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William E. Ailes, son of William and Elizabeth (Black) Ailes, was born in Lancaster
County, Penn., December 8, 1840, and was married, December 11, 1867, to Martha Jane
Carrick, daughter of Alexander Carrick, of Philadelphia, and has had born to him nine
children: Alexander C., William B., Robert E., George M., Elizabeth H., Joseph H., Charles
M., Franklin A. and Edwin H. In the fall of 1869 Mr. Ailes came to York County and
purchased the “Gordon property,” a farm of 172 acres, and since that time he has been
engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served with the Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment,
“Emergency” men, and participated in the battle of Antietam, and was drafted afterward in
the One Hundred and Sixty-sixth Pennsylvania, and served one year, mostly at Suffolk, Va.
He is a member of Corporal Baer Post 277, G.A.R., and also a Master Mason.
Taken from the book, “History of York County, Illustrated 1886” by John Gibson, Historical
Editor