Born about in Montgomery County, VA
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Akers
and Nancy (Sowers) Akers
Sister of
Moses Akers Sr. [half], Randall Akers [half], Jacob Akers, Greenberry B. Akers, Fleming Akers, Andrew Jackson Akers, Catherine (Akers) Reed, Susannah (Akers) Reed, George Riley Akers, Solomon Akers [half], Mary (Akers) Reed, William R. Akers Jr. and Rachel (Akers) Reed
Wife of
John Humphrey Reed
— married
24 May 1838 in Floyd County Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Humphrey Reed
Died about
at about age 38
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Elizabeth Akers, daughter of William Akers and Nancy (Sowers) Akers, was born in 1817 in Montgomery County, Virginia.[1]
She married John Humphrey Reed, son of Humphrey Reed and Sarah Reed,[1]
She and John appeared on the census of 5 Aug. 1850 at District 15, Floyd, Virginia.[2] She and John appeared on the census of 28 Aug. 1860 at Floyd, Virginia.[3]
Elizabeth was buried at Old Reed Cemetery, Jasper, Lee County, Virginia. Her memorial has biographical material and links to those of family members.[1]
Census
5 Aug. 1850
District 15, Floyd, Virginia
- John Reed 34 b. Floyd VA farmer.
- Elizabeth Reed 28 b. Montgomery, VA.
- Humphrey Reed 9 b. Floyd, VA.
- Luanne Reed 7 b. Floyd, VA.
- Wm Reed 5 b. Floyd, VA.
- Berdine Reed 1 b. Floyd, VA.[2]
28 Aug. 1860
Floyd, Virginia
- John Reed 44 b. VA farmer.
- Elizabeth Reed 43 b. VA.
- Humphrey Reed 20 b. VA.
- Luana Reed 18 b. VA.
- Wm H Reed 16 b. VA.
- Berdina Reed 14 b. VA.
- Willy J Reed 12 b. VA.
- John F Reed 6 b. VA.[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave: Memorial #7414513 Elizabeth Akers Reed
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 John Reed 1850 United States Federal Census
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 John Reed 1860 United States Federal Census
- "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SP5F-SMP : accessed 2014-10-06), entry for
Nancy /Sowers/.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
-
~2.34%
James (Wyatt) Choma
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Frank Cupp :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member fcupp1
-
~0.78%
Tiffany (Sowers) Barker :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
K Hoge :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member thocrireth
-
~0.39%
Gary Mead :
MyHeritage DNA
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