 Doc married Mary Elizabeth Dunlap in Pulaski County, VA October 9, 1914.They had two children, Yancy Wyatt Ayers, Jr, (14 Apr 1916-13 Jan 1992), and Nancy Frances Ayers, (7 Sep 1922-25 May 2007).After he left baseball, Doc returned to his farm in the Draper Community of Pulaski County, and sold cars for the Wysor Motor Company to supplement his farming income.