William M. Akers (abt. 1830 - abt. 1917)

Born about 1830 in Scott, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Louisa Ellen Baldridge — married about 2 Aug 1866 in Floyd County, Kentucky

Died about 3 Mar 1917 at about age 87 in Floyd, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

William M. AKERS was born about 1830. He was the son of Thomas Akers and Kesiah Meade. He married Vicy Baldridge.^[1] He passed away about 1917.

Research Progress

Surname Variations: ACRES, AKERS

Birth:

Age reported in 1850 of 20 Years.

Age reported in 1860

Marriage Record stated he was 31 Years old and born in Scott County, Virginia.^[1] The information was given on 2 August 1867 in Floyd County, Kentucky. The marriage took place at the home of Robert HITES on 8 August 1867.^[2]

Age Reported in 1870 of 39 Years.

Age Reported in 1880

In 1900, William AKERS was reported to have been 65 years old and born in January 1835 in Kentucky.^[3]

Age Reported in 1910

There is a tombstone in the Akers - Music Cemetery in Bonanza, Floyd County, Kentucky for an individual named William AKERS who served in Company A of the 39th Kentucky Infantry that states that the buried William AKERS was born in January 1835 and died in March 1917.^[4] Further research is needed to confirm the buried William is the same as the profiled.

Military

Source: Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

Name: William Akers

Enlistment Age: 27

Birth Date: 1835

Enlistment Date: 6 Sep 1862

Enlistment Place: Peach Orchard, Kentucky

Enlistment Rank: Private

Muster Date: 16 Feb 1863

Muster Place: Kentucky

Muster Company: A

Muster Regiment: 39th Infantry

Muster Regiment Type: Infantry

Muster Information: Enlisted

Muster Out Date: 15 Sep 1865

Muster Out Place: Louisville, Kentucky

Muster Out Information: Mustered Out

Side of War: Union

Survived War?: Yes

Last Known Residence Place: Floyd County, Kentucky

Death Date: 1917

Burial Place: Abbott Creek, Floyd Co., Kentucky

Cemetery: Musik & Akers Cemty

Title: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky; Research by R. Ross Houston; SUVCW Database: http://www.suvcwdb.org/

Source: The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 4; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

Name: William Akers

Unit: A 39 Ky Infantry

Filing Date: 27 Oct 1887

Place Filed: Kentucky, USA

Relation to Head: Soldier

Roll number: 4

Census Transcriptions

1850 United States Federal Census Record of Johnson County, Kentucky - William ACRES was enumerated as being 20 years old in the household of Blackburn ACRES^[5]

Line 25: Blackburn ACRES, Age: 45 Years, Gender: Male, Race: Not Given, Occupation: Farmer, Value of Real Estate: None Given, Place of Birth: Virginia

Line 26: Elizabeth ACRES, Age: 40 Years, Gender: Female, Race: Not Given, Place of Birth: Virginia

Line 27: Rhodes ACRES, Age: 22 Years, Gender: Male, Race: Not Given, Occupation: Farmer, Place of Birth: Virginia

Line 28: William ACRES, Age: 20 Years, Gender: Male, Race: Not Given, Occupation: Farmer, Place of Birth: Virginia

Line 29: Robert ACRES, Age: 17 Years, Gender: Male, Race: Not Given, Occupation: Farmer, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Attended School Within the Year

Line 30: Mary ACRES, Age: 15 Years, Gender: Female, Race: Not Given, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Attended School Within the Year

Line 31: Nancy ACRES, Age: 13 Years, Gender: Female, Race: Not Given, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Attended School Within the Year

Line 32: John R. ACRES, Age: 11 Years, Gender: Male, Race: Not Given, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Attended School Within the Year

Line 33: Emely ACRES, Age: 6 Years, Gender: Female, Race: Not Given, Place of Birth: Kentucky

Line 34: James ACRES, Age: 3 Years, Gender: Male, Race: Not Given, Place of Birth: Kentucky

1860

Not listed with father in 1860^[6]

1870 United States Federal Census Record of Precinct 7, Floyd County, Kentucky^[7]

Line 15: William ACRES, Age: 39 Years, White Male, Occupation: Farmer, Value of Real Estate: Not Given, Value of Personal Estate: $100, Place of Birth: Virginia, Individual listed as being unable to read nor write.

Line 16: Lousia ACRES, Age: 18 Years, White Female, Occupation: Keeping house, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Individual listed as able to Read but not Write

Line: 17: James G. ACRES, Age: 2 Years, White Male, Place of Birth: Kentucky

Line 18: Richard T. ACRES, Age: 2 Month, White Male, Place of Birth: Kentucky, Listed as born in April

1880

1900

1910

Children:

Sarah AKERS (Born: 1 May 1873 in Floyd County, Kentucky; Died: 8 October 1941 in Floyd County, Kentucky); Married: J. B. HATFIELD

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DD-Y94Q : 22 July 2021), William Akers and Vicy Baldridge, 08 Aug 1867; citing Marriage, Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 2,116,518.
2. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DC-XZ1X : 22 July 2021), file 2365, William Akers and Vicy Baldridy, 08 Aug 1867; citing Marriage, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 2,109,938.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94B-C2T : accessed 18 November 2021), William Aken, Magisterial District 2, Johnson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 14A, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,534.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136725190/william-akers : accessed 18 November 2021), memorial page for William Akers (Jan 1835–Mar 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #136725190, citing Akers-Music Cemetery, Bonanza, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by DKT (contributor 47139155).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65C-V8F : 19 December 2020), Blackburn Acres, Johnson, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 121 B (stamped), dwelling 554, family 554, lines 25 - 34, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 208; FHL microfilm 442976. [Note: line 28, William Acres, Age 20 Years, Male, Occupation: Farmer, Place of Birth: Virginia]
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB3-9QJ : 18 February 2021), Blagbern Akers, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWM-5CJ : 29 May 2021), William Acres, Precinct 7, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 589 B (stamped), p. 2 (penned), dwelling 9, family 9, NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 461; FHL microfilm 545,960.

See also:

• https://www.geni.com/people/William-Akers/6000000007433822739 Geni.com Profile