Harris- Ward Line

Gearl Harris 

B: 10-20-1931 D: 10-19-2011 Gotebo Cemetery M: 10-23-1955 Laura Ellen Gilcrease B: 4-24-1936. Gearl SSN# 525-80-9649 Laura’s SSN 440-36-7656 Son DeLon B: 12-17-1962 Hobart. Worked ag, mostly cotton industry. Retired 1997. 

Buford Houston Harris

Birth: Dec 11, 1902 Kiowa, OK Death: Feb 1984 Gotebo, Kiowa Odessa Cemetary

Married Elsie Nov 26, 1920 in Gotebo. SSN# 447-05-0409 

Elsie Ola Ward

B: 10-12-1902 OK D: 5-12-1989 Gotebo M: Buford Houston Harris 11-26-1920 1 child. SSN# 447-38-1299

Clarence, John and Lera Florence Glover (siblings) married Woodie, Stella and William (siblings).

Woodie & Teck married 1914. Lived S Mt. View, Indian land. Raised Turkeys. Woodie sis Oda, 1918 married Buck Stephens (1900-1994) and they established a home in Hobart where he operated an electric shop. Woodie would bring marshmallows or orange slices over. Ward sisters would come to pick cherries off our trees in Hobart each spring. Elsie was super clean in her home, Woodie, Oda, and last, Stella, rather be outside. Elsie had indoor bathroom & out house. Kitchen only room heated. 

SSN 447-38-1299

Elsie’s Parents:

Jonas Allen "Bud" Ward 

B: January 27, 1856, in Logan County, Kentucky D: October 19, 1924 Odessa Cem.

Jonas Ward's Mother, Permelia remarried and was living in Brinton Township, Pott Co, OK when he moved there. Jonas & Francis moved to OK from Missouri prior to 1902, in a covered wagon. Woodie and Stella walked behind the wagon and rode on the back. Jonas would make little baskets from peach pits and Nut shells.

There are two versions of Jonas Ward's death have been passed down:1. Died while crossing a fence carrying a shotgun that accidently discharged. 2. Found dead out in pasture of Blue Stem grass. He had crawled through a fence and had a stroke, out by Odessa.

P: William & Permelia M: Lucinda Moore August 27, 1882, OK. 8 children: Henry Lee 1883–1890 Eldrew Frank 1885–1961 William Woodford "Willie" 1889–1952 Woodie Lee 1893–1975 Oda Lillian "Odie" 1896–1950 Elsie Ola 1902–1989 Hershel Allen 1905–1978 Stella Ethel 1891-1985

Lucinda Francis "Frank" Moore

B: May 23, 1866 Sedalia, Missouri D: Aug. 5, 1948 Gotebo

Married at 16 to Jonas Ward August 27, 1882. 1880 lived with her parents in Grayson Co, TX

P: William Moore & Mary Elizabeth Nickels. Lucinda's father did not want her to marry Jonas. Jonas stole Lucinda on horseback. They crossed the Red River and were married at Colbert Ferry OK by A.C. Hall. The Colbert Ferry crossed the red river from Grayson Co TX into OK. Lucinda was a widow in 1924. grew a truck garden, peddled food and notions from a horse and wagon. sold Larkin Catalogs for $0.15. 2 horses Old Puss and Old Tony. Grew her own peanuts and made peanut butter. She never learned to drive a car. She sung "Daisy, Daisy" in the hospital when she died.

siblings Stella, Woodie and Willie Ward married siblings John, Teck and Floss Glover.  So all their kids are double cousins.

Jonas Allen Parents:

William H. Ward 

B: 1831 VA D: 9-23-1858 KY

P: Roland & Sarah M: Permelia Jane Allen on December 6, 1852, in Robertson County, Tennessee. 4 children

Permela (Permelia) Jane Allen Ward - O'Donnell

B: 12-30-1829 Logan Co, KY D: 4-23-1902 Pott Co, Ok 

P: James Jonas and Nancy Winston (1814-1863) M: William Ward abt. 1848 or 1852 Robertson Co TN? 2nd husband, Condy U. O'Donnell. tombstone says Permela. Marriage & census says Permelia.

