Alexander
"Alex, Abe"
Akers
Born in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Andrew Jackson Akers Sr.
and Phoebe (Absher) Aker
Brother of
Calvin (Akers) Aker, John S. Aker, Stephen Akers, Susan Elizabeth (Aker) Sanders, Mary Jane (Aker) Hearn, Emily (Aker) Dodson, Sarah Jane (Aker) Cregger, Alfred J. Aker and Andrew Jackson Aker Jr.
Husband of
Mary Angeline (Lewis) Akers
— married
30 Dec 1881 (to 20 Oct 1914) in Wythe, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret Malinda (Akers) Snow, Alice Akers, Dorcus Maiden (Akers) Hutcherson, Mary Lena (Akers) Nunn, Willie Maude (Akers) Gillespie, Lacy Robinson Akers and Alma Gay (Akers) Ellis
Died
at age 80
in Crab Orchard, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 May 2019
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Contents |
Biography
Alexander was born Jan 15 1860 as per the 1860 census and his death certificate. He passed away on 29 Nov 1940.
Residence
1860 District 68, Wythe, Virginia, United States [1]
Research Notes
As to his proper last name, whether Aker or Akers, both on his death certificate and his tombstone it is Akers !
Alexander appears on the 1860 census with his parents and siblings. He is listed as 4 months old. So, he must have been born before 1861. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMW-4Z4 : 13 December 2017), Alexander Aker in entry for Jackson Aker, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMW-4Z4 : 13 December 2017), Alexander Aker in entry for Jackson Aker, 1860.
- West Virginia Marriages 1854-1932 Alexander Akers mentioned as father of the bride in the marriage of Jacob E Ellis and Alma G Akers, 13 Oct 1919, Fayetteville, West Virginia, Fayette County clerk records.
Findagrave memorial # 52889555.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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~3.12%
Jennifer (Sturdivant) Pehrman
:
23andMe, GEDmatch EV9985343 [compare]
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Jennifer Lyon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A893156 [compare], Ancestry member jenlyon60
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~3.12%
L Akers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CT9051272 [compare], Ancestry member lsbailey921
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Pamela (Cogswell) Reed :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Karmawolf4scr
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~0.78%
L Sauls :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A012297 [compare], yourDNAportal LOU74d7620d, Ancestry member Idahodimple
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~0.78%
Al Beard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A703555 [compare], Ancestry member albeard
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~0.78%
Craig Akers :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rryc_craig
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L Sauls
L Sauls
Akers-2140 and Aker-132 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth, same parents.
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Rejected matches › Alexander Eicher (1861-1934)
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