Ayres Family poses with Grandfather Moses Clavell--1909

Moses Clavell (sometimes spelled Clevell, Clavelle, Clevelle) poses with his daughter, Grace Clavell Ayres (1875-1941) and his four grandchildren: Lowell Ayres (formerly Lowell Leek), Anna (1901-1982), Norman (1903-1909), and Marjory, (1908-2001). Tragically, young Norman would die shortly after this photo was taken. It is unclear whether the family sat for the photo in Knightstown, Indiana or in Springfield, Ohio. The photographer is listed as "The Bankers."

Moses was a stonecutter for much of his life and lived in the Xenia, Ohio area. For a brief point, he and his wife Harriet Anna Dixon Clavell lived in Knoxville, Tennessee. She likely died there around 1902. He spent his last years in San Diego, California with one of his sons. He died in California.

It is possible that Moses Clavell is not biologically related to Anna Ayres. He married Harriett Dixon six years after the birth of Grace. In one census record, she is known as Gracie Dixon. There is still much to sort out with the Clavells and Dixons.