My 2nd great grandfather is number 28 on my ancestor list. Lee Akers is the husband of Nora Ellen Taylor Akers and the father of my great granddad William. Lee and Nora are buried next to each other in Grayson County, Va.
Born LeAnder Wade Akers, 1874, to Asa "Acy" Floyd Akers and Catherine C. Duncan, Lee married Nora Ellen Taylor. Lee was 24 when he married Nora in Pulaski County, Va.
He was born in Floyd County, Indian Valley District, 1880 census says he was 8 then so that would make him born in 1872.
He was living in Pulaski County in 1900 where he was an iron ore miner and going by the name Lee.
He registered for the WWI draft in 1918 at the age of 43 when he was living in Fries, Va. in Grayson County.
In 1920 he was living in Fries, Grayson County, Va., and working in a cotton mill....
Nora Ellen Taylor Akers was born in Virginia. about 1879. In 1900 she was a 21 year old wife, married six years and with 3 children living in Pulaski. She was 16 when she married... around 1884.
*note: Nora Ellen Taylor should not be confused with Nora Ellen Akers who was Lee's sister b. 1889. or Nora Z. Akers who was a cousin of Lee. Leander should not be confused with his son Lee either. **
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbr/akers_ja_1815.htm
http://www.newrivernotes.com/grayson_cemeteries_fries_cemetery.htm
Born LeAnder Wade Akers, 1874, to Asa "Acy" Floyd Akers and Catherine C. Duncan, Lee married Nora Ellen Taylor. Lee was 24 when he married Nora in Pulaski County, Va.
He was born in Floyd County, Indian Valley District, 1880 census says he was 8 then so that would make him born in 1872.
He was living in Pulaski County in 1900 where he was an iron ore miner and going by the name Lee.
He registered for the WWI draft in 1918 at the age of 43 when he was living in Fries, Va. in Grayson County.
In 1920 he was living in Fries, Grayson County, Va., and working in a cotton mill....
……3. Akers, Leander Wade
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b. 11-15-1874 VA, s/o Asa Floyd & Catherine C. (Duncan) Akers.
1880 Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley District, H317: Leander W. 8 yo son, b. VA.
1900 Pulaski Co., VA, Hiawassee Twp, H167: Lee Akers, 25 yo w/m iron ore miner, b. May 1875 VA, m. 6y, rents house, can not read/write, HOH.
1910 Pulaski Co., VA, Hiawassee Twp, H322: Lee Akers, 38 yo w/m foreman ore worker, b. VA, M1 14y, rents house, can not read/write, HOH.
1918 WWI Draft Registration Card: Leander Wade Akers, 43 yo w/m of Fries, Grayson Co., VA, b. November 15, 1874, mill work for Washington Mills of Fries, Grayson Co., VA, nearest relative: Nora Ellen Akers of Fries, Grayson Co., VA, tall height with brown eyes & hair.
1920 Grayson Co., VA, Old Town District, 212 Cliff Ave, Fries Town, H163: Lee A. Akers, 43 yo w/m cotton mill carder, b. VA, can not read/write, HOH.
1930 Grayson Co., VA, Providence District, 74 Railroad Street, Fries Town, H163: Lee A. Akers, 49 yo w/m cotton mill plumber, b. VA, 24 yo when married, HOH.
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………+ Akers, Nora Ellen
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b. 3-1879 VA.
1900 Pulaski Co., VA, Hiawassee Twp, H167: Nora 21 yo wife, b. Mar 1879 VA, m. 6y, 3 ch with 3 living.
1910 Pulaski Co., VA, Hiawassee Twp, H322: Nora, 31 yo wife, b. VA, M1 14y, 8 ch with 7 living.
1920 Grayson Co., VA, Old Town District, 212 Cliff Ave, Fries Town, H163: Nora 38 yo wife, b. VA.
1930 Grayson Co., VA, Providence District, 74 Railroad Street, Fries Town, H163: Nora E. 48 yo wife, b. VA, 16 yo when married.
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Nora Ellen Taylor Akers was born in Virginia. about 1879. In 1900 she was a 21 year old wife, married six years and with 3 children living in Pulaski. She was 16 when she married... around 1884.
*note: Nora Ellen Taylor should not be confused with Nora Ellen Akers who was Lee's sister b. 1889. or Nora Z. Akers who was a cousin of Lee. Leander should not be confused with his son Lee either. **
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbr/akers_ja_1815.htm
AKERS, Lee 16 Nov 1874 23 May 1956 double stone with next
AKERS, Nora Ellen 18 Mar 1885 24 Jan 1941
*dates may be wrong.
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