Update on Akers Family Compiled from all of you. Jan 2000 Hunterdon co. New Jersey William Akers 10-30-1730 Elanor Lanning 7-30-1734 Azubah b. 12-8-1762 Zeruiah b. 10-25-1765 Jesse b. 9-14-1769 Robert b. 10-9-1775 d. 4-30-1824, Robert Akers m. Anna Gerton b. Nov. 19, 1779 in Bucks Co., PA Richard b. 2-16-1778 Ro 1769 Jesse Akers is born in NJ 1792 Jesse Akers serves in the Hopewell township (hunterdon co. NJ) Militia 1793 Jesse Akers on tax rolls in Hunterdon co. NJ. before 1800 George J. Akers born in NJ 1800 William J. Akers born in NY 1804 Rachael Akers is born in NY 1808/9 Benjamin L. Akers is born in NY (father Jesse Akers, mother Martha Razen from later marriage of Benjamin) 1810 Jesse Akers appears in the Seneca Co. NY, (town of Hector) census. Before 1822 Jesse Akers is in Indiana (from deed for property in Miami Tnp.) 1822 Rachael Akers marries William T. Herron in Jan 1822 in Miami tnp Ham. co ohio. 1824 Catharine Herron is born to Rachael in same place. 1825-27 Almon Akers in born in ohio 1827 Elizabeth Ann DeMoss is born in ohio 1829 Benjamin L. Akers marries Elizabeth Bogard in Nearby Dearborn co. IN. 1830 cenus for Miami tnp Hamilton Co. Ohio Levi Akers 30-40 yrs old Jesse Akers 70-80 Yrs. old (I think this age is off by ten years should be 60-70, based on two other census records that have him younger) John Akers 30-40 yrs old Charles Demoss 30-40 yrs old William T. Herron and Rachael 1834 William Akers marries Anna Simons(Sammons) in Fayette Co. IN. William is living in Butler co. Ohio right above Hamiton Co. 1835-36 the following, shop in Ogdens general store in North Bend Ohio in Miami Township, below the town of Cleves. Benjamin Akers, Acres Charles DeMoss William T. Herron John and William Sammons abt 1836 Benjamin Akers moves to Columbus, Adams Co. IL abt 1836 William and Anna Simons (sammons) move to Columbus, Adams Co. IL Abt 1838 William T. Herron and Rachael Akers leave Ohio. 1840 (30 Aug.) Catharine Herron (Daughter of Rachael Akers) Marries Peter DeMoss (son of Charles Demoss) in Columbus, Adams Co. IL 1847 (July 1) Almon Akers Marries Elizabeth Ann DeMoss (Elizabeth is the Daughter of Charles DeMoss) in Adams Co IL. 1850 William T. Herron and family are in Calhoun Co. IL slightly south of Adams Co. IL. ? At some point property, owned by William Akers is taxed to Almon Akers. 1879 Benjamin L. Akers marrys Rosannah Shin Salthouse in Illinois it is from this certificate that we learn that Benjamins parents are: Jesse Akers and Martha Razen and that Benjamin was born in NY. Here is one way this could work: George J., William, Benjamin L., Rachael (and possibly Levi and john) Akers. Are all Children of Jesse Akers and Martha Razen of New York. William , Benjamin and Rachael were all born in NY. Peter and Elizabeth Ann are children of Charles DeMoss and Sarah DeMoss Simmons (Sammons?) Rachael Akers marries William T. Herron (my relatives) Catharine is their Daughter. Catharine marries Peter (son of Charles DeMoss). Almon Akers (Rachaels Nephew (or younger brother), probably William's Son maybe by a first marraige or he might just be a younger brother) marries Peter's Sister, Elizabeth. William Akers may actually be married to another sister or Aunt� Anna Simons (sammons) The DeMoss mother is Sarah Simmons or Sammons. The Akers, DeMoss, Herron and Sammons families are all intertwined. They seem to have met in and around Miami township, Hamilton Co. Ohio, and all moved to Adams Co. or Calhoun Co. IL. This update is based on my own research and bits and pieces from everyone I am sending this to. Two new important clues (at least to me) are the store listing with all the familes there, and the marriage of Catharine Akers/Herron to a DeMoss with a Sammons Mother-in-Law. Our latest breakthrough was finding Jesse Akers in New Jersey (thanks Wilma) and getting a ton of information on the New Jersey Akers families from Donna Evans. Some of the contibuters of information: Craig Herron craigh9557@aol.com Wilma Miller wmiller01@snet.net Ardie ardie@mcn.net donna Evans Dbe754@cs.com and many others.