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William Newton Akins 1844–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Aug 24 1904

Death Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Andrew Eakins

Mother: Nancy Hicks

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Jackson Akins

The story of William Newton Akins began in 1844 in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA. William Newton Akins had children including Jackson Brown Akins. William Newton Akins passed away in 1904 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Newton Akins began in 1844 in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Newton Akins had children including Jackson Brown Akins.
  • William Newton Akins passed away in 1904 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Akins's Ancestors

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William Akins
1844–1904
Birth Place: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Andrew Jackson Eakins
1817–1875
Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Nancy (Wade) Hicks
1825–1874
Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
George Eakins
1784–1850
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Melton
1787–1833
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Eakins
1750–1825
Isabella Walkup
1755–1834
Jesse Melton
1758–1840
Mary Carter
1760–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Eakins
1721–1810
Mary Hawkins
1722–1800
Samuel Walkup
1715–1765
Isabella
1730–
William Melton
1729–1772
Lettice White
1734–1785
Samuel Carter
1733–1804
Mary Barnes
1734–1823

William Akins's Descendants

1.
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William (Newton) Akins (1844–Aug 24 1904)
  1. 1. Jackson (Brown) Akins 1890–1953
    1. 1. James (Carrol) Akins 1920–1984

William Akins's Timeline

2 Records

1844
1844
Birth of William Newton Akins in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
1904
Aug 24 1904
Age 60
Death of William Newton Akins in Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 24 1904
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA

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