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In the 1830 census for Ohio, Clark Co., Greene Twp., under Joseph Rakestraw there is listed a male aged 0 - 4, this is probably Ayres. In the 1840 census for the same area and person there is listed 2 males ages 10 - 14, one of these being Ayres and the other being his older brother Malon. The the 1850 census, same area and family is Ayres is named and stated as being 16 years old.
John was born at
Clark Co., Ohio, on 2 May 1834. He was the son of
Joseph P. Rakestraw and
Priscilla Bates. He married
Elizabeth Weller at
Clark Co., Ohio, on 5 March 1857. John was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at
Cedarville Twp., Greene Co., Ohio. He died on 11 March 1896 at
Chetopa, Cherokee Co., Kansas, at age 61. He was buried in March 1896 at
Pitcher, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma.
Immigrant=N
Related_By=C
Children of John Ayres Rakestraw and Elizabeth Weller- Lucinda "Lula" Rakestraw+ b. 22 Jun 1861, d. 29 Oct 1924
Joseph Ellsworth Rakestraw b. 3 Dec 1862, d. 2 Sep 1947
Oliver Clinton Rakestraw b. 5 Aug 1865
Thomas Lancaster Rakestraw b. 25 Oct 1867, d. 28 Nov 1932
Cloyd Rakestraw+ b. 20 Jun 1871, d. 30 Jul 1921
Chloe Rakestraw b. 20 Jun 1871
Willie Rakestraw b. 9 Jul 1875, d. 21 Apr 1923
Maggie May Rakestraw b. 13 Jun 1878
Citations
- [S31] Rakestraw-Wyron, Dave Rakestraw.