James
F
Akin
Born in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Menzo Frank Akin
and Myrtle (White) Herold
Brother of
Violet Evelyn (Akin) MacDougall [half], Lewis Bert Akin [half], Bernice E (Akin) Lewis [half], Wilbur Dale Akin [half], George Leonard Akin [half], Doris Genevieve Akin [half], [private sister (1920s - unknown)] [half], Lucille Maxine Akin [half], Marleene Marie (Akin) Ford and Hollie Ann (Akin) Leesch
Husband of
[private wife (1940s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 64
in Sandstone, Pine, Minnesota, United States
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Biography
James was born in 1943. He was the son of Pete Akin and Myrtle White. He passed away in 2008.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 James:
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~1.56%
Mary (Clarkson) Buchholz
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T153691 [compare], Ancestry member MaryinSD
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James was born on November 6, 1943 in Aberdeen, SD to M. F. (Pete) and Myrtle (White) Akin. He attended school in Redfield. James married Linda Fliehe in Tulare, SD on December 31, 1960. They had a son Teryl.
James joined the United States Air Force in 1960 and was stationed at Lockland Air Force Base in Texas. In 1961, he served in Korea as a petroleum/transport specialist. After his honorable discharge in 1963 he returned to Redfield. He was employed by Wilson Concrete Products, South Dakota Developmental Center-Redfield and Spink County Highway Department. He moved to Moose Lake, MN and was employed by Duluth Public Schools for several years.
James was a member of the Wesleyan Church. He enjoyed landscaping, painting and carpentry work.
James is survived by his son Teryl of California, three grandchildren, his mother and step father Myrtle and Wilbur Herold and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was cremated and a memorial service will be held June 21, 2008 at the Wesleyan Church in Redfield, SD. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield, SD.
Arrangements by Thelen Funeral Home.
by: In memory of Scott