I have a few things on your family line, I believe. At one time I thought I was connected to your line. From Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: John Aker, estate 1825, Preble County, case #229. ***************** >From John Ackers Bible : John and Sarah Ackers are both buried at Emery ME Church Cemetery, Berne Tp., Fairfield Co, OH. 1860 census Hocking Co. Falls Tp p121 shows Reuben born in Mass. Nancy born in New York; John born in NY and Sarah in OH. Marriages: John Acers, s/o Reuben and Nancy Acers, and Sarah Reynolds d/o Dickerson and Abigail Reynolds, was married Feb 6, 1828? (date not readiable) by Enos Thompson. Births: John Acers born Nov 25th AD 1804, Sarah Reynolds his wife, born Aug 30th AD 1810. Ephram(?) Acers, s/o John and Sarah born Nov 10th AD 1830. __lem Acers s/o John and Sarah born Aug 19th 1832, ___am Acers s/o John & Sarah born Oct 13 AD 1833 ___ d/o John & Sarah born Aug 15th 1838. Angeline Acers d/o of John & Sarah born Dec. 8 1840. Deaths: ___em Acers s/o John & Sarah died Sept 7th 1832, ______ d/o of John & Sarah died Aug 15th 1838, Sarah Ackers departed this life Feb. 3rd 1895. John Ackers s/o Reuben & Nancy departed this life Feb 12, 1895. submitted by the 3rd great grandson of John Ackers. ********* At 11:59 AM 3/7/2000 -0800, you wrote: >I'm somewhat hesitant to send you the patchy information I have--because it >is so patchy and ill-organized. But possibly even patchy information is >better than none at all. > >In any case, my known Akers line begins with Jacob Akers (Acres, Acre, >Acker, etc.), born 1800 (?) in Virginia (according to censuses), married in >1820 to Barbara Ott in Preble County, OH, where they acquired land in >Harrison Township. He was a farmer. In 1824 his brother John Acres died in >Preble County; apart from this glimmer I know nothing of his ancestry, >except that I'm rather sure he's a German variety of Akers. > >Anyway, their children: > 1. John (b. 1823, OH) > 2. Samuel (b. 1830, OH; d. 1917, Koscisuko Co. IN) > 3. Levi (b. 1832, OH; d. 1913, Koscisuko Co., IN) > 4. Sarah (b. 1834, OH) > 5. Rebecca (b. 1836, IN) > 6. Mahala (b. 1844, IN) > >In 1836, the family sold their land in Preble County and moved to Elkhart >County, IN (Benton Twp.). >Jacob disappears after the 1860 census. In 1870 Barbara is still living in >Elkhart County with her son John, "an idiot." They, too, disappear after that. > >In 1851 Samuel marries Miranda Woods (in Elkhart Co.); in 1860 they move to >Syracuse, in Koscisuko Co., as does his brother Levi, who marries Jane >Phebus (1835-1927). Both brothers serve briefly in the Civil War in 1865 >(157 Indiana infantry). Levi is a carpenter; Samuel is a farmer; in 1880 >"works in a sawmill"; in 1900 is a hardware salesman. Miranda dies in 1886. >In 1898 Samuel marries again, to Elizabeth J. Wallis. > >Children of Samuel and Miranda: > 1. Frances Elmira (1857-1947; marries Jonathan Culler in 1876) > 2. Clemenza (1864-1941; marries Cassius Gordy > >Children of Levi and Jane: > 1. Amanda (b. 1855) > 2. Eldridge (b. 1857) > 3. Elizabeth (b. 1859) > 4. Samuel (b. 1869) > >This is the main outline. > > >