Wright Akeman
Wright Akeman (Aikman) (bef. 1813-aft. 1835) was the son of Alexander Akeman and Prudence Stockton. The Akeman family moved from Tennessee to Arkansas about 1813. He was not a member of the Church, but he was expelled from Missouri with the Saints and returned to Pope Co., Arkansas by 1835. He and his family were visited by Wilford Woodruff in the South in 1835.
Footnotes
Wright Aikman (LYRN-S8H), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 8 Apr. 2021). Wright Akeman, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/wright-akeman, accessed 5 Jan. 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. History of Jackson County, Missouri Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., (Kansas City, MO: Union Historical Co., Birdsall, Williams & Co., 1881), p. 160. Information Concerning Persons Driven from Jackson County, Missouri in 1833, 1863-1868, List of Members Driven from Jackson County, MO, 1864 June, p. 8, Wright 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), Wright Aikman.
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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 17, 1835 ~ Tuesday Feb. 17th. Travled from Mr Akeman's to Mr Elijah Bakers preached at his house according to appointment from thence to Mr Josighah Hart who invited us to spend the night with him. Mr Hart was 74 years of age and a patriot in the Revolution he signed the petition distance 15 m[iles] February 18, 1835 ~ Wednesday 18. Left Mr Hart and travled to Mr Wm. Wit distance 12 ...Dates:February 17, 1835 February 18, 1835 February 19, 1835 February 20, 1835 -
Excerpt:February 21, 1835 ~ Saturday Feb 21. Left Mr Hubbel travled 2 miles to Brother Wright Akemans spent the day in labouring with our hands then went to Mr Snellin who was dangerously sick spent the night in assisting him February 22, 1835 ~ Sunday 22 On the Lords day left Mr Snellin travled 2 miles to Mr Hubbel preached at his house much of the Spirit of God rested upon us. Brother ...Dates:February 21, 1835 February 22, 1835 February 23, 1835 February 24, 1835 February 25, 1835 February 26, 1835 -
Excerpt:January 7, 1837 ~ Saturday Jan 6 [7]. Wrote a Letter to Brother Asahel H Woodruff January 8, 1837 ~ Sunday 8. Sunday went up to the house of the Lord to worship we had an interesting meeting. their was about fifteen hundred people assembled their was two discourses deliver'd from the Aaronic Priesthood one from coun cellor Knight & the other from Priest Willey Priest Willey had much of the spirit of ...Dates:January 7, 1837 January 8, 1837 January 10, 1837 January 11, 1837 January 12, 1837 January 14, 1837 January 15, 1837 -
Excerpt:Saints, and had lately moved here, depending upon his gun mostly for his living. It was sixty miles to a house on the north, and twelve miles on the south. He and his family were living in a small old log hut, about twelve feet square, and one bed in the room, upon which lay his wife, several children and three young dogs. He lay stretched out upon the bare floor, with his feet to a small fire. There was no door to the house, but a rag- ged quilt ...Dates:January 24, 1835 -
Part of Autobiography 1857 Draft 1Excerpt:as he could each jump. I told him not to be frightened as we were travellers & friends & did not wish to hurt him but wished to stop with him him over night, when he came to his senses we as he gave us permission to stop with him till morning if we would take the bare floor as he did then we excepted, we asked for something to eat as we had walked 60 miles with[out] eating a morsel of food. He said he had nothing for us said that hed had got to kill ... -
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:Febuary 14th 1835 ^[FIGURE]^ I did not understand why the Lord should send me into the midst of such spirits to bear testimony of his work I felt vary strangely my tongue was glued to my mouth I could not speak I arose to my feet to leave the House. I felt as though the floor moved under my feet & when I stoped upon the ground I felt that I was surrounded with devils and I felt like fleeing as Lot did when He went out of Sodom, without looking behind me. Mr -
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 ...