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Valentine John Akers (1826 - 1906)

Valentine John Akers
Born in Floyd, Kentucky, USAmap
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Husband of — married 8 Jul 1847 in Pike, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 22 Feb 1871 in Pike, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Died at age 79 in Floyd, Kentucky, USAmap
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Biography

Valentine John AKERS was born about 30 Nov 1826 in Floyd County, Kentucky and died about 30 Jan 1906 in Floyd County, Kentucky.

Marriage (1):

He was first married to Hannah BLANKENSHIP on 8 July 1847 in Pike County, Kentucky.[1]

Spouse (1):

Hannah BLANKENSHIP was the daughter of William BLANKENSHIP and his first wife Anna OSBOURNE. At the time of Hannah's marriage, her father was married to his second wife, Spicey McCOWAN who was Hannah's stepmother.

Children of Valentine John AKERS and Hannah BLANKENSHIP:

  1. Mahala AKERS (Born: About 1847 in Kentucky)
  2. Ann AKERS (Born: About 1851 in Kentucky)
  3. William AKERS (Born: About 1853 in Kentucky)
  4. John AKERS (Born: About 1859 in Kentucky)
  5. Nancy J. AKERS (Born: About 1861 in Kentucky)
  6. Andrew J. AKERS (Born: About 1864 in Kentucky)

Marriage (2):

His second marriage occurred on 22 February 1871 in Pike County, Kentucky to Millicent "Milley" (RAY) HAMILTON.[2]

Spouse (2):

Millicent "Milley" RAY was the daughter of John Wesley RAY, Jr. and his wife, Rebecca TACKETT. She was born about 1834 in Kentucky.

Millicent RAY was first married on 21 February 1855 to William HAMILTON, the son of Samuel HAMILTON and Jane BRYANT. They had 4 children.
  1. Millis Nelve HAMILTON (Born: 5 May 1857; Died: 7 March 1918)
  2. Melvin HAMILTON (Born: About 1858)
  3. Jefferson Davis HAMILTON (Born: About 1862)
  4. Henry F. HAMILTON (Born: About 1864) - Listed in the 1880 census household of Valentine AKERS.
Valentine and Milley AKERS were mentioned as heirs of John W. RAY in the land records of Pike County, Kentucky in 1874.[3]

Children of Valentine John AKERS and Millicent RAY:

  1. Matilda AKERS (Born: About 1872 in Pike County, Kentucky)
  2. Rhodes AKERS (Born: About 1876 in Pike County, Kentucky)
  3. Leonard AKERS (Born: About December 1879 in Pike County, Kentucky)

Sources

  1. ↑ Clyde Runyon, "Marriage Bonds of Pike County, Kentucky 1822 - 1865," p. 153 - 154, file no. 910, Valentine Akers and Hannah Blankenship, 8 July 1847; Collection of Jeanne Howell; book (privately published by author, Belfrey, Kentucky, 1984).
  2. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBM-CJW : 12 January 2020), Valentine Akers, 1871.
  3. ↑ Pike County, Kentucky, "Deeds, v. I, B-1, J (1871 - 1891)," v. J, p. 485, Rubin Ray and others, 21 November 1874; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTL-FP1M?i=612&cat=111955 : accessed 23 January 2020); citing Pike County Courthouse, Pikeville, Kentucky records microfilmed on 28 September 1970 by The Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 839,460, item 3, image 613 of 694.
  • Ancestry Family Trees
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65S-4HF : 12 April 2016), Valentine Akers in household of Solomon Baldwin, Floyd county, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing family 68, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZG-13S : 14 August 2017), Valentine Akers, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 96, sheet 610A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 439; FHL microfilm 1,254,439.

Acknowledgements

  • Akers-795 was created by Christopher McKay through the import of Cory_s Genealogy Database.ged on Oct 23, 2014.




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