Waitman L. Hylton - (Roanoke Times) View/Sign Guest Book Waitman L. Hylton , 61, of Stuart, Va., died on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2010, at Moody Funeral Home, Stuart, Va. Can anyone tell me who his parents were? Thanks, Dale

Waitman Lee Hylton, age 61 of Stuart, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in Patrick County on August 17, 1948 to the late Homer Lee and Verda Conner Hylton. He was a member of Conner’s View Primitive Baptist Church, and had been contracted by Pilson Brothers Lumber Company for over 30 years. Mr. Hylton is survived by his wife, Brenda Lawless Hylton of the home; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Bradley and Katina Hylton of Stuart, and Robby Hylton, and friend, Teresa Overby, of Stuart; three grandchildren, Brent, Harlie and Chase Hylton; a special grandchild, Kaila Carpenter; one brother and sister-in-law, Waco and Lillie Hylton of Woolwine; one sister, Everine Davis of Woolwine. Funeral services for Mr. Hylton will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart with Elder Edward Bowman and Elder Donnie Conner officiating. Burial will follow in Jack’s Creek Primitive Baptist Church. The family will receive friends beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Moody Funeral Home until time of the service. If desired, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Charmaine Atkins, P.O. Box 10, Claudville, Virginia 24076. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com. http://www.moodyfuneralservices.com/new_view.php?id=55596 Please varify Receipt of this letter by  replying to me    doreatr@rbnet.com or doreatr@yahoo.com   Rena --- On Thu, 5/20/10, Dale Hylton <ayfudad2@comcast.net> wrote: > From: Dale Hylton <ayfudad2@comcast.net> > Subject: [VAFLOYD] Waitman Orbit > To: "vafloyd Virginia" <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 11:00 AM > Waitman L. Hylton - (Roanoke Times) >     View/Sign Guest Book > Waitman L. Hylton , 61, of Stuart, Va., died on Tuesday, > May 18, 2010. Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m. on > Saturday, May 22, 2010, at Moody Funeral Home, Stuart, Va. > > > Can anyone tell me who his parents were? > > > Thanks, > > Dale > > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

Thank you, Jack, that was a great article and video....one of these days I'm going to get there, to see for myself!!! Jeanne On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 7:30 AM, hokie53@the-spanglers.net < hokie53@the-spanglers.net> wrote: > > > > This article was on the front page of the Richmond newspaper. Thought > you > might enjoy. > >

This makes me want to move back to VA. Floyd sounds like a great place to live. Lois

They missed the best part - the flatfoot dancing. Kasia

Great article and video. Betty -----Original Message----- From: hokie53@the-spanglers.net <hokie53@the-spanglers.net> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 9:30 am Subject: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - Floyd Country Store This article was on the front page of the Richmond newspaper. Thought you ight enjoy. ack Spangler llicott City, MD http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/BACK17_20100516-221803/344981/ To contact Listowner: ena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com iew the Floyd County Virginia Website at: ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

    This article was on the front page of the Richmond newspaper.  Thought you might enjoy.   Jack Spangler Ellicott City, MD   http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/BACK17_20100516-221803/344981/

Thank you so much,  I really appreciate all info. Ann  ----- Original Message ----- From: "G Starkey" <gacs@swva.net> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 4:20:38 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Angeline Hylton Margie Belcher and I just 3 weeks ago visited the Ira Slusher Hylton Cemetery.  Ira's dates on his stone are as Mary has given you.  Angeline's show 12 July 1842 - 11 Dec 1921.  You didn't ask for hers, but thought to give them anyway, in case somebody else in interested. Genevieve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary C Williams" <marycwms@verizon.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Angeline Hylton > This is from page 68 of Maynard Hylton's book "John B. and Nancy Howell > Hylton, 1690-1995. > Angeline Simmons was the 2nd wife of Ira Slusher Hylton, he b. 6 Sep 1825, > d. 23 Jul 1904. > Ira was the first son of Burwell and Mary Ann Slusher Hylton. > Mary W. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <sagin1937@comcast.net> > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 2:59 PM > Subject: [VAFLOYD] Angeline Hylton > > >> >> >> Need help with finding Angeline Hylton's husband. She is listed in the >> 1920 census living with her daughter Julia's family (J. F. Mitchell and >> Julia Hylton Mitchell). Angeline is 69 years of age then. >> >> Need Mr. Hylton's name and dates, please. >> >> >> >> Thanks for any help, Ann >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >  To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you, Mary.  This is great. Ann .................................. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary C Williams" <marycwms@verizon.net> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 2:34:51 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Angeline Hylton This is from page 68 of Maynard Hylton's book "John B. and Nancy Howell Hylton, 1690-1995. Angeline Simmons was the 2nd wife of Ira Slusher Hylton, he b. 6 Sep 1825, d. 23 Jul 1904. Ira was the first son of Burwell and Mary Ann Slusher Hylton. Mary W. ----- Original Message ----- From: <sagin1937@comcast.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 2:59 PM Subject: [VAFLOYD] Angeline Hylton > > > Need help with finding Angeline Hylton's husband. She is listed in the > 1920 census living with her daughter Julia's family (J. F. Mitchell and > Julia Hylton Mitchell). Angeline is 69 years of age then. > > Need Mr. Hylton's name and dates, please. > > > > Thanks for any help, Ann > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message  To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't know if this concerns anyone on the mailing list or someone you know or not, but in the Roanoke Times this past Sunday there was an article about nonprofit organizations, excluding churches, that report an income of $25,000 or less, have until the end of today, Monday the 17th to file a 990-N form with the IRS. Just passing this along. Sylvia

