_John Henry AKERS ______
                                               | (.... - 1937)          
                         _James William AKERS _|
                        | (1874 - 1939) m 1898 |
                        |                      |_Mary Jane GREER _______
                        |                        (1851 - 1934)          
 _Richard Taylor AKERS _|
| (1915 - 1983)         |
|                       |                       _John McDonald PRESTON _+
|                       |                      | (1842 - 1906) m 1871   
|                       |_Surilda PRESTON _____|
|                         (1880 - 1953) m 1898 |
|                                              |_Louisa Jane BORDERS ___+
|                                                (1851 - 1928) m 1871   
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|--Betty AKERS 
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|_Lucille WARD _________|
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