Background
Ayres, Martha Oathout was born on April 1, 1890 in Elkader, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Orlando De Shay and Mary (Ruegnitz) Oathout.
Ayres, Martha Oathout was born on April 1, 1890 in Elkader, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Orlando De Shay and Mary (Ruegnitz) Oathout.
Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College, Minnesota, 1911. Student The Art Institute of Chicago of Chicago, 1911-1914.
Teacher high school, Sacred Heart, Minnesota, 1908-1909. Teacher of sculpture, Pomona, California, 1915. On homestead, Colorado, 1918-1923.
Sculpture work for Warner Brothers and Paramount Pictures, 1926.
Member California Artist
Married James Albert Ayres, of Deadwood, South Dakot, 1915. Children: Carleton, Orlando, Catherine, Marx, Annabel, Dan.