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     Sidney E. Acker was born circa 1886 at Indiana. He married Jessie Reese, daughter of Henry L. Reese and Luella F. Linville, on 22 December 1906 at Delaware Co., IN.

     Robert Nelson Ackerly was born on 5 August 1914. He married Patricia Ann James on 5 July 1943 at Jackson Co., MO. Robert Nelson Ackerly died on 3 August 1995 at age 80. He was buried in August 1995 at Saint Stephens Episcopal Memory Garden, Richmond, VA, Findagrave #185197604.

     Arthur Julius Ackerman was born on 30 October 1908 at Brookfield, Cook Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Julius Felix Ackerman and Emma Louise Hopfensack.² Arthur Julius Ackerman married Marian Ardelle Wilcox, daughter of Clare Simmons Wilcox and May A. Russell, on 2 May 1931 at Cuyahoga Co., OH. Arthur Julius Ackerman lived on 1 April 1935 at Flushing, Queens Co., NY.³ He lived on 3 April 1940 at 450 South Brainard Avenue, La Grange, Cook Co., IL, chemist, oil refinery.³ He died in January 1989 at age 80.

     Christian S. Ackerman was born on 15 February 1884 at Illinois.¹ He married Rosa S. Jacob circa 1910.¹ Christian S. Ackerman died on 6 August 1970 at age 86. He was buried in August 1970 at Morton Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL, Findagrave #52122425.

     Elizabeth Ackerman married Thomas Cornwall, son of John Cornwall and Sarah Talman, in January 1795 at New York, NY.

     Henry Ackerman married Ida Heist.

     Julius Felix Ackerman was born on 19 February 1877 at Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL, WW I draft registration.¹ He married Emma Louise Hopfensack on 7 June 1905 at Manhattan, New York Co., NY, NY Extracted Marriage Index, ancestry.com.¹ Julius Felix Ackerman lived on 29 April 1910 at Brookfield, Cook Co., IL, tariff compiler.¹ He died in 1958. He was buried in 1958 at Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, DuPage Co., IL, Findagrave #105477036.

     Margaret Ackerman was born in 1935. She was graduated at Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH; Margaret graduated from the Mt. Carmel School of Nursing. She married Robert Neil Larimore, son of Leland Gaylord Larimore and Dorotha Iola Myers. Occupation: Registered Nurse in 1959 at Columbus, Franklin Co., OH. Margaret Ackerman died on 8 December 1959 at Franklin Co., OH, Train accident.

     Mary A. Ackerman was born in 1843.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Ackerman and Ida Heist.¹ Mary A. Ackerman married William H. Price, son of Prof. John Price and Sarah Swartley.¹ Mary A. Ackerman died on 18 August 1893.¹

     Mary Ellen Ackerman was born on 13 September 1938 at Oak Park, Cook Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur Julius Ackerman and Marian Ardelle Wilcox.¹ Mary Ellen Ackerman died on 26 October 1997 at Crystal Lake, McHenry Co., IL, at age 59.

     Melvin Floyd Ackerman was born on 16 December 1923 at Morton, Tazewell Co., IL. He was the son of Christian S. Ackerman and Rosa S. Jacob.¹ Melvin Floyd Ackerman began military service on 16 January 1945 WW II service, U.S. Navy, enlisted, released 9 JUL 1946. He married Thelma Jeanne Hayes, daughter of Walter Barnett Hayes and Blanche Elaine Chinowth, on 3 February 1951 at Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. Melvin Floyd Ackerman died on 19 December 2005 at Morton, Tazewell Co., IL, at age 82

Obituary -- The Peoria Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; Wednesday, December 21, 2005 (GenealogyBank.com):

MORTON - Melvin Ackerman, 82, of 26105 Harding Road, Morton, passed at 9:02 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at the home in which he was born.

His family was by his bedside at his passing.

Melvin was born on Dec. 16, 1923, to Christian S. and Rosa (Jacob) Ackerman. He married Thelma Hayes on Feb. 3, 1951, in Peoria.

Melvin is survived by his wife, Thelma; two daughters, Kathy Ackerman (Erie Jones) of Seattle, Wash., and Margie (Terry) Mortenson of Aurora, Ind; and five sons, Stan (Catherine) of Houston, Texas, Eric (Gayle) of Morton, Chris (LeAnn) of Auburn, Wash., Jim (Susie) of Morton and Quent (fiancee Julie Hall) of Morton. Melvin is survived by two sisters, Velma Kerr and Lenora Fort; 23 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, one sister and one grandson, Peter Ackerman.

Melvin served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was an active member of Morton VFW Post 5921 for the past 60 years. He served as post and district chaplain for many years.

Melvin was a dairy farmer for over 30 years. He developed a herd of registered Brown Swiss cows which won numerous production awards and was featured on the cover of Hoards Dairyman. Melvin retired from dairy farming in 1978.

