William M. Akins was born on 4 December, 1829, in Harris Co., Georgia. The son of William Akins Jr. and Mary Quatermas, William M. Akins, moved with his family to Carrollton, Caroll Co., Georgia, in 1831, then to Fish Creek, Polk Co., Georgia, in 1836. About 1852 William M. Akins moved to Barbour Co., Alabama, where his brother Martin Luther Akins was living. There William met and married Caroline Elizabeth Parker on 19 December, 1852. In 1857 William, his wife and their son moved to Whitesville, Marshall Co., Alabama, where William's parents and other siblings were living. In 1862 William and his family moved to Walker Co., Alabama, where he enlisted in the Confederate Army, serving as a private in Company A 56th Alabama Cavalry Partisan Rangers until the end of the war. After the war William and his family moved to Guin, Marion Co., Alabama, where his wife died sometime before 1900. About 1908 William followed his son Isaiah Wesley Akins to Hill Co., Texas, where he lived out the remainder of his days. He died on 25 March, 1915, and was buried in the Bynum Cemetery in Hill Co., Texas.
William M. Akins was born on 4 December, 1829, in Harris Co., Georgia. The son of William Akins Jr. and Mary Quatermas, William M. Akins, moved with his family to Carrollton, Caroll Co., Georgia, in 1831, then to Fish Creek, Polk Co., Georgia, in 1836. About 1852 William M. Akins moved to Barbour Co., Alabama, where his brother Martin Luther Akins was living. There William met and married Caroline Elizabeth Parker on 19 December, 1852. In 1857 William, his wife and their son moved to Whitesville, Marshall Co., Alabama, where William's parents and other siblings were living. In 1862 William and his family moved to Walker Co., Alabama, where he enlisted in the Confederate Army, serving as a private in Company A 56th Alabama Cavalry Partisan Rangers until the end of the war. After the war William and his family moved to Guin, Marion Co., Alabama, where his wife died sometime before 1900. About 1908 William followed his son Isaiah Wesley Akins to Hill Co., Texas, where he lived out the remainder of his days. He died on 25 March, 1915, and was buried in the Bynum Cemetery in Hill Co., Texas.
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