John Akers Family Cemetery, Reed Hill Rd NW (SR 739), Floyd Co., VA

aka Akers Cemetery

Floyd Co., VA Parcel Number 25-118

36.97680, -80.46540

src: Google Maps using coordinates 36.97680, -80.46540

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Dec 2024 with this notation: “Someone has done a lot of work on this cemetery since my previous visit. All the stones are upright and it looks like new fencing will eventually be installed. Much appreciation to whoever is taking care of that!”

 

 

Original Source:  I can’t find documentation of this cemetery before Tracy C’s photo documentation in 2014.

Published Books:

Cemeteries Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Indian Valley District Volume I by Elza B. Cox & Phyllis G. Phillips ©1980. Added with permission of Elza B. Cox Nov. 2022.

Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Burks Fork District Volume II Compiled by Phyllis Goad Phillips And Genevieve Cochran Starkey 1st  of 109 Cemeteries pg 1-2. Added with permission of Genevieve Cochran Starkey May 2021.

Tombstone Inscriptions of Floyd County, Virginia ~ Compiled by Donna J. Robertson ~ © 1993

Head of the River, Rest Vale, Copper Hill Brethren, Wilson’s ~ Cemeteries in Floyd County ~ Work compiled by Billy & Juanita Grice, Salem, VA 1886-1997

Others submitted to original Floyd County, VA News List 1st maintained by Barb Stanley (1934-2006); compilers will be individually identified.

Find A Grave Name:

Akers Cemetery

Reed Hill Road NW, Floyd County, Virginia, 24149 USA

Coordinates: 36.97680, -80.46540

Cemetery ID: 2280512

Annotations – added by Barb Camery Reininger BootsWI@gmail.com

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

FAG: Find a Grave

[Death Record n/a] Floyd Co., VA Death Records n/a 1863-1864 & parts of other years seeming to be missing.

[Death Cert n/a] Virginia Death Records, with some exceptions, not available 1899-Jun 14, 1912. src: Virginia Vital Records • FamilySearch]

Notes:

Photos

NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANNOTATIONS

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Dec 2024

Akers, Celia

1812

1874

Wife of John Akers

nee Celia Reed, d/o Griffith Reed per marriage bond. [1874 death not recorded Floyd Co., VA]

m. 1848 Floyd

John Akers, 1811-1877, s/o unknown. [1877 death not recorded Floyd Co., VA] [Akers_John_Celia]

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Dec 2024

Akers, Celia Octavia

15 Dec 1887

22 Apr 1902

Daughter of Eli G. & Elizabeth Akers

14y 4 m 7d

Celia Octavia Akers, d/o Eli Griffith & Elizabeth (Mangus) Akers. [1902 VA Death Certs not available] [Akers_John_Celia]

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, Daniel

12 Aug 1912

16 Aug 1981

 

Daniel Akers, s/o Daniel Jackson & Selma Alice “Dicie” (Weeks) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_AndrewJ_Evaline]

1st m. 1935 Floyd, div 1970 Floyd, Beulah Mae Reed nee Webb, d/o Oscar Ames & Lyona Frances (Quesenberry) Webb. [Webb_HenryH_Susan] Beulah 1st m. Bud Taylor Reed, s/o W. Paris & Drucilla Nancy (Reed) Reed. [Reed_Emory_Miriam]

2nd m. 1971 Floyd, nee Patricia Rose Marie McClean, b. New York, d/o Peter L. & Margaret (Manley) McClean. [no file]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Tuesday, August 18, 1981

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Tuesday, September 05, 2000

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, Daniel Jackson

28 Apr 1873

25 Apr 1942

 

Daniel Jackson Akers, s/o Elias Ale “Ale” & 1st wife Mary G. (Dulaney) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_AndrewJ_Evaline]

m. 1904 Floyd

nee Selma Alice “Dicie” Weeks, d/o George Washington & Demarias Ann (Thompson) Weeks. [Death Cert] [Weeks_George_Nancy]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Tuesday, April 28, 1942

 

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, August 18, 1961

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, Eli G.

