Eugene L. Akin

Brief Life History of Eugene L.

When Eugene L. Akin was born about 1838, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Judge Andrew Akin, was 29 and his mother, Marian Graves, was 27. He married Abbie C Boynton in 1864, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Kansas, United States in 1870. He died on 15 October 1880, in Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eugene L. Akin
about 1838–1880
Abbie C Boynton
1846–1917
Marriage: 1864
Alice M. Akin
1865–
Blanche E. Akin
about 1867–
Ada Margaret Akin
1872–1955

Sources (10)

  • Eugene L Aiken in household of Andrew Aiken, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Eugene L Akin, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Augusta Republican ( Augusta, Kansas ) 20 Oct 1880 Wed. P.3 Obit

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1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade

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1854

Bleeding Kansas was a time period between the years 1854 and 1861 with a series of violent confrontations over whether slavery would be legal in Kansas Territory.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Atkin or Aitken .

Turkish (Akın): ornamental name, nickname or metonymic occupational name from the military term akın ‘(commando-) raid, foray’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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