Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Ayres, Elmer C. 1888 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

ELMER C. AYRES.

   Elmer C. Ayres, a prosperous farmer of Carroll county, is a native of
Democrat towrnship, where he was born on February 9, 1888.

   Mr. Ayres is the son of John and Emma (Hamm) Ayres, the former of whom was
born in Democrat township and the latter of whom was born in Monroe township,
Carroll county. They were married in Monroe township and had, as the fruit of
their marriage, seven children, all of whom are living. Esta is the wife of
Grover Foster, of Bringhurst; Elmer C. is the subject of this sketch; Basil,
George, Maud, Minnie and Ancil all live at home with their parents.

  John Ayres owns one hundred and fifty acres in Monroe and Democrat townships.
The land is all well improved and very productive. Mr. Ayres raises a high grade
of live stock. Mrs. John Ayres is a member of the Baptist church in Flora.

   Elmer C. Ayres was educated in the common schools of Bringhurst and was
graduated in the spring of 1902. Subsequently he attended high school at Flora
and was graduated from the Flora high school in 1906.

   Three years later, September 8, 1909, Mr. Ayres was married to Edna Gillam, a
daughter of Arthur W. and Eva (Stone) Gillam, the former of whom was born on the
farm now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ayres, and the latter of whom was born in
Bringhurst. They were married in Carroll county and had, as the fruit of their
marriage, seven children, one of whom died in infancy. The other children are:
Edna, the wife of Mr. Ayres; Ruth, Olive, Lena, Floy and Elmer, all of whom live
at home with their parents. Arthur W. Gillam has been engaged in farming, but is
now living retired in Monroe township near Flora. Both he and his good wife are
members of the Methodist church at Zion. Mr. Gillam owns one hundred and
fifty-nine acres of land in Deer Creek township and, besides this, twelve acres
with a good barn and house.

   Elmer C. Ayres farms his father-in-law's home farm of one hundred and
fifty-nine acres. Mr. Gillam makes a specialty of raising thoroughbred big-type
Poland China hogs and has been very successful.

   Both Mr. and Mrs. Ayres are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at
Flora. Mr. Ayres is a young man who is just getting well started in life, and he
enjoys the confidence of all his neighbors who know him as an industrious,
intelligent and cordial farmer and citizen.


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Biographical Section of

HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA

ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana


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