Hi Angie, I like to read the Akin letters because I am trying to research Thomas Akin Sr b ca 1710-1714 in Mecklinburg Co VA. married ca 1735 to ( heres my problem). Thomas died in 1810 Oglethorpe Co GA. Children were: Francis?a lunatic., Joseph, Jacob, Thomas Jr, Peggy Floyd (dau?), Nancy Wilder(dau). I have talked with another Akin researcher about the spouse of Thomas. There is a lot of confusion on my part. I have Thomas married to Elizabeth Goode, dau of Joseph Goode(1699-1764) of Henrico Co VA. The lady I spoke with has him married to Avis Rudd ( ca 1740- ) dau of Joseph Rudd and wife Susannah. There is a will in Mecklinberg Co VA identifying Avis as the wife of Thomas Akin who went to GA. I had thought that Thomas Jr was the husband of Avis but perhaps not. Like I said one Thomas d. in Ga in 1810, another Thomas died in 1832 GA. I sure don't know which is the correct spouse. Thanks for listening. Ann Wise

In a message dated 2/9/99 8:36:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, atstrz@icok.net writes: << Hi Tracie, I have many Catherine Aikens in my files. Who did she marry? Do you know siblings, etc? Angie atstrz@icok.net >> She married William Thomas Lister. I don't know about any siblings though, sorry. Thanks so much! Tracie

My greatgreatgrandmother was Catherine AKIN married to William BOYD. I posted this to the list recently. They were married in 1848 in N Ireland. Not sure where yet but I ordered a copy of the marriage record from the Strabane GRO which I am hoping to receive any day now. I do not know if they ever came to the US. Their daughter Isabella married James FERSON. I was told James came back and forth from N Ireland many times. I don't know if Isabella accompanied him or not. I haven't found him on a passenger list yet. As soon as I get my copy from the GRO, and I know who Catherine's father was, I will post to the list. Gloria

Hi: Does the name Catherine Malinda Aikens ring a bell to anyone? She would have most likely lived in Alabama or Mississippi. Probably 1800's. She was one on of my GGG (don't know how many G's)grandmothers. Thanks bunches! Tracie Stanley

Did any of the Akins move South? I am looking for Akins in Ga. about 1800 to 1850.

Hi Carl! I am familiar with the family you speak of. I have them listed in the December 98 issue of Akin Ancestors. Henry was married twice, 1st was Isabel Holmes and second was Margaret ? Do you have all the children's names? If not, Henry's children by Isabel were: Thomas m. Hannah Brainerd, Henry, Robert who married Sarah?, & Sarah Akin. Children by Henry and Margaret: Elizabeth m. Israel Higgins, George m. Tamson Higgins, Joseph m. Mary Sage, Samuel Akins & William Akins. I have info on some of their children. Hope to hear from you again and good luck! Angie Strzelecki atstrz@icok.net At 04:13 PM 2/8/99 -0500, you wrote: >Hello, all! > >I have run into a roadblock with my investigation of my direct ancestors. I >can trace back to a Henry Akin who settled in Middletown, CT, in the early >1700's. He had two wives and a number of children, most of whom I haven't >traced any further, yet. His first child, Thomas, is listed in the >Middletown records as being born in Boston, MA, around 1721. The rest are >all born in Middletown, and both his marriages are in Middletown so they >must have been visiting when Thomas was born. First wife was Izabel (sic) >Homes (sic). All his children went by the name Akins, but even his tombstone >leaves off the 's'. > >Any help or leads would be greatly appreciated. I can give anyone interested >five more generations (to my grandfather) if they have any connections. > >Thanks, > >Carl Akins >Newark Valley, NY >akins_c@mail.sunybroome.edu > >

Carl, Would you have anything on my Louisa AKIN? Lisa Wells ondacap@msn.com Name: Louisa AKIN Birth Date: 1 Dec 1820 Birth Place: Walton Co. Georgia Death Date: 5 Jul 1887 Death Place: Acton, Hood Co. TX Burial Place: Acton Cemetery, Hood Co. TX Spouse: Joseph T. ROBINSON Rev. Marriage Date: 14 May 1848 Children: John James Millia Ann "Mollie" Hasseltine Judson Joseph Turner Graves Theodocia Earnest Lasah A.

