Born in Morris Plains, Morris County, N.J., October 6, 1798. Son of Silas Ayers and Mary (Bryan) Ayers.
Married 1824 to Rebecca Osborn. They were the parents of seven children.
Lewis and his brother David Ayers brought their families to Texas, settling in the McMullen-McGloin colony, receiving a grant on July 25, 1835.
Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Patricio, 1835.
The people of the colony elected Lewis to the General Council, in which he assisted Col. James Power and others in preparing an address to the Mexican people. He resigned on December 12 to become collector of customs at Lavaca, TX.
He served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence. On March 9, 1836, he was appointed Assistant Quartermaster of James W. Fannin Jr.'s Regiment. On March 15, the Mexicans captured Lewis Ayers. He was one of 33 prisoners led out to be shot. He was saved by the intervention of Col. J. J. Holsinger, who halted the execution so that German prisoners might be reprieved. Ayers was set free supposedly because he gave a Masonic sign that was recognized by the Mexican general. He was one of only eight men that were spared.
After his release by the Mexican Army, Lewis Ayers was granted a "passport" which was granted by Juan Davis Bradburn. The passport allowed Lewis to travel via Matamoros to New Oleans. In 1837, Lewis was able to move to Mobile, Alabama.
From the window of his room above the Savings Bank, fell to his death in the alley below, Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., October 11, 1866.
Lewis' brother, David, is buried in Galveston, TX (#13240576).
--Contributed by flgrl (#46913650).
Married 1824 to Rebecca Osborn. They were the parents of seven children.
Lewis and his brother David Ayers brought their families to Texas, settling in the McMullen-McGloin colony, receiving a grant on July 25, 1835.
Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Patricio, 1835.
The people of the colony elected Lewis to the General Council, in which he assisted Col. James Power and others in preparing an address to the Mexican people. He resigned on December 12 to become collector of customs at Lavaca, TX.
He served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence. On March 9, 1836, he was appointed Assistant Quartermaster of James W. Fannin Jr.'s Regiment. On March 15, the Mexicans captured Lewis Ayers. He was one of 33 prisoners led out to be shot. He was saved by the intervention of Col. J. J. Holsinger, who halted the execution so that German prisoners might be reprieved. Ayers was set free supposedly because he gave a Masonic sign that was recognized by the Mexican general. He was one of only eight men that were spared.
After his release by the Mexican Army, Lewis Ayers was granted a "passport" which was granted by Juan Davis Bradburn. The passport allowed Lewis to travel via Matamoros to New Oleans. In 1837, Lewis was able to move to Mobile, Alabama.
From the window of his room above the Savings Bank, fell to his death in the alley below, Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., October 11, 1866.
Lewis' brother, David, is buried in Galveston, TX (#13240576).
--Contributed by flgrl (#46913650).
Born in Morris Plains, Morris County, N.J., October 6, 1798. Son of Silas Ayers and Mary (Bryan) Ayers.
Married 1824 to Rebecca Osborn. They were the parents of seven children.
Lewis and his brother David Ayers brought their families to Texas, settling in the McMullen-McGloin colony, receiving a grant on July 25, 1835.
Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Patricio, 1835.
The people of the colony elected Lewis to the General Council, in which he assisted Col. James Power and others in preparing an address to the Mexican people. He resigned on December 12 to become collector of customs at Lavaca, TX.
He served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence. On March 9, 1836, he was appointed Assistant Quartermaster of James W. Fannin Jr.'s Regiment. On March 15, the Mexicans captured Lewis Ayers. He was one of 33 prisoners led out to be shot. He was saved by the intervention of Col. J. J. Holsinger, who halted the execution so that German prisoners might be reprieved. Ayers was set free supposedly because he gave a Masonic sign that was recognized by the Mexican general. He was one of only eight men that were spared.
After his release by the Mexican Army, Lewis Ayers was granted a "passport" which was granted by Juan Davis Bradburn. The passport allowed Lewis to travel via Matamoros to New Oleans. In 1837, Lewis was able to move to Mobile, Alabama.
From the window of his room above the Savings Bank, fell to his death in the alley below, Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., October 11, 1866.
Lewis' brother, David, is buried in Galveston, TX (#13240576).
--Contributed by flgrl (#46913650).
Married 1824 to Rebecca Osborn. They were the parents of seven children.
Lewis and his brother David Ayers brought their families to Texas, settling in the McMullen-McGloin colony, receiving a grant on July 25, 1835.
Delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Patricio, 1835.
The people of the colony elected Lewis to the General Council, in which he assisted Col. James Power and others in preparing an address to the Mexican people. He resigned on December 12 to become collector of customs at Lavaca, TX.
He served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence. On March 9, 1836, he was appointed Assistant Quartermaster of James W. Fannin Jr.'s Regiment. On March 15, the Mexicans captured Lewis Ayers. He was one of 33 prisoners led out to be shot. He was saved by the intervention of Col. J. J. Holsinger, who halted the execution so that German prisoners might be reprieved. Ayers was set free supposedly because he gave a Masonic sign that was recognized by the Mexican general. He was one of only eight men that were spared.
After his release by the Mexican Army, Lewis Ayers was granted a "passport" which was granted by Juan Davis Bradburn. The passport allowed Lewis to travel via Matamoros to New Oleans. In 1837, Lewis was able to move to Mobile, Alabama.
From the window of his room above the Savings Bank, fell to his death in the alley below, Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., October 11, 1866.
Lewis' brother, David, is buried in Galveston, TX (#13240576).
--Contributed by flgrl (#46913650).
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