Thomas
Washington
Akers
Born in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jonathan Wesley Akers
and Sarah Ellen Howell
Husband of
Louisa Catherine (Childress) Akers
— married
17 Jul 1873 in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
James Harvey Akers
Died
at age 94
in Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 May 2023
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Biography
When Thomas Washington Akers was born on March 11, 1849, in Floyd, Kentucky, his father, Jonathan, was 34 and his mother, Sarah, was 33. He married Louisa Catherine Childress Akers on July 17, 1873, in his hometown. They had ten children in 19 years. He died on December 2, 1943, in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, at the age of 94, and was buried in Freeman, Missouri.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74002975/thomas-washington-akers: accessed 20 May 2023), memorial page for Thomas Washington Akers (11 Mar 1849–2 Dec 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74002975, citing Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, Cass County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Gary Akers (contributor 47566009).
- 1850 United States Federal Census - The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: My District, Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: 200; Page: 415b
- 1860 United States Federal Census - The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: M653_367; Page: 135; Family History Library Film: 803367
- 1870 United States Federal Census - Year: 1870; Census Place: Grand River, Cass, Missouri; Roll: M593_767; Page: 592A
- 1880 United States Federal Census
- 1900 United States Federal Census - Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand River, Cass, Missouri; Roll: 846; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0032
- 1910 United States Federal Census - Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand River, Cass, Missouri; Roll: T624_770; Page: 19a; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1374783
- 1920 United States Federal Census - Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand River, Cass, Missouri; Roll: T625_904; Page: 51B; Enumeration District: 36
- 1930 United States Federal Census - Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand River, Cass, Missouri; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340916
- 1940 United States Federal Census - Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand River, Cass, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02095; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 19-15
- Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955 - The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review; Publication Date: 11 Feb 1935; Publication Place: Spokane, Washington, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/567588574/?article=10999e6e-feaa-4218-b5ce-3a02c53316a7&focus=0.37872532,0.63638777,0.4945307,0.7482062&xid=3355
- Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911 - Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
- Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969 - Missouri Death Certificates. Missouri Secretary of State. http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/deathcertificates/: accessed 24 August 2014
- Missouri, U.S., State Census Collection, 1844-1881 - Year: 1910; Census Place: Cass, Missouri; Roll: MOSC_22923
- Web: Cass County, Missouri, U.S., Obituary Index, 1870-2011 - http://www.cchsmo.org
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas 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 Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas 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 Thomas:
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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