Children: Melissa Jane (1850-1926) Nancy C (1853-1926) Jonas Allen "Bud" (1856-1924) Henry E (1858-1875)

Permela’s Parents:

James Jonas Allen

B: 3-22-1807 Paris, KY D: 3-27-1863 Dot, Logan Co, KY Allen Cem Dot, Logan Co, KY

M: 1829. 

Permela & her 4 kids lived with them in the 1860 census. Bricklayer & stone mason. 

P: Elisha Allen & Sarah Akers. or William Allen b. 1803 GA and Martha ? born 1806 TN or MS

Nancy S. Willson or Winston

B: 5-27-1814 NC D: 3-25-1863 Dot, Logan Co, KY

Mother Sarah Willson, who had married John Whitehead & moved from Franklin Co, TN to Logan Co, KY. Met Jonas in Logan Co, KY. John A. Whitehead

Children: Sarah Elizabeth 1834 William Edward 1837 Henry C. 1839 Mary Rebecca 1842 Hansford Uriah 1846 Wilma Jane 1850 Emily 1852 

James Jonas Allen Parents:

Elisha Allen

B: 1762 Rowan Co, NC D: 1819 Old Pekin, Washington Co, IN Elim Cemetery

Were in Greene Co, TN went to KY settled in Washington Co, IN. They sold their land in 1813 and started a church in early 1816. Him & Sarah were members of the Mt Tabor Church, Barren Co, KY. They were in KY by 1790. He was deeply religious and helped to form the Elim Church where he was made a Deacon.

Married Sarah Akers Bet. 1784 - 1785 in VA.

13 children: Jane, Elizabeth 1785 Nancy 1788 Sarah 1790 Margaret 1792 Elkanor (or Elkanah) 1794 Thomas 1796 Polly 98 David 1805 William Joseph 1806 Uriah 1807 James 1810 Elijah 1812

Will Date:July 11, 1819 Probated:December 18, 1819

Executor:Alexander Watts Witnesses: James McCoy and Samuel Gray

Sarah Akers.

B: 1767 D: Aft. 1819 in Washington County, IN. Buried in Elim Cemetery

In 1783 when Sarah was 16, she married Elisha Allen, in Fayette Co., KY.

P: Thomas I married Mary Smith, daughter of Edmund Smith.

Sarah Akers Parents:

Thomas I Akers

born 1732/33 in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, and died 1834 in Floyd Co., Indiana. Age 102. Burial: 1834, Heil Cemetery Floyd Co., Indiana. married Mary Smith 24 November 1753 in Augusta Co., Virginia.

He outlived his name sake son by about four years. On 24 Nov 1753 when Thomas was 21, he married Mary Smith,He served in the American Revolution where he participated in the Battle of Blue Licks, 1782. He was the son of Simon AKERS and Mary “Smith” .When he was 21, he married on 24 November 1753 in Augusta Co., Virginia.Mary Smith d/o Edmund Smith.Thomas particpated in the Battle of Blue Licks, 1782.Thomas Sr. was on the Fayette, KY tax list in 1787. Thomas was on the 1795, 1796 list in Shelby County, Kentucky. Shelby County is just West of Frankfort, Kentucky.

The place of birth for Thomas I is based upon his father having fled New Jersey in 1734.

Family lore has Thomas Akers as a slave owner maybe as many as nine, when he came to Roanoke, Virginia. He and one brother inherited some of his father's land and sold that lying near the present Roanoke County line in 1773.

