Son of Robert Ayers & Christina (Conner) Ayers,early settlers of Sonoma County, CA.
Husband of Sarah Evelyn (Curry) Ayers. Parents of five children: Clifford Ayers, Ruth (Ayers) Suytar, Doris (Ayers)
Gandaubert, Amos Lee Ayers & William Wayne Ayers.
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From: History of Ventura County, Vol. II, (1926), p 19
"William Ayers
Of honored honored pioneer stock, William Ayers was a long recognized leader in the development of the fruit growing industry oif Ventura County, of which he was a resident for fifty-four years, and his life record constituted a fine example of manliness and industry. Genial, sympathetic and companionable , he was a man of many friends, and his demise in 1922 occasioned great sorrow.
He was born March 2, 1863, near Petaluma, in Sonoma County, and was a son of Robert and Christina (Connor) Ayers. His father twice made the long and arduous journey to the coast by the overland route and on his second trip was accompanied by his wife. he was one of the earliest settlers of Sonoma, California, and there engaged in the hotel business. In 1888 he moved to Ventura County, locating in the Upper Ojai, and was afterward the owner of a place at Ojai. Later he sold the property and purchased the Baldwin Ranch, comprising five thousand and six hundred acres. He was a man of broad vision and keen intelligence, endowed with all the hardy qualities of the true pioneer, and became one of the largest landowners of southern California. He also found time for public affairs and served for one term on the board of county supervisors. His long and useful life was terminated in 1900, while his wife had responded to the final summons in 1893.
In the acquirement of an educarion, Willliam Ayers attended the public schools of Ventura, Upper Ojai and Ojai, and afterward assisted his father in the conduct of the ranch. Eventually, he became the owner of eighteen acres of fertile land in the Casitas Valley, near Ventura, all of which was devoted to the growing of fruit. He raised chiefly apricots and apples and his orchard was one of the best in this part of the state. He had the expert knowledge of his occupation which results from years of study and experience. He advanced the standards of horticulture in Ventura county and converted his private property into a public asset......."
Husband of Sarah Evelyn (Curry) Ayers. Parents of five children: Clifford Ayers, Ruth (Ayers) Suytar, Doris (Ayers)
Gandaubert, Amos Lee Ayers & William Wayne Ayers.
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From: History of Ventura County, Vol. II, (1926), p 19
"William Ayers
Of honored honored pioneer stock, William Ayers was a long recognized leader in the development of the fruit growing industry oif Ventura County, of which he was a resident for fifty-four years, and his life record constituted a fine example of manliness and industry. Genial, sympathetic and companionable , he was a man of many friends, and his demise in 1922 occasioned great sorrow.
He was born March 2, 1863, near Petaluma, in Sonoma County, and was a son of Robert and Christina (Connor) Ayers. His father twice made the long and arduous journey to the coast by the overland route and on his second trip was accompanied by his wife. he was one of the earliest settlers of Sonoma, California, and there engaged in the hotel business. In 1888 he moved to Ventura County, locating in the Upper Ojai, and was afterward the owner of a place at Ojai. Later he sold the property and purchased the Baldwin Ranch, comprising five thousand and six hundred acres. He was a man of broad vision and keen intelligence, endowed with all the hardy qualities of the true pioneer, and became one of the largest landowners of southern California. He also found time for public affairs and served for one term on the board of county supervisors. His long and useful life was terminated in 1900, while his wife had responded to the final summons in 1893.
In the acquirement of an educarion, Willliam Ayers attended the public schools of Ventura, Upper Ojai and Ojai, and afterward assisted his father in the conduct of the ranch. Eventually, he became the owner of eighteen acres of fertile land in the Casitas Valley, near Ventura, all of which was devoted to the growing of fruit. He raised chiefly apricots and apples and his orchard was one of the best in this part of the state. He had the expert knowledge of his occupation which results from years of study and experience. He advanced the standards of horticulture in Ventura county and converted his private property into a public asset......."
