I have info on Abner Akers born in Ohio in 1819. And his descendants. -----Original Message----- From: ardie@mcn.net [mailto:ardie@mcn.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 11:12 AM To: AKERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Akers in Ind.--Chronologically Please review and add/correct as needed by responding back to list. Some of the info was gathered from list members a year ago, so may need further input. Please download and save to your Akers in Indiana Info. This information is only useful if we all work together on the bigger Akers puzzel. Akers in Indiana 1700 - 1800 Thomas Akers, Sr. buried at Heil Cemetery north of Greenville, Floyd County, Ind. Per Abstract of Graves of Rev. Patriots. 1800 - 1845 By 1817….Jesse Akers s/o Stephen & Molly Akers b. @ 1795 KY > to Washington County, Ind by 1817. He is married to Mildred Ann _______ by 1820, per census and having no children. He is living next door to Stephen Akers. In 1848 Jesse purchases 40 acres. Jesse dies 1853. In January 1854, his estate is sold to Mildred Ann Akers. Children born after 1820: James M. Akers George W. Akers Amanda Akers Jesse Paul Akers 1822…Jesse Akers b. 9/14/1769 NJ now living in Indiana 1824…John Akers m. Lavina Peterson of NC, in Clay County, Ind. 1825…Alner (Almon) Akers b. @1825 per IL 1850 census. 1825… Polly Akers m. David Allen on June 17, 1825 in Washington, County, Ind. 1825…Benjamin Akers m. Catherine Malone on June 16, 1825 in Putnam County, Ind. Benjamin s/o Abraham: 1. Abraham Akers b. 1773 - 1775 in PA d. March 11, 1859 in Clay County, Ind., m. Catherine O'Connor b. 1777-1779 PA, (d. Feb. 6, 1871 in Clay County, Ind. ) CHILDREN OF ABRABHAM: 2 Benjamin b. 1808 OH (m. Catherine Malone 1825) d. June 13, 1882 Clay County, Ind. 3Katharine Akers m. Wm. Gwathemey, M. D. 2 Sarah Akers b. 1810 OH m. Robert Murphy 2 Elizabeth Akers b. Nov. 6, 1811 OH 2 John Akers b. @1815 OH, d. 1867 Clay County, Ind., m. Lavina Peterson 1836 Clay Co., Ind. 3Zylphy Akers b. 1845 3Selva Akers b. 1847 2 Julia Akers b. @1819 in OH, m. Lorenzo D. Ernhart 2 Mary Akers b. @1820 2 Silas Akers b. 1823-26 OH 2 Mariah Akers b. Feb. 24, 1834 OH 2 Malinda Akers b. 1825 OH 2 George Akers. B. 1828-1832 OH 2 Rhoda Akers b. 1830-32 OH m. Wm. H. Roach Sept. 30, 1858 Clay Co., Ind. 1826… Wm. Akers m. Abigail Russell Sept 8, 1826 in Washington County, Ind. 1827…Abraham Akers b. @ 1827 in Ind. Lived his adult life in Louisville, KY 1829…Benjamin L. Akers marries Elizabeth Bogard in Dearborn County, Ind.>Adams County, IL @1836 1832… Harrison Akers m. Jemina Laughorn on January 25, 1832. 1834…Wm. J. Akers (Butler County, OH) m. Ann Simons (Sammons) in Fayette County on Oct. 26, 1834.> Adams County, IL @1836. Have a son, Wm. born 1832. 1837…Jesse m. Martha Mahorney in Putnam Co, Ind. 1836…John Akers m. Lavina Peterson 1836 in Clay County, Ind. 1845…George Akers m. Abigal Allenduff in Fountain County, Ind. George Akers s/o 1Frederick Akers b. 1790 PA and Nancy Miller or Meredith b. 12/21/1794. Children of of Frederick and Nancy: 2.George Akers (above) Children: 3.Edmund 3.James 3.George 3.Ann 3.Joseph Frederick Akers of Benton County, Ind. 2.Abner Akers b. 1819 OH (?) > Tippicanoe, Ind. 2.Wm. b. 1832 OH (?) 2.Mary Jane b. 1833 OH (?) 2.Catherine E. b. 1842 OH (?) 1849…Jesse Akers m. Mildred Ann Nicholson 5/24/1849 Tippeconoe County. 1850 - 1900 1858… Jesse Acre born to John E. Acre and Laura Ann Acre in Martin County, Ind. On Sept. 2. 1858 > Literbury, IL 1866. 1858…Rhoda Akers m. W. H. Roach Sept. 30, 1858 Clay County, Ind. 1866…Matthew Love Akers b. in Floyd County, Ind. On Sept. 10, 1866>KY (see family line below) Simon Akers b. England>VA>KY/IN 1812 d. Clark County, IN 3/19/1819 2George Akers b. VA 3/30/1791>IN>TX d. 1859 3Hiram Akers b. KY 1811, d. Clark County, IN 5/22/1856 4Reason Lawson Akers b. Clark County, IN 1/9/1837, m. Louisa Abraham Miller on Sept. 28, 1865. Reason d. Nov. 23, 1878 in Clark County, IN 5Matthew Love Akers b. 1866, m. Miss Frank Guthrie Dec. 16, 1901 KY 1875… Laura Akers b. 10/30/1856 in Fairfield County, OH d/o Wm. Aker and Eliza Reed Aker marries Daniel Keller Sept. 30, 1875 in Huntington, Ind. 1895…Thomas J. Akers m. Alice Nelson on Oct. 22, 1895 Jasper County, Ind. Per Ind. Marriage Index ============================== The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/