Glenn Belcher wrote: > > THIS IS A REPOST FOR EARL AKERS: >Ebasr@aol.com< > > Surnames: AKERS, CLAY, SIMPKINS, BRANHAM > > Who is this John Akers? He had these children, possibly more: > > Zilpha, married Caleb Clay, 23 Dec 1824, Pike Co.; > Malinda, married Jonas Clay, 20 Jul 1826, Pike Co.; > Patsy, married Keathly Simpkins, 6 Nov 1828, Pike Co.; > Andrew, married Polly Branham (d/o William), 24 Jan 1828, Pike Co. > > Any information appreciated. > > Earl B. Akers, Sr. > [My last attempt to send a message came back with an unrecoverable "Remote protocol error."] Mr. Akers: I don't know who the parents of JOHN AKERS, above, were, but a minor point of correction. MARTHA AKERS marr. Simpkins Keathley, not Keathly Simpkins. Below is a copy of the marr. rec. transc. [which you may already have, but may be of interest to others], and below that is the death record for Martha "Patsy" Akers Keathley: _______From files of The Tackett Family Assn.________ *MARRIAGE [Simpkins Keathley to Martha Akers]: Pike Co., KY Marr. Rec., File #194. [transc.] LICENSE issued 4 Nov 1828 by Jas. Homaker (sic) for marr. of SIMPKINS KEETHLY and PATSEY AKERS. Clerk certified that "the Necessary Certificate has been given from John Akers father of said Patsey." BOND in names of Mark La(r, or w?)sen and andrew akers signed by Mark Keethly and Andrew Akers (by marks), (On back of license, in ink: "was Mark Lawson & Mark Keathly same man was he father of Simpkins Keathly.") LETTER: "Mrs. James home aker [Honaker] let Simpkins kethley and patsy akers have licans as the law directs This the 4 day of no This 1828: John (my mark) Akers. Attest: James R. Morrison and Andy [by mark] Akers. MARRIED 6 Nov 1828 by Theophilus Powell. _________ *SUBJECT [Martha Akers Keethley]: See Pike Co., KY Death Records, Hobbs & Picklesimer • 19 May 1859 - MARTHA KEETHLEY, 44 yrs., died 19 May 1859; b Pike Co., KY; married; parents: JOHN & REBECCA AKERS. Cause: Disease of liver. ___________ Their son, Simpkins Keathley Jr., 1840-1904, is bur. on the Woodland Cem., Ironton, OH. [Our headstone photo, #File #M97.01.] Jim W. Tackitt, 1830 Johnson Dr., Concord, CA 94520; <jtackitt@jps.net> *************************************************************** Tackett Assn. Website: <http://www.jps.net/jtackitt/index.html> [For an answer to private email please give name & address. Thanks!]