332
He was born on November 14, 1805 in Germantown, Bracken County, Kentucky, a son of Richard Ayers and Nancy Ann (Thompson) Ayers.
James Thompson Ayers married Rebecca Britton Bloomer In 1825 in Fayette County, Ohio, she preceded him in death on April 3, 1848.
Their life was blessed with the birth of their children Mary Jane Ayers, Nancy Ayers, Joseph Bloomer Ayers, Margaret Ayers, Benjamin D. Ayers, William T. Ayers, James Ayers, and Sarah Elizabeth Ayers.
James and his family migrated to Illinois from Ohio around 1830 and homesteaded the farm in Illinois.
After the death of his first wife Rebecca, James married Permelia Hulda Cullom on July 1, 1849 in Tazewell County, Illinois. They later divorced in 1856. They had one daughter Susan Permilia Ayers.
James later married the widow Mary Jane Watson on August 4, 1857 in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois.
James was a public-spirited, pious man who improved a farm in Tazewell County, Illinois and resided there until he enlisted in the Union Army, for the Civil War. He was an itinerant Methodist preacher who was full of good works and who used his influence for the right things of all concerned.
James was a Civil War recruiter of Negro forces. Later he received his commission and was a Chaplin.
Beaches Veterans Memorial Park located in Atlantic Beach, Florida, USA has a memorial for Chaplains and he is listed under In Memorium - Chaplains who made the Ultimate Sacrifice. Under the Civil War section of this memorial James is listed as James T. Ayers 1st. Lt US Army.
This memorial can be found at http://beachesveteransmemorialpark.org/Memorial.aspx
John Hope Franklin wrote of James in his book "The Diary of James T Ayers Civil War Recruiter". This book can be found by searching Amazon for James T. Ayers
A synopsis of this book states, "A white Kentuckian, itinerant Methodist preacher, and antislavery spokesman, James T. Ayers moved to Illinois before the Civil War and, though nearly fifty-seven years old, enlisted in an Illinois regiment in 1862. In February 1864, he was dispatched as a recruiter for the U.S. Colored Troops in the Tennessee Valley and began this diary recounting his experiences, including his recruiting tactics, the difficulties he encountered in enemy territory, and the lack of interest on the part of many slaves and freedmen in joining the U.S. Colored Troops."
U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 for James Ayers lists him as a Chaplain. With burial at Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort County, South Carolina. Grave site: 1332
James Thompson Ayers died on September 10, 1865 in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
He was born on November 14, 1805 in Germantown, Bracken County, Kentucky, a son of Richard Ayers and Nancy Ann (Thompson) Ayers.
James Thompson Ayers married Rebecca Britton Bloomer In 1825 in Fayette County, Ohio, she preceded him in death on April 3, 1848.
Their life was blessed with the birth of their children Mary Jane Ayers, Nancy Ayers, Joseph Bloomer Ayers, Margaret Ayers, Benjamin D. Ayers, William T. Ayers, James Ayers, and Sarah Elizabeth Ayers.
James and his family migrated to Illinois from Ohio around 1830 and homesteaded the farm in Illinois.
After the death of his first wife Rebecca, James married Permelia Hulda Cullom on July 1, 1849 in Tazewell County, Illinois. They later divorced in 1856. They had one daughter Susan Permilia Ayers.
James later married the widow Mary Jane Watson on August 4, 1857 in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois.
James was a public-spirited, pious man who improved a farm in Tazewell County, Illinois and resided there until he enlisted in the Union Army, for the Civil War. He was an itinerant Methodist preacher who was full of good works and who used his influence for the right things of all concerned.
James was a Civil War recruiter of Negro forces. Later he received his commission and was a Chaplin.
Beaches Veterans Memorial Park located in Atlantic Beach, Florida, USA has a memorial for Chaplains and he is listed under In Memorium - Chaplains who made the Ultimate Sacrifice. Under the Civil War section of this memorial James is listed as James T. Ayers 1st. Lt US Army.
This memorial can be found at http://beachesveteransmemorialpark.org/Memorial.aspx
John Hope Franklin wrote of James in his book "The Diary of James T Ayers Civil War Recruiter". This book can be found by searching Amazon for James T. Ayers
A synopsis of this book states, "A white Kentuckian, itinerant Methodist preacher, and antislavery spokesman, James T. Ayers moved to Illinois before the Civil War and, though nearly fifty-seven years old, enlisted in an Illinois regiment in 1862. In February 1864, he was dispatched as a recruiter for the U.S. Colored Troops in the Tennessee Valley and began this diary recounting his experiences, including his recruiting tactics, the difficulties he encountered in enemy territory, and the lack of interest on the part of many slaves and freedmen in joining the U.S. Colored Troops."
U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 for James Ayers lists him as a Chaplain. With burial at Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort County, South Carolina. Grave site: 1332
He was born on November 14, 1805 in Germantown, Bracken County, Kentucky, a son of Richard Ayers and Nancy Ann (Thompson) Ayers.
James Thompson Ayers married Rebecca Britton Bloomer In 1825 in Fayette County, Ohio, she preceded him in death on April 3, 1848.
Their life was blessed with the birth of their children Mary Jane Ayers, Nancy Ayers, Joseph Bloomer Ayers, Margaret Ayers, Benjamin D. Ayers, William T. Ayers, James Ayers, and Sarah Elizabeth Ayers.
James and his family migrated to Illinois from Ohio around 1830 and homesteaded the farm in Illinois.
After the death of his first wife Rebecca, James married Permelia Hulda Cullom on July 1, 1849 in Tazewell County, Illinois. They later divorced in 1856. They had one daughter Susan Permilia Ayers.
James later married the widow Mary Jane Watson on August 4, 1857 in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois.
James was a public-spirited, pious man who improved a farm in Tazewell County, Illinois and resided there until he enlisted in the Union Army, for the Civil War. He was an itinerant Methodist preacher who was full of good works and who used his influence for the right things of all concerned.
James was a Civil War recruiter of Negro forces. Later he received his commission and was a Chaplin.
Beaches Veterans Memorial Park located in Atlantic Beach, Florida, USA has a memorial for Chaplains and he is listed under In Memorium - Chaplains who made the Ultimate Sacrifice. Under the Civil War section of this memorial James is listed as James T. Ayers 1st. Lt US Army.
This memorial can be found at http://beachesveteransmemorialpark.org/Memorial.aspx
John Hope Franklin wrote of James in his book "The Diary of James T Ayers Civil War Recruiter". This book can be found by searching Amazon for James T. Ayers
A synopsis of this book states, "A white Kentuckian, itinerant Methodist preacher, and antislavery spokesman, James T. Ayers moved to Illinois before the Civil War and, though nearly fifty-seven years old, enlisted in an Illinois regiment in 1862. In February 1864, he was dispatched as a recruiter for the U.S. Colored Troops in the Tennessee Valley and began this diary recounting his experiences, including his recruiting tactics, the difficulties he encountered in enemy territory, and the lack of interest on the part of many slaves and freedmen in joining the U.S. Colored Troops."
U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 for James Ayers lists him as a Chaplain. With burial at Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort County, South Carolina. Grave site: 1332
Gravesite Details
Headstone on his grave site is for James F. Myers. This is in error as James F. Myers was a private and the area James T. Ayers is buried in is only for officers which James T. Ayers was a Lieutenant. Burial records were misread when stone was made.
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