Sarah OSBORN, daughter of Ransom OSBORN and Sarah HURD; b. 2 Sept. 1816, Oxford, New Haven Co., CT; d. 1 Nov. 1894, Knoxville, Marion Co., IA; bur. 3 Nov. 1894, Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo, Henry Co., IL at age 78 years, 1 month and 29 days.

In the book Vital Records of Chester, MA [AYRES MA3], Buenos is NOT identified with the other births from his parent's family.

In the 1810 Census, Buenos should be identified with his parent's household in probably Massachusetts. At this time this compiler does not have a copy of this census.

In 1820 Buenos' parents had moved the family to "Connecticut Western Reserve" in OH. It is said, according to family tradition, that they moved when their youngest son was 10 years old. Buenos, born Jan 1810, was their youngest son. Buenos' obituaries also state this information. Buenos is identified with his parent's household for the 1820 census.

The 1820 Federal Census for Chester, Geauga Co., OH; Roll #395, Microcopy #33; Page 100A, Line 3 [AYRES OH 29] identifies Asa's (Sr) family. Asa Sr's family has at least one individual that this compiler can not place a possible name; there were 6 males & 1 female, with 3 individuals working in "Agriculture." All items in brackets represent this compilers thoughts on the unidentified individuals, as follows:
"FREE WHITE MALES: 6
Name of Head of Family: Ayres, Asa
1 - ages 10-under 16 = [Buenos b. 17 Jan. 1810...ca age 10]
1 - ages 10-under 16 = [Franklin b. 13 Oct 1805...ca age 15]
1 - ages 16-under 18 = [Samuel b. 4 Feb 1803...ca age 17]
1 - ages 16-under 26 = [William Wait b. 12 Sept 1800...ca age 20]
1 - ages 16-under 26 = [unknown; b. betw. 1795-1804...ca age 16-25]
1 - ages 45 and over = [Asa Sr. b Jun 1761...ca age 59]
FREE WHITE FEMALES: 1
1- ages 45 and over = [Mary WAIT b. Oct 1762...ca age 58]"

Buenos [AYRES IL18] "... was the youngest of ten children, and when he was ten years old, his parents moved to Chester, Ohio, where he grew to manhood assisting his parents in clearing a farm in the woods. He afterwards learned the trade of carpenter and millwright, which business he followed many years...."

Buenos was probably still living with his parents for the 1830 census, as he did not marry until Sept. 1833. The 1830 Federal Census of Kirtland, Geauga Co., OH, Microcopy #19, Roll #131, Page 269, Line 23 [AYRES OH14] "Asa Ayers" (Sr.) (Page 269) is found Asa Sr's household which had 7 males & 3 females, with a total of 10 people. There are a number of individuals that this compiler is unable to identify. I wonder if perhaps one of Asa & Mary's sons with his family is living with them? Maybe because of the parent's ages, it was a way of helping them out. This compilers thoughts are included in brackets:
"NAMES HEADS OF FAMILIES: Asa Ayers
FREE WHITE MALES: 7
1 - age under 5 [= unknown...b. betw. 1826-1829...ca age 1-4]
1 - ages 5-under 10 [= unknown...b. betw. 1821-1825...ca age 5-9]
1 - ages 5-under 10 [= unknown...b. betw. 1821-1825...ca age 5-9]
1 - ages 10-under 15 [= unknown...b. betw. 1816-1820...ca age 10-14]
1 - ages 20- under 30 [= Buenos AYRES b. Jan. 1810...ca age 20; not md. until Sept. 1833 to Sarah OSBORN]
1 - ages 30-under 40 [= unknown...b. betw. 1791-1800...ca age 30-39 - - possibly William Wait AYRES b Sept. 1800... ca age 30; not sure when he married!]
1 - ages 60-under 70 [= Asa AYRES Sr. b. Jun. 1761...ca age 69]
FREE WHITE FEMALES: 3
1 - age under 5 [= unknown...b. betw. 1826-1829...ca age 1-4]
1 - ages 30-under 40 [= unknown...b. betw. 1791-1800...ca age 30-39]
1 - ages 60-under 70 [= Mary WAIT b. Oct. 1762...ca age 68]"

By Sept. 1833, Buenos & Sarah had married in Kirtland, Geauga Co., OH where they were residing at the time.
See their application for marriage by TINKHAM & marriage certificate.
The Mormons (a religious group) moving into Kirtland during this era, may have been a reason why Buenos & Sarah moved on to new frontier areas in OH. Not far from Kirtland, in Willoughby (but a diff. county), their first child Sheldon Henry AYRES b. 23 April 1835, Willoughby, Cuyahoga Co. [now Lake Co.], OH; their second child Orlando Buenos AYRES b. 26 July 1836, Willoughby, Cuyahoga Co. [now Lake Co.], OH.

