Philo F. Ayres

Philo F. Ayres

• Father: Stephen Ayres
• Mother: Prudence (?)

• Philo F. Ayres was born on 20 July 1825 in Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont.
• He married Mary C. Fisher, daughter of Christopher Fisher and Nancy Hammond, on 27 December 1848.
• He was a carpenter, according to the 1850 census.
• Philo F. Ayres and Mary C. Fisher appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Seneca, Ontario County, New York. Other members of the household included Mary Augusta Ayres.
• He was a carpenter, according to the 1850 census.
• Mary C. Fisher and Philo F. Ayres appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Middlesex, Yates County, New York. Other members of the household included Mary Augusta Ayres.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
• Philo F. Ayres and Mary C. Fisher, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Middlesex, New York. Other members of the household included Mary Augusta Ayres and Therya? J. Ayres.
• He was a carpenter and joiner, according to the 1870 census.
• Philo F. Ayres and Mary C. Fisher appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Middlesex, New York. Other members of the household included Mary Augusta Ayres.
• He was a wheelwright, according to the 1880 census.
• The following appeared on 9 May 1908 in the Geneva Daily Times: (Rushville) Philo Ayres was taken very ill Thursday night, and is now in critical condition at his home on North Main Street. . . . Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher of Geneva are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philo Ayres, having been summoned here on account of Mr. Ayres' illness.
• Mary C. Fisher became a widow at his death.
• Philo F. Ayres died on 16 May 1908 at age 82 in Rushville, Yates County, New York.
• He was interred at Sand Hill Cemetery, Seneca, Ontario County, New York.
• The following appeared in the Penn Yan Democrat: Philo Ayres, one of Rushville's oldest and most respected citizens, died at his home on North Main street, in this village, Saturday morning. Although he had been in feeble health for a year he was not seriously ill until about a week ago. His death was caused by a rupture of the blood vessels about the brain. Mr. Ayres had been a resident of this community for over fifrty years. He was born in Waterbury, Vt., July 20, 1825, and was the son of Stephen and Prudence Ayres, being one of nine children, all of whom have passed on except a brother, Albert Ayres, who now lives at Barnes, N. Y. In the fall of 1836 he with his parents moved from Vermont to Waterloo, N. Y., living in that vicinity for some time. On December 27, 1845, he married Mary C. Fisher, of Geneva, and in September, 1851, they moved to the town of Middlesex, living for fifty years on the farm which he owned south of Rushville, until a few years ago he sold his farm and moved to this village. He joined the Methodist church in Geneva in January, 1846, and in 1851 his membership was transferred by letter to the Methodist church here, where he has ever since been a loyal member, being at the time of his death the oldest male member of the church.
• The following appeared on 18 March 1910 in the Penn Yan Democrat: (Rushville) Mrs. Mary Fisher Ayres, widow of the late Philo Ayres, died at her home Friday morning, March 11, 1910, about elevan o'clock, of heart trouble, together with the failing health of old age. She was born October 15, 1826, and was married to Philo Ayres December 27, 1848, at her home near Geneva, where she was also born. After her marriage she lived one year in each of the towns of Starkey and Seneca, and then moved to the town of Middlesex, where she and her husband lived for fifty one years. Three years ago they moved to this village. After spending a little more than a year in their new home, Mr. Ayres died. For over twenty years she has been losing her sight, and for the last five years she has been totally blind. For fifty-nine years she was a member of the Methodist church. The funeral services were held Monday morning at 10 o'clock from her late home, Rev. Harsey King officiating. The remains were taken to Geneva, where they were laid at rest by the side of her husband in the Sand Hill cemetery. She is survived by one daughter, Miss Augusta Ayres, who has tenderly cared for her parents.

• Last Edited: 21 Aug 2011