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

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