1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #2229; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Burleigh Nelson; age 22; born in Squire, WV; single; factory worker; living at Berwind, WV;
son of Doke and Gracie (Sparks) Nelson; married on 30 Jan 1959 at Lebanon, VA; Frances
Christine Akers; age 18; born in Yukon, WV; single; student; living at War, WV; daughter of Ed
and Reba (Fields) Akers.
2. E-mail from Tomi Turley; 17 Jan 2021.
"my mother is Rita Lynn Amick she was born on 03/12/1960 her mother was Minda Juanita (Nelson) Moore (05/21/1933 to 03/08/2012) Granny Moore was from Berwind her parents are already listed on
you(r) page her parents were Doake and Grace Nelson only child you have listed is Burligh Nelson
They actually had more There was Burligh, Ruby, Minda, Fred, Charles, and Barbara . PawPaw Ray Moore('s) family was originally from Berwind also but moved to Maryland. My mother and her siblings were raised in Maryland until moving back to war is late 70s. ..."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #2229; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Burleigh Nelson; age 22; born in Squire, WV; single; factory worker; living at Berwind, WV;
son of Doke and Gracie (Sparks) Nelson; married on 30 Jan 1959 at Lebanon, VA; Frances
Christine Akers; age 18; born in Yukon, WV; single; student; living at War, WV; daughter of Ed
and Reba (Fields) Akers.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #68 047024; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy Hallman; age 30; born 7 Feb 1937 in VA; single; this was his 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living in Walcott, CT; son of Sam and Odessa (Campbell) Hallman; married on
9 Nov 1968 at Lebanon, VA; Frances Nelson; age 25; born in Yukon, WV; divorced; this was
her 2nd marriage; 1 yr HS education; living in War, WV; daughter of Edward and Reba (Fields)
Akers.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Frances Christine Akers
[Frances Christine Nelson]
[Frances Hallman]
[Frances Akers]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1943
Birth Place: Yukon McDowe, West Virginia
[Yuckon McDow??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 25 Oct 1996
SSN: 235649413
Notes: Sep 1958: Name listed as FRANCES CHRISTINE AKERS;
Jan 1964: Name listed as FRANCES CHRISTINE NELSON;
Sep 1967: Name listed as FRANCES CHRISTINE HALLMAN;
14 Dec 1994: Name listed as FRANCES C AKERS"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #68 047024; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy Hallman; age 30; born 7 Feb 1937 in VA; single; this was his 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living in Walcott, CT; son of Sam and Odessa (Campbell) Hallman; married on
9 Nov 1968 at Lebanon, VA; Frances Nelson; age 25; born in Yukon, WV; divorced; this was
her 2nd marriage; 1 yr HS education; living in War, WV; daughter of Edward and Reba (Fields)
Akers.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #2229; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Burleigh Nelson; age 22; born in Squire, WV; single; factory worker; living at Berwind, WV;
son of Doke and Gracie (Sparks) Nelson; married on 30 Jan 1959 at Lebanon, VA; Frances
Christine Akers; age 18; born in Yukon, WV; single; student; living at War, WV; daughter of Ed
and Reba (Fields) Akers.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #68 047024; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy Hallman; age 30; born 7 Feb 1937 in VA; single; this was his 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living in Walcott, CT; son of Sam and Odessa (Campbell) Hallman; married on
9 Nov 1968 at Lebanon, VA; Frances Nelson; age 25; born in Yukon, WV; divorced; this was
her 2nd marriage; 1 yr HS education; living in War, WV; daughter of Edward and Reba (Fields)
Akers.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Frances Christine Akers
[Frances Christine Nelson]
[Frances Hallman]
[Frances Akers]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1943
Birth Place: Yukon McDowe, West Virginia
[Yuckon McDow??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 25 Oct 1996
SSN: 235649413
Notes: Sep 1958: Name listed as FRANCES CHRISTINE AKERS;
Jan 1964: Name listed as FRANCES CHRISTINE NELSON;
Sep 1967: Name listed as FRANCES CHRISTINE HALLMAN;
14 Dec 1994: Name listed as FRANCES C AKERS"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Cody Akers
[Cody Robert Akers]
[Cody Akers]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1943
Birth Place: Northfork Mc, West Virginia
[North Fork, West Virginia]
Death Date: 24 Jul 2006
SSN: 231568173
Notes: Oct 1960: Name listed as ROBERT CODY AKERS;
Nov 1962: Name listed as CODY ROBERT AKERS;
04 Aug 2006: Name listed as CODY R AKERS"
2. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Cody Robert Akers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 63
Birth Date: abt 1943
Death Date: 24 Jul 2006
Death Place: Henry, Virginia, USA"
3. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Cody Robert Akers
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1943
Death Date: 24 Jul 2006
Cemetery: Quesinberry-Bobbitt Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Fancy Gap, Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Father: James Cody Akers
Mother: Della Hazel Akers
Spouse: Ovelia Imogene Akers
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Obit Posted
"Ovelia Imogene Easter Akers
"September 10, 1940 - November 10, 2017"Ovelia Imogene Easter Akers, 77, of Martinsville, VA passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
"She was born on September 10, 1940 to the late Isaac Harbour Easter and Clara May Lineberry Easter.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Cody Robert Akers; and granddaughter, Andrea Cody Barnes.
