Samuel C. Ayres, Jr. (1893-1987)

Samuel C. Ayres, Jr was born on January 3, 1893 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.  He was the son of Dr. Samuel C. Ayres, Sr. and Stella Hobbs. 

Like his father and grandfather before him, Samuel studied medicine.  In 1917, he was attending Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts. 

Samuel registered for the draft for the First World War on June 5, 1917, while attending school.  At that time, he was living at 170 Kent Street in Brookline, Massachusetts.  He was described as of medium height and slender build, with brown eyes and dark brown hair.  He claimed exemption from the draft as a medical student, but was ultimately enlisted.  He is a veteran of the First World War.

Two weeks after he enlisted in the draft, Samuel married Helen L. Lowry.  They were wed on June 14, 1917 in Jackson County, Missouri.  He was 24 years old and she was 23 years.  Helen was born on December 27, 1893 in Rockville, Bates County, Missouri, the daughter of George H. Lowry and Jessie G. Laughlin.

Samuel and Helen had two children:

Samuel C. Ayres, III             born 1920

Jacqueline Ayres                 born 1924

In 1920, the couple were renting a place on Beacon Street in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts while Samuel was finishing up his schooling.

By 1930, Samuel and his family were living in a home at 4657 Jarvis Avenue in La Crescenta, Los Angeles, California.  He was employed as a physician, specializing in dermatology. 

Samuel and Helen and their children relocated to a home in Glendale, Los Angeles, California by 1935.

Helen L. Lowry Ayres died just two months shy of her 90^th birthday.  She passed away on September 20, 1983 in La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California. 

Samuel C. Ayres, Jr. died four years later on November 16, 1987 in the same place.  He was 94 years old at his death.

Notes for Samuel C. Ayres, Jr.

Birth & Death:  "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPMH-36L : accessed 23 February 2015), Samuel Ayres, 16 Nov 1987; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

Residence in 1900:  "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3Z7-SY6 : accessed 23 February 2015), Samuel Ayres Jr. in household of Samuel Ayres, Precinct 2 Kansas City Ward 11, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 15B, family 320, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,864.

Residence in 1910:  "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2Y8-34S : accessed 23 February 2015), Samuel Ayres Jr. in household of Samuel Ayres, Kansas Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 14B, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,798.

Military:  "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZNB-4P6 : accessed 23 February 2015), Samuel Ayres, 1917-1918; citing Brookline City, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,685,068.

Marriage:  Ancestry.com. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.  Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.

Residence in 1920:  "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFM6-HYY : accessed 23 February 2015), Samuel Ayers in household of Fletcher H Colby, Boston Ward 5, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 3B, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,730.

Residence in 1930:  "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCJ5-XN1 : accessed 23 February 2015), Samuel Ayres, La Crescenta, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1040, sheet 3B, family 82, line 100, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 131; FHL microfilm 2,339,866.

Residence in 1940:  "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K97P-PWW : accessed 23 February 2015), Samuel Ayres, Glendale Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-246, sheet 5A, family 106, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 232.

Notes for Helen L. Lowry

Birth & Death:  "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VG1S-FWW : accessed 23 February 2015), Helen Lowry Ayres, 20 Sep 1983; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

Residence in 1900:  "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3Z3-TP1 : accessed 23 February 2015), Helen L Lowry in household of George H Lowry, Precinct 3 (incl. City Work House) Kansas City Ward 10, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 187, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,864.

Residence in 1920:  "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX1L-V7Y : accessed 23 February 2015), Helen L Ayres in household of Frances T Carleson, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,721.