Sometime after the birth of their second son in July 1836, and before Sept. 1837, Buenos & Sarah had moved on to the new frontier area of Hicksville, Williams Co. [now in Defiance Co.], OH. According to one book source, their cabin was amongst the first few that helped establish this new area; it wasn't until some years later that they actually purchased the land for their cabin. Buenos [AYRES IL7] "...in 1837 he moved to Defiance county, O., where for a time he engaged in the millwright business but afterwards purchased a farm and followed farming...."

During this same era, Sarah's parents, Ransom & Sarah also moved to Hicksville, OH, raising their own cabin there. See biography of Ransom OSBORN.

A letter [AYRES OH32] written by S. W. Tinkham of Willoughby, OH [not far from Kirtland], dated Sept. 6th 1837, was sent to "Buenos Ayres or Ransom Osborn, Town of Hixvill Williams County Ohio to be left at New Rochester Paulding County." In the three-page letter, Tinkham discusses the problems going on with the Mormons in the area. Also mentioned is [spelling as is recorded in the letter] "Asa Ayres has sold his farm talks some of bying in Manterway he has been to Stiram[?] lately Stayed to Charles over knight and sent his Respects to Polly and said he should be glad to see her. I have heard some wey that they have the fever and payn[?] where the __rarys and Morses have goned, and that some of them had got it." This compiler wonders if this is Asa Sr. or Jr. that is discussed here. Asa Sr. supposedly died three months after this letter - on Dec. 1st, 1837, and his wife Mary four days later - but the LOCATION is currently unknown. A record sent to this compiler in Jan. 2000 indicates that Asa may be buried in Hiram, Portage Co., OH; currently unconfirmed.

It is believed that TINKHAM was a cousin to the OSBORN family, but the actual relationship is currently unknown by this compiler.

On 6 Jan 1839, the third son, George W. AYRES is born in Hicksville, Williams Co. [now Defiance Co.], OH. However, George died after about 9 months on 10 Oct. 1839.

Sarh's sister, Esther OSBORN, who was living with her parents in Hicksville, was married on 14 Nov. 1839 in Hicksville, OH to Allen PARKER.

Buenos' family is identified in the 1840 Federal Census of Hicksville Township, Williams Co., OH; Microcopy #704, Roll #433, Volume 26 (213-386), Page 214, Line 1 [AYRES OH........]; brackets are the thoughts of this compiler:
"Head of Household: Buenos Ayres
Free White Males
1 - under age 5 [Sheldon Henry AYRES b. 22 Apr. 1835... age 5]
1 - age 5-under 10 [Orlando Buenos AYRES b. 26 July 1836... age 4]
1 - age 20-under 30 [Buenos AYRES b. ca 17 Jan. 1810... age 30]
Free White Females
1 - age 20-under 30 [Sarah OSBORN; b. 2 Sept. 1816... ca age 24]"

NOTES by transcriber for 1840 census:
No slaves listed. Son George W. had died and is not enumerated in the 1840 census.
Listed on line two of this same page and census was the "Ransom OSBORNE" family; father of Sarah OSBORN.
Listed on line six of this same page and census was "Allen PARKER" who married Esther OSBORN; a brother-in-law to Buenos AYRES & Sarah. Esther was a sister to Sarah and both children of Ransom OSBORN(E).

Finally a daughter, Mary A. AYRES, joins the Buenos' family on 22 Nov 1840 in Hicksville, Williams Co., OH, but she died three days later on 25 Nov. 1840. She was probably born after the census was taken.

Their 5th child Samuel Parker AYRES was born 16 May 1842, Hicksville, Williams Co., OH; Esther E. AYRES b. 14 May 1845, Hicksville, OH; Roderick William AYRES b. 26 April 1848, Hicksville, OH.

