Rhodes Akers (abt. 1828)

Born about 1828 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

Rhodes was born about 1828. He is the son of Thomas Akers and Kesiah Meade. ^[1]

TRANSCRIPTION OF AVAILABLE CENSUS RECORDS:

• 1830 Census Record - Unable to locate in Floyd County, Kentucky. ^[2] Estimated age of Rhodes AKERS in 1830 would have been about 2 years old.

• 1840 Census Record - Rhodes AKERS (estimated age of 12 Years) is believed to have been one of the two Free White Male Children aged 10 to 15 Years of Age in the household of Blackburn AKERS in the 1840 Census Record.^[3]

• Border Change Note: Johnson County, Kentucky formed from Floyd County, Kentucky, Morgan County, Kentucky and Lawrence County, Kentucky in 1843.

Census Records with father, Thomas Blackburn AKERS and his stepmother, Elizabeth BALDRIDGE:

1850 Census Record ^[4]

Ancestry Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D. C.

Ancestry Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Johnson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_208; Page: 121 B; Image: 247 The Head of the Household for this census enumeration was indexed at Ancestry.com as “Blackburn ACRES” on 26 September 2015.

1850 United States Federal Census Record for Johnson County, Kentucky, Date Taken: 26 September 1850, Taken by: Winston Mayo, Page: 121 B [The preceding page is stamped with the number 121 and the page after the page with the enumerated household is stamped with the number 122. There is no page number on the page with the enumerated household], Lines: 25 - 34, Condition of Record: Readable upon magnification, some slight fading noted, Dwelling Number: 554, Family Number: 554, Any additional information: No Additional Information Given.

Census Transcription of the 1850 United States Federal Census Record for the Household of “Blackburn ACRES” in Johnson County, Kentucky on Page 121 B and listed on the Lines beginning with Line 25 and Ending on Line 34:

Surnames Found in Household: ACRES

Names of All Individuals Listed within the Household are as Follows:

(Line: 25): ACRES, Blackburn, Age: 45 Years, White Male, Occupation: Farmer, Value of Real Estate: [Blank], Place of Birth: Virginia, Was the Individual Listed as married within the year?: No; School: This Individual was listed as not attending school within the year, Literacy: This individual was listed as being over the age of 20 Years and Could Read and Write, Was this Individual listed as being Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic, Pauper or Convict?: [Blank]. No Further Information Recorded on this Line.

(Line: 26): ACRES, Elizabeth, Age: 40 Years, White Female, Occupation: [Blank], Value of Real Estate: [Blank], Place of Birth: Virginia, Was the Individual Listed as married within the year?: No; School: This Individual was listed as not attending school within the year, Literacy: This individual was listed as being over the age of 20 Years and Could Read and Write, Was this Individual listed as being Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic, Pauper or Convict?: [Blank]. No Further Information Recorded on this Line.

(Line: 27): ACRES, Rhodes, Age: 22 Years, White Male, Occupation: Farmer, Value of Real Estate: [Blank], Place of Birth: Virginia, Was the Individual Listed as married within the year?: No; School: This Individual was listed as not attending school within the year, Literacy: This individual was listed as being over the age of 20 Years and Could Read and Write, Was this Individual listed as being Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic, Pauper or Convict?: [Blank]. No Further Information Recorded on this Line.

(Line: 28): ACRES, William, Age: 20 Years, White Male, Occupation: Farmer, Value of Real Estate: [Blank], Place of Birth: Virginia, Was the Individual Listed as married within the year?: No; School: This Individual was listed as not attending school within the year, Literacy: This individual was listed as being over the age of 20 Years and Could Read and Write, Was this Individual listed as being Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic, Pauper or Convict?: [Blank]. No Further Information Recorded on this Line.

(Line: 29): ACRES, Robert, Age: 17 Years, White Male, Occupation: Farmer, Value of Real Estate: [Blank], Place of Birth: Kentucky, Was the Individual Listed as married within the year?: No; School: This Individual was listed as attending school within the year, Literacy: [Blank, Individual not over the age of 20 years], Was this Individual listed as being Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic, Pauper or Convict?: [Blank]. No Further Information Recorded on this Line.

(Line: 30): ACRES, Mary, Age: 15 Years, White Female, Occupation: [Blank], Value of Real Estate: [Blank], Place of Birth: Kentucky, Was the Individual Listed as married within the year?: No; School: This Individual was listed as attending school within the year, Literacy: [Blank, Individual not over the age of 20 years], Was this Individual listed as being Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic, Pauper or Convict?: [Blank]. No Further Information Recorded on this Line.

(Line: 31): ACRES, Nancy, Age: 13 Years, White Female, Occupation: [Blank], Value of Real Estate: [Blank], Place of Birth: Kentucky, Was the Individual Listed as married within the year?: No; School: This Individual was listed as attending school within the year, Literacy: [Blank, Individual not over the age of 20 years], Was this Individual listed as being Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic, Pauper or Convict?: [Blank]. No Further Information Recorded on this Line.

