John
Calvin
Akins
Born in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Akins Jr.
and Mary (Quartermus) Akins
Brother of
Martin Luther Akins, Elizabeth (Akins) Watts, Thomas Robert Akins, James Alexander Akins, Mary Ann Akins, William Milton Akins and Isaiah Quartermus Akins
Husband of
Sarah Ellen (Watson) Akins
— married
18 Jan 1856 in Guntersville, AL
Husband of
Sarah Catherine (Cole) Akins
— married
6 Dec 1882 in Walker, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 89
in Gardiners Gin, Walker, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2018
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Biography
John was born in 1832. He passed away in 1922.
Enlisted in Confederate Army as a private in Co. H, 56th Alabama Cavalry (Partisan Rangers) in March 1862 at Jasper, Walker Co., Alabama. Served until the end of the war.
Alt place of death - Union Chapel, Walker Co., Alabama
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5677723/john-calvin-akins : accessed 02 May 2022), memorial page for John Calvin Akins (25 Apr 1832–1 Mar 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5677723, citing Union Chapel Cemetery, Union Chapel, Walker County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Andrea Faulkner (contributor 46494079) .
- Grave stone, collected family information
- Obituary, Confederate pension application, 1907 Census of Confederate Veterans
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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:
- Steven Akins
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 500 markers, haplogroup R-BY172259, FTDNA kit #B185439
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~6.25%
Steven Akins :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B116540
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Living DNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Aleen James :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Burgessdvd
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Akins-615 and Akins-609 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth and death details. Same wife. Thanks for reviewing.
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