Nellie Freelove (Hill) Akers (abt. 1891 - 1964)

Born about 7 Jul 1891 in Smyth, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Ernest Hamilton Akers — married 1 Oct 1909 in Sullivan, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1964 at about age 73 in Hayters Gap, Washington, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Nellie (Hill) Akers was an Appalachian.

Nellie Freelove Hill was the daughter of David Thomas Hill and Elizabeth Freelove Gregory Hill.

Birth recorded as July 21, 1890^[1] Photo of tombstone has birth date as July 7, 1891.^[2]

1900 Census, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia

Freelove Hill Head Female 40 Virginia

Osie O Hill Daughter Female 18 Virginia

Emory V Hill Son Male 17 Virginia

Howard L Hill Son Male 14 Virginia

Amanda Hill Daughter Female 14 Virginia

Nena Hill Daughter Female 12 Virginia

Nellie Hill Daughter Female 11 Virginia

Nannie Hill Daughter Female 8 Virginia

David Hill Son Male 7 Virginia^[3]

Nellie married Ernest Akers on 1 October 1909 in Sullivan, Tennessee. ^[4]They had the following children:

1. Tressie Elizabeth Freelove Akers (May 1912 - Jul 1912)^[5]
2. David Hamilton Akers

Ernest died young and Nellie became a nurse to support herself and her son. Both of her children died young. Nellie was Mama's nurse in Marion when Ann was born. "She rolled a hospital bed in her own private space for Mama to recuperate." ^[6]

1910 Saltville, Washington, Virginia, United States

1920 Saltville, Washington, Virginia, United States, lived with her mother, siblings and son, David^[7]

1935 Same Place

1940, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina; lived with her son and his family^[8]

Nellie passed away in 1964 and is buried at St James Lutheran, Chilhowie, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X56F-BP2 : 5 December 2014), Nellie F. Hill, 21 Jul 1890; citing , reference p 276; FHL microfilm 2,046,968.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #69843591 Using tombstone photo as correct date of birth
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJ4-KSF : 9 March 2022), David Hill in entry for Freelove Hill, 1900.
4. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH7-GJ73 : 10 March 2021), Ernest H Akers and Nellie F Hill, 01 Oct 1909; citing Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,135,168.
5. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRQ-X3FF : 16 August 2019), Nellie Hill in entry for Tressie Elizabeth Freelove Akers, 28 Jul 1912; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Meadowview, Washington, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
6. ↑ Personal memories of Ruth Hill Coltrane & Margaret Hill Raleigh
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJN6-WFM : 7 May 2023), Mrs E H Akers in entry for Frelom E Hill, 1920.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW7Z-JCQ : 9 January 2021), Nellie Akers in household of Hamilton Akers, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 44-23A, sheet 7A, line 35, family 120, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2927.