ARKANSAS - John Aker-Emma Hicks - Marriage *********************************************************** Submitted by: Duncan Aker Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** John Aker married Emma Hicks in 1895 in Arkansas. John Aker parents: Albert & Mary Aker, Irish immigrants <1840-1855>. Emma's parentage: Hester Ann Hill born in Illinois, husband is ? Hicks was born in Tennessee. John Aker was in Oklahoma by 1906, supposed to be railroad laborer, but also painter/paperhanger in Weleetka, Durant and Henryetta towns . I have not been able to find anything about any of thse people, such as Emma Hicks' father's name. This Mr. Hicks was supposed to be a Union officer in the Civil War.