For the 1850 Federal Census, Buenos' family is found in Fondulac, WI. This compiler has the census, but cannot locate it at this time.

Buenos [AYRES IL7] "...In 1850 he moved to Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, where he engaged in mill building. Three years later he came to Ill., living two years in Bureau county, and then coming to this county..."

Between the 1850 census and 1852, Buenos moved his family to Princeton, Bureau Co, IL. Here their 8th child Ransom Osborn AYRES was born on 24 Oct. 1852.

In one of Sarah's obituaries is stated [OSBORNE CT4]: "They came west in 1853, settling at Cambridge [IL?] March 4th of that year. In the fall of the same year they moved to the farm in Munson which was their home till Feb. 1877, when Mr. Ayres retired from active life and they settled in Geneseo [IL]."

Buenos' obituary [AYRES IL18] states they "...settled in Munson, [Henry Co., IL] in 1853, where he successfully conducted farming operations for 25 years..."

On the 24 Aug. 1854 Azoline E. AYRES was born in Munson Township, Henry Co., IL, the 9th child in the family. She died 3 days after her birth on 27 Aug. 1854. Following her birth came John Charles Fremont AYRES b. 26 Aug. 1856, Munson, IL. Three years later, their last child, Helen E. AYRES is born to the family on 3 Sept. 1859, Muson, IL.

In a book, section including Henry Co., Munson Township, IL is found information on Buenos' family. The title & date of book is currently unknown [AYRES IL17]:
HENRY CO., MUNSON TOWNSHIP, IL
"AYRES, BUENOS - Farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Geneseo; born in Chester, Hampden Co., Mass. Jan. 17, 1810; came to this county in 1853; Rep; Lib; owns 480 acres of land, val. $30,000; married Miss Sarah Osborne at Chester, Geauga Co., O.; she is a native of New Haven, Conn., born Sept 2, 1816; have seven children living, lost four: Sheldon H., born April 23, 1835, at Lake Co., O.; Orlander B., July 26, 1836; Geo. W., Jan. 6, 1839, in Defiance, O., died Oct. 16, 1839, Defiance, O.; Saml. P., May 16, 1842; Mary A., Nov 22, 1840, died Nov. 25, 1840; Ester E., May 14, 1845; Roderick W., April 26, 1847, all Defiance, O.; Ransom O., Oct 24, 1852, Bureau Co., Ill.; Azoline E., Aug. 24, 1854, Henry Co., Ill., died Aug. 27, 1854, Henry Co.,Ill.; John C. F., Aug 26, 1856, Henry Co., Ill.; Helen E., Sept. 3, 1859, died Oct. 13, 1863. Is one of the oldest settlers in Henry Co.
AYRES, RANSOM O. - resides with father, B. Ayres, Sec. 25, farmer; Rep; Lib; born in Ill.
AYRES, R. W. - Sec. 25; tenant on B. Ayres' farm; Rep; Lib; from Ohio."

This compiler currently does not have a copy of the 1860 Federal Census for the Buenos AYRES family. They were probably in Munson Twsp., Henry Co., IL.

Buenos received a letter dated April 3d, 1861, from his brother Samuel [AYRES KS20] who lived in Centerville [so stated the letter], Linn Co., KS. Apparently Kansas was under some kind of weather related disaster that was causing Linn Co. and other parts of Kansas extreme hardship. Samuel had gone out to other locations to solicit aid and states in his letter: "Never whilst reason retains her throne, shall I forget the many instances of kindness I have experienced the past winter whilst engaged in the performances of my mission of soliciting aid for my suffering fellow citizens, who must have suffered extremely and many of them must have died had that aid been with held. [signed] Samuel Ayres."

A short letter exists [AYRES IL36] as follows: "Lamson Hospital, May 18th, 1863 St, Mo - Dear Uncle the seventy five dollars enclosed make just even two hundrd [sic] dollars according to my reckoning I have nothing to say in regard to the disposal of it you can make any disposal of it that in your judgement will be for the best my health is improvinge slowly but as fast as could be expected considering that I have been sick so long my love to all I shall be glad to hear that your leg is nearly well I shall expect to hear from you soon from your nephew E. D. Ayres
To, Uncle, Buenos}"
Currently this compiler has not been able to identify the writer of this note; I wonder if he participated in the Civil War?

