Individual Details

Marriage

married by Rev Thornton Peebles

Census

Peter Akers age 79 Minister of Gospel real estate value $5000, personnel estate $500 born in Virginia.
Annie age 62 keeping house born in Illinois.

Death

Last Will and Testament of Ann Akers
Know all men by these present that I Ann Akers a widow of Jacksonville Morgan County Illinois of the age of Eighty seven 1871 years and being of sound mind and memory do make and publish and declare this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
lst It is my will that all my just debts and funeral expenses by fully paid.
2nd It is my will that one third (1/3) of my property and estate of every kind and nature shall be given to the Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States of America be held by said Society in its own absolute right forever.
3rd It is my will that all the rest residue and remainder of my property and estate not heretofore disposed of by this will shall be equally divided between the following named persons to wit:
Samuel G Goheen, Elizabeth Hovry Keiziah Goheen, (children of John W Goheen my deceased brother, Lycurgus Goheen, Catharine Goheen, Oliver G Goheen, and Anna Goheen (children of William G Goheen my deceased brother) to share and share alike, and if either of the legatees mentioned in this section of my will should depart his life prior to my death and leave any child or children them surviving then it is my that he share of such deceased legatees shall be divided in equal parts between the there or surviving legatees named in this will to share equally ad alike.
4th I hereby appoint Lycurgus Goheen executor of my will without giving any bond
Dated May 7th 1894 Ann Akers

Burial

Peter Akers and MaAnn are not listed in the internments for this cemetery but it could be that these markers are now missing.