Last Updated: April 11, 2025

Needs lots of work. census consolidation; marriage, death, burial record

Indexed: August 8, 2009

Floyd & Elizabeth (Reed) Akers Family

 

1. Akers, Floyd

Parents: Geneanet has Joseph & Levisa Vica (Chaffin) Akers as Floyd’s parents.

1826 Birth: abt 1826 Floyd Co., VA.

i1848 Marriage #1: Floyd Akers m. Elizabeth Reed 12-6-1848 Floyd Co., VA mar. Humphrey E. Reed gave oath that Floyd Akers is over & above the age of 21. She d/o Humphrey E. Reed per bond.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H663:

...... Akers, Floyd 23 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $0, can not read or write, HOH.

............ Elizabeth 22 yo w/f, b. Floyd, can not read or write.

............ Julian 7/12 w/f, b. Floyd.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H1024:

...... Akers, Floyd 34 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/60, can not read or write, HOH.

............ Elizabeth 32 yo w/f, b. VA, can not read or write.

............ July A. 10 yo w/f, b. VA.

............ Amos 6 yo w/m, b. VA.

............ Landon 5 yo w/m, b. VA.

............ Vica 4 yo w/f, b. VA.

............ Nancy J. 3 yo w/f, b. VA.

............ Sarah M. 1 yo w/f, b. VA.

1862 Death: 1862 Floyd Co., VA. [Death not recorded Floyd Co., VA Death Registers]

1862 Burial:

…+ Akers, Elizabeth

Parents: Humphrey E. & Nancy (Reed) Reed. [reed_humphrey2]

1828 Birth: abt 1828 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Floyd Akers.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H76:

...... Akers, Elizabeth 44 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house, $0/100, can not read or write, HOH.

............ Julia Ann 20 yo w/f, b. VA, can not read or write.

............ Amos 18 yo day laborer, b. VA, can not read or write.

............ Landon 16 yo w/m, b. VA, can not read or write

............ Vicey 14 yo w/f, b. VA, can not read or write, school.

............ Nancy Jane 12 yo w/f, b. VA, can not read or write, school.

............ Sarah Melissa 10 yo w/f, b. VA.

............ Pernetta Ellen 8 yo w/f, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H381:

...... Akers, Elizabeth 53 yo widow, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house, HOH.

............ Amos 27 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer.

............ Sarah M. 19 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

............ Netta E. 17 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1882 Death: 1882. [Death not recorded Floyd Co., VA Death Registers]

1882 Burial:

…2. Akers, Julia Ann

(src: Find A Grave; photo added Sonia Nance Roberts)

Parents: Floyd & Elizabeth (Reed) Akers.

1850 Birth: 10-22-1850 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., Va with widowed mother.

i1878 Marriage #1: Julia Ann Akers m. George Thomas Sowers 03-21-1878 at Aaron Kitterman's, Floyd Co., VA by Wilson H. Dodd. He 28 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Jacob & Rebecca (Percise) Sowers. She 22 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Floyd & Elizabeth (Reed) Akers.

George Thomas Sowers, s/o Jacob Solomon & 1st wife Rebecca (Procise) Sowers. [Death Cert] [obit – can’t find] [Sowers_JacobS_2wives]

Picture of

(src: Find A Grave; photo added Sonia Nance Roberts)

1933 Death: 3-15-1933 Floyd Co., VA. [Death Cert}

Obit: can’t find

1933 Burial: White Rock Cemetery, SR 740/636, Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Elizabeth)

…2. Akers, Amos

Parents: Floyd & Elizabeth (Reed) Akers.

1851 Birth: 9-15-1851 Floyd Co., VA. [src: death cert]

1852 Birth: 9-1852 Floyd Co., VA. (src: 1900 census)

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., Va with widowed mother.

?1890 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District: Amos Akers, 38 yo (appears to be with Andrew R. Akers family)

i1900 Marriage #1: Amos Akers m. Virginia Jenkins 02-15-1900 at Henry Reed's, Floyd Co., VA by Henry Reed. He 47 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Floyd & Elizabeth Akers. She 41 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o William & Delilah Jenkins.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 13, H167:

...... Akers, Amos 47 yo w/m farmer, b. Sept 1852 VA, parents b. VA, m. 0y, owns farm, HOH.

............ Virginia 41 yo wife, b. Oct 1858 VA, parents b. VA, m. 0y, 0 ch.

............ Sarah M. 35 yo single sister, b. Dec 1864 VA, parents b. VA.

i1906 Marriage #2: Amos Akers m. Soloma D Weeks 12-31-1905 Floyd Co., VA by Henry Reed, Minister of the Brethren Church. He 53 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Floyd & Elizabeth Akers. She 47 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Lewis & Lethe T. Weeks.

