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Hill Family History

 (last update 29 May 2003)

Second Generation
( JONAS1)

 

Children of Jonas Akard and Elizabeth Hopkins

 

1. JOSEPH DELL AKARD [4292] was born about 1812 in Tennessee. He was raised in  Tennessee and Illinois. When he left home he settled in Ohio in 1833 then moved on to Polk County, Missouri by 1837 where he married KEZIAH DUNNEGAN on 7 October 1837. She was born 16 August 1817 in Polk County, Missouri, the fourth daughter of William Dunnegan and Rhoda Griffin. They lived out their lives in Fair Play, Polk County, Missouri; he died 1846 leaving her with four small children. Keziah died 18 May 1885.

 

Children of JOSEPH AKARD and KEZIAH DUNNEGAN are:  

  1. JAMES JASPER AKARD, b. 07 Jul 1838, Polk County, Missouri; d. 31 Dec 1919; m. KEZIAH ADELINE [last name unknown], 11 May 1873, Polk Country, Missouri; b. 11 Sep 1847, Polk County, Missouri; d. 02 Nov 1925, Polk County, Missouri.

  2. RHODA P. AKARD, b. 1842, Polk County, Missouri; d. about 1911.

  3. WILLIAM J. AKARD, b. 8 Aug 1843, Polk County, Missouri; d. 26/28 Nov 1882, Polk County, Missouri; m. SYNTHIA O. APPLEBY, 25 Sep 1877, Polk County, Missouri; b. about 1846, Polk County, Missouri; d. 12 January 1926.

  4. MARY L. AKARD, b. 6 Dec 1845, Polk County, Missouri; d. 27 Aug 1867, Polk County, Missouri; buried in Akard Cemetery, Polk County, Missouri.

Bibliography

  • 1837: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Missouri to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.

  • 1840 Federal Census, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1841 Tax Assessment Book for Polk, Missouri

  • 1843: Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1848: Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1848 Tax Assessment Book, Polk, Missouri

  • 1850 Federal Census, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1851: Probate file of Joseph Akard, Polk County, Missouri, Probate Box 4

  • 1860 Federal Census, Madison Township, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1870 Federal Census, Madison Township, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1889: History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties, Tennessee, Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago

2. HENRY AKARD [1510] was born 13 August 1813 in Tennessee, and died 1849 in Polk County, Missouri. He married LAVINIA JONES in September 1832 in Polk County, Missouri. She was born 1815 in Polk County, Missouri. He became Baptist minister, and for years one of the leading ministers of Polk County. He established various churches and preached in (Cedar, Greene, Union and Henry counties.

 

Children of HENRY AKARD and LAVINIA JONES are:   

  1. HENRY L. AKARD, b. 1834, Polk County, Missouri; d. Unknown.

  2. LOUISA JANE AKARD, b. 06 May 1835, Polk County, Missouri; d. 02 Dec 1904, near Aldrich, Polk County, Missouri; m. AMZI A. DAVISON, 07 Aug 1850, Fair Play, Polk County, Missouri; b. about 1832; d. Unknown.

  3. MARY A. AKARD, b. 1841, Polk County, Missouri; m. JOSEPH E. WAKEFIELD, 19 Sep 1866, Fair Play, Polk County, Missouri; b. about 1838; d. Unknown.

  4. MARTHA A. AKARD, b. 1843, Polk County, Missouri; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM D. MAGEL, 18 Dec 1864, Polk Country, Missouri; b. about 1840; d. Unknown.

  5. JAMES M. AKARD, b. 1845, Polk County, Missouri; d. 1929; m. AMANDA L. CARTER, 08 Jun 1871, Polk Country, Missouri; b. about 1848; d. Unknown.

Bibliography

  • 1841 Tax Assessment Book for Polk, Missouri

  • 1842 Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1844 Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1844 Tax Assessment Book, Polk, Missouri

  • 1848 Tax Assessment Book, Polk, Missouri

  • 1850: Henry Akard Probate file, Polk, Missouri, Probate Box 5

4. PRISCILLA AKARD [4294] was born 29 December 1816 in Illinois, and died 4 July 1895 in Dunnegan Springs, Polk County, Missouri. She married MATHEW DUNNEGAN on 13 October 1837 in Polk County, Missouri. He was born about 1813.

 

Child of PRISCILLA AKARD and MATHEW DUNNEGAN is:

  1. ORLENA ANN DUNNEGAN.

  2. WILLIAM JACKSON DUNNEGAN.

  3. ? DUNNEGAN (m).

  4. JOHN DUNNEGAN.

  5. ADONIRAM J. DUNNEGAN.

  6. MATHEW WALLAVE DUNNEGAN.

  7. JONAS AKARD DUNNEGAN, b. 26 Dec 1838, d. Sep. 1863, buried Akard Cemetery, Fair Play, Polk County, Missouri. Served the Union during the Civil War enlisting as a Private in Company D of the 8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry. Promoted to the rank of Corporal.

  8. + THOMAS H. B. DUNNEGAN, b. 1 Apr 1842, Lawrence County, Missouri, d. after 1889; m. SALLIE BIGGS on 5 Apr 1866. Served the Union during the Civil War enlisting as a Corporal in Company A of the 8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry. Promoted to the rank of First Sergeant.

