Moses Ayres Cordrey1,2 
b. 9 July 1810, d. 17 March 1873
Moses Ayres Cordrey|b. 9 Jul 1810\nd. 17 Mar 1873|p10391.htm|Nathan Cordrey|b. bt 1775 - 1776\nd. 1859|p10444.htm|Dorcas Jane Ayres|b. s 1785\nd. 1863|p10445.htm|Thomas Cordrey Sr.|b. bt 1740 - 1750|p10488.htm|Comfort Bryan||p10489.htm|Moses Ayres Jr.|b. 1757\nd. b 18 Mar 1825|p10568.htm|Dianna Kennedy|b. s 1756\nd. 19 Apr 1823|p10572.htm|
Great-grandfather of Ruth Minerva Fairfield.
3rd great-grandfather of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Fairfield and Allied Families
- Appears on charts:
- Pedigree for Ruth Minerva Fairfield
Moses Ayres Cordrey was born on 9 July 1810 in New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.1,2,3,4 He was the son of Nathan Cordrey and Dorcas Jane Ayres.2 He married Hannah Black, daughter of Philip Black Jr. and Catharine Baughman, on 15 May 1831.2,4 He died on 17 March 1873 in Tuscarawas County at age 62.1,3,4 He was buried in Bisel Church Cemetery, Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio,: Moses A. Cordrey Died March 17, 1873 Aged 62 yr... (worn).3,4
Moses Ayres Cordrey lived all of his life in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he was a farmer and contractor. In his journal, Francis Cordrey wrote a long article about his father.4
Moses Ayres Cordrey lived all of his life in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he was a farmer and contractor. In his journal, Francis Cordrey wrote a long article about his father.4
Additional Data
Ayres Cordery appeared on the 1840 U.S. Census in Sandy township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. In his household were 1 male under 5, one male 10-15, one male 20-30; one female under 5, two females 5-10, 1 female 20-30.5 
M.A. and Hannah Cordery appeared on the 1 June 1850 Federal Census of Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 23 July 1850. Their children Catharine, Dorcas J., Eliza A., Francis, Jacob, Thomas, Martha Ellen and Louisa were listed as living with them, as was Moses' nephew Davis Heminger.6
Moses and Hannah Cordery appeared on the 1 June 1860 Federal Census of Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 13 July 1860. Their children Jacob, Thomas, Martha Ellen and Louisa were listed as living with them.7
Moses A. and Hannah Cordery appeared on the 1 June 1870 Federal Census of Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 26 July 1870. Their daughter Louiza was listed as living with them, as was her husband John Desecker. Also listed was Wm Reridan, a grandson of the Cordreys.8
M.A. and Hannah Cordery appeared on the 1 June 1850 Federal Census of Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 23 July 1850. Their children Catharine, Dorcas J., Eliza A., Francis, Jacob, Thomas, Martha Ellen and Louisa were listed as living with them, as was Moses' nephew Davis Heminger.6
Moses and Hannah Cordery appeared on the 1 June 1860 Federal Census of Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 13 July 1860. Their children Jacob, Thomas, Martha Ellen and Louisa were listed as living with them.7
Moses A. and Hannah Cordery appeared on the 1 June 1870 Federal Census of Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, enumerated 26 July 1870. Their daughter Louiza was listed as living with them, as was her husband John Desecker. Also listed was Wm Reridan, a grandson of the Cordreys.8
Children of Moses Ayres Cordrey and Hannah Black
- Catharine Cordrey+2 b. 12 Jun 1832, d. 11 Jul 1891
- Dorcas Jane Cordrey+2 b. 2 Apr 1834, d. 7 Aug 1913
- Eliza Ann Cordrey+2 b. 19 Mar 1836, d. 13 Mar 1878
- Francis Cordrey+ 1 b. 6 Feb 1838, d. 15 Feb 1917
- Jacob Cordrey+2 b. 4 Sep 1840, d. 29 Jan 1931
- Thomas Perry Cordrey+2 b. 8 Feb 1843, d. 24 Apr 1901
- Martha Ellen Cordrey+2 b. 20 Feb 1847, d. 19 Dec 1922
- Louisa Cordrey+2 b. 19 Feb 1850, d. 20 Aug 1913
Citations
- [S948] Cordrey Family, miscellaneous papers, 1863-1917, Charles Horn, Pasadena, Texas.
- [S949] "Francis Cordrey Journal," (MS, 1897; Fort Wayne, Indiana); Charles Horn; Pasadena, Texas. Hereinafter cited as "Cordrey Journal". In a handwritten journal, or more precisely a ledger that he used as a journal, Francis wrote the family history as he knew it. It was among a collection of Cordrey papers and memorabilia that was given to Charles Horn by Francis' granddaughters, Coreinne Bitner and Mildred Bitner Stier.
- [S950] Moses Ayres Cordrey gravestone, Bisel Cemetery, Fairfield township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio; read by the writer in 1987.
- [S979] M.C. Heminger, comp., Complete Family Record of the Heminger and Cordrey Families (Akron, Ohio: Unpublished, 1940), 86.
- [S955] Ayres Cordrey household, 1840 U.S. Census, Sandy township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, page 362; National Archives micropublication M704, roll 430.
- [S954] M.A. Cordrey household, 1850 U.S. Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Fairfield twp, page 327, dwelling 50, family 50; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 734.
- [S953] Moses Cordery household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Fairfield twp, page 377, dwelling 758, family 766; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 1043.
- [S952] Moses A. Cordery household, 1870 U.S. Census, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, population schedule, Fairfield twp, New Philadelphia, page 98, dwelling 51, family 47; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 1273.
