A westward journey : the Akers from Virginia to Washington : including data on Charles, McCoy, Range, Smith, Howell, Klepper, Mead(e), Humphreys, Bowman, Lorton, Rhoade, Dickson, Ronimus, Carr, Steel/Stahl, Blackburn, Abrell/Abrahall, Coons/Kones, Isbell, Wine/Wein, Worrall, Meyer, Horn, Tye, Dagen, Suss & Humpert families/ Ronald L. Akers
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Blackburn Akers (ca. 1733-1797) was born in Albermarle County, Virginia, the son of William and Susannah Blackburn Akers and a great grandson of William Akers (ca. 1635-1702) the immigrant. He married Elizabeth Blackburn (ca. 1735-ca. 1785) in 1755 in Buckingham County, Virginia. They had twelve children, ca. 1756-ca. 1776. Their son, Solomon Akers (ca. 1756-1817), a Revolutionary War soldier, and his family, migrated to Floyd County, Kentucky, where Solomon died. Record gives children and some grandchildren of his son, Solomon Akers, Jr. (1791-ca. 1876) and grandson, Jonathan Wesley Akers (1814-1874), but chiefly follows descendants of Jonathan Wesley Akers' youngest son, Robert Alexander Akers (1853-1923). He was born in Floyd County, Kentucky and married Malinda Catherine Charles (1855-1882) in Pike County, Kentucky, in 1873. They had at least four children, 1875-1881. The family migrated from Floyd County, Kentucky, to Cass County, Missouri, in 1876. Malinda died at Freeman, Missouri. Robert and his four children migrated to the Tekoa/Latah area of Washington Territory in 1888 or 1889. He married 2) Mary Jane Range (1853-1899) at Colfax, Washington, in 1891. They had one surviving son, 1898. He married 3) Maria Catherine Smith (1866-1934) in 1900 at Johnson City, Washington. They had five children, 1900-1910. Descendants listed lived in Washington, California and elsewhere.
Includes a chart showing known descendants of Solomon Akers, Jr. (ca. 1791-ca. 1876) of Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri. Descendants include the Akers, Keathly, Brewer, Stuart and other related families living in Missouri, Kentucky, Kansas, Oklahoma, Washington, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada and elsewhere.
Also includes information on the Meade, Howell, Range and other allied families.
Includes a copy of original Range Bible records. G.H. Range (b. 1819) and Susannah Klepper (b. 1826), both of Washington County, Tennessee, were married in 1845. They had fifteen children, 1846-1872. .
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