Dr. Ira Ayer, III

1868 - 1939  (70 years)

• Name	Ira Ayer  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Suffix	III
  Born	6 Oct 1868	Ashland, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Biography	From his sisters Alice and Clem written about 1960: "He was born in Ashland, Virginia, but lived most of his life in the North, as we did. His life was filled with travel and interesting experiences. He married Louise Foster and had two daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Ayer Sowers of Carlsbad, California and Mrs. Alfred B. (Margaret) Smith of New York City. They both have distinguished themselves; Mrs. Sowers as an author of children's books and Mrs. Smith as an artist and illustrator. Dr. Malcolm Sowers, a grandson, lives in Castro Valley, California. Ira Ayer, our brother, was a Captain in the Spanish War seeing service in the Philippines and Cuba. After the war he went to Siam and was commissioned as advisor on the medical board of the Kingdom, and by King Pradjadpok, as his personal physician receiving the three highest honors obtainable in the Kingdom of Siam. They lived in the Orient for nearly twenty years, when he retired and bought a home in Carlsbad, California." According to American Medical Association records, he graduated from medical school at Long Island College Hospital in 1892 (now State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn College of Medicine). He was licensed to practice medicine in New York State in 1892 and in Illinois in 1893. He was practicing in Philadelphia and Brooklyn in 1911 and in Philadelphia in 1913. In 1912 he received the degree of Dr. P.H. from the University of Pennsylvania. On November 18, 1915 he was listed as practicing in Bangkok, Siam (now Thailand). According to his obituary in the New York Times, in 1916 he was commissioned by King Prajadhipok as his personal doctor and was an advisor on improving sanitary conditions throughout the kingdom.
  Died	9 Jul 1939	US Naval Hospital, San Diego, California
  Buried	Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California
  Person ID	I447	Our Family
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	Ira Ayer, II,   b. 14 Jul 1836, Evans Center, New York ,   d. 3 Feb 1903, 37 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, New York  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane 'Jennie' James,   b. Aug 1838, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales ,   d. 25 Jan 1907, 37 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, New York  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1863	Corner of G and 14th Streets, Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington, District of Columbia   [4]
  Family ID	F154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	M Louise Foster,   b. 21 Jan 1869, Norfolk, Virginia ,   d. 22 Apr 1940  (Age 71 years)
  Married	18 Aug 1892
  Children	1. Phyllis Ayer,   b. 5 May 1893, Brooklyn, New York ,   d. 5 Jul 1974, Alameda County, California  (Age 81 years)   2. Margaret Ayer,   b. 29 Jun 1894, Brooklyn, New York ,   d. 24 Apr 1981, Alameda County, California  (Age 86 years)   3. Ira Ayer, IV,   b. 3 Jul 1895, Brooklyn, New York ,   d. 4 Jul 1895, Brooklyn, New York  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Oct 1868 - Ashland, Virginia Buried - - Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Ira Ayer, III

  
  

  Histories		Project Ayer Letters and documents from the Ayer and James families
  		Ayer Family Photo Album

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Tradition. [S31] Williams, Alice Ayer, Ayer, Bradley, etc. (Reliability: 0). [S65] Ayer, Ira III Obit, New York Times (Reliability: 0). [S67] Ayer-James, Marriage Certificate, . (Reliability: 1).