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Michael
Akers Family Cemetery, intersection of River Hill Rd (601)
& Reed Hill Rd (739), Floyd Co., VA.
Located in cow pasture at the corner
of Reed Hill Rd and River Hill Rd. Requires parking on side of the road on
Reed Hill and accessing through a gate. About 500 feet walk from gate.
Cemetery is fenced but is quite overgrown.
Last visited: updated with
photographs by Tracy C. Nov 2021.
N 36 58.734 W 80 28.190
36.97904, - 80.46982 Using
Google Maps
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(src: Google Maps)
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src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Original Source: Documented by
Mrs. Louisa Roop Akers – date unknown. Revisited by Genevieve Starkey with Jo
Par Jan 2008. Photodocumented by James Hartwell Aug 2012 and again by Tracy C. Nov 2021.
Published Books:
Cemeteries
Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Indian Valley District Volume I by Elza B. Cox
& Phyllis G. Phillips ©1980. Added with permission of Elza B. Cox Nov.
2022.
Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Burks
Fork District Volume II Compiled by Phyllis Goad Phillips And Genevieve
Cochran Starkey 1st of 109 Cemeteries pg 1-2. Added
with permission of Genevieve Cochran Starkey May 2021.
Tombstone
Inscriptions of Floyd County, Virginia ~ Compiled by Donna J. Robertson ~ ©
1993
Head of the
River, Rest Vale, Copper Hill Brethren, Wilson’s ~ Cemeteries in Floyd County
~ Work compiled by Billy & Juanita Grice, Salem, VA 1886-1997
Others
submitted to original Floyd County, VA News List 1st maintained by
Barb Stanley (1934-2006); compilers will be individually identified.
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Find A Grave Name:
Akers Family Cemetery, Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., VA but as of Aug 19, 2021 this
version is a blend of at least 2 different Akers Cemetery. Jim Slusher VP of,
Floyd Co., HX Society & volunteer Tracy C. visiting these cemeteries to
straighten them out.
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Photo
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NAME
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Original survey
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BIRTH
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DEATH
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MARKER NOTES
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ANNOTATIONS
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(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by James Hartwell Aug 2012)
(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Akers, Ellen
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yes
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12 Sep 1847
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19 Mar 1924
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nee Cloe Ellen “Ellen” Sowers, d/o
John & Rhoda (Lester) Sowers. [DeathCert] [obit –
can’t find] [Sowers_John_Rhoda]
m. 1868 Floyd [MarCert]
William Wallace Akers, s/o Michael & Louisa
(Beldon) Akers. [DeathCert]
[Akers_Michael_Louisa]
The Roanoke Times, Roanoke,
Virginia · Sunday, April 19, 1936
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(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Akers, G. Washington
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Akers, Sallie
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yes
yes
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18 Dec 1855
26 Dec 1860
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17 May 1924
01 Aug 1913
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aka George Washington Akers, s/o Michael & Louisa E.
(Beldon) Akers. [DeathCert]
[obit – can’t find] [Akers_Michael_Louisa]
m. 1876 Floyd [MarCert]
nee Sarah “Sallie” Reed, 1860-1913, d/o Jesse &
Delilah (Boothe) Reed. (Death Cert – can’t find] [obit – can’t find] [Reed_Jesse_Delilah]
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(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by James Hartwell Aug 2012)
(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Akers, Ida
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yes
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19 Jul 1873
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08 Oct 1956
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aka Ida F. Akers, never married d/o William Wallace
& Cloe Ellen “Ellen” (Sowers) Akers. [DeathCert] [Akers_Michael_Louisa]
The Roanoke Times, Roanoke,
Virginia · Wednesday, October 10, 1956
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(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Akers, Louisa
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yes
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31 Mar 1880
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20 Dec 1906
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aka Louisa Akers, d/o William Wallace & Cleo Ellen
“Ellen” (Sowers) Akers. [1906 VA Death Certs – n/a] [obit – can’t find] [Akers_Michael_Louisa]
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Marker has not been found as of Nov
2021. Should be buried in this cemetery per her death cert& her
husband’s marker has been found.
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Akers, Louisa E.
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no
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1829
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25 Feb 1921
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nee Louisa E.Beldon d/o John & Hannah (Ayers)
Beldon. He marker not found but should be buried here per death cert. [obit –
can’t find] [Beldon_Hannah_John]
m. 1849 Floyd
Michael Akers, s/o Adam & Nancy (Altizer) Akers. [DeathCert] [Akers_Michael_Louisa]
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(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by James Hartwell Aug 2012)
(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Akers, Michael
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yes
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27 Mar 1827
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27 Dec 1917
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CO. B.
54 VA INF.
C.S.A.