Need help with finding Angeline Hylton's husband.  She is listed in the 1920 census living with her daughter Julia's  family  (J. F. Mitchell and Julia Hylton Mitchell).  Angeline is 69 years of age then. Need Mr. Hylton's name and dates, please. Thanks for any help, Ann

Margie Belcher and I just 3 weeks ago visited the Ira Slusher Hylton Cemetery. Ira's dates on his stone are as Mary has given you. Angeline's show 12 July 1842 - 11 Dec 1921. You didn't ask for hers, but thought to give them anyway, in case somebody else in interested. Genevieve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary C Williams" <marycwms@verizon.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Angeline Hylton > This is from page 68 of Maynard Hylton's book "John B. and Nancy Howell > Hylton, 1690-1995. > Angeline Simmons was the 2nd wife of Ira Slusher Hylton, he b. 6 Sep 1825, > d. 23 Jul 1904. > Ira was the first son of Burwell and Mary Ann Slusher Hylton. > Mary W. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <sagin1937@comcast.net> > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 2:59 PM > Subject: [VAFLOYD] Angeline Hylton > > >> >> >> Need help with finding Angeline Hylton's husband. She is listed in the >> 1920 census living with her daughter Julia's family (J. F. Mitchell and >> Julia Hylton Mitchell). Angeline is 69 years of age then. >> >> Need Mr. Hylton's name and dates, please. >> >> >> >> Thanks for any help, Ann >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