Their daughter, Helen died 13 Oct. 1862 [or 1863] in Munson, Henry Co., IL, at about age 3. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo, Henry Co., IL.

In a telegram [AYRES KS19] from "Leavenworth, [KS?], Jan. [or Jun?] 3d, 1867" Sheldon signed a note to his father: "Dear Father I shall send $100 dollars it is all that I have I wish I had it all for you I have don the best I can and not to distress my self and family I will pay the rest as soon as I can Pay Mr. Raymond and the intrest on the note the rest indorse on th note. We are well and hope this may find you all well. I would of sent this some days ago but I could not cross the river. Sheldon H. Ayrs [sic]."

This compiler currently does not have a copy of the 1870 Federal Census for the Buenos AYRES family. They were probably in Munson Twsp., Henry Co., IL.

[They came west in 1853, settling at Cambridge [IL?] March 4th of that year. In the fall of the same year they moved to the farm in Munson which was their home till Feb. 1877, when Mr. Ayres retired from active life and they settled in Geneseo (IL).] This compiler currently does not have a copy of the 1880 Federal Census for the Buenos AYRES family. They were probably in Geneseo, Henry Co., IL.

Buenos' son, Samuel P. Ayres wrote a letter on 21st June 1880 [AYRES IA6] from Knoxville, Marion Co., IA to his father Buenos. There was an envelope with the letter addressed with "Mr. B. Ayres, Geneseo, Ill." While the letter does not state that Buenos was in Geneseo, according to his wife Sarah OSBORN's obituary, Buenos had retired after Feb. 1877 and they settled in Geneseo where they celebrated their 50th anniversary in Sept. 1883.

According to one of Sarah's obituaries, about 1891, Buenos and Sarah moved to Knoxville, Marion Co., IA in order to be near some of their children.

A xerox copy of an old original envelope, in the possession of this compiler, is addressed as follows [AYRES IA22]:
From: "S. R. PIERSON, Well Boring and Drilling, Cheney, - Kansas"
To: "Mrs. Buenos Ayres - Knoxville, Marion Co., Iowa"
The post office stamp cancellation says: "Cheney, Dec. 25, 9 A.M., 1893, Kans."

According to research by descendant Harriet (Zimmer) Odom in Geneseo, Henry Co., IL [AYRES IL2] is recorded that "Sarah Osborn Ayers, Died Nov. 1, 1894, Age 78." Another paper shows her place of burial in Oakwood Cemetery - From Lot Book, Page 235 "No. of interment: 1420." Additional information states she died of "paralysis," and was "buried 4 Nov. 1894, Geneseo" at age "78 yrs., 2 mos." Another researcher, Anne Otte, [OSBORN KS4] mentions that she visited her ancestor's grave in Geneseo, and on Sarah's gravestone is the following inscription: "There is no death. An angel form walks o'er the earth with silent tread. He bears our best loved thing away, and then we call them dead."

Two obituaries were given to this compiler, about Sarah, but neither identified the name or date of the newspaper from which they were taken. In the early research of this compiler, I was unable to identify the place of death for progenitor Sarah OSBORN. After receiving xerox copies of the following obituaries from an uncle, for Sarah & Buenos, a picture of their life together has been pieced together in fine detail. To date, however, I have been unsuccessful in locating a death certificate for Sarah, but one has been found for Buenos.

