Acra, James

Title: Acra, James
Alias: Acree, James
Gender: Male
Biography: James Acra moved with his family to Boone County, KY, sometime between 1820 and 1830. He does not appear to have held enslaved people after the move.; James was living with his son Robert in 1860, the last year he appeared in the census.
Member: Acra family
Birth date: circa 1775
Place of birth: Virginia
Life event(s): Marriage: 21 Dec 1798; Orange County (Va.); Orange County (Va.); Baptized: Sep 1853; Boone County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Acre, Elizabeth
Child(ren): Acra, Robert B.
Occupation(s): Farmer (1850); Farm hand (1860)
Resided in: Gloucester County (Va.); Boone County (Ky.); Petersburg (Ky.)
Member of: Belleview Baptist Church (Belleview, Ky.)
Description: Enslaved held in 1810: One; Enslaved held in 1820: Two
Bibliographic citation(s): Microfilm 5184: Belleview Baptist Church, 1803-1900, frame 14, Sep 1853
Source(s): Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Third Census of the United States, 1810; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Belleview Baptist Church Records; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860