(Line: 32): ACRES, John R., Age: 11 Years, White Male, Occupation: [Blank], Value of Real Estate: [Blank], Place of Birth: Kentucky, Was the Individual Listed as married within the year?: No; School: This Individual was listed as attending school within the year, Literacy: [Blank, Individual not over the age of 20 years], Was this Individual listed as being Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic, Pauper or Convict?: [Blank]. No Further Information Recorded on this Line.

(Line: 33): ACRES, Emily K., Age: 6 Years, White Female, Occupation: [Blank], Value of Real Estate: [Blank], Place of Birth: Kentucky, Was the Individual Listed as married within the year?: No; School: This Individual was listed as Not attending school within the year, Literacy: [Blank, Individual not over the age of 20 years], Was this Individual listed as being Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic, Pauper or Convict?: [Blank]. No Further Information Recorded on this Line.

(Line: 34): ACRES, James H., Age: 3 Years, White Male, , Occupation: [Blank], Value of Real Estate: [Blank], Place of Birth: Kentucky, Was the Individual Listed as married within the year?: No; School: This Individual was listed as Not attending school within the year, Literacy: [Blank, Individual not over the age of 20 years], Was this Individual listed as being Deaf and Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic, Pauper or Convict?: [Blank]. No Further Information Recorded on this Line.

End of Census Transcription of the 1850 United States Federal Census Record for the Household of “Blackburn ACRES” in Johnson County, Kentucky on Page 121 B and listed on the Lines beginning with Line 25 and Ending on Line 34.

United States Census, 1850 Name Rhodes Acres Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Johnson county, part of, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Gender Male Age 22 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1828 Birthplace Virginia, United States House Number 554

Blackburn Acres M 45 Virginia, United States

Elizabeth Acres F 40 Virginia, United States

Rhodes Acres M 22 Virginia, United States

William Acres M 20 Virginia, United States

Robert Acres M 17 Kentucky, United States

Mary Acres F 15 Kentucky, United States

Nancy Acres F 13 Kentucky, United States

John R Acres M 11 Kentucky, United States

Emely K Acres F 6 Kentucky, United States

James Acres M 3 Kentucky, United States

Census Records with wife, Barbara Ann ADAMS after Marriage (m. est. 1850 - 1851):

Child: Nancy H. AKERS, born: 1 July 1854 in Johnson County, Kentucky^[5]

Child: William J. B. AKERS, Born: 12 April 1856 in Johnson County, Kentucky^[6]

Child: Mary A. AKERS, Born: 9 November 1858 in Johnson County, Kentucky^[7]

• Family moved from Kentucky (Probably Johnson County) to Cherry Box P.O., Taylor Township, Shelby County, Missouri (est. between 1858 and 1860).

1860

• Last known location and document for this individual is the 1860 Census record listed above. I have not been able to get to the area to see if any further information is available on this family.

1870

1880

1900

Research Notes

A Rhodes Akers got a land grant for Missouri in 1853, unsure if that's this rhodes or not.

The Rhodes Akers who bought land in pike, Kentucky in 1878 was the son of Lucinda and James Akers born about 1855. He married Georgia Ann Swinny on March 6th 1878 and got his land grant in Pike county on March 13th.

It's unclear whether the Rhodes Akers who was living with Thomas and Keziah in 1850 is the same one who married Barbara Adams. I hypothesize not since the birth year and birth location are different for the Rhodes Akers on the 1860 census.

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ Search consisted of a Page by Page check of the 1830 Census Record of Floyd County, Kentucky
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2010. [Census Place: Floyd County, Kentucky; Roll: 110; Page: 256; Family History Library Film: 0007825; Name of Head of the Household: Blackburn AKERS; Line: 30]
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. [Census Place: Johnson County, Kentucky; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M432; Roll: 208; Page: 121 B; Image: 247; Name of Head of the Household: Blackburn ACRES; Lines: 25 – 34]
5. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89XF-JYFL?cc=1804888 : 17 May 2018), > image 1 of 1; citing multiple county clerks, county courts, and historical societies, Kentucky.
6. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9XF-JTPM?cc=1804888 : 17 May 2018), > image 1 of 1; citing multiple county clerks, county courts, and historical societies, Kentucky.
7. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99XF-JTX6?cc=1804888 : 17 May 2018), > image 1 of 1; citing multiple county clerks, county courts, and historical societies, Kentucky.

See also:

• "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ1-JNG : 22 July 2021), Rhodes Ahers in entry for Nancy H. Ahers, 1854.
• "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ1-KVB : 22 July 2021), Rhods Akers in entry for William J. B. Akers, 1856.
• "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ1-PBW : 22 July 2021), Rhodes Akers in entry for Mary A. Akers, 1858.