Richard Zackary Taylor Akers
(1847-1909)

 

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1. Amanda Elizabeth Slacker

Richard Zackary Taylor Akers

  • Born: 26 Aug 1847, Green, Pike Co. PA
  • Marriage (1): Amanda Elizabeth Slacker on 20 Aug 1868 in PA
  • Died: 19 May 1909, Gravity, Taylor County, Iowa at age 61
  • Buried: Washington Cem
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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.
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Akers, Richard Zackary Taylor] Times-Republican Thursday May 27, 1909 p. 8Obituary R. T. AkersR. [ichard Zackary] T. [aylor] Akers was born August 26, 1847, in Pike County, Pennsylvania, moved to Johnson County, Iowa, in 1857, thence to Taylor County in 1874, settling on his farm five miles northeast of Gravity where he resided till 5 years ago, when he moved into Gravity, the place of his death, which occurred May 19, 1909, after an illness of three months with bone cancer.He was married to Amanda [Elizabeth] Salike [Slyker], Aug. 20, 1868. To this union were given eleven children, nine living and two dead. All the children are living near Gravity except two, Mrs. Ida [Iva] Straw of Jasper, Minn., and Mrs. Lydia [Filena] French of Loop City, Neb. He enlisted in the army in 1864 and continued till the close of the War.He was an industrious citizen, a very kind neighbor, a loving husband and father and was highly respected in the community where he lived so long, and many mourn his departure from this material world.The funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Episcopal Church on the following Thursday at 10 o'clock in the presence of a very large congregation of sympathizing friends and relatives by Rev. W. L. Dunlavy and Rev. Parmer, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Gravity cemetery by the G. A. R., there being about forty of the post in attendance.



Children
Herbert "Herby" AKERS b: 6 Jul 1871 in PA
Carrie AKERS b: 11 Mar 1873
Iva AKERS
Espy AKERS b: 8 Aug 1876 in Gravity, Taylor, IA
Oscar AKERS b: 24 Jan 1878 in Gravity, Taylor, IA
Filena "Lena" AKERS b: 9 Aug 1880 in ID
Galaners AKERS b: 16 Oct 1881
Urban "Ben" AKERS b: 19 Jan 1882 in Gravity, Taylor, IA
Cornelious "Neal" AKERS b: 14 Jul 1886 in Taylor Co, IA
Miranda "Rannie" AKERS <b: 2 Aug 1888 in ID
Dullcine "Dulla" AKERS b: 14 Dec 1890 in ID


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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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