Susan (Susie) AYRES

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Notes:

Information came from Nancy Nash. Susan received a large inheritance from her aunt and uncle, Joseph and Jane Jacques/Jakes of Knoxville, TN, who had no chldren. She was living with them in the 1860 and 1870 census.

CENSUS RECORDS

1860 United States Census
Name: Susan Ayers
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: 2d District, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Household: 638
Household Members:
Jos Jaques 34
Jane Jaques 31
W L Hunter 34 [born in Alabama]
Susan Ayers 9
Clara Hunter 20 [born in Tennessee]

1870 United States Census
Name: Susan Ayers
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Smyth County, VA, Rich Valley Township
Household: 582
Household Members
Joseph Jaques 43
Jane Jaques 44
Susan Ayers 19

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Susan Johnson [Susan Johnston]
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1850
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Yates Johnson [Johnston]
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keep House
Household Members:
Yates Johnson 40
Susan Johnson 30
Jane Johnson 4
Joe Johnson 2

1900 United States Census
Name: Susan A Johnston
Gender: Female
Age: 51
Birth Date: Aug 1849
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Home in 1900: Civil District 1 Knoxville city Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Number of Living Children: 2
Years Married: 25
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1875
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother of how many children: 3
Household Members:
Jno Johnston 58
Susan A Johnston 51
Janie Johnston 24
Sue Johnston 20
Bridget Conner 30 [Servant]
Ella Conner 36 ]Servant]
Henry Fuller 70 [Servant]

1910 United States Census
Name: Susan Johnston
Gender: Female
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1850
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Knoxville Ward 2, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household: 253
Household Members:
John Yates Johnston 70
Susan Johnston 60
Sue Johnston 25 [daughter]
Ebenezer H Saunders 40 [Son-in-law]
Janie Saunders 33 [daughter]
Henry Fuller 70 [Servant]
Mary Thompson 40 [Servant]
Patience Griggs 26 [Servant]
Lixo Cox 30 [Servant]


Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Johnston&GSiman=1&GScid=16608&GRid=80144187&

Died:
Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955
Name: Susie Ayers Johnston
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 Aug 1927
Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Age: 77
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1849
Birthplace: Va.
Father's Name: John P. Ayers
Father's Birthplace: Va.
Mother's Name: Mary Whitaker
Mother's Birthplace: Va.
Cemetery: Old Gray
Burial Date: 10 Aug 1927

Susan married John Yates JOHNSTON. John was born 20 Oct 1839, Loudon Co. TN; died 14 Aug 1916, Knoxville, Knox Co. TN; was buried , Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Jane Johnson [Jane Johnston]
Age: 4
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1880: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Yates Johnson [Johnston]
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's name: Susan Johnson [Johnston]
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1900 United States Census
Name: Janie Johnston
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Birth Date: Apr 1876
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Home in 1900: Civil District 1 Knoxville city Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Jno Johnston 58
Susan A Johnston 51
Janie Johnston 24
Sue Johnston 20
Bridget Conner 30 [Servant]
Ella Conner 36 [Servant]
Henry Fuller 70 [Servant]

1910 United States Census
Name: Janie Saunders
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Home in 1910: Knoxville Ward 2, Knox, Tennessee
District: 81
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household: 253
Household Members:
John Yates Johnston 70
Susan Johnston 60
Sue Johnston 25 [sister]
Ebenezer H Saunders 40
Janie Saunders 33
Henry Fuller 70 [Servant]
Mary Thompson 40 [Servant]
Patience Griggs 26 [Servant]
Lixo Cox 30 [Servant]

1920 United States Census
Name: Jennie J Saunders [Janie]
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Home in 1920: Civil District 14, Knox, Tennessee
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household ID: 145
Household Members:
Ebenezer H Saunders 54
Janie J Saunders 43

1930 United States Census
Name: Janie J Saunders
Gender: Female
Age: 54
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Home in 1930: District 14, Knox, Tennessee,
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household: 90
Household Members
E H Saunders 66
Janie J Saunders 54

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Janie J Saunders
Age: 63
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Knox, Tennessee
Street: Topside Road
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Knox, Tennessee
Residence in 1935: Same House
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $14,000
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Janie J Saunders 63
David C Chapman 63
Sue J Chapman 59

Her home at 421 West Main Street in Knoxville, was noted for its gardens.

