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William Homer Akins 1889–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1889

Birth Location: Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 27 Jun 1969

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Father: James Akins

Mother: Nevada Lawson

Spouse(s): Maude Bennett, Nancy Mason

Children(s): Oscar Akins

In 1889, William Homer Akins entered the world in Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA, born to James Marion Akins And Nevada Jane Lawson. William Homer Akins married Maude Bennett, Nancy Nora Mason, and had children including Oscar Eugene Akins. William Homer Akins passed away in 1969 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, William Homer Akins entered the world in Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA, born to James Marion Akins And Nevada Jane Lawson.
  • William Homer Akins married Maude Bennett, Nancy Nora Mason, and had children including Oscar Eugene Akins.
  • William Homer Akins passed away in 1969 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Akins's Ancestors

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William Akins
1889–1969
Birth Place: Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Parents
James Marion Akins
1865–1941
Georgia, USA
Nevada (Jane) Lawson
1871–1912
Mica, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Warren (Thomas) Lawson
1851–1908
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Elmina Sartor
1848–1917
Great-Grandparents
Nevel Lawson
1828–1890
Rebecca Smith
1832–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1787–1854
Amanda Duke
1787–1878

William Akins's Descendants

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William (Homer) Akins (27 Jun 1889–27 Jun 1969) m. Maude Bennett (31 Dec 1885–13 Feb 1945) m. Nancy (Nora) Mason (28 May 1891–31 Aug 1987)
  1. 1. Oscar (Eugene) Akins 1914–1971

William Akins's Timeline

2 Records

1889
27 Jun 1889
Birth of William Homer Akins in Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1969
27 Jun 1969
Age 80
Death of William Homer Akins in Stone Mountain, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Stone Mountain, De Kalb, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1889
    Event Place: Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1969
    Event Place: Stone Mountain, De Kalb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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