Willis Akeman
Willis Akeman (Aikman) (abt. 1798-bef. 1850) was born about 1798 in Knox Co., Tennessee. He was the son of Alexander Akeman and Prudence Stockton. He married Eady (Emily) Morse on 9 Oct. 1840. He was visited by Wilford Woodruff in 1835 in Pope Co., Arkansas. He died before 1850.
Footnotes
Justices Willis Aikman (KJCR-49T), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 8 Apr. 2021). Willis Akeman, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/willis-akeman, accessed 6 Feb. 2022). Yell County Heritage, History of Yell County, Arkansas (Dardanelle, AR: Yell Co. Historical and Genealogical Association, 1997). “Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Registers, 1778-1927,” database, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 8 Apr. 2021), Alexander Aikman and Willis Aikman, 1814; Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN. “Arkansas, U.S. Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870,” database, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 7 Apr. 2021), Alexander Aikman, p. 1. Wilford Woodruff “History of Wilford Woodruff from His Own Pen,” The Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star, vol. 27, no 14 (9 Apr. 1865), pp. 215-217. Information Concerning Persons Driven from Jackson County, Missouri in 1833, 1863-1868, List of Members Driven from Jackson County, MO, 1864 June, p. 8, Willis Hakeman, image 8/20, MS 6019, CHL. “Arkansas, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870,” database, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 8 Apr. 2021), Willis Aikman. Pope County (Arkansas), Circuit Court Clerk, “Marriage Records, 1830-1952; Indexes to Marriages, 1830-1978: Marriage Records, v. A-E, 1830-1880,” p. 42, Justices Willis Akeman and Eady Morse, 9 Oct. 1840; Pope County Courthouse, Russellville Co., AK.
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Excerpt:Febuary 11, 1835 ~ Wednesday Feb. 11th. Left Mr Akemans travled 2 miles to Mr Johnathan Hubbel February 12, 1835 ~ Thursday 12 Spent the day at Mr Hubbel in Writing February 13, 1835 ~ Friday 13 Remained at Mr Hubbels wrote one letter to the Brethren in Zion February 14, 1835 ~ Saturday 14 th On the evening of this day I was sudde nly called to a house of mourning ...Dates:February 11, 1835 February 12, 1835 February 13, 1835 February 14, 1835 February 15, 1835 February 16, 1835 -
Excerpt:February 27, 1835 ~ Friday Feb 27th Spent the day in labouring for Brother Hubbel with our hands February 28, 1835 ~ Saturday 28. Preached at Brother Hubbel house March 1, 1835 ~ Sunday March 1st On the Lords day and also on my birth day preached to a full congregation at Brother Hubbel's house according to appointment got 7 signers March 2, 1835 ~ Monday 2. Took the parting hand with ...Dates:February 27, 1835 February 28, 1835 March 1, 1835 March 2, 1835 March 3, 1835 March 4, 1835 March 5, 1835 -
Excerpt:February 3, 1835 ~ Tuesday Feb. 3rd Left Mr Ellmores and Crossed Frog Bayou Creek travled on to Mr Andrew Boyd in Crawford Co. within 10 miles of the court house. 20 miles February 4, 1835 ~ Wednesday 4th Left Mr Boyd and travled to Mr John Simms in Crawford Co 20 miles Crossed little and Big Mulbury Creeks and also White Oak Creek February 5, 1835 ~ Thursday 5th ...Dates:February 3, 1835 February 4, 1835 February 5, 1835 February 6, 1835 February 7, 1835 February 8, 1835 February 9, 1835 February 10, 1835 -
Excerpt:Jan 28th 18535 We travelled this day out of the state of Missouri into the state of Arkansas and was glad to get out of the state for a season. We felt that the Lord had preserved our lives while travelling through Jackson County in one instance in a miraculous manner we came suddenly upon a grog shop filled with about 60 of the mob with none outside but the door was open which we had to pass right by, but just before we got against it some man shut the ... -
Excerpt:Febuary 8th 1835 with him but he received us vary coldly & we soon found that he had Apostitized & was bitter against the Church He found much fault with the Leading men of the Church & said the Book of Mormon came from the Devil, and he told us the people in the Neighborhood would be opposed to mormonism I soon began to see that here was the field for my dream to be fulfilled in. I asked Mr Akemans if thare was not some in that Neighborhood who were in the ... -
Excerpt:February 22nd 1835 22 Sunday we Preached to Mr Hubbel's to a full House at the close of the meeting Brother Brown Baptized Mr Hubbel & his wife 23rd Brother Brown was now vary anxious to continue his Journey down the Arkansas River to Little Rock cross the Missippi bottom and go into the State of Tennessee. This is an Error which many Elders fall into as soon as they get doors open for preaching & the people were ...