"Mrs. Akers was a member of True Church of Jesus Christ and was a member of the Red Hat Society. She worked for American Furniture and retired from there in the Cabinet Room.
"She is survived by daughter, Donna Jean Akers of Horsepasture, VA; son, Robert Anthony Akers and wife Pamela Sue Akers of Horsepasture, VA; sisters, Waughlean Edith Easter Stone and husband Charles of Austinville, VA; brothers, Kenneth Easter of Hillsville, VA, and Berlin Easter of Woodlawn, VA; grandchildren Otis Benny Byrd and wife Mary Byrd, Robert Lee Byrd and wife Vicky Byrd, and Christiana Nicole Akers Campbell and husband David Prince Campbell. Also surviving are 10 great-grandchildren; cousin, Barbara Jean Quesenberry of Collinsville, VA; and special friend, Sue Alderman.
"A funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, November 13, 2017 at Norris Funeral Services, Martinsville Chapel with Dewey Hatcher officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. The service will conclude at the Bobbitt Quesenberry Family Cemetery in Fancy Gap, VA at 3:00 pm.
"Norris Funeral Services, Inc. and Crematory of Martinsville, VA will be serving the Akers family".
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 16 Apr 1910;
Page 184A, Family #22.
Listed as Buna Jackson, age 6, born in WV, in household of mother, Emily M. Blankenship
Jackson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 191; WV Archives Web Site.
Berns Jackson; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; miner; living at Mohegan, WV;
son of John and Tealy; married on 5 Jan 1928 at Capels, WV; Opal Sayers; age 21; born in
Kanawha Co, WV; single; daughter of James and Virgie.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #66 044443; Ancestry,com Web Site.
Bernie Jackson; age 63; born in Wyoming Co, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; coal miner;
living in Davy, WV; son of Johnnie and Martella (Blankenship) Jackson; married on 16 Dec 1966 in
Buchanan Co, VA; Joyce Evelyn Johner; age 35; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; no previous marriage;
nurses aid; living at Bald Knob, Boone Co, WV; daughter of Charles and Helen Viola (Miller) Johner.
1. Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2016, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joyce Evelyn Johner
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1931
Birth Place: Grayson, Virginia, USA"
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #66 044443; Ancestry,com Web Site.
Bernie Jackson; age 63; born in Wyoming Co, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; coal miner;
living in Davy, WV; son of Johnnie and Martella (Blankenship) Jackson; married on 16 Dec 1966 in
Buchanan Co, VA; Joyce Evelyn Johner; age 35; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; no previous marriage;
nurses aid; living at Bald Knob, Boone Co, WV; daughter of Charles and Helen Viola (Miller) Johner.
3. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Friday Evening, 27 Dec 2019; Page 8; Newspaper Obit.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 2 Apr 1910; Page 132A; Image 19
of 77; Family #172/174.
Listed as Horston Richards; age 32; born in VA; married twice; last time for 2 yrs; farmer; head of household.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Houston Coal Co, Carswell; taken on 26/27 Jan, 1920;
Page 164B; Image 21 of 24; Family #408/452.
Listed as Houston Richards; age 49; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 12 Apr 1930; page 58A; Image
45 of 57; Family #390/408.
