Brief Life History of William
When William Akers was born in January 1835, in Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Blackburn Akers, was 30 and his mother, Kasiah Meade, was 30. He married Levisa "Vicey" Baldridge on 2 August 1867, in Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Floyd, Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Magisterial District 2, Johnson, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died in March 1917, in Beaver, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Bonanza, Floyd, Kentucky, United States.
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- William Acres, "United States Census, 1870"
- William Akens, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- William Akers, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1860
Historical Boundaries - 1860: Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Name Meaning
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Ackers .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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