Hello, all! I have run into a roadblock with my investigation of my direct ancestors. I can trace back to a Henry Akin who settled in Middletown, CT, in the early 1700's. He had two wives and a number of children, most of whom I haven't traced any further, yet. His first child, Thomas, is listed in the Middletown records as being born in Boston, MA, around 1721. The rest are all born in Middletown, and both his marriages are in Middletown so they must have been visiting when Thomas was born. First wife was Izabel (sic) Homes (sic). All his children went by the name Akins, but even his tombstone leaves off the 's'. Any help or leads would be greatly appreciated. I can give anyone interested five more generations (to my grandfather) if they have any connections. Thanks, Carl Akins Newark Valley, NY akins_c@mail.sunybroome.edu

I am hoping that someone has information that will help me. I am new to this list and I am looking for Elias(aka Elisha, Elijah, Eli) Washington Akins(akens). Very little is known about him.. He was born January 23, 1858, died 1921. He married twice. First wife was Rachel Cowart of Pickens County Georgia. They had several children, Alice, Ophelia, Savannah, Greely. His second marriage to ? produced two more children. Elias' father was said to have died about 1861, and he may have had a sister named Amanda.

Thanks for your reply. I will keep this information in my AKIN file. If I come across any information which might apply to your AKIN, I will let you know. Thanks, Gloria

Gloria asked: <<Do you know of any connections to any AKINS from Ireland? >> My GGG Grandfather, John AKIN, was supposedly born in County Down, Ireland of Scottish parentage of the Scotch Covenanters. He married Ann MORRISON. Their daughter, Dorothy AKIN, b. 21 Dec 1788 in Washington. COunty, PA married Isaac MILLER 12 Mar 1812. They moved to Holmes County, OH in 1814. John

Hi, Who did your John Akin marry? Did he marry a Walker? I have a loose John in my file that I cannot connect. But to my knowledge, my Eakins came into SC then NC, then into KY. In genealogy, anything is possible. Helen Keusch gkeusch@psci.net -----Original Message----- From: Jtabby2263@aol.com <Jtabby2263@aol.com> To: AKINS-L@rootsweb.com <AKINS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, February 07, 1999 11:38 AM Subject: [AKINS-L] John Akin(176.-1820 >John Akin was born in Philedelphia. He later moved to the Chester District, >S.C.. >While living in South Carolina he had two known children, Samuel (born 1803) >abd David. Around 1825 Samuel married Ellender Center (1807-January 29, >1883), daughter of Willliam Center. Bill Center was the commissioner of >Education for the 4th District of Greenville County from 1822-1839. Ellender >'s sister Annah married David Akin, Samuels' brother. >Samuel and Ellender had eight children while living in South Carolina. >Matt born 1826, Mira L (born 1829), Frances Angeline, Pernilia (born 1834), >Eli Bayless (October 6, 1836-August 18, 1924), Robert Alexander(born 1839, >Martha (born1841) and Sarah Ellen(1843). After moving to North Carolina >between 1844 and 1846 they had two more children, Nancy(1847) and George >Washington (died February 15, 1916). Samuel Akin was listed as a farmer on >the census. He and Ellender moved to Tennessee for a while but moved back to >North Carolina around 1876. They are both buried in Snow Hill Cemetary., > >

Do you know of any connections to any AKINS from Ireland? My greatgreatgrandmother was Catherine AKIN. She married William BOYD in 1848. Their daughter Isabella BOYD was my ggm. Isabella was born in 1866 Drumbyagh and her birth was registered in Newtownstewart Strabane N Ireland. I requested a copy of Catherine AKIN's marriage record from the Strabane GRO 3 weeks ago but still haven't received it. Please let me know if you know of any of the AKINs from NI. I wonder where your John AKIN's family was from before Philadelpha. My dad is from Pittsburgh. A lot of his relatives are in PA still. Both of my dad's parents, David FERSON and Mary HARA, were both from Ireland. Many of their relatives had come to US way before their families did. Sorry for rambling. Hope to hear from you soon. Gloria Ferson Baudouin

Eli Akin enlisted(1864) in the 3rd Tennessee Regiment, Company C, Confederate Calvary. At the end of the war he went back to Benton Tenn. and married Manerva Tucker, daughter of Sterlin and Mary Tucker. Together they had eight children, Mary Ellen(1866), Sollan(1867), Floyd(1868), Nelle, Nettie, Ida, Maggie, and Samuel Sterlin. Manerva died in 1899. Eli remarried to Amelia Lexax Broom Black in 1901. Amelia was the widow of Harvey Black and she had two children Charley and Amelia Eveline Black. Eli's youngest son Samuel and Amelia Evaline Black were both still living at home when their parents married. They too fell in love and were married around 1903.

