146. Luke Akers
He moved to Clay county, Indiana.
147. Fleming Akers
Fleming Akers was born in 1801 in Virginia. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Patrick county, Virginia.
Nancy Akers was born in 1805 in Virginia. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Patrick county, Virginia.
148. Elizabeth Akers
Thomas and Elizabeth were living in Floyd county, Kentucky in the census of 1810, 1820, and 1830. They went to Indiana in about 1830 and settled in either Putnam or Owen county. This move coincides with other members of this family moving to Indiana shortly after the 1830 census of Floyd county, Kentucky.
Thomas owen sold land to a Solomon Akers, September 6, 1827. September 6 , 1827 witnesses were Jonathan Akers and William Alley. Thomas and Elizabeth Owen sold the land.
149. Susannah Akers
It is thought that she may have lived with Christopher Patton for several years before marrying
him. It appears she was in the 1810 census, but not the 1820 census of Valentine Akers and there
were several Patton children born before 1820.On 8 October, 1823, Susannah Akers (d/o Valentine and Frances Branham Akers) appeared in Pike county, Kentucky court with a bastardy clain against James Branham for a male child born, 30 Apr 1823.
In 1833 Thomas Blackburn Akers appeared in Floyd county, Kentucky to have Blackburn Akers, Jr., age 10 years, who rsided with him, bound to him for training in the trade of farrier. There is no other reference this Blackburn Akers found.
783. Phoebe Patton
Unmarried.
785. Sarah Patton
Unmarried.
787. Anna Patton
Unmarried.
152. Sarah Akers
William and Sarah separated between 1830 and 1840. Sarah allegedly went to Virginia with another man, by whom she had also had a child. William filed for divorce in November Term of Court in the Floyd county Circuit Court in 1842. The case was discontinued in 1851.
According to a marriage record found in Floyd county, a Sally Akers married on October 12, 1840, Floyd county, Kentucky to a Thomas Hays Bowles. It is not known if the Sally Akers in the marriage record was the daughter of Valentine and Frances Branham Akers.
153. David Daniel Akers
David Akers can read, but not write. Mary can not read or write. In 1870 David and Mary are living next to David's son, Levi Akers.
Thomas Blackburn Akers was born in 1805 in Floyd county, Kentucky. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Johnson county, Kentucky. He appeared on the census in 1860 in Floydcounty, Kentucky. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Floyd county, Kentucky. He appeared on the census in 1880 in Greasey, Johnson county, Kentucky. Living with son Reuben. He died in April 1888 in Floyd county, Kentucky. Bond dated 22 April, 1823 by Rhodes Mead and Blackburn Akers for a marriage shortly to be had between Rhodes Mead & Polly Branham. Floyd county Marriage Bonds 1800-1826.
Kesiah Meade Akers died soon after the birth of her son John Riley Akers.
815. Pricilla Nancy Akers
Nancy Akers was born in 1838 in Kentucky. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Johnson county, Kentucky.
Elizabeth Baldridge was born in 1810 in Virginia. She appeared on the census in 1850 in Johnson county, Kentucky. She appeared on the census in 1860 in Floyd county, Kentucky. She appeared on the census in 1870 in Floyd county, Kentucky. She appeared on the census in 1880 in Greasey, Johnson county, Kentucky. Living with son Reuben.
Translation of Marriage License of Elisha Branham and Rhoda Akers
This is your warrant to ishue lissence for me to join in lock
with Elisha Branham as I of lawfull age as witness by Fanny
Branham given under my hand 7 October 1822.Rhodacres
David Branham
as I am Grandfather & Mother to Roda.
Wm BranhamKnow all men by their presents that we Elisha Branham and
William Branham are held and firmly assure unto the
Commonwealth of Kentucky in the final sum of fifty pounds for
the payment whereof we bind ourselves and heirs _______ by
their presents sealed with our seals and dated the 8th day of
October 1822.The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas
there is a marriage shortly intended to be had and
solemized between the above ______ Elisha Branham and
Rhoda Akers of this county therefore there shall be no lawful
court to obstruct the said marriage then the above obligation
__________ to remain in full force and Vertue.Elisha Branham Executed
In presence of William Branham Jacob Mayo CC
Clke.
821. Soloman Branham
Soloman Branham was unmarried. Heirs named in his estate settlement are Elisha Branham, Hiram Branham, Turner Branham, John Branham, and Juda Branham. He is probably buried on the unnamed cemetery at the mouth of Bob Frasure Branch at Harold, Floyd county, Kentucky.
