William
Akins
Jr.
Born in York County, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Akins Sr.
and Elizabeth McCorkle
Brother of
Rachel (Akins) Stewart, Stephen McCorkle Akins, John Thomas Akins, Milton Watts Akins and Melvina (Akins) Rankin
Husband of
Mary (Quartermus) Akins
— married
17 Mar 1819 in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Martin Luther Akins, Elizabeth (Akins) Watts, Thomas Robert Akins, James Alexander Akins, Mary Ann Akins, William Milton Akins, John Calvin Akins and Isaiah Quartermus Akins
Died
at about age 89
in Winston County, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jun 2014
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Biography
Private William Akins Jr. served for South Carolina in the War of 1812
Service started: March 5, 1814
Unit(s): Gourdin's Company
Service ended: March 27, 1815
Service started: March 5, 1814
Unit(s): Gourdin's Company
Service ended: March 27, 1815
William was born in 1788.
He served the United States during the War of 1812. He was in Pvt Captain T. L. Gourdin's Company, 43rd United States Infantry.[1]
He died, at the age of 89-90, in 1878 in Winston County, Alabama. He is buried at the Rocky Plains Church Cemetery, Winston County, Alabama.[2]
Research Notes
Some records have his Date of Birth as 1787.
Sources
- ↑ "United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8CZ-YJJ : 23 February 2021), William Akins, ; citing military unit Pvt Capt T L Gourdin's Co 43 U S Inf, NARA microfilm publication M313 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 840,431.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5677619/william-akins: accessed 10 November 2022), memorial page for William Akins Jr. (3 Mar 1788–1878), Find A Grave: Memorial #5677619 citing Rocky Plains Church Cemetery, Winston County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Andrea Faulkner (contributor 46494079) .
See Also:
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYC-7X4 : 19 December 2020), William Aikins, Paulding, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDL-35D : 18 February 2021), William Akins, 1860.
- Family Search Profile for William Atkins, Jr.
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