Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Blackburn Akers
and Keziah (Mead) Akers
Sister of
Priscilla (Akers) Gregory, Rhodes Akers, William M. Akers, Robert N. Akers, Nancy Akers, John Riley Akers, Emeline Catherine (Akers) Young [half], James Henry Akers [half] and Reuben B. Akers [half]
Wife of
Samuel Walker Porter Sr.
— married
about 21 Feb 1853 in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Mother of
Cornelius Wilson Porter, Martha J. (Porter) Daniels, Sarah E. (Porter) Walker, Mary Victoria Porter, Samuel Walker Porter Jr. and Susannah P. (Porter) Hall
Died before
before age 61
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Sep 2015
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Biography
Mary was born in 1835. She was the daughter of Thomas Akers and Kesiah Meade. She passed away before 1896.
Sources
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
- Citing this Record "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65C-V8J : 12 April 2016), Rhodes Acres in household of Blackburn Acres, Johnson county, part of, Johnson, Kentucky, United States; citing family 554, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZX-J2Y : 7 September 2017), Mary Porter in entry for Samuel Porter, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 127, sheet 304D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0432; FHL microfilm 1,254,432.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
Donald Williams
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LN5731809 [compare], Ancestry member ken_sandiego
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Anonymous Cellar :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Sandra Blair :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Carl Franklin :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H227368 [compare]
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~1.17%
JaCodi Akers :
23andMe, GEDmatch ME7915224 [compare]
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~1.17%
Randy Conn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A148299 [compare], Ancestry member rConn1960
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Sylvia (Emery) Lewis :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal TERed147f95, Ancestry member Terri_Stern
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T629749 [compare], FTDNA kit #795976
+
MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Ken Williams :
23andMe, GEDmatch CH2415663 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CH2415663 [compare], Ancestry member kennethwwilliams
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Diane (Stone) Gullett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A168044 [compare], Ancestry member KyHillbilly61
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B337972
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~0.78%
Matthew Blair :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jmatthewblair
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~0.78%
Elaine Marie (Williams) Hughes :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CC1410651 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Peggy Emery :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T262294 [compare], FTDNA kit #422241
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Rejected matches › Mary Star (Porter) Rimmer (abt.1833-) › Mary C E (Porter) Miller (1833-) › Mary Jane Porter (abt.1835-) › Mary (Porter) Blodgett (1837-)
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