Nov 24. 1753 in Augusta Co.,VA, Wm. Thomas, & Uriah Akers were ordered to work road. On Feb 5, 1755 Thomas bought 82 acres of land on the Roanoke River. 11th June, 1763. Baptist Armstrong to Thomas Akers, £37.10, 245 acres on Wolf Creek of Roanoke. Thomas Akers was a Continental soldier under General Washington. He was present and assisted in the defense of Boonesborough, KY in the Battle of Blue Licks in 1782. It was the most successful part of the invasion of an almost 1000 strong combined army of Ohio Indian Nations warriors, British Regulars and Queen's Rangers into Kentucky and West Virginia

He lived in Fayette Co. KY and came to Bowman's Station, KY in 1779. Thomas was on the 1787,1788, 1790 and 1792 tax list for Fayette Co. He is on the 1795, 1796 list in Shelby county. He is buried in the Heil Cemetery (abondoned) on the Jersey Park Road, north of Greenville (Floyd County) Indiana.Service: Particpated in the Battle of Blue Licks, 1782

Thomas Akers was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Both Thomas Akers and Joseph Akers, Sr. his father (wrong—his brother ) , are shown on pg. 11 of "Roster - Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana" Vol II by Roscoe O'Byrne 1966.

Thomas Akers name is inscripted on the Battle of Blue Licks Memorial monument, near Carlisle, Ky., "This monument, the gift of a grateful commonwealth commemorates the Heroic pioneers who, in defense of Kentucky, here fought and fell in the Battle of Blue Licks, August 19, 1782."

Of the 165 men that entered the battle, only 98 escaped. The statistics of the battle - One of the two Lieutenants-Colonels was killed; both majors survived; Of the 10 captains: 6 killed, 1 captured; All 5 lieutenants were killed; Of the 2 ensigns: 1 killed, 1 captured; Privates: 49 killed, 98 escaped.

Thomas was living in Boutecurt, Va. in 1773 per Summers Annals Southwest Va. William and Elizabeth and Thomas and Mary deed land in Boutecurt, Va., 1775. See Summers Annals Southwest Virginia. per Simon Akers Will - Will Book 1, page 151 in Augusta Co., VA.

Buried in Heil Cemetery, sometimes called Howeil Cemetery. This abandoned cemetery on Jersey Park Road in Section 34 Northeast of Greenville (purchased by Thomas Akers in 1825), off Borden-Greenville Road. Grave moved to Harrison Co. Marker reads Thomas Akers - Ky Vol. Rev. War - 1736 to 1815. In 1965, a white government marker was placed at the grave site. -- "The Descendants of Charles Henry Bailey & Eudora Belle Watkins and Their Ancestors" by Robert Lee Bailey, July 2004

Just after the Revolutionary War closed (that would be 1783,)they were kidnapped by three Indians, who made off for the Kentucky wilderness with them. The boys understood woodcraft, and under took to mark a trail so their neighbors could follow, but the Indians caught them at it, and told them they would be killed if they did not quit it, so they had to desist. After a few days out the Indians quit watching them at night, so they fixed a plan that they might escape, or die in the attempt. The plan was for the older to take a gun and a tomahawk and try to kill two of the Indians, while the younger was to kill one with a tomahawk. After every one was quiet and asleep, as the Indians thought, the boys undertook their task, and succeeded in their effort.

The boys then each took a rifle and ammunition and started to find the way home. This would be a big undertaking even for a man, let alone boys so young. After awhile, in order to get away, they had to separate and take it alone. The older took a route to the north, and finally made his way to Penn. The younger one ran across some emigrants that were going to Kentucky, and he joined up with them, and made his way to Crab Orchard." (Lincoln Co., KY)

Children: Joseph L, Simon, Stephen, Benjamin, Sarah, Thomas II, Uriah, John

Thomas I Akers Parents:

Simon Akers II

born Abt. 1695 in New Jersey, and died 1748in Roanoke Co., Virginia. His will and inventory were filed in 1748 & 1749 in Augusta Co., VA.He married Mary Smith on 1715 in Edgemont Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania. He, or his son Thomas, seems to have left the Quaker belief and converted to Presbyterian. In 1742, he was serving inthe Virginia Militia Company 8 Capt. Geo. Robinson. In 1722, Administrator for Estate of Simon Akers sr.,m his father.