This is from page 68 of Maynard Hylton's book "John B. and Nancy Howell Hylton, 1690-1995. Angeline Simmons was the 2nd wife of Ira Slusher Hylton, he b. 6 Sep 1825, d. 23 Jul 1904. Ira was the first son of Burwell and Mary Ann Slusher Hylton. Mary W. ----- Original Message ----- From: <sagin1937@comcast.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 2:59 PM Subject: [VAFLOYD] Angeline Hylton > > > Need help with finding Angeline Hylton's husband. She is listed in the > 1920 census living with her daughter Julia's family (J. F. Mitchell and > Julia Hylton Mitchell). Angeline is 69 years of age then. > > Need Mr. Hylton's name and dates, please. > > > > Thanks for any help, Ann > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Clarence, Does your source show a death date for James Akers b 1794? All of the information I'm seeing on Ancestry.com shows him dying on 22 Apr 1815, which would make it impossible for him to be the father of Elizabeth Akers b 1825. Of course, Ancestry.com can be an amplifier for false information. Once it's on the site, people copy it a hundred times and pretty soon it looks like fact. I'm not familiar with the line of Akers kin that you're researching, but I can take a look through the 2 Akers books I have. Thanks, Dan On May 15, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Clarence Sanderson wrote: > Dan > the Elizabeth Ann akers 1825 FRanklin co va died in floyd co va was the dau of James akers 1794 and nancy Susan Webster all info > james father was John B, akers 1758 d abt 1834 and mary ann Jefferies abt 1765- 1833 > johns parents was blackburn Sr akers and susannah/Elizabeth blackburn > most of my info came from akers relations and the akers book by mary ann howell. > i havent researched your info yet but will > i only have two children for joel o akers and elizabeth click and thats eli watson 1822-1862 > married amanda j. Akers 16 jul 1825 and died 9 aug 1886 anddied 9 aug 1886 knoxville tenn and nathaniel akers 1830-1913 married mahala frances turner no dates on her they had five children > my grandfathers third wife was alcora "cora" Shively the widow of > charles henry akers 28 mar 1861 and d 4 feb 1916 their had three children and they and my grandfather are buried in the redden cemetery at Crow Raleigh co wv > do you have any info on Charles Henry Akers 28 mar 1861 - 4 > FEb 1916 > his childred emmit cotez akers 1888- 1928 married lena lelia shrewsbury jan 1888 crow raleigh co wv and died 1921 > Florence Octavia akers 1901(allinfo) > married Dr John Floyd adkins b 3 jan 1894 d 25 apr 1980 abraham raleigh co wv > Lena Lelia akers married Ray Clyde richmond 18 jan 1890 jumping branch summers co wv and died > e Nov 1955 also buried in the redden bemetery Crow Raleigh co wv > appreciate any info you may have on them > > > Clarence Sanderson Xenia Ohio > > > ________________________________ > From: Daniel Smith <dan.smith8@comcast.net> > To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 6:06:35 AM > Subject: [VAFLOYD] Question about Elizabeth Akers b. 1825 d. 1902 > > I was working on my Akers line today and I came across some > contradictory information about my great great great grandmother, > Elizabeth Ann Akers. Elizabeth was the wife of William Henry Akers, > who was born in Franklin County to Samuel I Akers and Sarah Highly on > 20 Jun 1817 and died in the Little River area of Floyd County on 17 > Apr 1891. Their Franklin County Marriage Bond indicates that they were > married on 26 Jan 1846 in Franklin County. > > All of the publicly available research (including the Ancestry.com One > World Tree and The Akers Family of Franklin County, Virginia, by A.E. > Akers) shows the parents of Elizabeth to be Joel O Akers (b. 1792 d. > 1876) and Elizabeth Click (b. 1799 d. 1881) of Franklin County. I've > found three things, though, that are troublingly inconsistent with > this lineage. First, according to the marriage bond for Elizabeth and > William Henry Akers, the surety was provided by a James Akers. In most > cases, the bride's father is listed as providing surety if he's still > living, which Joel certainly was in 1846. Joel did not have any sons > named James. Second, the 1840 Census record for Joel Akers shows one > female aged 40 to 50 (his wife, Elizabeth) and one female aged 5 to > 10. The Elizabeth who married William Henry Akers would have been 15 > in 1840. Finally, the 1850 Census, which was the first to list all > family members by name, shows an Elizabeth Akers, aged 15, living with > Joel and Elizabeth Akers. The Elizabeth who married William Henry > Akers was 25 in 1850 and listed in the census with her husband in > Floyd County. > > Has anyone actually seen any first-hand documentation (a marriage > license, for instance) that the Elizabeth Akers who married William > Henry Akers was actually the daughter of Joel O Akers and Elizabeth > Click? I found three men named James Acres (Akers) listed in Franklin > County in the 1840 census, but none of them appear to have a daughter > in the right age range to be Elizabeth. Any insight would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thanks, > Dan Smith > > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Everything written in Sylvia's book was proven by her . She made trips to courthouses, cemeteries and talk to many relatives.Sylvia does excellent research, so whatever is in her books you can depend on. Betty -----Original Message----- From: Mary C Williams <marycwms@verizon.net> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 6:38 pm Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Manuel Eloudon ARGABRITE I'm quoting from the Argabright book by Sylvia Gearheart Albert, pages 7 & 0, but have not done any research myself. Mary W. Manuel Eloden Argabright was b. 23 Jun 1884 in FCVA, m. Jimmie Edna Hylton 4 Dec 1906 at Roanoke, VA, he d. 21 Apr 19__ at Orlando, FL, bur. Sherwood urial Park, Salem, VA. anuel's parents were William Payton Argabright, b. in 1842 in FCVA, m. 1st lvira Mills on 8 Aug 1865 in FCVA, she b. 1844 in FCVA, d/o Larkin Preston nd Hannah Wimmer Mills; when a widower he m. 2nd Anna Johnson 27 Feb 1896 n Salem, VA. William d. 13 Oct 1920 bur. in Shilling/Smith (Huff) Cemetery ocated on Rt. 221 South on the Roanoke/Floyd Co. line, issue 11 known hildren. illiam's parents were Jonathan Andrew Argabright, b. in 1821 in Montgomery o., VA, s/o George Washington and Martha _______ Argabright, m. Jane Ann immer 23 Jan 1841 in FCVA, she b. abt. 1821 in FCVA, d/o Jacob, Jr. and argaret Capper Wimmer - 7 known children, 1900 Census shows 9. ----- Original Message ----- rom: <SISSON42@aol.com> o: <VAFLOYD@rootsweb.com> ent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 9:53 AM ubject: [VAFLOYD] Manuel Eloudon ARGABRITE Does anyone know who parents of Manuel Eloudon ARGABRITE, b: 23 Jun 1884 in Floyd Co. were. Manuel married Jimmie Edna HYLTON about 1907 in probably Roanoke. Just ran across these names while searching for family ties. Thanks, Jimmy M. Sisson _sisson42@aol.com_ (mailto:sisson42@aol.com) To contact Listowner: ena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com iew the Floyd County Virginia Website at: ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Thanks for your help, Mary. What you found is pretty much what was on online trees. It pretty well ties in with Census Records, except the 1900 Census. That Record has birthdate of Dec 1837 for William P., and birthdate of Oct 1885 for Manuel. Jimmie Edna HYLTON was my 3rd cousin, once removed. She was 2nd gr-granddaughter of Jacob COON and his wife, Blanche ___. Jacob & Blanche were my 3rd gr-grandparents. Thanks again, Jimmy M. Sisson