30 Dec 1854

20 May 1933

Age 73 yrs 4 mo 20 days

aka Eli Griffith Akers, s/o John & Celia (Reed) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_John_Celia]

m. 1879 Floyd

nee Elizabeth Mangus, d/o George Kelly & Delilah Emmazetta (Simmons) Mangus. [Death Cert] [Mangus_Jacob_2wives]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Monday, May 22, 1933

Elizabeth’s obit – can’t find

marker not found; FAG only; Obit gives “Akers Cemetery” but there are several with that name;  CAN NOT CONFIRM burial in this cemetery

Akers, Elias Ale

07 Oct 1842

09 Nov 1927

 

Elias Ale “Ale” Akers, s/o Andrew Jackson Sr & Evaline (Reed) Akers. [Death Cert] Elias’s obit – can’t find [Akers_AndrewJ_Evaline]

1st m. 1871 Floyd, Mary Dulaney, 1839-1880, d/o Daniel & Mary Mildred “Milly” (Altizer) Dulaney. Mary’s death not recorded in Floyd Co., VA but does appear to be noted in the 1889 Mortality Schedule but not enough info given to confirm it’s the same Mary Dulaney Akers. [1880 Floyd Co., VA Mortality Schedule] [Dulaney_Daniel_Milly]

2nd m. 1881 Floyd, Malinda Weeks, died b/w Oct 1894-1900, d/o William A. & Delilah (Lester) Weeks. Youngest child Merritt Andy Akers, b. Oct 1893 Floyd Co., VA. Malinda’s death not recorded in Floyd Co., VA. [Weeks_WilliamA_Delila]

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, Elizabeth

14 May 1858

16 Dec 1928

Wife of Eli G. Akers

Age 70 yrs 7mos 2ds

nee Elizabeth Mangus, d/o George Kelly & Delilah Emmazetta (Simmons) Mangus. [Death Cert] Elizabeth’s obit – can’t find [Mangus_Jacob_2wives]

m. 1879 Floyd

Eli Griffith Akers, s/o John & Celia (Reed) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_John_Celia]

 

Elizabeth’s obit – can’t find

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Monday, May 22, 1933

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, George Arthur

29 Apr 1884

10 Apr 1906

Son of Eli G. & Elizabeth Akers

George Arthur Akers, single s/o Eli Griffith & Elizabeth (Mangus) Akers. 1906 VA Death Records not available. [Akers_John_Celia]

 

src: FAG; added by Grams Oct 2022

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, John

1811

1877

 

John Akers, s/o unknown. [1877 death not recorded Floyd Co., VA] [Akers_John_Celia]

m. 1848 Floyd

nee Celia Reed, 1812-1874, d/o Griffith Reed per marriage bond. [1874 death not recorded Floyd Co., VA]

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, John Thomas

27 Apr 1881

09 Jan 1962

 

John Thomas Akers, single s/o Eli Griffith & Elizabeth (Mangus) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_John_Celia]

 

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Wednesday, January 10, 1962

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, Lillie B.

19 Nov 1879

11 Dec 1918

Wife of ?em W. Akers

nee Lillie Belle Akers, d/o Eli Griffith & Elizabeth (Mangus) Akers. [Death Cert] [Obit – can’t find] [Akers_John_Celia]

m. 1917 Floyd

George Junkin Akers, 1879-1962, d/o Madison Texas & Martha Ann Elizabeth (Shelor) Akers. I don’t believe he remarried. George is buried in the Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA. [Death Cert] [Akers_Samuel_Delilah_mcva]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Sunday, August 19, 1962

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, Oscar McKinley

03 Sep 1896

09 Sep 1981

 

Oscar McKinley Akers, s/o Eli Griffith & Elizabeth (Mangus) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_John_Celia]

m. 1962 Lynchburg (I don’t believe this marriage endurred.)

