Lilla Day Monroe Collection of Pioneer Stories
May Ayres
| Pioneer | Ayres, May (Wadsworth) |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1874, Douglas County, Kansas |
| Date of Death | ? |
| Father | Robert Bruce Wadsworth |
| Mother | [not given] |
| Marriage | Doctor Philip S. Ayres, 6/6/1901 |
| Came to Kansas From | |
| Life in Kansas | Cherokee County, 1889; Wabaunsee County, [no date given]; Douglas County, [no date given]; Riley County, [no date given]; Miami County, [no date given]; Cowley County, [no date given]; Shawnee County, [no date given] |
| Author (other than pioneer) | None listed |
| Author's relationship to pioneer | Self |
| Subjects Mentioned | Children, Herding Cattle, Getting Mail, Coyotes, Lost All Crops in 1874 to Grasshoppers, Riding Horses, Prairie Fires, Teacher Salary of $28.50/month, Walking 2 Miles to School |
| KSHS Location | Manuscript Coll. 163 |
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