John Akin was born in Philedelphia. He later moved to the Chester District, S.C.. While living in South Carolina he had two known children, Samuel (born 1803) abd David. Around 1825 Samuel married Ellender Center (1807-January 29, 1883), daughter of Willliam Center. Bill Center was the commissioner of Education for the 4th District of Greenville County from 1822-1839. Ellender 's sister Annah married David Akin, Samuels' brother. Samuel and Ellender had eight children while living in South Carolina. Matt born 1826, Mira L (born 1829), Frances Angeline, Pernilia (born 1834), Eli Bayless (October 6, 1836-August 18, 1924), Robert Alexander(born 1839, Martha (born1841) and Sarah Ellen(1843). After moving to North Carolina between 1844 and 1846 they had two more children, Nancy(1847) and George Washington (died February 15, 1916). Samuel Akin was listed as a farmer on the census. He and Ellender moved to Tennessee for a while but moved back to North Carolina around 1876. They are both buried in Snow Hill Cemetary.,

Dear Cat and all, Thanks for clarifying the "rules" in a kind way and supplying hints for locating current families. Actually it's good to know that there are guidelines so that a Rootsweb list won't be used for non- genelaogical purposes. Debbie *****original message follows in part: > Hello Debbie and Everyone, > > Debbie has raised an interesting snag about our genealogy > research......she is asking for info about a person who was living in > 1970.....and chances are they are still alive. > > We do NOT deal with researching living persons within the Genealogical > Community. Our research begins with our great-grandparents who are > usually deceased.....in other words....genealogy deals only with > researching dead folks. *****************

Hello Debbie and Everyone, Debbie has raised an interesting snag about our genealogy research......she is asking for info about a person who was living in 1970.....and chances are they are still alive. We do NOT deal with researching living persons within the Genealogical Community. Our research begins with our great-grandparents who are usually deceased.....in other words....genealogy deals only with researching dead folks. There is a reason for this......privacy laws. However, the adoption search area on the web does deal with locating living persons and they are quite a large group. Try contacting http://www.adoption.org Another tip is to request a copy of the AKINS listings in the 1970 phone book from the area in which they lived from the local library. Debbie try Seattle/Tacoma area first. Another tip is to try contacting the high school reunion search boards or news groups. Thanks for everyone cooperation....and have a great weekend, CAT Your AKINS-L ListOwner dkapp@fyi.net wrote: > Hello, > > I hope I'm not troubling anyone since I'm not actively researching > the Akins surname. I am however seeking to locate family of Ruth > Akins, who lived in Washington (state) in the 1970's. She was a > granddaughter of Harriet Jane Kapp (b. 1855 Pa, moved to Avalon, > Mo, d. unk.), and corresponded briefly with my mother in law while > doing family history research. > > Ruth was kind enough at that time to provide photocopy of a > newspaper article on the Civil War letters of Samuel Selen Kapp, > which included some old family photos submitted by her. I would > like very much to obtain scanned images of the original photos if > they can be located, and will share Kapp information on this line. > > Thanks very much. (Sorry I do not even know the actual connection > from Kapp to Akins yet!) > > Debbie Kapp -- Carol Ann "Cat" Tindell Jacksonville Beach, FL C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/cat/ Reasearching: AKINS, BERRY, BOWERS, BROOKS, DANIEL, JOHNSON, ROBERTS & WOOD{S}