OBITUARY #1 of Sarah (OSBORN) AYRES [OSBORNE CT5]
Name of Newspaper: Unknown; possibly from Knoxville, IA
Date of Newspaper: Unknown; about Nov. 1894
Brackets [ ] inserted by this transcriber.
"Mrs. B. Ayres.
Died, at her home in Knoxville [IA], Thursday, Nov. 1 [1894]. Sarah, wife of B. Ayres, aged 78 years, 1 month and 29 days.
Deceased was born in Oxford, New Haven county, Connecticut, Sept. 2, 1816. She was married to B. Ayres Sept. 1, 1833. They first settled in eastern Ohio, afterward removing at an early day to Hicksville, Defiance county, Ohio, and in 1853 to Geneseo, Ill., where they made their home until about three years ago, when they removed to this city [ca 1891, Knoxville, IA] to be near their children. Mrs. Ayres has been in failing health for some time, being confined to her bed for about three weeks preceding her death, which resulted from old age. She leaves her aged husband, with whom she had lived happily for 61 years, together with one daughter and six sons -- S. H. Ayres, of Olathe, Kansas; O. B. Ayres , of Des Moines [IA]; S. P. Ayres, of Knoxville [IA]; Mrs. E. E. Hill [Esther AYRES], of Geneseo, Ill; R. W. Ayres, of Bussey, Iowa; R. O. Ayres, of Knoxville; and John C. Ayres, of Geneseo, Ill.
Short funeral services were held at the late residence of the deceased at 2 p. m. Friday, conducted in an impressive manner by Rev. H. R. Schermerhorn, pastor of the Presbyterian church, after which the body was taken on the C. R. I . & P. evening train to Geneseo, Ill., where the funeral was held on Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Dr. Sweet, pastor of the Episcopolian church of Rock Island. The six sons of the deceased acted as pall bearers."
NOTE by transcriber: In this obituary #1, the year of death is not included, but is included in the second obituary as 1894. Sarah was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo, Henry Co., IL, where her tombstone has been identified. Her husband was later buried next to her. Esther E. AYRES, the daughter, married John David HILL.

OBITUARY #2 of Sarah (OSBORN) AYRES [OSBORNE CT4]
Name of Newspaper: Unknown: possibly Geneseo, IL
Date of Newspaper: Unknown: about Nov. 1894
Husband: Buenos AYRES
"Mrs. Sarah (Osborne) Ayres was born Sept. 2d, 1816, at Oxford, New Haven county, Conn. She died of infirmities of age, at her home at Knoxville, Iowa, Thursday, Nov. 1st, 1894, aged 78 years and 2 months. She was united in marriage with her now bereaved husband at Kirtland, Geauga county, Ohio, Sept, 1st, 1833. They came west in 1853, settling at Cambridge [IL?] March 4th of that year. In the fall of the same year they moved to the farm in Munson which was their home till Feb. 1877, when Mr. Ayres retired from active life and they settled in Geneseo. It was here, Sept. 1st, 1883, that they celebrated their golden wedding, it being one of the happiest social events of the kind that ever took place in the city. In 1891 they moved to Knoxville, Iowa, which has since been their home.
Mrs. Ayres was the mother of eleven children, nine of whom survive - S. H. Ayres, of Olathe, Kansas; O. B. Ayres, of Des Moines, Iowa; S. P. and R. O. Ayres, of Knoxville, Iowa; R. W. Ayres of Bussey, Ia.; J. C. Ayres, of Munson, and Mrs. J. D. Hill, of Geneseo. Sixty-one years of happy married life in which she saw these children grow up honored and respected and find homes and responsible positions of their own, gave her a pleasure that would make any mother justly proud. She saw that her life's work had borne good fruit, and with her faculties clear to the last calmly planned for the summons that she realized was soon to come. Her remains were brought here for interment at Oakwood, funeral services being held at the residence of J. D. Hill at 2 p. m. Saturday, Rev. Dr. R. F. Sweet, of Rock Island, an Episcopal clergyman, officiating. She united with the Episcopal church prior to her marriage and remained a steadfast and consistent member through her long life."

After Sarah died in Nov. 1894, Buenos made his home with his daughter Esther (AYRES) HILL in Geneseo, Henry Co., IL, where he died [AYRES IL7].

According to research by descendant Harriet (Zimmer) Odom in Geneseo, Henry Co., IL [AYRES IL2] is recorded that "Buenos Ayers, Died Sept. 29, 1895, Age 85." Another paper shows burial in Oakwood Cemetery as - "No. of interment: 1469." Additional information shows "carpenter; farmer; churchman; an honest man; nearest relative Mrs. David Hill who was daughter Esther; hardware merchant of Geneseo." Another researcher, Anne Otte, [OSBORN KS4] states that in visiting Buenos' grave, she found the following inscription on his tombstone: "Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full old age; like a shock of corn cometh in its season."

