William Emory Akridge Sr.

   Another name for William was Willie.

  General Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for Bayou La Batre, Mobile Co., Alabama, District 92, page 186A, dated June 21, 1900 records Emery Akridge (March 1885 - AL/AL/AL) living with his parents Lewis (August 1863 - AL/AL/AL) and Clara (May 1866 - AL/AL/AL) Akridge and brothers Fritz (July 1884 - AL) and Auther (August 1897 - AL). Emery is an Oysterman while Lewis is a Mill Sawyer. Lewis and Clara have been married for 16 years and have had 5 children of whom 3 are still living.

The WWI Draft Registration for William Emery Akridge lists his date of birth as March 3, 1885. He is a Sheet Carpenter and married to Daysie Akridge and lives in Bayou La Batre. He signs his name Willie Emery Akridge.


Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 <www.ancestry.com>
William Emory Akridge, Sr
Birth Date: abt 1885
Death Date: 18 Jun 1951
Death Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Death Age: 66
Gender: Male
Father Name: Louis Braxton Akridge
Mother Name: Clara V Bosarge
FHL Film Number: 1908860


From www.findagreave:
William Emory Akridge, Sr
Birth: Mar. 3, 1885
Death: Jun. 18, 1951
Parents: Louis Braxton Akridge (1863 - 1943)
Clara Virginia Bosarge Akridge (1866 - 1929)
Spouse: aisy Daughtry Akridge (1881 - 1954)
Burial: Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama

William married Daisey E. Daughtry, daughter of David (Davy) R. Daughtry and Unknown, circa 1905 in Mobile Co., Alabama. (Daisey E. Daughtry was born on 2 Jan 1881 in Alabama, died on 8 Jul 1954 in Mobile, Alabama and was buried in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama.)