Melvin was a leader of the Morton Labor & Laff 4-H Club for over 20 years. Melvin enjoyed playing pool and trap shooting.

For 16 years, Dad loved watching his sons wrestle. Melvin loved watching and playing softball with family, having famous family cookie and milk picnics, and dancing under the stars with local big bands. Melvin often said, I am the luckiest Grandpa in the whole wide world.

Cremation has been accorded. There will be no services. The family will receive friends and celebrate his life from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, in the Lincoln Room of the Ashland House, 201 E. Ashland Street, Morton, Ill.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Apostolic Christian Church in honor of his parents, Christian and Rosa Ackerman.

     Peter C. Ackerman was born on 8 November 1979 at Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. He died on 21 July 2002 at Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, at age 22

Newspaper article -- The Pantagraph; Bloomington, Illinois; Tuesday, July 23, 2002; Page 1 (Newspapers.com):

Plane crash details unclear (By Sharon K. Woulfe and Kevin Simpson)

BLOOMINGTON -- No communication with the control tower indicated any kind of problem before a plane crashed Sunday near the Central Illinois Regional Airport.

And such planes do not have black box recorders like larger planes, said Jim Silliman of the National Transportation Safety Board office in West Chicago on Monday while at the airport.

Community leader Joe Warner, 60, was in the left seat, traditionally where the pilot sits, and Peter Ackerman, 22, of Morton was in the other seat when the plane crashed. Both died in the accident.

The two died of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the crash, said Chief Deputy Coroner Tony L. Becker following an autopsy Monday evening. Final autopsy results will be completed pending toxicology results. An inquest will be scheduled.

Who was piloting the plane was unclear because both the left and right seats have pilot controls, Silliman said.

Warner, the president and chief executive officer of Heritage Enterprises in Bloomington and Ackerman were in a 1973 King Air Beech E-90.

The plane veered hard left after takeoff, crashed and burst into flames on impact at 10:28 a.m. in an open field southeast of the airport, about 400 yards behind the Palace Theaters off of Towanda-Barnes Road, about a half mile from the airport's tower. An eyewitness said the victims were found inside the plane.

The wreckage has since been moved inside a hangar, Silliman said.

The two-engine turbo-prop aircraft was registered to Heritage, a health-care and long-term-care provider with more than 3,000 employees and 32 facilities in the state.

Warner held a private pilot certification for both single- and multi-engine aircraft.

He and Ackerman were destined for Cable, Wis., although specific details of the trip were not available.

Ackerman, the son of Eric and Gayle Ackerman of Morton, graduated from the ALERT (Air Land Emergency Resource Team) Aviation Division in Big Sandy, Texas, in September 2000. He was director of flight training at Aviation Specialists in Peoria since 2001, and was a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

Ackerman "was polite and showed respect to young and old alike, and was respected by all. He was full of integrity, and he exercised self-dicipline physically and spiritually," said his pastor, the Rev. Doug Habegger of Grace Evangelical Mennonite Church, Morton.

He is survived by his parents, three sisters, two brothers, and his maternal and paternal grandparents.

National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Paul Schlamm said investigators are gathering background, including information on training and experience, as well as information about the condition of the aircraft and its service record.

No additional information was available Monday A peliminary investigation should be complete in a few days. A complete investigation will take several months.

However, Silliman said it could be a year or more before results are released, with the information from regional offices of the Federal Aviation Administration and the NTSB going to Washington, D.C., first.

Possible causes include a mechanical failure, pilot error; or a weather-related issue.


Obituary -- The Peoria Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; Tuesday, July 23, 2002 (GenealogyBank.com):

MORTON - Services for Peter C. Ackerman, 22, of 308 N. Illinois Ave. will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Grace Evangelical Mennonite Church in Morton. The Rev. Doug Habegger will officiate.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Hirstein Cemetery. Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

He was pronounced dead at 11:12 a.m. Sunday, July 21, 2002, near Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington. He died in an airplane crash.

He was born Nov. 8, 1979, in Peoria to Eric and Gayle Kniep Ackerman.

Surviving are his parents of Morton; three sisters, Nancy Ackerman, Christy Ackerman and Corrie Ackerman, all of Morton; two brothers, Joseph and Daniel, both of Morton; and his grandparents, Mel and Thelma Ackerman and Fred and Nancy Kniep, all of Morton.

He graduated from the ALERT Aviation Program in Big Sandy, Texas, in September 2000.

A member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, he was director of flight training at Aviation Specialists in Peoria since 2001.

He was a member of Grace Evangelical Mennonite Church.

Memorials may be made to ALERT (Air Land Emergency Resource Team) Aviation Division, Rural Route 6, Box 2000, Big Sandy, TX 75755.

He died in July 2002 at Hirstein Cemetery, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL, at age 22.