The following is obituary #1 for Buenos AYRES [AYRES IL7].
Name of Newspaper: Unknown; possibly Geneseo, IL
Date of Newspaper: Unknown; about Sept/Oct 1895
Brackets [ ] inserted by this compiler.
"FINALLY SUCCUMBS, Mr. Buenos Ayres Dies at Seven A. M. Sunday. The illness coupled with the old age which has for a long time threatened the life of Buenos Ayres has been chronicled in the ARENA from time to time. The end came Sunday morning at seven o'clock, when, as though tired out, he closed his mortal eyes forever.
Mr. Ayres has not been well since four years ago, when he was stricken with paralysis. His last sickness is only of a month's standing and the final termination has been expected from day to day. Several times the family has been summoned to his bedside, only to find that an iron constitution and firm will had continued life for a time. The funeral will occur tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the house. Rev. Bidwell assisted by Rev. Miller will officiate. The obituary follows. Buenos Ayres was born in Chester, Hamden Co., Mass. [in 1810, Chester was still in Hampshire Co.], Jan. 17th, 1810. His parents, Asa and Mary (Waite) Ayres, were natives of Mass. He was the youngest of ten children, and when he was ten years old, his parents moved to Chester, Ohio, where he grew to manhood assisting his parents in clearing a farm in the woods. He afterwards learned the trade of carpenter and millwright, which business he followed many years. He was married Sept. 1st, 1833, to Sarah Osborne, with whom he lived sixty-one years. Eleven children were born to them, four of whom died in infancy. Six sons and one daughter are still living. In 1837 he moved to Defiance county, O., where for a time he engaged in the millwright business but afterwards purchased a farm and followed farming. In 1850 he moved to Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, where he engaged in mill building. Three years later he came to Ill., living two years in Bureau county, and then coming to this county. He improved his farm in Munson township and lived on it until 1877, when the disabilities of old age unfitted him for active business. Moving to Geneseo, he made it his home until 1891, when he went to Knoxville, Marion county, Ia., living there until the death of his wife Nov. 1, 1894. Since that time he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. J. D. Hill [ie- Esther AYRES] of this city [Geneseo, IL]. He died Sept. 29th, 1895, aged 85 years, 8 months and 12 days.
Mr. Ayres was a man of sterling integrity and upright honest, and pursued his business with energy, accumulating a compitency. His children who survive him are, S. H. Ayres, of Atlantic, Ia.; O. B. Ayres, of Des Moines, Ia.; Mrs. Esther E. Hill, of this city; H. W. Ayres, of Bussey, Ia.; R. O. Ayres, of Knoxville, Ia., and J. C. F. Ayres, of Munson township all of whom will be ...."
NOTES on Buenos' obituary #1: The copy of this obituary in the possession of this compiler, is incomplete. The obit. mentions six sons surviving, but only five are identified; missing is Samuel P. - at this time I do not know where he resided in Sept. 1895, but records seem to indicate that he did not die until Nov. 1905. The date of Samuel's death was recently obtained courtesy of a descendant, D. NELSON of MN in Jan. 2000. "H. W. Ayres" is actually R[oderick] William Ayres.

In a second obituary for Buenos AYRES is found additional information [AYRES IL18].
Name of Newspaper: Unknown; possibly Geneseo, Henry Co., IL
Date of Newspaper: Unknown; about Sept/Oct 1895
Brackets [ ] inserted by this compiler.
"Mr. Buenos Ayres, who settled in Munson, [Henry Co., IL] in 1853, where he successfully conducted farming operations for 25 years, died Sunday, Sept 29th, 1895 at the home of his son-in-law, J. D. Hill, on Mechanic street, in this city [Geneseo, IL], aged 85 years, 8 months and 12 days. Deceased was a native of Chester, Hampden county, Pa. [should be MA], and when a youth aged 10 years, moved with his parents to the Western Reserve, in Ohio, settling in what is now Lake county. There he mastered the trade of mill-wright and carpenter. In 1833 he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Osborne, a native of Oxford, Conn. Of this union 11 children were born, seven of whom, six sons and one daughter, survive. Soon after marriage he moved to Willoughby, Ohio, where he followed his trade till 1850 when he went to Fon Dul Lac, Wis., and was for a year engaged in erecting milling machinery. In 1851 he brought his family to Illinois, settling first in Bureau county and two years later coming to this county [Henry Co.], established himself on the Munson farm now occupied by his youngest son [John Charles Fremont AYRES]. He accumulated a large estate, owning 480 acres of land when he retired from active life in 1877 and took up his home in this city [Geneseo, Henry Co., IL]."

