Paul Elon Akers (1911 - 1983)

Born 23 Jan 1911 in Morgan, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nola Grace (Hepworth) Akers — married 29 Nov 1945 in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, United States

Died 26 Dec 1983 at age 72 in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, United States

Biography

Paul, son of Marion "Cleo" Akers and Lola Beatrice Rogers,^[1] was born 23 January 1911 in Morgan County, Indiana.^[1][2] His parents separated after 12 September 1918, when his mother was listed as the contact on his father's draft registration.^[3] By 1920, Paul E. (age 9) and his father Cleo M. Akers (34) lived with Paul's paternal grandparents Marion Johnson Akers (64, barber) and Emma Eunice Prather Akers (61, milliner) in the home they owned in Martinsville, Morgan County.^[4] The household unit remained stable in 1930: M. J. Akers (age 74), Emie (71), Cleo (44) and Paul (19, garage night-man) continued to live together in Martinsville.^[5]

His grandparents—with whom he lived most of his life—died in 1936 (Emma)^[6] and 1940 (M. J.).^[7]

On 29 November 1945 in Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, he married Nola Grace Hepworth, daughter of Samuel Edward Hepworth and Edna Grace Wilder.^[1] They had two sons and two daughters.^[8]

Paul died 26 December 1983 in Martinsville^[2] and was buried there at New South Park Cemetery.^[9]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, database with images, FamilySearch (10 December 2017), Paul E Akers and Nola Grace Hepworth, 29 Nov 1945; citing Morgan, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005014940.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Paul Akers, Dec 1983; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (24 August 2019), Marion C Akers, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 27 August 2019), Paul E Akers in household of Marion J Akers, Martinsville Ward 1, Morgan, Indiana, United States; citing ED 207, sheet 12A, line 19, family 305, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 458; FHL microfilm 1,820,458.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 27 August 2019), Pal Akers in household of M J Akers, Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 2A, line 17, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 619; FHL microfilm 2,340,354.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #68043584 for Emma E. Prather Akers buried at New South Park Cemetery in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, United States of America (retrieved 11 July 2016).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #102780812 for Marion J. Akers buried at New South Park Cemetery in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, United States of America (retrieved 13 December 2015).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} ]]United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 27 August 2019), Nola Grace Hepworth Akers, Bloomington, Indiana, United States, 07 Jun 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (2014); citing Herald-Times, born-digital text.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #135664074 for Paul Elon Akers buried at New South Park Cemetery in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, United States of America (retrieved 5 June 2019).