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Lena Mae Akers 1894–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1894

Birth Location: Pulaski County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 May 1987

Death Location: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: Sidney Akers

Mother: Zillah Jones

Spouse(s): Ovey Rucker, Dennie Kiser

Children(s): Louise Kiser, Minnie Kiser, Anna Rucker

Lena Mae Akers was born in 1894 in Pulaski County, Virginia, USA, the child of Sidney Johnson Akers And Zillah Nettie Jones. In 1910, Lena Mae Akers resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Lena Mae Akers resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA. Lena Mae Akers married Dennie Lincoln Kiser, Ovey Mckinley Rucker, and had children including Anna Lee Rucker, Joe Ella Rucker, Louise Kiser, Minnie Ruth Kiser. Lena Mae Akers passed away in 1987 in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lena Mae Akers was born in 1894 in Pulaski County, Virginia, USA, the child of Sidney Johnson Akers And Zillah Nettie Jones.
  • In 1910, Lena Mae Akers resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Lena Mae Akers resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA.
  • Lena Mae Akers married Dennie Lincoln Kiser, Ovey Mckinley Rucker, and had children including Anna Lee Rucker, Joe Ella Rucker, Louise Kiser, Minnie Ruth Kiser.
  • Lena Mae Akers passed away in 1987 in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sidney Akers
1870–1960
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
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Zillah Jones
1867–1945
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
ZJ

Spouses(s)

Ovey Rucker
1897–1977
Birth Location: Corbin, Knox, Kentucky, USA
OR
Dennie Kiser
1892–1923
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
DK

Children(s)

Louise Kiser
1914–1999
Birth Location: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
LK
Minnie Kiser
1916–2001
Birth Location: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
MK
Anna Rucker
1929–1994
Birth Location: Riverview, Wise, Virginia, USA
AR

Lena Akers's Ancestors

Self
Lena Akers
1894–1987
Birth Place: Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sidney Johnson Akers
1870–1960
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Zillah (Nettie) Jones
1867–1945
Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lena Akers's Descendants

1.
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Lena (Mae) Akers (10 Apr 1894–6 May 1987) m. Ovey (McKinley) Rucker (6 Jun 1897–21 May 1977) m. Dennie (Lincoln) Kiser (27 Dec 1892–23 Apr 1923)
  1. 1. Louise Kiser 1914–1999 m. Patton (Baker Hillman) Sr. 1911–1970
    1. 1. Brenda (Sue) Hillman 1939–1992 m. William (Clinton McConnell) Jr 1934–1977
    2. 2. Gaye (Jeanette) Hillman 1933–2001 m. Fred (Ray Hagy) Sr. 1935–2017
    3. 3. Patton (Baker (Pete) Hillman) Jr. 1932–2010
    4. 4. Shirley (Ann) Hillman 1933–2009 m. Harry (George) Toohey 1917–1975
    5. 5. Karen (Jane) Hillman 1951–2019
    6. 6. Ronald (Harold) Hillman 1948–1948
    7. 7. Dennis (Carrol) Hillman 1946–2019 m. Linda (Ann) Mutter 1950–1988
  2. 2. Minnie (Ruth) Kiser 1916–2001
  3. 3. Anna (Lee) Rucker 1929–1994 m. Sterling (Raymond Dingus) Sr. 1930–1981

Lena Akers's Timeline

9 Records

1894
10 Apr 1894
Birth of Lena Mae Akers in Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Lena Mae Akers resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Lena Mae Akers resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Lena Mae Akers resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Lena Mae Akers resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 46
Lena Mae Akers resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Lena Mae Akers resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1954
1954
Age 60
Lena Mae Akers resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1987
6 May 1987
Age 93
Death of Lena Mae Akers in Duffield, Scott, Virginia, USA
Duffield, Scott, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1894
    Event Place: Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 174
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T624_1652; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1375665

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 174

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2342198

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 98-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 98-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lipps, Wise, Virgini

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1987
    Event Place: Duffield, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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