Salona Dove “Lonie” Weeks, 1857-1935, d/o Lewis S. & Letha T. (Turman) Weeks. [Weeks_JosephR_Mary]

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 45, H132:

......Akers, Amos 58 yo married w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M2 6y, owns farm, alone.

and

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 45, H125:

......Weeks Letha F. 78 yo widowed w/f farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, 4 children with 4 living, owns farm, HOH.

...... Akers, Selonia D. 52 yo married w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 5y, 0 children with 0 living.

1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District, H17:

Akers, Amos 68 yo married w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns farm, alone

and

1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District, H12:

...... Akers, Solona 59 yo married w/f farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns farm, alone.

1925 Death of Amos Akers: 4-18-1925 Court House District, Floyd Co., VA. [Death Cert]

1925 Burial: On farm per death cert

1930 Residence of Salona Dove “Lonie” Weeks Akers: can’t find

1935 Death of Salona Dove “Lonie” Weeks Akers: 3-16-1935 Court House District, Floyd Co., VA. [Death Cert]

1935 Burial: Family cemetery per death cert.

…….+ Akers, Virginia

Parents: William & Delilah (Smith) Jenkins. [Jenkins_William_Delilah]

1858 Birth: 12-9-1858 Floyd Co., VA. (src: birth record)

1858 Birth: Oct 1858 VA. (src: 1900 census)

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Amos Akers.

1900-1906 Death: [VA death certs not available for this time period]

1900-1906 Burial:

…2. Akers, Landon

Parents: Floyd & Elizabeth (Reed) Akers.

1853 Birth: 12-23-1853 Floyd Co., VA. (2 birth records)

1854 Birth: 9-15-1854 Floyd Co., VA. (2 birth records)

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., Va with widowed mother.

1880: can’t find.

1900: can’t find.

…2. Akers, Vica Ellen

Parents: Floyd & Elizabeth (Reed) Akers.

1855 Birth: 6-1855 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., Va with widowed mother.

i1876 Marriage #1: Vicey Akers m. John William Clemons 12-13-1876 Floyd Co., VA by Andrew A. Reed. He 23 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o William B. & Charity Clemons. She 21 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Floyd & Elizabeth Akers.

John William Clemons, 1853-1928, s/o William C. “Buck” & 1st wife Charity (Ratliff) Clemons. [Death Cert] [Clemons_William_2wives] John m. 2nd 1915 Floyd, Sarah Louisa Gathercole, d/o Major & Martha E. (Smith) Gathercole. [Gathercole_Major_Martha]

1912 Death: 10-5-1912 Floyd Co., VA. [Death Cert]

1912 Burial: Sowers Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (no photo as of Apr 2025)

…2. Akers, Nancy Jane

Parents: Floyd & Elizabeth (Reed) Akers.

1858 Birth: 7-26-1858 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., Va with widowed mother.

i1877 Marriage #1: Nancy Jane Akers m. Darius Reed 03-21-1877 at Michael Reed's, Floyd Co., VA by Isaac Reed. He 22 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Robert & Margaret Reed. She 19 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Floyd & Elizabeth Akers.

Darius Reed, 1854-1936, s/o Robert & Margaret (Dulaney) Reed. [Death Cert] [obit – can’t find] [Reed_Sarah_widowofGeorge]

1933 Death: 3-22-1933 Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA. [Death Cert]

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, March 25, 1933

1933 Burial: Family Cemetery per death cert.

…2. Akers, Sarah Melissa

Parents: Floyd & Elizabeth (Reed) Akers.

1860 Birth: S. M. b. 12-10-1860 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., Va with widowed mother.

1890:

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 13, H167:

...... Akers, Amos 47 yo w/m farmer, b. Sept 1852 VA, parents b. VA, m. 0y, owns farm, HOH.

............ Virginia 41 yo wife, b. Oct 1858 VA, parents b. VA, m. 0y, 0 ch.

............ Sarah M. 35 yo single sister, b. Dec 1864 VA, parents b. VA.

can’t find after 1900

…2. Akers, Pernetta Ellen “Nettie”

Parents: Floyd & Elizabeth (Reed) Akers.

1863 Birth: 1-14-1863 Floyd Co., VA.

1865 Birth: 1-14-1865. [src: tombstone]

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., Va with widowed mother.

i1881 Marriage #1: Pernetta Ellen Akers m. Jonathan R. Alley 04-06-1881 at Humphrey Duncan's, Floyd Co., VA by Humphrey Duncan. He 22y 11m, single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Anderson & Rachel Alley. She 18 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Floyd & Elizabeth Akers.

Jonathan Reid Alley, s/o Anderson & Rachel (Altizer) Alley. [Death Cert] [Alley_Anderson_Rachel]

1938 Death: 6-16-1938 Carthage, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA. [Death Cert]

1938 Burial: White Rock Cem, Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., VA.

src: FAG; photo added by Sammie Wade Aug 2011.

End of Floyd & Elizabeth (Reed) Akers Family.