Cemetery Photo

Adair County, Oklahoma

© by: Annajo Cantrell Limore

Jennie FOREMAN AKIN (Akins)

© Westville Record

February 23, 1945

Submitted by: Wanda Elliott

"A Typical Christian Pioneer Mother."

This was Rev. Hopkins theme for his sermon. Jennie Foreman Akin, Westville, Oklahoma, born February 25, 1866 at Westville, Indian Territory, daughter of Ellis and Margaret [Richardson] Foreman, passed away February 14 at her home in Westville.

On December 22, 1881 Jennie Foreman and Andrew T. Akin were united in marriage at Westville, I.T., and to this union were born ten children, of whom the following survive: Mrs. Fred Williams, Fairland, Oklahoma; Mrs. Walter Fickle, Oklahoma City; William O. Akin, Oakland; Mrs. Mode Hamblin and Mrs. Maggie Belle White of the home. Also surviving are four sisters and one brother, Mrs. Molly Dudley, Mrs. Dennis Bushyhead, and W.J. Foreman of Westville; Mrs. Fannie Dawson, Nowata, Okla.; Mrs. Lulu Reynolds, Los Angeles, California.

Also surviving are four sisters and one brother, Mrs. Molly DUDLEY, Mrs. Dennis BUSHYHEAD, and W.J. FOREMAN of Westville; Mrs. Fannie DAWSON, Nowata, Okla.; Mrs. Lulu REYNOLDS, Los Angeles, California.

Andrew T. AKIN, her husband preceded her in death on December 31, 1912. During his life he served as the Police Sergeant of the U.S. Indian Police Service, Union Agency, Muskogee, I.T., from 1896 to 1901; Sheriff of Goingsnake District, Cherokee Nation, in 1884, and also serving as a member of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council for many years.

Mrs. Jennie AKIN, in early life, taught school during Indian Territorial days, and was later to be elected to the office of Mayor in the State of Oklahoma. She also served as Chairman of the state Democratic Convention. She was an active member of, the Methodist Church of Westville, from early girlhood, donating a beautiful stained-glass window, in memory of her deceased husband, at the time the new Church was erected some years ago.

Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church under direction of the Roberts Funeral Home, and interment was made in the Foreman Cemetery, Westville, Okla. Rev. WINNINGER, a former pastor of Mrs. AKIN, read the obituary, gave the prayer and made a few remarks.
The singers were Mrs. Raymond RENO, Mrs. Fred ALLISON, Mrs. M.R. TITTLE and Mrs. Anna PARKER, Billy Paul HAYS, pianist.