Benjamin Carls Akers (1888-1950) - Find a Grave Memorial

Benjamin Carls Akers

Birth

8 Jun 1888

Faxon, Benton County, Tennessee, USA

Death

28 Apr 1950 (aged 61)

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Burial

Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section 22

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Father: G W L Akers
Mother: Missouri Jane Lankford
Married
He was an engine foreman, I.C.R.R.

B C Akers married Vesta Pearl Riggins, Shelby County, TN., 7/2/1919.

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Tennessee PVT 51 Engineers World War I

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Parents

George Washington Akers

1853–1915
Morsia J "Missouri" Lankford Akers

1856–1927

Spouse

Vesta Pearl Riggins Flanigan

1898–1981 (m. 1919)

Siblings

May S Akers

1878–1917
Phoeba Elizabeth Alsup Alsup

1880–1943
Henry Gilbert Akers

1887–1945
Linnie J. Akers Price

1891–1981

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Vesta Pearl Riggins Flanigan

May S Akers

Phoeba Elizabeth Alsup Alsup

Henry Gilbert Akers

Linnie J. Akers Price

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Vesta Pearl Riggins Flanigan

May S Akers

Phoeba Elizabeth Alsup Alsup

Henry Gilbert Akers

Linnie J. Akers Price

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