Hi there Lee & Curt This is CAT...the listowner for AKINS-L. I am now back on line and working on many, many projects...BUT one of them is a USA...AKINS website. Should have it up in a couple of days....so folks start letting me know of your AKINS connections, census info, etc. Soon, I hope to have the AKINS boards at GenConnect to help us. Happy researching, CAT PS. I also host numerous GAGenWeb pages: Fannin, Hall, Lumpkin, Old Walton & Union Cos. GA. Stop by my Northeast GA Regional page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/Regions/neregion.htm Stop by EakinArkiv@aol.com wrote: > Dori, Melissa and list, > I believe I have seen several posting for Aiken on the > <A HREF="http://www.genforum.com/aiken/">Aiken Family Genealogy Forum</A> . > Take a look. For others you may want to look at the following web pages: > <A HREF="http://www.genforum.com/akin/">Akin Family Genealogy Forum</A> > <A HREF="http://www.genforum.com/eakin/">Eakin Family Genealogy Forum</A> > <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/ar/clanakins/society.html">Scottish Clan > Akins Society, membership infor...</A> All the lists seem to have alternate > spelling. Enjoy. > Lee (and Curt) Eakin -- Carol Ann "Cat" Tindell Jacksonville Beach, FL C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/cat/ Reasearching: AKINS, BERRY, BOWERS, BROOKS, DANIEL, JOHNSON, ROBERTS & WOOD{S}

Hello, I hope I'm not troubling anyone since I'm not actively researching the Akins surname. I am however seeking to locate family of Ruth Akins, who lived in Washington (state) in the 1970's. She was a granddaughter of Harriet Jane Kapp (b. 1855 Pa, moved to Avalon, Mo, d. unk.), and corresponded briefly with my mother in law while doing family history research. Ruth was kind enough at that time to provide photocopy of a newspaper article on the Civil War letters of Samuel Selen Kapp, which included some old family photos submitted by her. I would like very much to obtain scanned images of the original photos if they can be located, and will share Kapp information on this line. Thanks very much. (Sorry I do not even know the actual connection from Kapp to Akins yet!) Debbie Kapp

Hi Dori, Glad to find someone researching the same lines. I think her maiden name was Atkinson or Atkerson or something like that, but she married an Aikens. She became a widow and then married a Ro(d)gers. I haven't come across any Aikens in SC yet so I was starting to question whether I had some wrong info. Keep in touch and if I find anything I will let you know even if I can't use it. Happy Trails, Melissa Dori Bruns wrote: > Hi Melissa, > > I am also researching Akins or Aikens in SC. My g-g-grandmother, Millie > Akins, was born in SC abt. 1794. At least that was the spelling of her name > on her death certificate. She m. Andrew Todd, who was b. in Ireland, about > 1819-20. Their first son was b. in KY in 1821 and then they moved on to > Jeff. Co., IN. I haven't really tried to trace her parents as yet. > > Good luck in your search. > > Dori Bruns, Fallbrook, CA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Melissa Caldwell <redfox@gulftel.com> > To: AKINS-L@rootsweb.com <AKINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 7:46 PM > Subject: Re: [AKINS-L] Re: {not a subscriber} Aiken photo found > > >Hi Carol, > > > >My name is Melissa and I am researching the Aikens, but the only info I > have is a > >Margaret Aikens and I believe that was her married name. She was born about > 1797 > >in SC, I think. > > > >Carol Ann Tindell wrote: > > > >> Is anyone out there researching this line??? > >> CAT > >> Your AKINS-L Listowner > >> > >> Ernie/Jeanne Arguelles wrote: > >> > >> > Dear Listowner, > >> > > >> > If your AKINS list covers AIKEN... would you please let your > listmembers > >> > know that I have a baby photo of Ralph Emerson AIKEN, taken c1890s in > >> > Winooski, VT. I found it at an antique shop and would like to reunite > Ralph > >> > with his family. Thanks! > >> > > >> > Jeanne Arguelles > >> > ejarguelles@msn.com > >> > > >> > > ************************************************************************* > >> > BAKER, BERRYMAN, BRADLEY, BRAGG, BRIDGES, BROWN, > >> > DAVID, GATEWOOD, GLENN, HAMM, HARDMAN, HAWKS, > >> > HUFF, HUMAN, KEOUGH, MCGRATH, MCLAUGHLIN, > >> > NICHOLSON, OGLESBY, O'LEARY, ROBBS, RUCKER, RYAN, > >> > SETTLE, SOCHACKA, SVINDISCH, THOMPSON, WILEY > >> > >> -- > >> Carol Ann "Cat" Tindell > >> Jacksonville Beach, FL > >> C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gahall/cat/ > >> Reasearching: AKINS, BERRY, BOWERS, BROOKS, DANIEL, JOHNSON, > >> ROBERTS & WOOD{S} > >