Emma Dora Akers

Brief Life History of Emma Dora

When Emma Dora Akers was born on 4 November 1856, in Lorain, Ohio, United States, her father, Peter G Akers, was 38 and her mother, Mary Boozer, was 38. She married Benjamin Willis Garr on 25 April 1885. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 2 Horse Cave, Hart, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Redlands, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1910. She died on 13 May 1935, in Fullerton, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Orange, California, United States.

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Benjamin Willis Garr
1854–1939
Emma Dora Akers
1856–1935
Marriage: 25 April 1885
Bertha Gerton Garr
1886–1962
Mary B. Garr
1889–1971
Louisa Pauline Garr
1892–1972

Sources (19)

  • Emma Okers in household of Peter Okers, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Emma Dora Akers Garr, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Emma D. Akers, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon

The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.

1875

Minnie McFadden BIRTH 7 Feb 1875 Placentia, Orange County, California, USA DEATH 3 Mar 1875 (aged 24 days) Placentia, Orange County, California, USA BURIAL Loma Vista Memorial Park Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA PLOT Northeast Lawn MEMORIAL ID 109034533

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Ackers .

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

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