Sarah Ethel Price, 1900-1968, d/o William & Nancy (Chapman) Price. Three known prior marriages. [Death Cert] [no file]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Thursday, September 10, 1981

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, Patricia Rose McClein

1933

03 Sep 2000

 

nee Patricia Rose Marie McClean, b. New York, d/o Peter L. & Margaret (Manley) McClean. [no file]

m. 1971 Floyd

Daniel Akers, b. 1912, s/o Daniel Jackson & Selma Alice “Dicie” (Weeks) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_AndrewJ_Evaline] Daniel 1st m. 1935 Floyd, div 1970 Floyd, Beulah Mae Reed nee Webb, d/o Oscar Ames & Lyona Frances (Quesenberry) Webb. [Webb_HenryH_Susan] Beulah 1st m. Bud Taylor Reed, s/o W. Paris & Drucilla Nancy (Reed) Reed. [Reed_Emory_Miriam]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Tuesday, September 05, 2000

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Tuesday, August 18, 1981

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, Roy

26 Jan 1919

29 Aug 1946

 

Roy Akers, single s/o Daniel Jackson & Selma Alice “Dicie” (Weeks) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_AndrewJ_Evaline]

 

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, August 30, 1946

Marker not found 2014; DC indicates burial “Family Cemetery, Riner RFD”; can not confirm burial in this cemetery

Akers, Rufus Calaway

26 Mar 1875

19 Apr 1957

 

Rufus Calaway Akers, s/o Elias Ale “Ale” & 1st wife Mary G. (Dulaney) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_AndrewJ_Evaline]

m. 1899 Floyd

Sarah Jane Akers, d/o Brooks Tazwell & Nancy Louise (Boyd) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_JamesA_2wives]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, April 20, 1957

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Thursday, May 13, 1937

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, Selma Alice

07 Feb 1884

16 Aug 1961

 

nee Selma Alice “Dicie” Weeks, d/o George Washington & Demarias Ann (Thompson) Weeks. [Death Cert] [Weeks_George_Nancy]

m. 1904 Floyd

Daniel Jackson Akers, s/o Elias Ale “Ale” & 1st wife Mary G. (Dulaney) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_AndrewJ_Evaline]

 

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, August 18, 1961

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Tuesday, April 28, 1942

 

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Akers, Waitman J.

12 Mar 1892

15 Jul 1918

Son of E. G. & Elizabeth Akers

Died in France

aka Waitman Jackson Akers, single s/o Eli Griffith & Elizabeth (Mangus) Akers. [Death Cert – Waitman was killed in action – France WW I] [Akers_John_Celia]

ancestry.com: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for Waitman Jackson Akers

 

In part:

clipped

The Bulletin

Pomona, California · Friday, August 09, 1918

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Jones, Arthur F.

01 Feb 1883

08 Sep 1947

 

aka Arthur Fountain Jones, s/o Robert H. & Susanna Savanah J. (Sowers) Jones. [Death Cert] [Jones_Costillo_Cynthia]

m. 1913 Floyd

nee Lolar Della “Lola” Akers, d/o Eli Griffith & Elizabeth (Mangus) Akers. Death: Nashville, TN. [Akers_John_Celia]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Wednesday, September 10, 194

 

The Tennessean

Nashville, Tennessee · Monday, June 09, 1975

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Jones, Ralph G.

14 Oct 1914

08 May 1962

 

Ralph George Jones, s/o Arthur Fountain & Lolar Della “Lola” (Akers) Jones. [Death Cert] [Jones_Costillo_Cynthia]

m. 1953 Greenville, SC

Ella Ashworth nee Smith, 1897-1959, d/o Robert Wesley & Mary Eli “Lizzie” (Yarborough) Smith. [Death Cert] [no file] 1st m. 1916 SC, Ben Powell Ashworth, died 1943, s/o Jeff & Mittie Jean (Powell) Ashworth. [no file] 2nd m. Zeb Davis.

 

Ralph’s obit – can’t find.

The Index-Journal

Greenwood, South Carolina · Monday, March 16, 1959

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Reed, Andrew J.