Source: A Historical Sketch of the Alcoa Highway, Maryville Pike Section of Knox County 1776-1976, p. 9

TOPSIDE ROAD

Mr. & Mrs. E. Hepburn Saunders gave Topside Rd. its name in 1912 when a bridge over the L &N was built with the flagstop on their property, Their house was the first on the right of the road. Two trains a day stopped there and
charged twenty-five cents fare to Knoxville. Mrs. Saunders was Col. David Chapman's wife's sister. When the Chapmans beautiful home "Annandale" burned in the late 1930's, he and his wife Sue Johnston Chapman went to live with the Saunders on Topside.



Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80144110

Died:
Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955
Name: Janie Johnston Saunders
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Nov 1950
Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Marital Status:
Race:
Age: 76
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: John Yates Johnston
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Susie Ayers

Jane married Ebenezer Hepburn Saunders 24 Oct 1901, Knox County, TN. Ebenezer was born 07 Nov 1864, Virginia; died 24 Nov 1933, Knoxville, Knox Co. TN; was buried , Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Joe Johnson [Joseph Johnston]
Age: 2
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1880: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Yates Johnson
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's name: Susan Johnson
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60778137

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Notes:

CENSUS RECORD

1900 United States Census
Name: Sue Johnston
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Birth Date: Nov 1880
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Home in 1900: Civil District 1 Knoxville city Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee, United States
District: 64
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Jno Johnston 58
Susan A Johnston 51
Janie Johnston 24
Sue Johnston 20
Bridget Conner 30 [Servant]
Ella Conner 36 [Servant]
Henry Fuller 70 [Servant]

1910 United States Census
Name: Sue Johnston
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1885
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Home in 1910: Knoxville Ward 2, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household ID: 253
Household Members:
John Yates Johnston 70
Susan Johnston 60
Sue Johnston 25
Ebenezer H Saunders 40 [brother-in-law]
Janie Saunders 33
Henry Fuller 70 [Servant]
Mary Thompson 40 [Servant]
Patience Griggs 26 [Servant]
Lixo Cox 30 [Servant]

1920 United States Census
Name: Sue Chapman
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Birth Year: abt 1881
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Home in 1920: Civil District 14, Knox, Tennessee
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household: 119
Household Members:
David C Chapman 43
Sue Chapman 39

1930 United States Census
Name: Sue Chapman
Gender: Female
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1881
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Home in 1930: District 14, Knox, Tennessee
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household: 110
Household Members:
David Chapman 53
Sue Chapman 49

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Sue J Chapman
Respondent: Yes
Age: 59
Estimated birth year: abt 1881
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Sister
Home in 1940: Knox, Tennessee
Street: Topside Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Knox, Tennessee
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Janie J Saunders 63
David C Chapman 63
Sue J Chapman 59

Source: A Historical Sketch of Alcoa Highway, Maryville Pike Section of Knox County, 1776-1976, p. 9

TOPSIDE ROAD

Mr. & Mrs. E. Hepburn Saunders gave Topside Rd. its name in 1912 when a bridge over the L &N was built with the flagstop on their property, Their house was the first on the right of the road. Two trains a day stopped there and
charged twenty-five cents fare to Knoxville. Mrs. Saunders was Col. David Chapman's wife's sister. When the Chapmans beautiful home "Annandale" burned in the late 1930's, he and his wife Sue Johnston Chapman went to live with the Saunders on Topside.

Susan married David Carpenter CHAPMAN 04 Nov 1911, Knox County, TN. David was born 09 Aug 1876, Knoxville, Knox Co. Tn; died 26 Jul 1944, Knoxville, Knox Co. TN; was buried , Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox Co. TN. [Group Sheet]