John Hensley Akin Jr. (1822 - 1887)

Born 1822 in Giles, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 22 Nov 1887 at about age 65 in Marion, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

According to the 1860 census for Sugar Leaf Township in Marion County, Ark it shows the son John being born in 1850 in Tennessee and the daughter Eliza being born in Arkansas 2 years later.. therefore it can be assumed that John Hensley's family moved from Tennessee sometime between 1850 and 1852.

Born

ABT 1825. Tennessee^[1]

Residence

ABT 1852 Moved to Marion Co., AR

US Civil War

53rd Reg. Georgia Inf. Co. A. Private. Enlisted Fulton Co., Georgia on 11 June 1861

John Hensley served in Co. A 16 Mo Cav. during the Civil War.

Burial

Derryberry Cemetery, Marion Co., AR

Derryberry Cemetery is located in Section 15, Township 20, Range 18 in Marion County, Arkansas. The cemetery is on private land and is inaccessible. It is now abandoned and is not fenced.

He was born about 1822 in Giles, Tennessee, USA.

John Hensley Akin first married about 1843 to a Caroline of unknown maiden surname (1821–1879) FaG#59342820.

During the American Civil War he served in Company-A, 6th Missouri Cavalry.

John Hensley Akin married secondly on 20 Sep 1879 in Dodd City, Marion County, Arkansas, USA to Tabitha Jane Green (1861–1961) FaG#40007418

He passed away on 23 Nov 1887 and was buried at Derryberry Cemetery in Marion, Arkansas, USA. ^{[2] [3]}

His widow remarried to in March 1910 to Joe W. Knight from Texas, USA.

Children

1. Thomas W. Akin c1845–1927
2. Mary Akin 1846-1870
3. John Akin 1849-1908
4. Eliza (Akin) Pruett c1853–1934
5. William Akin, b: 1855
6. Monroe Akin(s) 1861-1958
7. Andrew Akin 1865-1945
8. Nancy Jane Akin 1881-1976
9. Fannie Mae (Akin) Nalley 1884–1978 FaG#33651984
10. Charles Franklin Akin 1886-1974 FaG#73029335.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2084 617
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index" database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6GK-WDW2 : 09 Aug 2020) citing FindAGrave memorial #59342973 for John Hensley Akin, buried: Derryberry Cemetery, Marion, Arkansas, USA
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #59342973 for John Hensley Akin, b: 1828; d: 22 Nov 1887 Monarch, Marion County, Arkansas, USA; buried: Derryberry Cemetery, Marion, Arkansas, USA

• 1850 United States Federal Census, Subdivision 1, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 178B; Image: 450
• 1860 United States Federal Census, Sugarloaf, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: M653_46; Page: 677; Image: 152; Family History Library Film: 803046
• Source: S2084 Ninth Census of the United States: 1860 --- State: Arkansas, County: Marion, Township: Sugar Leaf Repository: Call Number: Media: Book
• 1880 United States Federal Census, Sugar Loaf, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: 51; Family History Film: 1254051; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 107; Image: 0036
• Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/>, acquired 2007. Film M226, Roll 1. "John H. Akin, 53rd Reg, Georgia Inf., Co. A. Private"
• US Find A Grave Index, 1600s to current. Derryberry Cemetery, Marion Co., Arkansas, Memorial #59342973. J. H. Akin

Acknowledgements

• This profile was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010 by MG Pitts.
• "United States Census 1850" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDG-6JH : 23 Dec 2020) fir Jno. H. Akin, res: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

• "United States Census 1880" database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWX-NZD : 19 Feb 2021) citing FHL#1,254,051; NARA#T9; ed#107; sheet#17A; for John Akin, res: Sugar Loaf, Marion, Arkansas, USA

• "United States General Index to Pension Files 1861-1934" database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDPP-WSX : 20 Feb 2021) for John H. Akin, 1891