23 Mar 1824

23 Dec 1910

 

aka Andrew Jackson Reed, s/o Griffith E. & Olive (Reed) Reed. 1910 VA Death Certs not available. [Reed_Griffith_Olive]

m. 1855 Floyd

nee Mary “Polly” Otey, d/o Jonathan & 1st wife Nancy (Sowers) Otey. 1899 VA Death Certs not available. [Otey_Jonathan_2wives]

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Reed, Clara Epperly

07 Jun 1870

17 Feb 1948

Wife of U. M. Reed

nee Clara Miriam Bishop, d/o Stephen & 2nd wife Lucinda (Dulaney) Bishop. [Death Cert] [Bishop_Jacob_Katherine_mcva]

1st m. 1891 Montgomery, James Milton Epperly, 1886-death b/w 1930 & 1937, s/o Solomon & Rachel (Ratliff) Epperly. [Death Cert – can’t find] [Obit – can’t find] [Epperly_Solomon_Rachel]

2nd m. 1937 Floyd, Urias Meritt Reed, 1869-1957, s/o Andrew Jackson Sr & Mary “Polly” (Otey) Reed. [Death Cert] [Reed_Griffith_Olive] Urias 1st m. 1898 Floyd, Missouri Magdaline “Maggie” Alley, d/o Elias & Rebecca Emeline (Bishop) Alley. [Death Cert] [Alley_Anderson_Rachel]

 

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Thursday, February 19, 1948

 

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, December 20, 1957

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Reed, Kenneth Wayne

17 Jan 1949

03 Aug 1949

Son of Frank & Vada Reed

Kenneth Wayne Reed, s/o Frank James & Vada Alma (Akers) Reed. [Death Cert] [Reed_Ross_Catherine]

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Reed, Margaret E.

31 Aug 1874

14 Feb 1897

 

Margaret E. Reed, single s/o Andrew Jackson Sr & Mary “Polly” (Otey) Reed. [1896 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Reed_Griffith_Olive]

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Reed, Magdelene Alley

16 Apr 1876

28 Nov 1933

Wife of U. M. Reed

nee Missouri Magdaline “Maggie” Alley, d/o Elias & Rebecca Emeline (Bishop) Alley. [Death Cert] [Alley_Anderson_Rachel]

m. 1898 Floyd

Urias Meritt Reed, s/o Andrew Jackson Sr & Mary “Polly” (Otey) Reed. [Death Cert] [Reed_Griffith_Olive] Urias m. 2nd 1937 Floyd, nee Clara Miriam Bishop, d/o Stephen & 2nd wife Lucinda (Dulaney) Bishop. [Death Cert] [Bishop_Jacob_Katherine_mcva]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, December 02, 1933

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, December 20, 1957

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Reed, Polly

04 May 1833

11 Dec 1899

 

nee Mary “Polly” Otey, d/o Jonathan & 1st wife Nancy (Sowers) Otey. 1899 VA Death Certs not available.  [Otey_Jonathan_2wives]

m. 1855 Floyd

Andrew Jackson Reed, s/o Griffith E. & Olive (Reed) Reed. 1910 VA Death Certs not available. [Reed_Griffith_Olive]

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Dec 2024

Reed, U. Dale, D. C.

25 May 1917

16 Jul 1953

 

aka Urias Dale Reed, s/o Urias Meritt & 1st wife Missouri Magdaline “Maggie” (Alley) Reed. [Death Cert]  [Reed_Griffith_Olive]

m. 1942 Roanoke

Mamie Virginia Ayers, 1920-2011, d/o Okie Smith & Oakey Mae (Kegley) Ayers. [no file]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, July 17, 1953

