Born in Josephine, Oregon, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Rufus Sanford Akers
and Margaret Elizabeth (Miller) Akers
Sister of
Henry Jasper Akers, Ida Lavina (Akers) Mitchell, Charles Sanford Akers, Isaac Calvin Akers, Elbert Virgil Akers and Ethel Adela Akers
Wife of
Leonard LeRoy Strong
— married
20 Dec 1895 in Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 95
in Ephrata, Grant, Washington, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2017
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Iona (Akers) Strong was an Oregonian.
Biography
Iona Margaret Akers was born 13 Jul 1876, Josephine County, Oregon. She is a daughter of Rufus Akers and Margaret Miller. [1]
In 1880, they lived in Kerbyville, Josephine County, Oregon. Parents Rufus and Margaret, children Henry, Ida, Iona, and Charles. [2]
She married Leonard Strong.
Iona Margaret Akers Strong passed away 19 Jan 1972, Ephrata, Grant County, Washington. She is buried in the Fir Grove Cemetery, Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Hunt, John E., Compiled by; “Pound and Kester Families”; Regan Printing House, 1904; 628 pages, Indexed; Pages 337-338.
- ↑ 1880 Census; 1880 United States Federal Census, Tenth Census of the United States, Bureau of the Census. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) T9, 1,454 rolls; Roll: 1255081; Sheet: 159-A; Page: 535; Line: 3; Oregon, Josephine County, Kerbyville Township. Household R.S. Akers. Head: R.S. Akers, 39, Tennessee, Wife: Margaret Akers, 25, Iowa, Son: Henry J. Akers, 8, Oregon, Daughter: Ida L. Akers, 6, Oregon, Daughter: Iona Akers, 4, Oregon, Son: Chas Akers, 1, Oregon; MyHeritage (USA) Inc., MyHeritage.com, Lehi, UT, USA [online database]. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10129/1880-united-states-federal-census
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial Iona Margaret Akers Strong, database and images (accessed 26 August 2017), memorial #96957009 for Iona Strong (1876 - 1972).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Iona by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Iona:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Iona by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Iona:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Lola (Swearingen) Weber 
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
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