Sarah OSBORN, daughter of Ransom OSBORN and Sarah HURD; born 02 Sept. 1816, Oxford, New Haven Co., CT; died at age 78 years, 2 months on 01 Nov. 1894, Knoxville, Marion Co., IA; buried 03 Nov. 1894, Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo, Henry Co., IL.

NOTE: Photograph of "Mrs. Buenos Ayres" is from the book: "The Biographical Record of Henry County, Illinois." Published 1901 by S. J. Clarke in Chicago, IL. Biography of BUENOS AYRES is on Pages 668-674; page 670 (portrait: Buenos Ayres); page 671 (portrait Mrs. Buenos Ayres).
Book is now available on the internet at: http://openlibrary.org/books/OL13497764M/The_biographical_record_of_Henry_County_Illinois. (URL valid 12.05.2023).

She married 01 Sep 1833, Kirtland, Geauga Co., OH to Buenos AYRES, son of Asa AYRES & Mary WAIT; born 17 Jan. 1810, Chester, Hampden Co., MA; died at age 85 years, 8 months, 12 days on 29 Sept. 1895, Geneseo, Henry Co., IL; buried 01 Oct. 1895, Oakwood Cemetery, Geneseo, Henry Co., IL.

Sarah and Buenos had eleven known children: Sheldon Henry, Orlando Buenos, George W, Mary A, Samuel Parker, Esther E, Roderick William, Ransom Osborn, Azoline E, John Charles Fremont, Helen E.

OBITUARY #1 of Sarah (OSBORN) AYRES
Name of Newspaper: Unknown; possibly from Knoxville, IA
Date of Newspaper: Unknown; about Nov. 1894
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'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
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.'