John married Harriet Elmira Paul in 1853 in Illinois, USA. Harriet (daughter of Jonathan Paul and Betsey Sanford) was born on 17 Feb 1832 in New York, USA; died on 10 Dec 1929; was buried in Richland, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Walter Edelbert Akers was born on 30 Jul 1855 in Hanover, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 28 Jan 1893 in Stephenson County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.
2. William A Akers was born on 6 Aug 1857; died on 23 Jan 1880; was buried in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA.
3. Fred Lincoln Akers was born on 1 Sep 1860 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA.