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James Highley Akers 1808–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1808

Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1864

Death Location: Franklin, Virginia

Father: Samuel Akers

Mother: Sarah Highley

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James Highley Akers was born in 1808 in Franklin, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Akers And Sarah Martha Highley. James Highley Akers passed away in 1864 in Franklin, Virginia.

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Biography

  • James Highley Akers was born in 1808 in Franklin, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Akers And Sarah Martha Highley.
  • James Highley Akers passed away in 1864 in Franklin, Virginia.

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James Akers's Ancestors

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James Akers
1808–1864
Birth Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Akers
1781–1857
Dillons Mill, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Martha) Highley
1786–1881
Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Jameson Akers) IV
1752–1833
Nelson, Virginia
Mary (Polly) Blackburn
1747–1844
Franklin, Franklin, Virginia, United States
James (Highley) Sr
1760–1837
Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Nancy Mayberry
1766–1820
Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William III
1730–1810
Elizabeth Martye
1732–1810
William II
1708–1754
Agnes Radford
1729–1803
William Highley
1740–1797
Mary Wright
1746–1824
Thomas III
1740–1797
Rebecca Warder
1743–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Akers
1703–1791
Sarah Hart
1705–1792
Rev Blackburn
1675–1736
Agnes TYE
1680–1729
George Radford
1665–1746
Ann Massey
1680–1757

James Akers's Timeline

2 Records

1808
abt 1808
Birth of James Highley Akers in Franklin, Virginia, USA
Franklin, Virginia, USA
1864
1 May 1864
Age 56
Death of James Highley Akers in Franklin, Virginia
Franklin, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1808
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1864
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia

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