Tennessee Family Group Sheet for the Jacob EAKER Family

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Submitted by: Vicki Burress Roach
Email address: vickiroach@ymail.com

Husband: Jacob EAKER
Birthdate: about 1805
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Father: Daniel EAKER
Mother: Sarah McCARTY

Marriage date: September 18, 1826
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Wife: Anna MOORE
Birthdate: about 1805
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Death date: March 17, 1847
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CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Daniel Wesley EAKER
Sex: M
Birthdate: May 15, 1827
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Death date: June 15, 1910
Place of death: Chewalla, McNairy Co., TN
Marriage date: March 17, 1856
Marriage place: Old Tishomingo Co., MS
Spouse's name: Martha Lowe FERRILL

Child No. 2: Sarah EAKER
Sex: F
Birthdate: about 1829
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Child No. 3: Abraham EAKER
Sex: M
Birthdate: about 1831
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Child No. 4: Francis EAKER
Sex: F
Birthdate: about 1833
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Child No. 5: Elebler EAKER
Sex: F
Birthdate: about 1835
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Child No. 6: Moses J. EAKER
Sex: M
Birthdate: about 1837
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Child No. 7: David EAKER
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Birthdate: about 1839
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Spouse's name: Annie unknown

Child No. 8: Elvira EAKER
Sex: F
Birthdate: about 1841
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Documentation: Notes for Daniel Wesley EAKER. Board of Police for Old
Tish. Co., MS 1857
Road commissioners beginning near Boneyard to the state line: listed
Wm.
Ferrel, Jas. Ferrrel, Wesley Acker.
Deed Book CC 1867-1871 Old Tish. Co., MS
J.A. Reed and wife deeds to D.W. Eaker and Wm. Ferrell for 160 acres
for
$424.00.
1860 Old Tish. Co., census
page 85
#569 Boneyard Post Office taken July 31, 1860
D.W. Eaker age 31 blacksmith NC
Martha Eaker age 19 MS
James Eaker age 2 MS
Christopher age 9 months MS
Moses Eaker age 22, blacksmith, NC
1861 Old Tish. Co., MS land assessments
D.W. Eaker
NE 1/4 of section 5 township 2 range 6 for 160 acres valued $500.00
next door is: James Ferrill part SW 1/4 of section 4 township 2 range 6
for 100 acres valued at $700.00.
MILITARY/PENSION RECORDS FOR D.W. EAKER state:
injured by horse falling down with me in left leg near ankle the horse
killed.
Enlished in army in spring of 1863 Forrest Regiment, Beauforts Co., 1st
Lt. E. Wooten?
He was incapacited for 2 or 3 months. Went home while wounded. Then
went back to my command and stayed with it until the close of war.
Filed 1909-3 years since he had a stroke of apoplexey since time he has
been paralyzed in left side can only drag his left leg cannot walk by
himself nor use his left hand.
Discharged south of Corinth in March 1864. Did not take the oath of
allegiance to the United States Gov.
Lists his household as himself and his blind 40 year old daughter.
Lists his property as a "very ordinary little house and small of very
poor land."
Listed himself as resident of TN about 45 years.
KOSSUTH BAPTIST CHURCH RECORDS
Dismissed by letter in 1866
David Eaker
D.W. Eaker
M.J. Eaker
Old Tishomingo Co., MS Bar Docket page 232-33 for September term 1867
A.J. White vs. Farrell & Eaker
Notes state "jury no. 2 and awarded for defendant"
1870 McNairy Co., TN census
District 5 number 61
EAKER Daniel 39 male white blacksmith NC
Martha 26 F white keeping house MS
James D. 11 male, white MS
Columbus 8 male white MS
Wm. C. 6 male white MS
Duff 4 male white MS
Sarah 3 female white MS
Winnie 2 female white MS
Deed Book AA page 505 Old Tish. Co., MS
William Ferrell deeds to D.W. Eaker on January 12, 1868 for $150.00.
same book and page
D.W. Akers deeds to S.H. Briggs on March 28, 1870 for $250.00.
Chewalla, McNairy Co., TN
A settlement 20 miles southeast of Purdy, the county seat of McNairy
County.
Express, Southern. Mail, daily. F.L. McCuller, postmaster.
Business Directory 1878:
J.W. Biggs, grocer
D.W. Eaker, blacksmith
Hurley Brothers, general store
J.W. Ledbetter, general store
McCullar & Co., flour mill
W.R. Ramer, physician
Walker & Co., grocers
1880 McNairy Co., TN census
Dist. 5 number 402
EAKER D.W. male 52 blacksmith NC NC NC
Martha female 39 white MS TN MS
James male 21 son MS NC MS
Winnie female 19 daughter MS NC MS
Ellen female 17 daughter MS NC MS
Sarah female 14 daughter MS NC MS
William male 12 son MS NC MS
Jacob male 9 son TN NC MS
John male 6 son TN NC MS
Fannie female 4 daughter TN NC MS
Daniel male 3 son TN NC MS
Business directory 1890-1891
D.W. Eaker, blacksmith
J.F. Gurley, grist mill, saw mill and cotton gin
Hurley Brothers, general store
Ledbetter & Co., general store
F.S. McCuller, railroad and express agent
W.R. Ramer, physician
1900 Dist. 14 census McNairy Co., TN
David ACRE HH W Jan. 1827 age 73 married 40 yrs. NC NC NC
Martha wife W Sept. 1840 age 59 MS TN TN
Jacob son W Feb. 1875 age 25 TN NC MS
James son W Oct. 1876 age 23 TN NC MS (assume this is John?)
David son W May 1881 age 18 TN NC MS
Sallie dau. W Oct. 1869 age 30 TN NC MS (would be Sarah)
1910 Dist. 14 McNairy Co., TN census
EAKER I.D. head white male age 52 married 13 yrs. MS NC NC farmer
F.P. wife age 44 TN AL AL 1 child-none living
D.W., father age 85 widowed NC no occupation
In 1999 I received an email from David Eaker. Jacob Moses Eaker is
David's grandfather. David's father remembers going to see Daniel
(called West) when he was on his death bed. David's father was very
young at the time. David's email was: DAVIDEAKER@aol.com.