Jonathan Wesley Akers
By Anna Ruth (Akers) Lycan, Gary Douglas Akers, Lulu Mae Keathley and Ronald Lee AkersJonathan Wesley Akers was born in Floyd county, Kentucky on 14 May , 1814 the eldest child of Soloman Akers, Jr and Matilda Meade. On 7 June, 1837 Jonathan married Sarah (Sally) Howell, the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Meade) Howell of Floyd county, Kentucky. Soon after Jonathan and Sarah's marriage, about 1838, Soloman and Matilda sold their property in Floyd county and moved with the majority (of those that are traceable) of their family to Cass county, Missouri, leaving Jonathan and Sarah in Floyd county. Jonathan and Sarah Akers got a grant of land from the governement to get land opened up near the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky. They settled on the Big Sandy River near the little town of Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Since the Akers family owned quite a lot of land they were considered to be pretty well off. The land was very rugged and was covered with timber which they cut and when the Big Sandy River was up they tied logs together and floated them down the river to the saw mills in various places where they could get the most money for it. The rough land also had a thick layer of coal under it and through the mountain. Some of it was so near the surface they got chunks of it to burn in their fireplaces. It was worthless at that time as they had no way of getting it out and to market. No railroads were close by. They knew it was valuable coas as when burned it would melt steel.
According to the Floyd county tax records Jonathan acquired his property steadily from 1848 to at least 1869 at which time the records showed he had 1000 acres on Mud/Toler's Creek. During that time his land holdings were valued at an average of $0.50 - $1.00 per acre. Also during that same period he had as many as three horses, 13 head of cattle and 25 hogs, although these highs were not all in the same year. Jonathan apparently farmed what he could of this property, and perhaps harvested timber as well as was done by many of the inhabitants living in this very steep region which contained a small percentage of flat or tillable land. The aforementioned tax records also stated that he grew: tobacco, 200 lbs in 1861; hay, two tons in 1859; corn, 800 bushels in 1866; and wheat, 95 bushels in 1860. During this period he and Sarah raised a family of eight children. Little else is known of their life on Toler's Creek other than the traditions of the time. Both Jonathan and Sarah appear to have been illiterate as they signed their deeds with an "x". One exception to this lack of information is the military record and pension request associated with their oldest child James Marion Akers who joined the Union Army in September, 1862 and was mustered into service with the 39th Regiment of Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Company B, in February, 1863 at Peach Orchard, Kentucky. James' service was short lived as he died of typhoid fever at the Union forces General Hospital at Ashland, Kentucky on 5 April 1863.
Mary Elizabeth Akers, daughter of Jonathan often spoke to her children of a 'colored manny' who used to help take care of this large family, but it is not know if the family owned slaves.
The pension request filed by Sarah Akers (by this time Jonathan's widow) in November 1879 reveal that at sometime preceding James' entry into the Army, Jonathan had contracted cholera, but did not die as was the normal outcome at that time. The pension request states that the results of the disease left Jonathan unable to work his land for over ten years, and that he was dependent upon James to do he heavy work and oversight. Thus when James left for the Army and died, it would appear hat Sarah had a major problem on her hands to eke out a living on their land and to support her family.
After the Civil War Jonathan and Sarah's children married one by one, with all but two moving away from Floyd county, Kentucky to seek greener pastures. Robert Alexander and young bride, Malinda (Charles) of Pike county, Kentucky moved to Cass county, Missouri to farm, probably accompanied by his mother, Sarah, in about 1876 when the final 150 acre parcel of Floyd county land of Jonathan's original acreage was sold. In general each of his surviving children received 150 acres of his land.
Jonathan died on 27 October, 1874 at the presumed age of 60 years and five months. His grave (at least his gravestone) is located in the Ballard and Raney Hunt Cemetery on the East side of Toler's Creek near the Mother's Home Church.
After the death of Jonthan, Sarah moved from Kentucky to Freeman, Missouri to be near her daughter Mary Elizabeth's family. She bought a 12 acre tract with a little three room house on it and also bought more land near there. Her son , Thomas farmed for his mother. John Henry remembers going to stay all night with her as she lived alone. He went to her place through the woods on evening about dark. He saw a "bugger" he was scared, so he picked up a limb and throw it at the "bugger" and it turned out to be an old stump. He never forgot it.
Sarah (Howell) Akers, the widow of Jonathan, went on to live until 22 July, 1889. She died at the age of 73 years and ten months also of cholera at Freeman, Cass county, Missouri where she is buried with her sons, Thomas and Robert. Her Missouri property, a small 16 acre farm, ultimately was acquired by her son Thomas from each of his siblings.