He was Constable and Overseer of Roads at Maidenhead, NJ in the early 1720's. The following records are from rootsweb/freepages/com and seem to indicate that Simon may been in debt and escaped jail which would have lead to his fleeing to Edgemont, PA and migrating to Augusta County, VA. Oct. 1734 Joseph Reed V. John Dagworthy, Esq. Later Sherriff of for Escape of Symen Akers Orderd by the Court that the rule made yesterday be set aside & that the said causes stand ready for --- at the next court Simon Akers disappears from the Court of Common Pleas records after this date

owned land on Roanoke section next to John SMITH'S Great Licks Tract on Smiths Creek opposite the mouth of Glade Creek. Simon AKERS’ estate was appraised by Erwin Patterson, Joseph Robinson and John Mason. The value was over 59 pounds and included horse, cattle, and carpenter tools. His will was written in Augusta Co in the Colony of VA, names wife Mary to have Dwelling Plantation during her widowhood and afterward to be divided between sons William & Thomas, then they are to give 8 pounds to younger brother & sister, Uriah & Ruth Acres. Written 9 Mar 1748 proved 17 May 1749. Burial: 1749, Augusta Co, VA.

Mentions of the Akers in CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800

Children : William, Thomas & Uriah

Simon Akers

born Abt. 1668 in Burlington County, New Jersey, and died 1722 in New Jersey. Fled to Pennsylvania to avoid debts he couldn't pay and perhaps debtors prison, rebuilt his life, and moved on to Virginia.

sons: Simon, Constable & Overseer of Roads, Robert & John 

William Akers 

died 1715 in New Jersey.

a Quaker. baptized 16 April 1648 Wantage, Berkshire, England  P: William Akers and Joane Hyne  The Akers family disappear from Parish records after December 1666.During this time, Quakers were leaving this vincinity and immigrating toNew Jersey(West Jersey). In 1698, our William was Granted 100 acres in West Jersey. He was among the 100 men deeded land for a Quaker Meeting House.

What is now Lawrence Township was originally formed as Maidenhead Township on February 20, 1697, while the area was still part of Burlington County in West Jerseyon the border of what was then West Jersey. Initially named by early Quaker settlers after a Thames River village outside London, the name was changed in 1816 to Lawrence in honor of Capt. James Lawrence. 

William Akers 

married 21 November 1640 Joane Hyne (Hinde)

Children: William Elizabeth Joane Ann Mary Thomas Robert Hannah Edward

William Acres 

married 1617 Wantage, Berkshire, England to Dorothie Darton.

Simon Akers 

baptized 16 February 1583 St. Mary Whitechapel, Borough of Tower Hamlets, Middlesex County, England. It was part of Stepney parish till 1329.Parish Register.Because of the commonality of the name SIMON in our line, we have included him here as a person of interest. He could be father or related to William married 1617.

James Akers buried 1608 Bagpuize near Wantage and Vale of the White Horse. Set in the civil parish of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor, the village is located about 6 miles (10 km) west of Abingdon. The toponym Kingston Bagpuize is derived from the village's original name Kingston plus the surname of Ralph de Bachepuz, a Norman nobleman from Bacquepuis in Normandy who aided William of Normandy in the Norman conquest of England in 1066

John A. Whitehead

died 1855. August 27, 1855, Will Probated

William H. Ward Parents:

Roland Ward 

B: March 31, 1801, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia D: 12-15-1858  Robertson County, Tennessee 

P: Wiley and Martha. M: Sarah B. Jones. 8 children

1850 Robertson Co, TN Where he had estate. Roland Ward and his wife Sally born in VA c 1802 with children John W. age 23, William H. age 19, also b. VA Sarah age 17, Mary age 15, Monroe 13, James 11 and Cannon 9, all b in TN in Dist 8 of Robertson Co., 1850 census. William Thomas living 2nd house from Roland age 60 also b VA on same census were early members of Ebenezer Methodist Church which moved to Cedar Hill in Robertson Co.

