This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Severs, Akers, Crabtree Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lBHBAIB/1.17.1 Message Board Post: Frances Severs born 15 May 1859; daughter of Daniel and Eliza Severs, married Tillman H Akers 17 Jan 1875 in Newton County Missouri. Frances had a brother John L Severs who married Sarah Jane Crabtree; and a sister Parolee Severs. Contrary to what the popular consensus is on the above family; Daniel who was the son of "a" William Severs, is not the Daniel Severs who married Eliza Jane Wade from Nodaway County. And the John Severs who married Sarah Crabtree IS NOT the John Scott Severs who was the son of Daniel Severs who was in Nodaway county, Missouri. All sounds very confusing but not really. All you have to do is compare all the census and you can figure out that while there are several William, Daniel and John Severs; they are indeed different and are easily traced as they pretty much stayed in the seperate counties. 1850 Newton County Census family 46 William Severs - age 53 - born Tennessee Matilda Severs - age 53 - born Tennessee John Severs - age 25 - born Tennessee Daniel Severs - age 21 - born Tennessee (the father of Frances above) Jacob Severs - age 20 - born Tennessee Catherine Severs - age 19 - born Tennessee George Severs - age 18 - born Tennessee Charles Severs - age 16 - born Arkansas Sarah Severs - age 14 - born Arkansas James Severs - age 13 - born Arkansas Rhoda Severs - age 5 - born Missouri Francis Severs - age 4 - born Missouri family 47 William Severs Jr - age 23 - born Tennessee Rebecca Severs - age 19 - born Missouri (married in the year) 1850 Nodaway County, Missouri family 112 John Severs - age 52 - born Virginia Rebecca Severs - age 53 - born not readable Mary Severs - age 20 - born Tennessee Dicy R Severs - age 19 - born Tennessee Eliza C Severs - age 17 - born Tennessee Martha A Severs - age 15 - born Tennessee Hugh Severs - age 13 - born Tennessee Rebecca Severs - age 11 - born Tennessee William Severs - age 97 - born Virginia family 113 William Severs - age 23 - born Tennessee Elizabeth Severs - age 20 - born Tennessee John Severs - age 1 - born Tennessee family 114 Daniel Severs - age 21 - born Tennessee Jane Severs - age 23 - born Tennessee Mary K Severs - age 8/12 - born Missouri (The above Daniel is the Daniel who married Eliza Jane Wade) 1860 Newton County Census Daniel Severs - age 27 - born Tennessee Eliza Severs - age 26 - born Missouri John Severs - age 4 - born Missouri(who married Sarah Crabtree) Parolee Severs - age 2 - born Arkansas Frances Severs - age 1 - born Missouri(who married Tillman Akers) 1860 Nodaway County Census Daniel Severs - age 32 - born Tennessee Jane Severs - age 32 - born Tennessee Mary Severs - age 10 - born Missouri Sarah Severs - age 8 - born Missouri William Severs - age 6 - born Missouri Martha Severs - age 4 - born Missouri Charles Severs - age 2 - born Missouri John Severs - age 6/12 - born Missouri Daniel Wade - age 13 - born Tennessee