Brief Life History of William Edward
When William Edward Akers was born on 12 December 1883, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, his father, Norborn Kansas Akers, was 26 and his mother, Mary Ellen "Kitty" Hickman, was 21. He married Grace Rowena Walworth on 2 April 1906. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Britton, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States for about 5 years and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1970, at the age of 87, and was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Willy E Akers, "United States 1950 Census"
- Wm E Akers, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- W E Akers, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
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1884 · Name change
Name changed from Gish's to Vinton in 1884 by act of the state legislature.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Ackers .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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