Adam Akers (abt. 1774 - bef. 1850)

Born about 1774 in Montgomery County, Virginia

Ancestors

Died before 1850 before about age 76 in Floyd County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

User ID

User ID: 2604D0D40A74D611831A14A4FAC0000042CB

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Adam AKERS was born about 1779 in Montgomery County, Virginia and died between 1840 and 1850 in Virginia.

He is believed to have married Nancy AlTIZER sometime between 1800 and 1810 and probably in Montgomery County, Virginia. [Earl B. AKERS, Sr. stated marriage occurred about 1805. cited additional researcher named Jackie (jwood12977) in citation.]

Nancy ALTIZER was born about 1790 in Virginia (probably Montgomery County) and died after 1860. Her parentage is currently unknown.

Probable Duplicates

Adam AKERS

same wife, some of same children, but not same parents

Adam AKERS

Different Parents, no spouse or children listed.

Adam AKERS in Henry BRACKIN's research lists parents as Blackburn AKERS and Elizabeth who may have been daughter of John BLACKBURN. This matches parentage of Adam AKERS

Children

• These children were in a list of children of Adam AKERS and Nancy ALTIZER given to Jeanne HOWELL by Earl B. AKERS, Sr. (deceased). Research needs to be done to prove the parentage.

1. Emery B. AKERS (Born: About 1808 in Virginia; Died: 22 May 1853 in Montgomery County, Virginia^[1]); Occupation: Miller, Married: Elizabeth [surname unknown, speculated to be either Graham or Rupe. Possibly married to two women named Elizabeth. More research needed.]
2. Russell Elswick AKERS (Born: About 1810 in Virginia; Died: 22 July 1888; Buried: Goad-Green-Layman Cemetery, SR 622, Indian Valley, Virginia); Married: 23 August 1832 in Floyd County, Virginia to Sarah RADER
3. Mary AKERS (Born: About 1811); Married 6 May 1838 Floyd County, Virginia to Hiram THOMPSON
4. Blackburn C. AKERS (Born: about 1812 - 1818); Married 27 May 1837 in Virginia (either Floyd County or Montgomery County) to Sarah WILSON
5. Andrew Jackson AKERS (Born: About 1817 probably in Floyd County, Virginia); Married: 12 June 1840 in Floyd County, Virginia to Emaline REED
6. Susannah AKERS (Born: About 1820 probably in Montgomery County, Virginia; Died: About 1909); Married: 8 January 1842 in Floyd County, Virginia to Isaac REED; Note: Mother, Nancy AKERS listed in their 1850 census household
7. George A. AKERS (Born; About 1822 in Floyd County, Virginia); Married: 1845 in Floyd County, Virginia to Lucy REED
8. Robert AKERS (Born: About 1823 in Virginia); Married a woman named Nancy [unknown maiden name]
9. Michael AKERS (Born: About 1827 in Virginia; Died: about 1917); Married: 14 August 1849 in Floyd County, Virginia to Louisa BELDEN
10. Stephen AKERS (Born: About 1829 in Virginia); Rumored to have been married at least 2 times. Earl Akers had 3 spouses for him: a woman named Cynthia, a woman named Rosina LONG and a woman named Sarah HAMILTON.
11. Nancy AKERS (Born: 1832); Married (1): 14 August 1849 in Floyd County, Virginia to Eden R. PALMER; Married (2): Jackson REED
12. Sarah AKERS (No Further Information given)
13. Adam AKERS, Jr. (No Further Information given)

Research Progress

The confusion of parentage is probably due to naming practices of the time. Records will have to be checked for clues to determine which Blackburn AKERS was actually his father and to determine the identity of his actual mother.

Available Census Records

First Appeared as Tithe in 1810 [per Earl B. Akers, Sr. research, gedcom emailed 15 July 1998 to Jeanne Howell, Original researcher deceased.]

1810

1820 United States Federal Census Record of Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia^[2]

The household of Adam AKERS in 1820 contained the following individuals:

3 Free White Males Aged Under 10 Years

1 Free White Male Aged Between 10 and 16 Years

1 Free White Male Aged Between 26 and 45 Years

1 Free White Female Aged Under 10 Years

1 Free White Female Aged Between 26 and 45 Years

2 Individuals were listed as being Engaged in Agriculture

1830

1840

1850

Birth Date of Adam AKERS, Sr.

1820 Census contains oldest male aged 26 to 45 Years.^[2] This allows birth estimate of 1775 to 1794.

Earl AKERS stated his mother was Susannah BLACKBURN (b. 1730; d. 1785). She would have been about 55 years old at the time of her death. The current average childbirthing years are from 12 to 51 years. If Susannah BLACKBURN was his mother her average childbearing years should have fallen between 1742 and 1781. Other researchers have listed children born to Blackburn AKERS, Sr. and Susannah BLACKBURN from 1758 to 1774. It is believed that Adam AKERS, Sr. was their last born child so it is probable that he was born between 1774 and 1781 although there is a notable gap in the birth dates of their children between 1766 and 1772.

Death Date of Adams AKERS, Sr.

Marriage of Adams AKERS, Sr. and Nancy ALTIZER

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[3] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Adam /Akers/^[4][5]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1840

Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States^[6]

Residence:

Date: 1830

Place: Montgomery, Virginia, USA^[7]

Marriage

Husband: Blackburn Akers

Wife: @I611@

Child: Adam Akers

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 20 NOV 1786

Place: Montgomery County, Virginia^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5BT-9VK : 10 March 2018), Emery Akers, 22 May 1853; citing Montgomery Co., Virginia, reference cn 28; FHL microfilm 2,048,578.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-4YH : accessed 1 November 2019), Adam Akers, Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; citing p. 168A (penned left), p. 760 (penned right), line 16, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 130; FHL microfilm 193,689.
3. ↑ This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
4. ↑ Source: #S98 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Floyd, Virginia; Roll: 555; Image: 365; Family History Library Film: 0029685 Object: @M383@
5. ↑ Source: #S97 Page: 1830 US Census; Census Place: Montgomery, Virginia; Page: 49; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 198; Family History Film: 0029677 Object: @M384@
6. ↑ Source: #S98 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Floyd, Virginia; Roll: 555; Image: 365; Family History Library Film: 0029685 Object: @M383@
7. ↑ Source: #S97 Page: 1830 US Census; Census Place: Montgomery, Virginia; Page: 49; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 198; Family History Film: 0029677 Object: @M384@
8. ↑ Source: #S161
9. ↑ Source: #S161

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Robert Harter for creating WikiTree profile Akers-498 through the import of harter.ged on Aug 31, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.

• Source: S97 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1830 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
• Source: S98 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1840 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/33X3-86K : accessed 2014-11-07), entry for

Thomas Blackburn /Akers/.

Acknowledgements

• Akers-917 was created by JoAnn Miller through the import of Cartwright Wiki.ged on Nov 2, 2014.

• The Akers Family as researched by Earl B. AKERS, Sr. (deceased 2002). Copy of Gedcom file of Earl B. AKERS was emailed to Jeanne HOWELL on 15 July 1998.