  9. FRANCIS MARION DUNNEGAN, b. 29 Jan 1844, d. 1860, Fair Play, Polk County, Missouri.

  10. CORDELIA ADELINE DUNNEGAN, b. 30 Nov 1845, Lawrence County, Missouri; m. SOLOMAN H. HOPKINS, 1872.

  11. MARY ELIZABETH DUNNEGAN, b. 6 Mar 1848, Lawrence County, Missouri, d. 1888, Santa Barbara, California; m. REED C. BEGGS, 1873, d. Apr 1874.

Bibliography

  • 1837: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Missouri to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.

  • National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, "Electronic," Jonas A. Dunnegan, Thomas H. B. Dunnegan.

5. SARAH N. AKARD [4295] was born 11 February 1818 in Union County, Illinois, and died 21 January 1898 in Polk County, Missouri. She married ELIJAH FOX on 11 November 1840 in Polk County, Missouri. He was born about 1815.

Bibliography

  • 1840: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Missouri to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.

6. MARTHA A. AKARD [4296] was born 11 March 1822 in Tennessee, and died 19 July 1864 in Polk County, Missouri. She married SILAS FOX about 1842. He was born about 1819.

 

Children of MARTHA AKARD and SILAS FOX are:

  1. WILLIAM NELSON CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AKARD 'ALPHABET' FOX, b. 15 Oct 1844, Polk County, Missouri; m. Amanda M. Appelby, 18 July 1868, Polk County, Missouri.

  2. HENRY C. FOX, b. about 1846.

  3. JOHN A. FOX, b. about 1848.

  4. JAMES A. FOX, b. about 1850.

Bibliography

  • 1839: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Missouri to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.

7. SOPHRONIA AKARD [4297] was born 11 June 1823 in Tennessee, and died 2 July 1901 in Polk County, Missouri. She married MILLER WOODSON EASLEY  27 June 1843. He was born 1815 in Rhea County, Tennessee, and died 1902 in Grainger County, Tennessee.

 

Children of SOPHRONIA AKARD and MILLER EASLEY  are:

  1. WARHAM EASLEY, b. about 1846, Polk County, Missouri, d. before 1889; Mary Jane Hopkins daughter of Solomon Hopkins.

  2. JOHN EASLEY

  3. JAMES B. EASLEY, b. 3 February 1855 in Polk County, Missouri; d. after 1889; m. MARY L. RENSHAW.

Bibliography

  • 1843: Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Missouri to 1850. Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.

8. ANDREW N. P. AKARD [1513] was born 1820 in Tennessee. He married PARTHENA (last name unknown) about 1844, probably in Polk County, Missouri. She was born about 1821 in Tennessee. Between 1869 and 1870 they moved from Polk County to the White River Township of Benton County, Arkansas.

 

Children of ANDREW and PARTHENA AKARD are:

  1. GEORGE M. D. AKARD, b. September 1844, Polk County, Missouri.

  2. SARAH F. AKARD, b. c1849, Polk County, Missouri.

  3. JOSEPH AKARD, b. c1856, Polk County, Missouri.

  4. ANNA AKARD, b. c1858, Polk County, Missouri.

  5. ANDREW AKARD, b. c1860, Missouri.

  6. WILLIAM AKARD, b. c1864, Missouri.

  7. JOHN AKARD, b. c1865, Missouri.

Bibliography

  • 1843 Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1844 Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1848 Tax Assessment Book, Polk, Missouri

  • 1852 Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1854 Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1859 Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1870 Federal Census, White Township, Benton County, Arkansas, page 381b

9. WILLIAM C. C.  AKARD [4298] was born 1826 in Tennessee, and died 1870 in Dallas County, Texas of Typhoid Fever. Akard street in present-day downtown Dallas is named after him. He married SARA CATHERINE BOWEN 28 August 1853 in Polk County, Missouri. She was born about 1829, the daughter of Ahab Bowen and Mary Lyon Easley and died 24 January 1925. After William's death she remarried to A. C. DANIEL. She is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. Their home was on the current site of Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas.


Children of WILLIAM AKARD and SARA BOWEN are: 

  1. WILLIAM C. AKARD, b. 23 August 1865, d. 9 June 1933, buried Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas; m. Gertrude Staley of Springfield, Missouri.

  2. COLEMAN B. AKARD, Banker, m. Ollie Heifner of Shreveport, Louisiana.

  3. FRED A. AKARD

  4. PORTER AKARD

Bibliography

  • 1844 Tax Assessment Book, Polk, Missouri

  • 1844 Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1848 Tax Assessment Book, Polk, Missouri

  • 1859 Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1860 Federal Census, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1870 Mortality Schedule, Dallas County, Texas

11. JOHN H. AKARD [4300] was born 19 August 1832, and died 2 February 1883 in Polk County, Missouri. He married MARY E. JACKSON on 21 January 1864 in Cedar County, Missouri, who was born about 1835. Served the Union during the Civil War, enlisting as a Sergeant in Company D of the 8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Regiment. John worked for Remington Arms Company in Missouri as an inventor and marksman, and at the one time was the Shooting Champion of the World. John died  2 February 1883 in Polk County, Missouri. 

 

Child of JOHN AKARD and MARY JACKSON is:  

  1. JOHN WILLIAM AKARD, b. 15 Aug 1875, Fair Play, Polk County, Missouri; d. 23 Nov 1947.

Bibliography

  • 1857 Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • 1860 Federal Land Records, Polk County, Missouri

  • National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, "Electronic," John H. Akard.

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