I'm quoting from the Argabright book by Sylvia Gearheart Albert, pages 7 & 10, but have not done any research myself. Mary W. Manuel Eloden Argabright was b. 23 Jun 1884 in FCVA, m. Jimmie Edna Hylton 24 Dec 1906 at Roanoke, VA, he d. 21 Apr 19__ at Orlando, FL, bur. Sherwood Burial Park, Salem, VA. Manuel's parents were William Payton Argabright, b. in 1842 in FCVA, m. 1st Elvira Mills on 8 Aug 1865 in FCVA, she b. 1844 in FCVA, d/o Larkin Preston and Hannah Wimmer Mills; when a widower he m. 2nd Anna Johnson 27 Feb 1896 in Salem, VA. William d. 13 Oct 1920 bur. in Shilling/Smith (Huff) Cemetery located on Rt. 221 South on the Roanoke/Floyd Co. line, issue 11 known children. William's parents were Jonathan Andrew Argabright, b. in 1821 in Montgomery Co., VA, s/o George Washington and Martha _______ Argabright, m. Jane Ann Wimmer 23 Jan 1841 in FCVA, she b. abt. 1821 in FCVA, d/o Jacob, Jr. and Margaret Capper Wimmer - 7 known children, 1900 Census shows 9. ----- Original Message ----- From: <SISSON42@aol.com> To: <VAFLOYD@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 9:53 AM Subject: [VAFLOYD] Manuel Eloudon ARGABRITE > Does anyone know who parents of Manuel Eloudon ARGABRITE, b: 23 Jun 1884 > in > Floyd Co. were. Manuel married Jimmie Edna HYLTON about 1907 in probably > Roanoke. Just ran across these names while searching for family ties. > Thanks, Jimmy M. Sisson _sisson42@aol.com_ (mailto:sisson42@aol.com)