In the book subtitled "Five Colonial Families", p 1381[AYRES MA48], identifies "Buenos Ayers; he married;" then lists five children: "O. B.; R. W.; R. O.; Samuel P.; John C. T."

In their daughter Esther's two obituaries of Feb. 1900 is identified some information on Buenos: From obituary #1, in part [AYRES IL8]:
"Mrs. Esther Ayres Hill, wife of John D. Hill, died at their residence on Mechanic street, this city, Tuesday, Feb. 6th, 1900, of heart failure induced by an illness of about four weeks' duration. Deceased was a daughter of the late Buenos Ayres, who was for many years a leading citizen of Munson township, and later a resident of this city. She was born at Hicksville, Ohio, May 14th, 1845, being aged 54 years, 8 months and 22 days. She was married to John D. Hill, Sept. 30th, 1868, and till the spring of 1893 their home was in Munson, and since that time they have resided in the home in this city where she died..."

From Obituary #2 of their daughter, Esther (AYRES) HILL reads a portion as follows [AYRES IL22]:
"...Miss Esther E. Ayres was born in Hicksville, Defiance Co., Ohio, May 14, 1845. Her parents came to this county in 1853 and settled in Munson, where in 1868 she was united in marriage with J. D. Hill, who survives her. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hill settled on a farm in Munson, upon which they lived till 1893 when they moved to Geneseo to the present home on Mechanic St..."

Their son, Orlando Buenos AYRES died 27 March 1900 in possibly San Diego, CA. His obituary is in part as follows [AYRES IA15]:
"...The following memorial was issued by Assylum Temple Commandery No. 4, of which the deceased was a member: Orlando B. Ayres was born at Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio, July 26, 1836..."

According to "The Knoxville Express," Knoxville, IA, 22 Nov 1905 [AYRES IA64]:
"...Samuel P. Ayres, son of Buenos Ayres and Mary Ayres, was born near Hicksville, Ohio, May 16, 1842. At the age of 11 years he removed with his parents to Henry County, Illinois, where he divided his time between farming in the summer and attending the public schools during the winter season..."

Their son, Sheldon Henry Ayres’s obituary identifies more on Buenos AYRES’ family - a portion follows [AYRES KS5]:
"...Sheldon Henry Ayres was born April 23, 1835, at Wiloughby, Lake county, Ohio, and in 1837 his parents moved to Hicksville, Defiance county, Ohio, where they lived until 1850. They then moved to Fondulac, Wisconsin but only remained there one year, when they went to Buran [Bureau] county, Ill. From the latter place they went to Henry county, in the same state in 1853, where the subject of this sketch grew to manhood. In 1857 Mr. Ayres was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Emery..."

From Obituary #2 (1922) of their son Roderick William AYRES reads a portion as follows [AYRES IL22]:
"Roderick William Ayres, son of Buenos and Sarah Ayres, was born in Defiance county, Ohio, April 26, 1848, and passed in the Great Beyond from his residence at Allerton, Iowa, Tuesday morning, January 10, 1922, at the age of 73 years, 8 months and 14 days.
Mr. Ayres was one of a family of seven children - six sons and one daughter. His sister and four brothers preceeded him in death.
When quite young his parents moved to Wisconsin and when he was about five years of age they removed to Henry county, Ill., where he grew to manhood. On February 12, 1873, he was united in marriage with Miss Sadie Inglefield, of Knoxville, Iowa, and they made their home in Illinois..."

From Obituary #3 of their son Roderick reads as follows [AYRES OH6]:
"R. W. Ayers, a former well-known resident of Marion county, died at his home in Allerton, Monday evening, January 9, aged about 73 years. The deceased was the brother of the late S. P. and O. B. Ayres, now deceased, and of Ransom Ayres, who is now living in California. Mr Ayres lived in and near Bussey for a number of years..." From the marriage certificate [AYRES CA 3] of their son Ransom who was married 10 June 1911, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, to "Lora Bilney residence: Lake City, Iowa" and "Ransom O. Ayres residence: Pomona, Cal." was identified "father: Buenos Ayres born: Mass.; mother: Sarah Osborn born: Conn." Both Ransom & Lora had been widowed, and this was a second marriage for both of them.