Jason Akins
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Jason Chastain Akins (1841 - 1927)

Jason Chastain Akins
Born in Pickens, South Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1867 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 85 in Gilmer, Georgia, United Statesmap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Kristy S private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 27 Nov 2014
This page has been accessed 250 times.


Contents

Biography

Name

Jason C Akins [1]

1841 Birth

Jason was born December 22, 1841 in Pickens, SC [2] He was the son of Abraham Littleton Akins (1803 - 1899) and his wife Nancy Jane Chastain (1807 - 1900) [1]

Maternal Ancestry

Jason Akins' maternal ancestry is (1) Nancy Jane Chastain (2) John (3) John (4) Pierre (5) Pierre (6) Estienne (7) Jacques (8) Estienne Chastain. [2]

Siblings

  1. Mahalie Akins Foster (1832 - 1910)* [1]
  2. Sarah Akins Holt (1833 - 1923)* [1]
  3. Ann Akins Holt (1838 - 1916)* [1]
  4. Jasper Akins (1840 - 1916)* [1]
  5. Jason C Akins (1841 - 1927) [1]
  6. Jemima Lucinda Akins Weaver (1845 - 1934)* [1]
  7. Eliza Akins Weaver (1846 - 1938)* [1]
  8. Nancy Akins Ralston (1850 - 1919)* [1]
  9. James Chastain Akins (1852 - 1913)* [1]

Move to Georgia

At some point in his life, probably prior to 1862, Jason moved from South Carolina, where he was born, to Georgia, where he is buried. Information on when this took place has not yet been identified. His father also was born in South Carolina and died in Gilmer County, Georgia in 1899. Jason's records in Georgia begin with his wartime service in 1862, so all subsequent activity can be assumed for Georgia.

Gilmer County, Georgia was formed from Cherokee County in 1832. The County Seat is Ellijay.

1862 Military Service

Jasen Akin served in the 39th Infantry, Confederate States Army, in 1862. [3]

"The Georgia 39th Infantry Regiment, organized at Dalton, Georgia, in April, 1862, recruited its members in the counties of Butts, Whitfield, Bartow, Dade, Fayette, Clayton, and Chattahoochee. The unit was ordered to Tennessee, then Mississippi where it was brigaded under T.H. Taylor in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. After fighting at Champion's Hill, it was captured on July 4, 1863, at Vicksburg. Exchanged and assigned to General Cummings' Brigade, the 39th went on to participate in the campaigns of the Army of Tennessee from Chattanooga to Nashville and in 1865 saw action at Bentonville. It reported 52 casualties at Chattanooga and in December, 1863, totalled 243 men and 202 arms. During January, 1865, the regiment had 177 fit for duty and surrendered in April." [4]

Jason was most likely in Company G Gilmer Lions Gilmer County [4]

1869 First Marriage to Edith Elizabeth Clayton

Jason first married Edith Elizabeth Clayton, who was born September 05, 1845, and died May 21, 1909.[2] Find a Grave gives her name as Judith Edith Clayton (1845 - 1909) [1]

If the Census record is correct, they were married in the January prior to the 1870 Census (1869). [5]

1870 Census

In the 1870 Census, Jason Akins, Farmer, age 27, (born about 1843 in South Carolina), was at home in subdivision 55, Gilmer, Georgia (Ellijay Post Office) with his wife Eady, not able to read, married the previous January, born in Georgia, in a household comprised of [5] :Jason Akins 27

Eady Akins 24
Nancy E Akins 1
James M Akins 9/12

1880 Census

In the 1880 Census there is a similar but possibly different family: Jason G. Akins, Famer, age 35, (born about 1845 in South Carolina), both parents born in South Carolina, was at home in Tickanetly, Gilmer County, Georgia, with his wife Judiah M. Akins in a household comprised of: [6]

Jason G. Akins 35
Judiah M. Akins 35
James M. Akins 10
Margret C. Akins 8
Elias J. Akins 3
William F. Akins 1

Second Marriage to Ann Holden

He secondly married Ann Holden.[2] Ann Pettit Holden (1839 - 1923) [1]

1927 Death

He died January 30, 1927 [1] Lisa Klop [2] suggests Copper Hill, Tennessee as a possible place of his death, but Find-a-Grave notes his burial in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, USA [1]

Children

  1. James Marion Akins, b. September 1869; d. June 11, 1939. Son of Jason Akins and Edith Clayton.[2] [1]
  2. Margaret Akins Woody (1870 - 1961) [1]
  3. Elias Jason Akins, b. October 28, 1876; married Georgia Lula Allen; b. June 17, 1883; d. January 03, 1962. Son of Jason Akins and Edith Clayton.[2] Elias Jason Akins (1876 - 1940) [1]
  4. William L. Akins (1879 - 1927) [1]
  5. Benjamin F Akins (1885 - 1971) [1]

Research Notes

"Mahalie Akins is buried at Hipps Chapel Methodist Church in blue ridge Georgia"

  • Fact: Residence (1860) 33rd Subdivision, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1870) Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1880) Tickanetly, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1900) Militia Districts 1341, 864, 1498, Diamond, Tickenetley, Bucktown, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1910) Tickanetley, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Pension (1907-1933) United States
  • Fact: Residence (1920) Tickanetley, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Residence Ralston, Georgia
  • Fact: Burial Macedonia Cemetery, Gilmer, Georgia, United States


  • Fact: Residence (1860) 33rd Subdivision, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1870) Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1880) Tickanetly, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1900) Militia Districts 1341, 864, 1498, Diamond, Tickenetley, Bucktown, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1910) Tickanetley, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Pension (1907-1933) United States
  • Fact: Residence (1920) Tickanetley, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
  • Fact: Residence Ralston, Georgia
  • Fact: Burial Macedonia Cemetery, Gilmer, Georgia, United States


Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Jason C. Akins. Maintained by: NanaPJTO, Originally Created by: James, Record added: Nov 22, 2005. Find A Grave Memorial# 12453904 Accessed July 17, 2017 jhd
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Lisa Klop. Descendants of Estienne Chastain Genealogy.com Accessed July 17, 2017. jhd
  3. "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFHY-9GQ : 24 December 2014), Jasen Akin, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 39th Infantry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 442. Accessed July 19, 2017. jhd
  4. 4.0 4.1 Georgia 39th Infantry Regiment Accessed July 19, 2017. jhd
  5. 5.0 5.1 1870 Census Accessed July 19, 2017. jhd
  6. 1880 Census Accessed July 19, 2017. jhd


See also:

  • John C. Rigdon, Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 39th Infantry Regiment.

Acknowledgments

This profile has been edited in accordance with the Wikitree style guide for Biographies, Sources, and Acknowledgements. Details of merges, edits and other contributions may be found under the Changes tab.





Is Jason your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jason by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree: It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jason:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.

Images: 1
Jason C. Akins
Jason C. Akins



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.