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Michael Akers, b. 27 Mar 1827, d. 27 Dec 1917, s/o Adam
& Nancy (Altizer) Akers. [DeathCert]
[obit – can’t find] [Akers_Michael_Louisa]
m. 1849 Floyd FCVA1849_22; FCVA1848_22a; FCVA1848_22b; FCVA1849_MR
nee Louisa Beldon d/o John & Hannah (A_ers?) Beldon.
He marker not found but should be buried here per death cert. [obit –
can’t find] [Beldon_Hannah_John]
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(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by James Hartwell Aug 2012)
(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Akers, Rodie
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yes
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No date or sunken
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No date or sunken
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There is a Rodie Akers buried in this cemetery and FAG
believes it is the gravesite for Rhoda Ellen Reynolds Akers, wife of George
Washington Akers. And though I don’t disagree with details given in FAG,
this compiler is not convinced the Rodie noted in this cemetery is the same
person as Rhoda Ellen Reynolds Akers, wife of George Washington Akers,
1868-1921, s/o James Ira & Christina Angeline (Marshall) Akers.
nee Rhoda Ellen Reynolds, b. Carroll Co.,
VA, d/o John Calhoun & Louisa E. (Guynn) Reynolds.
m. 1889 Carroll
George Washington Akers, 1868-1921, s/o
James Ira & Christina Angeline (Marshall) Akers.
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Name:
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Geo. W. Akers
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Gender:
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Male
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Marital
Status:
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Single
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Age:
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20
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Birth
Date:
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1869
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Birthplace:
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Carroll Co., VA.
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Marriage
Date:
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03 Jan 1889
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Marriage
Place:
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Carroll, Virginia
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Father:
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Jas. I.
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Mother:
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Angeline
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Spouse:
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Rhoda E. Reynolds
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FHL Film
Number:
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31087
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Reference
ID:
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p 73
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(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by James Hartwell Aug 2012)
(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Akers, Wallace
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yes
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11 May 1850
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17 Apr 1936
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aka William Wallace Akers, s/o Michael &
Louisa (Beldon) Akers.
[DeathCert] [Akers_Michael_Louisa]
m. 1868 Floyd [MarCert]
nee Cloe Ellen “Ellen” Sowers, d/o
John & Rhoda (Lester) Sowers. [DeathCert] [obit –
can’t find] [Sowers_John_Rhoda]
The Roanoke Times, Roanoke,
Virginia · Sunday, April 19, 1936
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(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by James Hartwell Aug 2012)
(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Akers, Wilbert E.
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yes
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22 Apr 1878
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28 Sep 1959
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aka Wilbert Edward Akers, never married s/o William
Wallace & Cleo Ellen “Ellen” (Sowers) Akers. [DeathCert] [Akers_Michael_Louisa]
The World-News, Roanoke, Virginia · Tuesday,
September 29, 1959
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(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Light, Alonzo
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Light, Dora M.
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yes
yes
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04 May 1879
19 Aug 1879
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09 Aug 1960
09 Feb 1969
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aka Alonzo Leonard Light, s/o Joseph Owen & 1st wife
Louisa Frances (Amos) Light. [DeathCert] [Light_HenryWSr_Nancy]
m. 1899 Floyd [MarCert]
nee Dora Mae Light, d/o Henry Washington Jr & 1st
wife Mary Magdaline (Lawrence) Light. [DeathCert] [Light_HenryWSr_Nancy]
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The World-News, Roanoke,
Virginia · Wednesday, August 10, 1960
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The World-News, Roanoke,
Virginia · Monday, February 10, 1969
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(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by James Hartwell Aug 2012)
(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Nixon, Mary Z.
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yes
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15 Dec 1884
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31 Aug 1917
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nee Mary Z. Akers, d/o William Wallace & Choe Ellen
“Ellen” (Sowers) Akers. [DeathCert]
[obit – can’t find] [Akers_Michael_Louisa]
m. 1909 Floyd [no image]
William Alfred Nixon Sr, 1882-1957, s/o Alfred Patterson
& Mary Ellen (Moore) Nixon. [DeathCert] [Nixon_Elizabeth_Pattinson]
William m. 2nd 1925 Radford, Nina Ethel Hall, b. Snowville, d/o
John Melbourne & Alice Victoria (Dobbins) Hall. He is buried in the
Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, VA with his 2nd wife.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch,
Richmond, Virginia · Saturday, November 02, 1957
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The Roanoke Times,
Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, November 01, 1957
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(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by James Hartwell Aug 2012)
(src: Find A Grave; photo
added by Tracy C. Nov 2021)
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Nixon, W. A. Jr
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yes
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14 May 1912
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13 May 1918
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aka William Alfred Nixon Jr, s/o William Alford/Alfred
Sr & Mary Z. (Akers) Nixon. [DeathCert] [obit -
can’t find] [Nixon_Elizabeth_Pattinson]
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