When Charles Thomas Akers was born on 16 September 1894, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, his father, Norborn Kansas Akers, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ellen Hickman, was 31. He married Mary Kathleen Madagan on 27 March 1924, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Big Lick District, Roanoke, Virginia, United States in 1940 and Big Lick, Roanoke County, Virginia, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 29 August 1991, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Sherwood Burial Park, Salem, Virginia, United States.
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A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
On March 11, 1899 the USS Shubrick was laid, on October 31, 1899 it was launched. The ship was named after William Branford Shubrick. It was sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick and commissioned in 1901 with Lt Allen M Cook in command.
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Ackers .
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