Obit: Ayers, Mrs Martin V. (1849 - 1923)

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Surnames: AYERS MILLER RODER

----Source: Neillsville Press, August 23, 1923 page 1

DEATH OF MRS. MARTIN V. AYERS
 

Margaret Annie Miller was born near West Bend in Washington county, March 30th 1849. She died August 13, 1923.
When she was seven years old her parents with their family came to Clark County, making the journey with an ox team and lumber wagon.

They settled on and cleared up a farm Northwest of Neillsville. Her father was obliged to cut out his own road in order to reach this farm. Here she grew to womanhood, surrounded by real pioneer conditions. She was married to Anton Weininger and lived for a time in Black River Falls. To this union was born one son, Joseph, who died in his eighth year, August 13, 1873 being the same day and month upon which his mother died.

On May 6th 1872 she was united in marriage to Martin V. Ayers and spent most of her married life with him on a farm in the town of Grant.

Here she labored and endured all of the hardships which fell to the lot of women on the new farms of fifty years ago.

Her husband died twelve years ago this summer after which she moved to Neillsville where she has spent most of her time since. She leaves to mourn her loss three sons and one daughter, namely: Mrs. August Roder, Gutstavus R., Jay V. and Lambert M. Ayers, also nine grandchildren. She is survived also by her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Ayers who at the age of seventy-nine is the last of a family of five children. Her aged sister also helped care for her during her last illness. She has suffered much from poor health for several years but bore her sufferings with great patience. She was a kind neighbor a hard working industrious woman and a kind devoted mother.

Funeral services were held Wednesday August 15 at the Congregational Church the pastor, G. W. Longenecker, officiating.