Mary Ellen (Burnett) Akers (1869 - 1962)

Born 19 Mar 1869 in Floyd, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Benton Akers — married 18 Dec 1884 in Floyd, Virginia, United States

Died 26 Nov 1962 at age 93 in Floyd, Virginia, United States

Biography

Mary was born about 1869. She is the daughter of Josiah Burnett and Martha Duncan. ^[1]

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Birth Certificate

• Mary Burnett: Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
• Name: Mary Burnett
• Event Type: Birth
• Event Date: 19 Mar 1869
• Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Floyd Co., Va
• Sex: Female
• Ethnicity: American
• Race: white
• Father's Name: J. D. Burnett
• Mother's Name: Elizabeth
  • Source^[2]

Marriage

• Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: John B. Akers
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 18 Dec 1884
• Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 22
• Marital Status: Single
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
• Birthplace: Floyd Co., Va.
• Father's Name: Lewis Akers
• Mother's Name: Mary Ann Akers
• Spouse's Name: [Mary] Marie E. Burnett
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 15
• Spouse's Marital Status: Single
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
• Spouse's Birthplace: Floyd Co., Va.
• Spouse's Father's Name: Jonah [Josiah] Burnett
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Burnett
  • Source^[3]

Death Certificate

• Mary Burnette Akers: Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987
• Name: Mary Burnette Akers
• Event Type: Death
• Event Date: 27 Nov 1962
• Event Place: Willis, Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Registration Date: 30 Nov 1962
• Sex: Female
• Age: 93
• Race: White
• Birth Date: 19 Mar 1869
• Father's Name: Josiah Burnette
• Mother's Name: Elizabeth Duncan
• Spouse's Name: John Benton Akers
• Spouse's Sex: Male
• Affiliate Image Identifier: 43006_172028004422_0251-00434.j2k
• Registration District Number: 131
  • Source^[4]

Sources

No sources. The events of Mary's life were either witnessed by William Duncan or William plans to add sources here later.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by William Duncan, Feb 25, 2013
2. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5FB-VVD : 28 January 2020), Mary Burnett, 1869.
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y6-VCC : 29 January 2020), Marie E. Burnett in entry for John B. Akers, 1884.
4. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYL-1QTZ : 16 August 2019), Mary Burnette Akers, 27 Nov 1962; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Willis, Floyd, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41274345/mary-ellen-akers : accessed 14 July 2022), memorial page for Mary Ellen Burnett Akers (19 Mar 1869–26 Nov 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41274345, citing Akers Family Cemetery, Alum Ridge, Floyd County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Marc Thayer, III (contributor 46542959) .

Acknowledgments

Thanks to William Duncan for starting this profile.

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