November 26, 1830 Anderson County, SC, Deed Book T, p 31, 400 A on Saluda River to Amos Acker from Peter Acker, Sr. probably from his estate.
1850 Census Eastern Subdivision, Anderson County, South Carolina, page 240a
1860 Census Anderson County, SC written page 50, family 358
From Noble Acker page 363: Amos Acker was living on his father's farm when he died, only 14 days prior to his eighty-seventh birthday.
Amos and Ruth had 14 children, 3 died in infancy, including twin sons. His sons Albert Sutherland, Joseph Jasper, Elihu Halbert and Richard Vandiver Acker fought in the Confederate Army. Elihu Halbert returned from the War 21 July 1865 and died the following day.
