Jul-28-2018
Husband: Howard Lee Ayers
Born: Mar-19-1901 in Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2,3,4 Died: Dec-21-1959 1 Resided: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: 1942 in Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1910, 1920 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3 Father: Hugh B. Ayers (1869 - 1915) Mother: Ina M. Wilson (1870 - 1946)
Wife: Mary Fay Chapman Also known as: Mary Faye Chapman 6 Married: Jul-11-1942 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 7
Born: Aug- 7-1903 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 8 (see note 1) Died: Oct-23-1993 9,10 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1929 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Resided: 1923 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1940 telephone operator 12 Father: Winfield Scott Chapman (1849 - 1927) Mother: Jennie May Hall (1865 - 1930) Other spouse 1
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (3) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (4) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (7) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, Identified as Howard Lee Ayers, divorced, 41 (sic), b. Mar 19 1890 in Smithville, res. Smithville, son of Hugh P. & Ina Ayers; and Mary Fay Robey, divorced, 38, b. Aug 7 1906 in Pullman, res. Parkersburg, dau of Eber & Fannie Wilson. Married Jul 11 1942 in Spencer. (NOTE: There are several inconsistencies in this marriage record. Although husband's age appears to be correct based on census records, his stated birth date is clearly incorrect. His headstone shows it as Mar 19 1901, corresponding to census records. Wife's stated information, however, is incorrect on several counts. Her stated age does not correspond to her stated birth date, which in turn differs from both her headstone date (Aug 7 1904) and birth record (Aug 7 1903). Furthermore, the couple identified as her parents were, in fact, not her parents and could not have been. Her birth record identifies her parents as Winfield Scott Chapman and Jennie May Hall, and she appears with them in the 1910 Census. Eber Wilson died in 1897, and his wife Frances "Fanny" Peppers Wilson was born in 1852 and would have been a widow in her early 50's when Mary Fay Chapman Robey was born. Eber and Fanny Wilson were actually the maternal grandparents of the husband in this marriage, Howard Ayers. This marriage record is the only instance we have found that Mary was apparently residing in Wood County, and it is the only instance we have found that either Mary or Howard was associated with Roane County, where the ceremony took place. We can only speculate as to the reason for the misinformation.), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10265575&Type=Marriage. (8) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) City Directory. (12) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in Social Security records as Aug 7 1904, and date on headstone is also 1904. But her birth record shows it as Aug 7 1903.Name Index