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Jacob Benton Akers 1927–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1927

Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1993

Death Location: Taylor Mill, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

Father: Francis Akers

Mother: Mary Cox

Spouse(s): Glenna Lanham

Children(s):

Jacob Benton Akers was born in 1927 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Francis Akers And Mary Mollie Cox. Jacob Benton Akers married Glenna Lanham. Jacob Benton Akers passed away in 1993 in Taylor Mill, Kenton, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Benton Akers was born in 1927 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Francis Akers And Mary Mollie Cox.
  • Jacob Benton Akers married Glenna Lanham.
  • Jacob Benton Akers passed away in 1993 in Taylor Mill, Kenton, Kentucky, USA.

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Jacob Akers's Ancestors

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Jacob Akers
1927–1993
Birth Place: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Francis Akers
1888–1928
Mary ("Mollie") Cox
1891–1976
Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Benton) Cox
1865–1925
Virginia, USA
Emma Turner
1868–1901
Great-Grandparents
Franklin Cox
1837–1862
Sarah Addington
1843–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1819–1892
Nancy Kilgore
1825–1909

Jacob Akers's Timeline

2 Records

1927
12 Aug 1927
Birth of Jacob Benton Akers in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
1993
1 May 1993
Age 66
Death of Jacob Benton Akers in Kenton, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
Kenton, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1927
    Event Place: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1993
    Event Place: Kenton, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taylor Mill, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

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