The Charlotte Observer

Fri, Jul 17, 1953 ·Page 20

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Mamie Ayers Reed, formerly of Mt. Holly, N.C. departed this life at CMC Pineville on July 26, 2011. Mamie was born on May 26, 1920. in Roanoke, Va., the daughter of Mr. Okie Smith Ayers and Mrs. Oakey Mae Kegley Ayers. Mamie was one of eight children. Mamie is the widow of U. Dale Reed, a Charlotte chiropractor at his death. Preceding Mamie in death are her sisters, Nellie Burnett (and husband, Robert), of Lynchburg, Va., Beatrice Fleshman (and husband, Howard), of Roanoke, Va., Esther Marie Ayers Hartman (and husband, John L. "Red" Hartman Jr.); her brothers, Larrie D. Ayers, of San Diego, Calif., Percy M. Ayers, C. Douglas Ayers (and wife, Beverly) and Wesley O. Ayers, all of Roanoke, Va. Mamie is survived by her sister-in-law, Dorothy Ayers, of San Diego, Calif.; and sister-in-law, Zelma (Pat) Ayers, of Roanoke, Va. Also surviving are nephews, Kenneth Burnett and wife, Gwenne, of Lancaster, Pa., Kevin Ayers and wife, Charmane, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Charles Ayers and wife, Lisa, of Charlotte, N.C.; nieces, Melanie Ayers, of Roanoke, Va. and Barbara Atherton, of San Diego, Calif.; and great-nephews, Preston Douglas Ayers, of Chattanooga, Tenn. and Owen Moore Ayers (tadpole), of Richmond, Va.
Mamie was no stranger to hard work. While her late husband attended Chiropractic College in Chicago, Mamie worked for the railroad and once they relocated to Charlotte to open the chiropractic office on East Boulevard, Mamie worked for IBM and finished her working career with American & Efird in Mt. Holly, N.C. Her career with A&E spanned 33 years and she retired in 1986 as Plant Manager
Mamie was an avid reader, loved crossword puzzles and word games. Among her other interests were a cup of hot coffee all day long and her many friends and former colleagues from A&E. Mamie loved her home in Mt. Holly, her neighbors and friends. We often reminisced about her home after she moved to Regency Retirement Village in Charlotte, N.C.
Mamie was erudite and lucid late into life and continued to drive until she was 89 years of age. Her automobile was a great sense of independence for her and those who know Mamie know she embodied, "independence"! Regardless of her independence, she considered her family, friends, former colleagues and neighbors as integral partners in her life. She was loved by all who met her and will truly be missed.
The family wishes to thank her neighbors for their support and love of Mamie, the staff and personnel of Regency Retirement Village in Charlotte, N.C. for making her comfortable and taking care of her in her last year there, and finally to the staff of doctors and nurses at CMC Pineville for their efforts to assist Mamie in her final days and the compassionate care in her last hours.
According to Mamie's wishes, she will be cremated and there will be a gathering of friends and family on Friday, July 29, 2011, from 2 to 4 p.m. at McEwen Pineville Chapel, 10500 Park Road, Charlotte, N.C. 28210 adjacent to Regency Retirement Village and CMC Pineville.
Published in Roanoke Times on July 28, 2011

(src: FAG)

src: FAG; photo added by Tracy C. Mar 2014

Reed, U. Meritt

11 Aug 1869

19 Dec 1957

 

aka Urias Meritt Reed, s/o Andrew Jackson Sr & Mary “Polly” (Otey) Reed. [Death Cert] [Reed_Griffith_Olive]

1st m. 1899 Floyd, nee Missouri Magdaline “Maggie” Alley, d/o Elias & Rebecca Emeline (Bishop) Alley. [Death Cert] [Alley_Anderson_Rachel]

2nd m. 1937 Floyd, Clara Miram Epperly nee Bishop, d/o Stephen & 2nd wife Lucinda (Dulaney) Bishop. [Death Cert] [Bishop_Jacob_Katherine_mcva] Clara 1st m. 1891 Floyd, James Milton Epperly, 1886-1936, s/o Solomon & Rachel (Ratliff) Epperly. [Death Cert – can’t find] [Obit – can’t find] [Epperly_Solomon_Rachel]

 

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, December 20, 1957

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, December 02, 1933

 

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Thursday, February 19, 1948

 

Original Survey: I can’t find documentation of this cemetery before Tracy C’s photo documentation in 2014.