When William C Akers was born on 10 October 1821, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, his father, Bedy Akers, was 22 and his mother, Lydia Ann Collings, was 18. He married Sarah Susan Ader on 1 August 1839, in Putnam, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Decatur Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1862. In 1880, at the age of 59, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 15 February 1896, in Morrow, Oregon, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Gooseberry Cemetery, Gooseberry, Morrow, Oregon, United States.
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English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Ackers .
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