Thank You, Clarence, that was very helpful! Jeanne On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Clarence Sanderson < crsanderson@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Noah akers 1872 floyd d 8 may 1931 married rowena hylton 15 mar 1893 floyd > co vfa > children hattie annabelle akers 25 may 1904 elgood mercer co wv d 5 Nov > 1980 athens mercer co wv > married homer franklin harvey 13 jul 1897 d 6 mar 1966 6 children > major lawrence akers 3 jan 1910 elgood mercer co wv d 27 aug 2009 richmond > va married maggie meadows > dau anna sylvadeam akers m john s hurst III > > > > nothing on the others > Clarence > > > ________________________________ > From: Jeanne Mower <geniebug@kuragari.com> > To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010 5:01:24 PM > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Alice Lorena Bishop & Granville Hosea Akers > &AllenEdward Mann > > I have a few Akers who married into my Weddle and Hylton families, and I > don't know anything else about them. If someone could help me with dates > and parents I would be grateful. > J.M. Akers b abt 1844 marr Cornelia Jane Weddle > Noah Akers b abt 1872 marr Rowena Hylton > Sarah M Akers b _____ marr Madison B Hylton > Pamela Howard Akers b ______marr John Weddle > > Thank You, Jeanne > > > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 2:31 PM, John Ford <johnlford@embarqmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Sharon: > > > > As you wish: > > > > Charles Cleveland Wurzburger, born 4 Sept. 1884, Miller, Mo. married > Josie > > C. Akers, born 24 Mar 1897, died 22 June 1974 in Radford, Va. Charles > > (Charlie) died 31 May 1966. They are both buried at Westview Cemetery in > > Radford. > > > > Charlie was the son of Adolph and Amanda Jane Fetters Wurzburger. Adolph > > was born in Baden Baden, Germany. They had one other son, Lawrence > (Lars) > > Grover Wurzburger. Adolph and Amanda are buried at Big Sand Cemetery, > > Floyd > > County, Va. > > > > Old man Charlie was a blacksmith, among other things. As he told it, if > > you > > would add up all his work experience, he would have been 300 years old. > > Yes, I knew Charlie and Josie. I knew them very well. My first job was > > helping Charlie in his blacksmith shop. > > > > Charlie and Josie had 6 children: > > 1. Charles Wilson Wurzburger Sr., born 4 Jan 1924, dies 7 Oct 1992. He > > married Mary Lou (Sue) Ford, my niece. She was born 19 Feb 1929 and died > > 22 > > Dec 1978. They are buried in Westview Cemetery in Radford. They had 3 > > sons, > > 2 of which are still alive. Gil died recently. He lived on the > > Montgomery/Floyd County line. > > > > 2. Ruby Wurzburger married Alfred Duncan > > > > 3 Evelyn Wurzburger married Edward (Eddie) Small. They had children. > > > > 4. Rosie Wurzburger married Jack Smith. > > > > 5. Lucille Wurzburger, born 19 July 1926 married Joe Howell. They had 2 > > daughters, Dottie Jo born 16 June 1947 and Judy born 16 Feb 1953. On 18 > > May > > 1954 Joe Howell murdered Lucille, Dottie Jo and Judy, then killed > himself. > > They are all buried at Westview Cemetery in Radford. > > > > 6. Loma Fay Wurzburger born 1931 married Guy Mills. They had one > daughter > > (still alive). Guy murdered Loma Fay then killed himself (in 1954). The > > daughter apparently witnessed the shootings. Charlie and Josie raised > the > > girl after that. > > > > Much of this information is first-hand, and some from my grand nephew - a > > grandson of Charlie and Josie. > > > > I have newspaper clippings for the murders. I also came across a clipping > > of > > a soldier's letter from Howard Akers to his sister Josie. > > > > My mother was a MANN, but from the southwest Virginia clan. > > > > John > > > > > Yes I would love it! All I have is: > > >> Sharon: > > >> > > >> I have a good deal of information on Charles & Josie Akers Wurzburger, > > if > > >> you would like it. > > >> > > >> John in Ohio > > > > > > > > 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 >