Dan the Elizabeth Ann akers 1825 FRanklin co va died in floyd co va was the dau of James akers 1794 and nancy Susan Webster all info james father was  John B, akers 1758 d abt 1834 and mary ann Jefferies abt 1765- 1833 johns parents was blackburn Sr akers and susannah/Elizabeth blackburn most of my info came from akers relations and the akers book by mary ann howell. i havent researched your info yet but will i only have two children for joel o akers and elizabeth click and thats eli watson 1822-1862 married amanda j. Akers 16 jul 1825 and died 9 aug 1886 anddied 9 aug 1886 knoxville tenn and  nathaniel akers 1830-1913 married mahala frances turner no dates on her they had five children my grandfathers third wife was alcora "cora" Shively the widow of charles henry akers 28 mar 1861 and d 4 feb 1916 their had three children and they and my grandfather are buried in the redden cemetery at Crow Raleigh co wv do you have any info on Charles Henry Akers 28 mar 1861 - 4 FEb 1916  his childred emmit cotez akers 1888- 1928 married lena lelia shrewsbury jan 1888 crow raleigh co wv and died 1921 Florence Octavia akers 1901(allinfo) married Dr John Floyd adkins b 3 jan 1894 d 25 apr 1980 abraham raleigh co wv Lena Lelia akers married Ray Clyde  richmond 18 jan 1890 jumping branch summers co wv and died e Nov 1955 also buried in the redden  bemetery Crow Raleigh co wv appreciate any info you may have on them Clarence Sanderson  Xenia Ohio ________________________________ From: Daniel Smith <dan.smith8@comcast.net> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 6:06:35 AM Subject: [VAFLOYD] Question about Elizabeth Akers b. 1825 d. 1902 I was working on my Akers line today and I came across some  contradictory information about my great great great grandmother,  Elizabeth Ann Akers. Elizabeth was the wife of William Henry Akers,  who was born in Franklin County to Samuel I Akers and Sarah Highly on  20 Jun 1817 and died in the Little River area of Floyd County on 17  Apr 1891. Their Franklin County Marriage Bond indicates that they were  married on 26 Jan 1846 in Franklin County. All of the publicly available research (including the Ancestry.com One  World Tree and The Akers Family of Franklin County, Virginia, by A.E.  Akers) shows the parents of Elizabeth to be Joel O Akers (b. 1792 d.  1876) and Elizabeth Click (b. 1799 d. 1881) of Franklin County. I've  found three things, though, that are troublingly inconsistent with  this lineage. First, according to the marriage bond for Elizabeth and  William Henry Akers, the surety was provided by a James Akers. In most  cases, the bride's father is listed as providing surety if he's still  living, which Joel certainly was in 1846. Joel did not have any sons  named James. Second, the 1840 Census record for Joel Akers shows one  female aged 40 to 50 (his wife, Elizabeth) and one female aged 5 to  10. The Elizabeth who married William Henry Akers would have been 15  in 1840. Finally, the 1850 Census, which was the first to list all  family members by name, shows an Elizabeth Akers, aged 15, living with  Joel and Elizabeth Akers. The Elizabeth who married William Henry  Akers was 25 in 1850 and listed in the census with her husband in  Floyd County. Has anyone actually seen any first-hand documentation (a marriage  license, for instance) that the Elizabeth Akers who married William  Henry Akers was actually the daughter of Joel O Akers and Elizabeth  Click? I found three men named James Acres (Akers) listed in Franklin  County in the 1840 census, but none of them appear to have a daughter  in the right age range to be Elizabeth. Any insight would be greatly  appreciated. Thanks, Dan Smith To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone know who parents of Manuel Eloudon ARGABRITE, b: 23 Jun 1884 in Floyd Co. were. Manuel married Jimmie Edna HYLTON about 1907 in probably Roanoke. Just ran across these names while searching for family ties. Thanks, Jimmy M. Sisson _sisson42@aol.com_ (mailto:sisson42@aol.com)

I was working on my Akers line today and I came across some contradictory information about my great great great grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Akers. Elizabeth was the wife of William Henry Akers, who was born in Franklin County to Samuel I Akers and Sarah Highly on 20 Jun 1817 and died in the Little River area of Floyd County on 17 Apr 1891. Their Franklin County Marriage Bond indicates that they were married on 26 Jan 1846 in Franklin County. All of the publicly available research (including the Ancestry.com One World Tree and The Akers Family of Franklin County, Virginia, by A.E. Akers) shows the parents of Elizabeth to be Joel O Akers (b. 1792 d. 1876) and Elizabeth Click (b. 1799 d. 1881) of Franklin County. I've found three things, though, that are troublingly inconsistent with this lineage. First, according to the marriage bond for Elizabeth and William Henry Akers, the surety was provided by a James Akers. In most cases, the bride's father is listed as providing surety if he's still living, which Joel certainly was in 1846. Joel did not have any sons named James. Second, the 1840 Census record for Joel Akers shows one female aged 40 to 50 (his wife, Elizabeth) and one female aged 5 to 10. The Elizabeth who married William Henry Akers would have been 15 in 1840. Finally, the 1850 Census, which was the first to list all family members by name, shows an Elizabeth Akers, aged 15, living with Joel and Elizabeth Akers. The Elizabeth who married William Henry Akers was 25 in 1850 and listed in the census with her husband in Floyd County. Has anyone actually seen any first-hand documentation (a marriage license, for instance) that the Elizabeth Akers who married William Henry Akers was actually the daughter of Joel O Akers and Elizabeth Click? I found three men named James Acres (Akers) listed in Franklin County in the 1840 census, but none of them appear to have a daughter in the right age range to be Elizabeth. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dan Smith