Richard Zackary Taylor Akers
(1847-1909) |
Richard Zackary Taylor Akers
General Notes: Tayler Count y History - Printed in 1881 - Richard T. farmer and stock rasier was born in Pennsylvania in 1847. Served his cou ntry during the war of the rebellion, enlisting at-the ag e of seventeen in Co. G. Thirty Fifth Iowa. Afterwards tra ns- ferred to Twelfth Iowa regiment where he served the re mainder of his term. Was engaged at the siege of Fort Bla kely, Spanish Fort etc. Two years after his discharge fro m the service he returned to his native State and engage d at lumbering and remained there five years. In 1870 he m arried Miss Amanda Slyker, a native of Scranton, Penn. Ret urned to Iowa in 1874 locating where he now lives. He ha s a good farm of One Hundred acres, all under cultivation , is a self made man, commencing without means, but with g rit and indomitable energy, he has been able to meet his o bligations and can see his way clear. He takes great inte rest in his childrens education. His farm is well fence d and has a good young orchard, many shade trees, wind brea ks and hedges. Farm locates - section one - Post Office , Bedford Iowa. I checked the records at the Court House i n Bedford, Iowa and R.T. had bought 240 acres from 1879 t o 1891. He bought 28 acres of timber land in 1905 - Osca r bought it in March 1922, where I (Edna Ellen Akers Posten ) was born. R.T. also bought a town property and acreag e in Gravity, Iowa in 1908. Thomas Maher is living on th e old home place - three miles north of Gravity, then eas t one and half miles. Richard and Amanda are buried at Was hington Cemetery, Gravity, Iowa, Taylor County. they wer e the parents of eleven children. Richard married Amanda Elizabeth Slacker on 20 Aug 1868 in PA. (Amanda Elizabeth Slacker was born on 16 Jul 1848 in Scranton, Laskawanna, PA, died on 27 Dec 1920 in Gravity, Taylor County, Iowa and was buried in Washington Cem.) |
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