Roland Ward Parents:

Wiley Ward 

B: 1770 in Virginia. Lived in Amelia County, Virginia in 1782. Married Martha Mayes. 

Lucinda Francis Parents:

William Woodford Moore

B: 6-2-1838 Barren Co, KY D: 4-11-1924 Gotebo

Enlisted 1-12-1862 Springfield, MO. Conf. Army, 2nd Missouri Infantry Regiment. Unit, 1st Missouri Brigade (aka Cockrell's Brigade), marched to Arkansas. Joined Gen. Van Dorn and fought in the Battle of Pea Ridge. Retreated when ammunition was exhausted. The Brigade marched, train & boat Mississippi to the battle of Shiloh but over when they arrived. Fought at Corinth and Iuka Mississippi. Fought at Grand Gulf, Port Gibson, Champion Hill and Big Black & the siege of Vicksburg. 7-4-1863, siege ended, surrendered. Joined Gen Johnston GA. captured 6-27-1864 POW camp KY. Camp Douglas IL known for inhuman treatment of prisoners. Feb 1865, paroled at Camp Douglas. Fort Blakely, one of the last battles of the Civil War. March 4, 1865, Confederate Army of Mississippi surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama(less than 100 men). POW camp in AL. where they were finally paroled. 1880 Grayson Co TX. moved OK after his son obtained land in Ok during the lottery of former Indian land. tall man white beard. Williams wife Betty saying, "Never marry a soldier. When he got back from the war, he would take those old mules of his and leave for weeks at a time and nobody knew where he was at." Odessa cem was unmarked grave. 12-11-1992 confederate headstone placed on grave.

Children: William (1860-1938) Lucinda (1866-1948) Thomas J (1869-1943) Woodie Lovina (1881-1946)

Mary Elizabeth Nickels 

B: 1837 KY  D: 8-16-1927 Gotebo (Odessa) 

P: Joel Jackson Nickels & Eliza A

Joel Jackson Nichols

B: 1-16-1820 KY D: 3-8-1888 Boone, Missouri M: 31 January 1869, Pettis County, Missouri.

Eliza Ann Nichols Hawkins

B: 4-27-1845 KY D: 6-27-1911/27 Missouri

William Woodford Moore Parents:

Thomas J. Moore

B: April 10, 1814, in Kentucky. D: January 14, 1864, in Pettis County, Missouri  

M: Elizabeth M. Coates. Immigrated to Missouri in 1835, and settled on Heath's Creek.

7 Children: William Woodford Moore 1838–1924 Mary Jane "Polly" 1845–1925 Rachel Coates 1848–1924 John T. 1850–1939 Henry 1853– Eliza 1855– Lewis Cass 1857–1950

Elizabeth M. Coates 

B: April 29, 1817, in Kentucky, P: John and Rachael. D: 1900 in Shawnee, Missouri.

John Coates 1786 PA–1840

M: December 17, 1806, in Barren County, Kentucky. served in the military 6-9-1812. MILITARY: There's a John Coats, Private, listed in the Virginia Revolutionary War records. He is listed in the VA Navy along with Thomas, William and Raleigh Coats. John was granted 200 acres of land in Warren Co, Ky on 25 Nov 1824

Rachael Richardson 

B: 1786 Rowan Co NC D: 1861 P: Richard and Jemima.

George Coates Sr. 

B: abt 1740 D: 1832 Edmonson County, KY

George was granted 200 acres land along the Green River in Logan Co, KY on 13 Sep 1796. This is recorded in Book 1 pg 253 in the Kentucky Land Grants Book for Logan County, KY. 

George owned land in 1819 on the Green River in present day Hart Co, KY. George was granted an additional 10 acres of land in Hart Co, KY on 27 Dec 1820. This is recorded in Book O pg 7 of the Kentucky Land Grant Book. MILITARY: There's a George Coats listed in the Virginia Revolutionary War Records who served for three years. Married Mary “Polly” Polly was born in 1750/1760.