Elizabeth Betsy Graham (1804–) • FamilySearch

Elizabeth Betsy Graham

1804–
Floyd, Virginia, United States

The Life of Elizabeth Betsy

When Elizabeth Betsy Graham was born in 1804, in Floyd, Virginia, United States, her father, Robert James Graham, was 34 and her mother, Rachel Dulaney, was 29. She married Emery Akers about 1828, in Floyd, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Wyoming, West Virginia, United States in 1880.

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Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

Elizabeth Betsy Graham

1804–

Emery Akers

1809–1853

Marriage: about 1828

Nancy Akers

1831–

Amos G. Akers

1832–1916

Rachael Akers

1836–

Emery Akers Jr

1837–1924

Luke Akers

1840–

Spouse & Children

Elizabeth Betsy Graham

Female1804–Female

Emery Akers
Male1809–1853Male

MARRIAGE
about 1828
Floyd, Virginia, United States

children

(5)

Female1831–Female

Male1832–1916Male

Female1836–Female

Male1837–1924Male

Male1840–Male

Parents & Siblings

Robert James Graham
Male1770–1834Male
Rachel Dulaney
Female1775–1850Female

siblings

(9)

Thompson Graham

Male1790–Male

Sarah Sally Graham

Female1791–1890Female

Nancy Grimes Graham

Female1796–1878Female

James W Graham

Male1799–1889Male

Samuel Graham

Male1801–Male

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World Events (8)

1804

Age 0

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

Age 8

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 32

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.

Name Meaning

Graham

Elizabeth

Betsy

Gaelic: From the Gaelic words "gruama," meaning surly, stern, morose, dark, gloomy; "gruamach," meaning surly, stern, frowning, grim; or "gruaimean," meaning a surly man, a man with a frowning visage

Sources (3)

Betsey Acres, "United States Census, 1880"
Elizabeth Akers, "United States Census, 1860"
Elizabeth Akers in household of Emery Akers, "United States Census, 1870"

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