Son of Robert Ayers & Christina (Conner) Ayers,early settlers of Sonoma County, CA.
Husband of Sarah Evelyn (Curry) Ayers. Parents of five children: Clifford Ayers, Ruth (Ayers) Suytar, Doris (Ayers)
Gandaubert, Amos Lee Ayers & William Wayne Ayers.
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From: History of Ventura County, Vol. II, (1926), p 19
"William Ayers
Of honored honored pioneer stock, William Ayers was a long recognized leader in the development of the fruit growing industry oif Ventura County, of which he was a resident for fifty-four years, and his life record constituted a fine example of manliness and industry. Genial, sympathetic and companionable , he was a man of many friends, and his demise in 1922 occasioned great sorrow.
He was born March 2, 1863, near Petaluma, in Sonoma County, and was a son of Robert and Christina (Connor) Ayers. His father twice made the long and arduous journey to the coast by the overland route and on his second trip was accompanied by his wife. he was one of the earliest settlers of Sonoma, California, and there engaged in the hotel business. In 1888 he moved to Ventura County, locating in the Upper Ojai, and was afterward the owner of a place at Ojai. Later he sold the property and purchased the Baldwin Ranch, comprising five thousand and six hundred acres. He was a man of broad vision and keen intelligence, endowed with all the hardy qualities of the true pioneer, and became one of the largest landowners of southern California. He also found time for public affairs and served for one term on the board of county supervisors. His long and useful life was terminated in 1900, while his wife had responded to the final summons in 1893.
In the acquirement of an educarion, Willliam Ayers attended the public schools of Ventura, Upper Ojai and Ojai, and afterward assisted his father in the conduct of the ranch. Eventually, he became the owner of eighteen acres of fertile land in the Casitas Valley, near Ventura, all of which was devoted to the growing of fruit. He raised chiefly apricots and apples and his orchard was one of the best in this part of the state. He had the expert knowledge of his occupation which results from years of study and experience. He advanced the standards of horticulture in Ventura county and converted his private property into a public asset......."
Husband of Sarah Evelyn (Curry) Ayers. Parents of five children: Clifford Ayers, Ruth (Ayers) Suytar, Doris (Ayers)
Gandaubert, Amos Lee Ayers & William Wayne Ayers.
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From: History of Ventura County, Vol. II, (1926), p 19
"William Ayers
Of honored honored pioneer stock, William Ayers was a long recognized leader in the development of the fruit growing industry oif Ventura County, of which he was a resident for fifty-four years, and his life record constituted a fine example of manliness and industry. Genial, sympathetic and companionable , he was a man of many friends, and his demise in 1922 occasioned great sorrow.
He was born March 2, 1863, near Petaluma, in Sonoma County, and was a son of Robert and Christina (Connor) Ayers. His father twice made the long and arduous journey to the coast by the overland route and on his second trip was accompanied by his wife. he was one of the earliest settlers of Sonoma, California, and there engaged in the hotel business. In 1888 he moved to Ventura County, locating in the Upper Ojai, and was afterward the owner of a place at Ojai. Later he sold the property and purchased the Baldwin Ranch, comprising five thousand and six hundred acres. He was a man of broad vision and keen intelligence, endowed with all the hardy qualities of the true pioneer, and became one of the largest landowners of southern California. He also found time for public affairs and served for one term on the board of county supervisors. His long and useful life was terminated in 1900, while his wife had responded to the final summons in 1893.
In the acquirement of an educarion, Willliam Ayers attended the public schools of Ventura, Upper Ojai and Ojai, and afterward assisted his father in the conduct of the ranch. Eventually, he became the owner of eighteen acres of fertile land in the Casitas Valley, near Ventura, all of which was devoted to the growing of fruit. He raised chiefly apricots and apples and his orchard was one of the best in this part of the state. He had the expert knowledge of his occupation which results from years of study and experience. He advanced the standards of horticulture in Ventura county and converted his private property into a public asset......."
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