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Melissa Melzora Gunn 1854–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 23, 1854

Birth Location: Toledo, Cleveland, AR

Death Date: 4 August 1940

Death Location: Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Elisha Gunn

Mother: Matilda Duncan

Spouse(s): John Akens

Children(s): Pernecia Akens, John Akens, Julia Aken, William Aken, Ira Akens, Anna Akens, Zada Akens, Malissie Akens, Melissa Akens, Lanora Aken

Melissa Melzora Gunn was born in 1854 in Toledo, Cleveland, AR, the child of Elisha Gunn And Matilda Duncan. In 1870, Melissa Melzora Gunn resided in Richwoods, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA. In 1880, Melissa Melzora Gunn resided in Union, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA. Melissa Melzora Gunn married John Mcdaniel Akens, and had children including Anna Deborah Akens, Ira Victor Akens, John Thaniel Akens, Julia T Aken, Lanora Nora Lee Aken, Malissie Akens, Melissa Mcdonald Dee Akens, Pernecia Clementine Akens, William E Aken, Zada Ida Akens. Melissa Melzora Gunn passed away in 1940 in Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melissa Melzora Gunn was born in 1854 in Toledo, Cleveland, AR, the child of Elisha Gunn And Matilda Duncan.
  • In 1870, Melissa Melzora Gunn resided in Richwoods, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1880, Melissa Melzora Gunn resided in Union, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA.
  • Melissa Melzora Gunn married John Mcdaniel Akens, and had children including Anna Deborah Akens, Ira Victor Akens, John Thaniel Akens, Julia T Aken, Lanora Nora Lee Aken, Malissie Akens, Melissa Mcdonald Dee Akens, Pernecia Clementine Akens, William E Aken, Zada Ida Akens.
  • Melissa Melzora Gunn passed away in 1940 in Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Gunn
1812–1872
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Matilda Duncan
1816–1870
Birth Location: Tennessee
MD

Spouses(s)

John Akens
1850–1894
Birth Location: Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
JA

Children(s)

Pernecia Akens
1876–1967
Birth Location: Toledo, Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States of America
PA
John Akens
1878–1974
Birth Location: Arkansas
JA
Julia Aken
1881–1970
Birth Location: Arkansas
JA
William Aken
1888–1965
Birth Location: Arkansas
WA
Ira Akens
1891–1956
Birth Location: Rison,Cleveland,Arkansas, USA
IA
Anna Akens
1893–1989
Birth Location: Arkansas
AA
Zada Akens
1875–1958
Birth Location: Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
ZA
Malissie Akens
1877–
Birth Location: Arkansas
MA
Melissa Akens
1894–1981
Birth Location: Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
MA
Lanora Aken
1881–1972
Birth Location: Toledo, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
LA

Melissa Gunn's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Gunn
1854–1940
Birth Place: Toledo, Cleveland, AR
Parents
Elisha Gunn
1812–1872
Halifax, Virginia, United States
Matilda Duncan
1816–1870
Tennessee
Grandparents
James (A) Gunn
1785–1849
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (R) Wilkes
1798–1860
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Gunn
1758–1838
Hannah Wilkes
1763–1815
Daniel Wilkes
1765–1823
Elizabeth Craig
1772–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1738–1800
Susanna Burnett
1740–1777
John Jr
1730–1800
Patience Crenshaw
1730–1811
John Jr
1730–1800
Patience Crenshaw
1730–1811
David Craig
1758–1825
Mary Duncan
1742–1826