Listed as Harston Richards; age 62; born in VA; married at 21; farmer; head of household.
1. 1870 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn Township, page 5, Family #33.
Listed as Barbry Burks, age 1, in household of father, William Burks.
2. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 767.
Elkhorn Township, page 003.
Listed as Barbary Burks, age 11, in household of father, William V. Burks.
3. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 29.
Marriage Record, Book 1, 1865-1896, page 118.
W. D. Lester, age 21, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of Charles K. and
Elizabeth Lester, married on 2 Aug 1888 Barbary Burks, age 19, born in
McDowell Co, WV, daughter of W.V. and Charlotte Burks.
Parents of bride and groom were reversed in listing.
4. FamilySearch.com, LDS Web Site, Burks search, 29 Jul 2001; submitted by
Glenn Allen Lester, 21211 Cupar Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
William D. Lester married Barbara Burks on 2 Aig 1888 in McDowell Co, WV.
5. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 2 Apr 1910; Page 132A; Image 19
of 77; Family #172/174.
Listed as Barbary Richards; age 41; born in WV; married twice; last time for 2 yrs; 11 children; 8 living;
in household of husband, Houston R. Richards.
6. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Houston Coal Co, Carswell; taken on 26/27 Jan, 1920;
Page 164B; Image 21 of 24; Family #408/452.
Listed as Barbra Richards; age 60; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Houston R. Richards.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 12 Apr 1930; page 58A; Image
45 of 57; Family #390/408.
Listed as Barbara Richards; age 65; born in WV; married at 24; in household of husband, Houston R. Richards.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 16 Apr 1910;
Page 184A, Family #22.
Listed as Buna Jackson, age 6, born in WV, in household of mother, Emily M. Blankenship
Jackson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 191; WV Archives Web Site.
Berns Jackson; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; miner; living at Mohegan, WV;
son of John and Tealy; married on 5 Jan 1928 at Capels, WV; Opal Sayers; age 21; born in
Kanawha Co, WV; single; daughter of James and Virgie.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #66 044443; Ancestry,com Web Site.
Bernie Jackson; age 63; born in Wyoming Co, WV; widowed; one previous marriage; coal miner;
living in Davy, WV; son of Johnnie and Martella (Blankenship) Jackson; married on 16 Dec 1966 in
Buchanan Co, VA; Joyce Evelyn Johner; age 35; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; no previous marriage;
nurses aid; living at Bald Knob, Boone Co, WV; daughter of Charles and Helen Viola (Miller) Johner.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 191; WV Archives Web Site.
Berns Jackson; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; miner; living at Mohegan, WV;
son of John and Tealy; married on 5 Jan 1928 at Capels, WV; Opal Sayers; age 21; born in
Kanawha Co, WV; single; daughter of James and Virgie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9099; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Bernie Jackson, Carrie Opal Jackson written in; age 40; born 11 Jun 1909 in Kanawha
Co, WV; married; living at Mohegan, WV; daughter of James Mior and Vergie Mae (Minner)
Sayers; died 10 Jun 1950 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to pulmonary embolism;with
rheumatic heart disease; buried 13 Jun 1950 in End of the Trail Cemetery.
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Jackie Akers
Also Known As Jack T Akers
2nd Also Known As Name Jacky T Akers
Residence Date 01 Mar 1996-01 May 1996
Residence Place Davy, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 17 Mar 1943
Address Davy, West Virginia 24828
Address Date 01 Mar 1996-01 May 1996
2nd Address Davy, West Virginia 24828
2nd Address Date 01 Feb 1996
3rd Address Davy, West Virginia 24828
3rd Address Date 01 Apr 1993-01 Jan 2004
Record Number 171305488"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jackie Theordore Akers
[Jackie T Akers]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1943
Birth Place: Davy McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 19 Jul 1996
SSN: 236666632
Notes: Dec 1959: Name listed as JACKIE THEORDORE AKERS;
26 Jul 1996: Name listed as JACKIE T AKERS"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jackie Akers
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1943
Death Date: 19 Jul 1996
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 236666632
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 6 Apr 1961
Release Date 1: 1 Aug 1972"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jackie T. Akers
[Jacky Akers]
SSN: 236-66-6632
Last Residence:
24828 Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 17 Mar 1943
Died: 19 Jul 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1959-1959)"