John Lewis Akins

Brief Life History of John Lewis

When John Lewis Akins was born on 20 October 1884, in Bartow, Georgia, United States, his father, Ira Middleton Akins, was 29 and his mother, Dorcie Caroline Timms, was 27. He had at least 2 sons and 8 daughters with I N Melton. He lived in District 924, Floyd, Georgia, United States in 1940 and Floyd Springs, Floyd, Georgia, United States for about 1 years. He died on 22 November 1967, in Floyd, Georgia, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Pleasant Hope Cemetery, Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Lewis Akins
1884–1967
I N Melton
1893–1965
Mary Etta Akins
1910–1988
Emmett Coleman Akins
1912–1986
Gladys Louise Akins
1914–1997
Hazel Julia Akins
1916–2004
Norma Elizabeth Akins
1919–1998
Rev Robert Middleton Akins
1920–2006
Emily Evelyn Akins
1923–2014
Katherine V Akins
1926–2009
Birtice Akins
1929–2019
Nancy Juanita Akins
1932–2012

Sources (14)

  • John L Akins, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John D Akins, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • John Lewis Akins, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia

The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.

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: variant of Atkins .

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

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