Melissa Gunn's Descendants

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Melissa (Melzora) Gunn (Nov 23, 1854–4 August 1940) m. John (Mcdaniel) Akens (Nov 24,1850–Aug 19, 1894)
  1. 1. Pernecia (Clementine) Akens 1876–1967 m. William (Lee) Black 1870–1918
    1. 1. Eddie (Woodford) Black 1905–2000 m. Verna (Thelma) Sharp 1908–1971
      1. 1. Eddie (Wayne) Black 1935–2003 m. Reinhilde (Maria “Hilda”) Zeiler 1929–2013
      2. 2. Beverly (Ann) Black 1942–1986
    2. 2. Arthur (L) Black 1894–1912
    3. 3. Hattie (Mae) Black 1896–1972 m. Claude (Relby) Rowland 1892–1959
      1. 1. Sarah (Frances) Rowland 1922–2008 m. Ollie (Cecil) Hicks 1896–1968 m. Lacy (Lester) Pollard 1925–1988
      2. 2. Mary (Glenna) Rowland 1924–2022 m. Jesse (H Melton) Jr 1922–1995
        1. 1. Faith (Ann) Melton 1947–1998
      3. 3. Dorothy (Ruth) Rowland 1926–1951 m. Marvin (Lee) Razer 1919–1987 m. Vance (Lamar) Ferguson 1922–1945
        1. 1. Brenda (Faye) Razer –1948
        2. 2. Byron Razer –1949
        3. 3. Gwendolyn Razor 1951–1951
      4. 4. Claude (Relby Rowland) Jr 1929–1935
    4. 4. Robert (Lee "Bob") Black 1899–1997 m. Gertha (Jean) Eason 1910–1956 m. Ruby Mcbee 1909–1992 m. Berneeda (Virginia) Johnson 1909–1967 m. Ruby (Jane) Taylor 1895–1946
    5. 5. John (Homer) Black 1902–2000 m. Anna (Mae) Bragg 1904–1997
      1. 1. Nolan (Hugh) Black 1926–1988
      2. 2. Robert (Keith) Black 1931–1933
    6. 6. Beulah (Clementine) Black 1907–1996 m. Pearlice (William “Billy”) Givens 1905–1967
      1. 1. Patsy (A) Givens 1931–2016 m. Robert (Lee) Basham 1923–2009 m. Everette (Levi) Bush 1929–1953
    7. 7. Gordon (Budgie) Black 1909–1985 m. Marguerite Runnells 1910–1988
      1. 1. Gordon (Budgie Black) Jr 1934–2004 m. Mary (Frances) Davis 1932–2005
    8. 8. Arthur (Brown) Black 1912–1993 m. Mabel (Faye) Raymer 1915–2003
  2. 2. John (Thaniel) Akens 1878–1974 m. Ruth (J.) Burrough 1885–1977 m. Carrie Wilson 1916–
    1. 1. Johnnie (Bob) Akens 1906–1968 m. Art Jones 1888–
      1. 1. Harvey (Ray) Jones 1930–1979
    2. 2. Ruthie (Moree) Akens 1907–1974 m. Clyde (V) Sloan 1907–
    3. 3. Marge Akens 1908–
    4. 4. Ruthie (May) Akens 1912–1988 m. William (B) Baker 1908–
    5. 5. Roy (T.) Akens 1909–1911
    6. 6. John (Thaniel Akens) II 1915– m. Morris (E. Akens) Jr. 1914–
  3. 3. Julia (T) Aken 1881–1970 m. Robert (H) Wherry 1875–1953
    1. 1. Rowena (Wherry) (Lyon) 1913–1997
    2. 2. Lucy (Wherry) (Baker) 1907–1930
    3. 3. Carl Wherry 1918–2006
    4. 4. Beatrice (Wherry) (Bryant) 1920–2002
    5. 5. Rufus Wherry 1910–1981 m. Stella Taylor 1917–1992
    6. 6. William (Teral Levi) Wherry 1920–1982 m. Renna (Onita) Adams 1917–2016
    7. 7. Ray Wherry 1915–2006 m. Jewel (Angeline) Williams 1918–2006
  4. 4. William (E) Aken 1888–1965 m. Ida (G) Edmondson 1892–1973
    1. 1. Jack (Leon) Akens 1916–2000 m. Sarah (Estelle) Leaser 1909–2000 m. Reva (Ethel) Sevedge 1918–2003
    2. 2. Herbert (E) Akens 1908–
    3. 3. Billie (B) Akens 1921–1977 m. John (K) Louis 1922–
  5. 5. Ira (Victor) Akens 1891–1956 m. Muriel (Elizabeth) Noland 1922–1991
    1. 1. William (Ronald) Akens 1945–1989
    2. 2. Harold (Craig) Akens 1946–2004
  6. 6. Anna (Deborah) Akens 1893–1989 m. John (Murphy) Smith 1891–1924 m. Charles (C. Charley) Jennings 1893–1959
    1. 1. Thurston (Murphy) Smith 1913–1991 m. Averice (Marjorie) Temple 1917–1998
    2. 2. Hazel (Deborah) Smith 1910–1997
  7. 7. Zada (Ida) Akens 1875–1958 m. William (Thomas) Smith 1870–1918
    1. 1. Willie (May) Smith 1898–1981 m. Abner ((Buck) Ervin) Gill 1893–1974 m. William (R) Fultz 1892–
      1. 1. Arual (Winfield) Jaeltz 1918–
    2. 2. Carrie (Bell) Smith 1895–1918 m. Carl Birchfield 1893–
    3. 3. Hazel (Deborah) Smith 1910–1997
      1. 1. Hazel (Elizabeth “Betty”) Wright 1933–2004
    4. 4. Henry (O) Smith 1903–1995
      1. 1. Henry (Osburn Smith) Jr 1928–2001 m. Lorraine Coney 1934–2016
    5. 5. Perryville Smith 1896–
    6. 6. Alfonzo Smith 1906–
    7. 7. William (Earl) Smith 1908–1954 m. Ione (Lena) Anthony 1908–
      1. 1. William (Thomas) Smith 1935–1997
      2. 2. Irma (Mae) Smith 1933–2008
  8. 8. Malissie Akens 1877–
  9. 9. Melissa (McDonald "Dee") Akens 1894–1981 m. James (William) Richey 1891–1970
    1. 1. Laverne (Alice) Richey 1914–1997 m. William (Clyde Reynolds) Sr 1903–1995
    2. 2. James (W Richey) Jr. 1915–1929
  10. 10. Lanora ('Nora' Lee) Aken 1881–1972 m. Garrett (Gibson) Cash 1875–1967
    1. 1. William (Henry) Cash 1908–1970
    2. 2. Lee (Roy) Cash 1911–1942

Melissa Gunn's Timeline

6 Records

1854
Nov 23, 1854
Birth of Melissa Melzora Gunn in Toledo, Cleveland, AR
Toledo, Cleveland, AR
1870
1870
Age 16
Melissa Melzora Gunn resided here in Richwoods, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Richwoods, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Melissa Melzora Gunn resided here in Union, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA
Union, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Melissa Melzora Gunn resided here in Smith, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
Smith, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
Melissa Melzora Gunn resided here in Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas, USA
Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas, USA
1940
4 August 1940
Age 86
Death of Melissa Melzora Gunn in Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas, United States of America
Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 23, 1854
    Event Place: Toledo, Cleveland, AR
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Faulkner, Arkansas; Roll: 44; Page: 676C; Enumeration District: 057
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Richwoods, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: M593_62; Page: 408A; Family History Library Film: 545561
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Smith, Cleveland, Arkansas; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0043
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas; Roll: T624_44; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374057
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Richwoods, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Richwoods, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: M593_62; Page: 408A; Family History Library Film: 545561

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Faulkner, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Faulkner, Arkansas; Roll: 44; Page: 676C; Enumeration District: 057

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Smith, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Smith, Cleveland, Arkansas; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0043

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas; Roll: T624_44; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374057

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dorsey
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1940
    Event Place: Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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