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Walter Scott Akin 1805–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1805

Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 Aug 1877

Death Location: Franklin County, Illinois, USA

Father: James Akin

Mother: Catherine McLean

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In 1805, Walter Scott Akin entered the world in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, born to James Knobby Jim Akin And Catherine Mclean. Walter Scott Akin passed away in 1877 in Franklin County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Walter Scott Akin entered the world in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, born to James Knobby Jim Akin And Catherine Mclean.
  • Walter Scott Akin passed away in 1877 in Franklin County, Illinois, USA.

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Walter Akin's Ancestors

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Walter Akin
1805–1877
Birth Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James (Knobby Jim) Akin
1775–1856
At Sea
Catherine McLean
1777–1853
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Lloyd) Aiken
1760–1844
Ballymena, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Hannah (Hinton) Thompson
1760–1851
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
David Thompson
1745–1812
Elenor Norton
1744–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Akin's Timeline

2 Records

1805
25 Oct 1805
Birth of Walter Scott Akin in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
1877
23 Aug 1877
Age 72
Death of Walter Scott Akin in Franklin County, Illinois, USA
Franklin County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1805
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1877
    Event Place: Franklin County, Illinois, USA

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