Harold Alfred Akins Sr.

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Harold Alfred Akins Sr. Veteran

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
30 Jul 1965 (aged 42)
Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Mableton, Cobb County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.8235355, Longitude: -84.5820448
Plot
Akins' burial plot located on first row facing Church Street.
Memorial ID
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Harold Alfred Akins, Sr

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Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998

Name: Harold A Akins

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 30 Jul 1965

Event Place: Fulton, Georgia

District/Parish/County: Cobb

Sex: Male

Age: 42

Race: W

Birth Year (Estimated): 1923

Certificate Number: 021021


Note difference of birth year on headstone and military plaque. The difference of birth year on headstone & military plaque, told by Harold's son Hal Akins, to his 2nd wife, Sandy Lyle Akins.

Hal Akins said his father told an untruth about his birth year so that he could join the Army. Harold told the Army he was born in 1921 because he wanted to join and was not old enough yet. Harold was born in 1922, but he Army records have his birth year as 1921, therefore the year they have in their records as his birth year.

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Inscriptions on Headstone

Together Again

Married May 11, 1946

John 14: 1-4

1"Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. 2"In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3"If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. 4"And you know the way where I am going."

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Pallbearers

Danny Hitchcock, Lance Hitchcock, Lewis Morris, Jeff Cotton, Kenny Brewer, Harvest Cochran #223485120

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Census Parents

1920

District 1240, Carroll, Georgia, United States

Turkey Creek, Carroll, Georgia, United States

Father En* N Akins 1899 GA 21

Mother Lora C Akins 1902 wife AL 18

Mildredge Akins 1920 Alabama 0

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Census

1930

Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, United States

Ulysses Akin Head M 31 Georgia

Zora E Akin Wife F 28 Georgia

Mildred F Akin Daughter F 11 Alabama

Earl J Akin Son M 9 Georgia # 17500469

Harold A Akin Son M 7 Georgia # 70562044

Marvaleen Akin Davis Daughter F 0 Alabama # 84640631

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Census

1940

Ward 2, Carrollton, Militia District 714, Carroll, Georgia, United States

Uelysses Akins Head M 41 Georgia

Zora E Akins Wife F 38 Georgia

Earl Akins Son M 19 Georgia# 17500469

Harold Akins Son M 17 Georgia# 70562044

Marvaleen Akins Daughter F 10 Alabama # 84640631

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Census

1950 • 

Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States 

Harold A Akins 1922 Georgia Lineman

Evelyn Akins 1926 Georgia Registered Nurse

Harold Akins, Jr 1948 Georgia

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Brother

JOSEPH THOMAS 'Tommy' AKINS

Name: Tommy Akins

Residence Place: Shreveport, Louisiana

Residence Date: 30 Jul 1965

Sex: Male

m. MARIE UNKnown

Affiliate Image Identifier: 133F8E9559E39BF8


Joseph Tommy Akins

born on 12/25/1940. Joseph Akins lives in Benton, LA; previous city include Shreveport LA.

Current Address

1723 Butler Hill Rd, and 1705 Butler Hill Rd.

Benton, LA 71006

Past Address

353 Southfield Rd,

Shreveport, LA 71105

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Sister

Mildred F Akins

Mildred Akins McWhorter Gerns

Birth • •

5 February 1919

Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, United States

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Sister

Marvaleen Evelyn Akins

Marvaleen Evelyn Akins Davis

Birth • •

1 May 1929

Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, United States

Death • •

26 May 1994

Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States

Spouse James D Davis birth 1922

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"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die."

-Thomas Campbell

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Harold Alfred Akins, Sr

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Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998

Name: Harold A Akins

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 30 Jul 1965

Event Place: Fulton, Georgia

District/Parish/County: Cobb

Sex: Male

Age: 42

Race: W

Birth Year (Estimated): 1923

Certificate Number: 021021


Note difference of birth year on headstone and military plaque. The difference of birth year on headstone & military plaque, told by Harold's son Hal Akins, to his 2nd wife, Sandy Lyle Akins.

Hal Akins said his father told an untruth about his birth year so that he could join the Army. Harold told the Army he was born in 1921 because he wanted to join and was not old enough yet. Harold was born in 1922, but he Army records have his birth year as 1921, therefore the year they have in their records as his birth year.

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Inscriptions on Headstone

Together Again

Married May 11, 1946

John 14: 1-4

1"Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. 2"In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3"If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. 4"And you know the way where I am going."

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Pallbearers

Danny Hitchcock, Lance Hitchcock, Lewis Morris, Jeff Cotton, Kenny Brewer, Harvest Cochran #223485120

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Census Parents

1920

District 1240, Carroll, Georgia, United States

Turkey Creek, Carroll, Georgia, United States

Father En* N Akins 1899 GA 21

Mother Lora C Akins 1902 wife AL 18

Mildredge Akins 1920 Alabama 0

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Census

1930

Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, United States

Ulysses Akin Head M 31 Georgia

Zora E Akin Wife F 28 Georgia

Mildred F Akin Daughter F 11 Alabama

Earl J Akin Son M 9 Georgia # 17500469

Harold A Akin Son M 7 Georgia # 70562044

Marvaleen Akin Davis Daughter F 0 Alabama # 84640631

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Census

1940

Ward 2, Carrollton, Militia District 714, Carroll, Georgia, United States

Uelysses Akins Head M 41 Georgia

Zora E Akins Wife F 38 Georgia

Earl Akins Son M 19 Georgia# 17500469

Harold Akins Son M 17 Georgia# 70562044

Marvaleen Akins Daughter F 10 Alabama # 84640631

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Census

1950 • 

Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States 

Harold A Akins 1922 Georgia Lineman

Evelyn Akins 1926 Georgia Registered Nurse

Harold Akins, Jr 1948 Georgia

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Brother

JOSEPH THOMAS 'Tommy' AKINS

Name: Tommy Akins

Residence Place: Shreveport, Louisiana

Residence Date: 30 Jul 1965

Sex: Male

m. MARIE UNKnown

Affiliate Image Identifier: 133F8E9559E39BF8


Joseph Tommy Akins

born on 12/25/1940. Joseph Akins lives in Benton, LA; previous city include Shreveport LA.

Current Address

1723 Butler Hill Rd, and 1705 Butler Hill Rd.

Benton, LA 71006

Past Address

353 Southfield Rd,

Shreveport, LA 71105

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Sister

Mildred F Akins

Mildred Akins McWhorter Gerns

Birth • •

5 February 1919

Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, United States

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Sister

Marvaleen Evelyn Akins

Marvaleen Evelyn Akins Davis

Birth • •

1 May 1929

Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, United States

Death • •

26 May 1994

Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States

Spouse James D Davis birth 1922

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☆☆•*¨*•.¸¸.•*¨*•☆✞☆•*¨*•.¸¸.•*¨*•☆☆

"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die."

-Thomas Campbell

☆☆•*¨*•.¸¸.•*¨*•☆✞☆•*¨*•.¸¸.•*¨*•☆☆

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Inscription

Together Again
Married May 11, 1946
John 14: 1-4

Gravesite Details

Note the difference in birth year on headstone & military plaque. When Harold enlisted in the Army he said he born in 1921 because he was not old enough yet to enlist. These differences in birth years were explained by Hal Akins to Sandy Lyle.