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Thomas Sherman Akers 1909–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1909

Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 June 1988

Death Location: Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Aker

Mother: Sarah Dunford

Spouse(s): Marjorie Wyrick, Verna Arnold

Children(s): Paul Akers, Sherman Jr, William Aker, Robert Akers, Susan Akers, Catheryn Akers

The story of Thomas Sherman Akers began in 1909 in Wythe, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Thomas Sherman Akers resided in Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia. In 1940, Thomas Sherman Akers resided in Lead Mine Mag District, Lead Mines, Wythe, Virgini. Thomas Sherman Akers married Marjorie Lee Wyrick, Verna Marie Arnold, and had children including Catheryn Elizabeth Arnold Akers, Paul S Akers, Robert Lee Akers, Sherman Akers Jr, Susan Jane Browne Akers, Verna M Akers, William Bill Edward Aker. Thomas Sherman Akers passed away in 1988 in Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Sherman Akers began in 1909 in Wythe, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Thomas Sherman Akers resided in Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Thomas Sherman Akers resided in Lead Mine Mag District, Lead Mines, Wythe, Virgini.
  • Thomas Sherman Akers married Marjorie Lee Wyrick, Verna Marie Arnold, and had children including Catheryn Elizabeth Arnold Akers, Paul S Akers, Robert Lee Akers, Sherman Akers Jr, Susan Jane Browne Akers, Verna M Akers, William Bill Edward Aker.
  • Thomas Sherman Akers passed away in 1988 in Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Akers's Ancestors

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Thomas Akers
1909–1988
Birth Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Lee Aker
1866–1935
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane Akers) Dunford
1886–1964
Wythe County, Virginia
Grandparents
John (Henry) Aker
1826–1912
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George (1)
1804–1887
Elizabeth 1805
1805–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John 1766
1771–1860
Nancy 1772
1773–1873

Thomas Akers's Descendants

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Thomas (Sherman) Akers (6 August 1909–13 June 1988) m. Marjorie (Lee) Wyrick (3 July 1908–19 January 1974) m. Verna (Marie) Arnold (18 July 1909–25 Oct 1954)
  1. 1. Paul (S) Akers 1944–1998
  2. 2. Sherman (Akers) Jr 1945–1968
  3. 3. William ("Bill" Edward) Aker 1929–2014
  4. 4. Robert (Lee) Akers 1937–2002
  5. 5. Susan (Jane Browne) Akers 1933–
  6. 6. Catheryn (Elizabeth Arnold) Akers 1926–1996

Thomas Akers's Timeline

4 Records

1909
6 August 1909
Birth of Thomas Sherman Akers in Wythe, Virginia, USA
Wythe, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Thomas Sherman Akers resided here in Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia
Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 31
Thomas Sherman Akers resided here in Lead Mine Mag District, Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Lead Mine Mag District, Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia, USA
1988
13 June 1988
Age 79
Death of Thomas Sherman Akers in Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America
Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1909
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 99-10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lead Mine Mag District, Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lead Mines, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 99-10

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1988
    Event Place: Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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