     Deborah Lynn Ackerson was born on 19 June 1959 at Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. She was the daughter of Glen W. Ackerson and LaVonda Mae Conley. Deborah Lynn Ackerson died on 7 July 2019 at Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL, at age 60

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Deborah Lynn Harrison, 60, of Pekin, passed away at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Unity Point Health Pekin Hospital.

She was born June 19, 1959 in Peoria to Glen and LaVonda (Conley) Ackerson. Her parents preceded her in death.

She married the love of her life John Harrison on July 3, 1981 at Grace United Methodist Church in Pekin. He survives.

Surviving are her two daughters, Heather and Faith Harrison, both of Pekin; two brothers, Les and Robert Ackerson, both of Pekin; two sisters, Fran and Lola.

She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Pekin.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin.

Memorial contributions may be given to American Lung Association, 3000 Kelly Lane, Springfield, IL 62711.

She was cremated.

     Glen W. Ackerson was born on 10 January 1916 at Bushnell, McDonough Co., IL. He married LaVonda Mae Conley, daughter of Leslie Sanford Conley and Lola Lee Lingle. Glen W. Ackerson died on 5 November 1996 at Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, at age 80. He was cremated.

     William Ackles was born circa 1857 at Ohio. He married Leah Ann Fender, daughter of Jacob Fender and Mary Ann Kibler, on 16 April 1875 at Highland Co., OH. William Ackles died on 30 March 1886 at Ohio.

     Alford Ackley married Maud Pearl Sullenbarger, daughter of Joseph Elmer Sullenbarger and Binnie Carnieu Ropp. Alford Ackley was born in 1903 at Michigan.

     Elaine Ackley was born circa 1923 at Minnesota. She was the daughter of Lyman Diller Ackley and Thelma Ballou.

     John Ackley was born in February 1901 at Clay Co., WV. He married Myra E. Gochenouer, daughter of Joseph Gochenouer and Delsa Emma Tipton, on 7 March 1923 at Columbus, Franklin Co., OH.

     Lyman Diller Ackley was born on 9 May 1896 at Churubusco, Whitley Co., IN. He was the son of Theodore Ackley and Anne America Diller. Lyman Diller Ackley married Thelma Ballou, daughter of Amos Percy Ballou and Clara Ruhl, circa 1922. Lyman Diller Ackley lived in April 1940 at Pelham Manor, Westchester Co., NY. He and Thelma Ballou were divorced in 1963 at Florida. Lyman Diller Ackley died in April 1969 at Pinellas Co., FL, at age 72 dates per SSDI, last residence St. Petersburg.

     Theodore Ackley was born on 14 November 1862 at Indiana. He married Anne America Diller on 23 November 1893 at Whitley Co., IN. Theodore Ackley died on 23 July 1922 at age 59.

     Charles D. Ackroyd was born on 23 July 1869 at New York.^1,2 He married Catherine Waite circa 1891.¹ Charles D. Ackroyd lived on 28 April 1910 at Benton Avenue, Nottingham, Cuyahoga Co., OH, machinist.² He died on 24 September 1958 at Ohio at age 89. He was buried in September 1958 at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, Findagrave #78091339.

     June D. Ackroyd was born on 26 January 1899 at Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., NY, location per 1949 passenger departure information for passage on the Mauretania.^1,2 She was the daughter of Charles D. Ackroyd and Catherine Waite. June D. Ackroyd married Edward H. Farley on 31 December 1917 at Ross Co., OH. June D. Ackroyd lived on 5 January 1920 at 908 Evangeline Road, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, office clerk in vacuum cleaner business.³ She married Ralph Eugene Wilcox, son of Louis Wilcox and Minerva Flynn, on 11 October 1924 at Cuyahoga Co., OH, June was first married to Edward H. Farley in Ross County, Ohio, on 31 DEC 1917. They were in Cleveland and listed in the 1920 census, with no chlldren. That marriage apparently ended soon thereafter, but June had apparently established herself as a singer and talent booking agent under the name "June Farley", and so she continued to use that name professionally. June D. Ackroyd lived on 14 April 1930 at Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., OH, professional singer.⁴ She married Julian Simonton Jossey on 18 January 1935 at Manhattan, New York Co., NY. June D. Ackroyd lived on 30 April 1940 at 79 East 202nd Street, Euclid, Cuyahoga Co., OH, remarried to Julian Jossey, theater manager, with sons Robert and Richard living in the household.⁵
Note: Julian and June Jossey arrived at the port of New York on the Queen Elizabeth from Southampton, England, after having departed New York City on 17 AUG 1949.. She lived in 1952 at 3143 Chelsea Drive, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga Co., OH, per Julian Jossey's obituary. She married Harold W. Abell in January 1954 at Cuyahoga Co., OH. June D. Ackroyd died on 31 December 1987 at Pinellas Co., FL, at age 88

Obituary -- Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida; Wednesday, 6 JAN 1988; p.37 (Newspapers.com):

ABELL, JUNE A., 88, of Point Brittany, St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Dec. 31, 1987). She came here in 1967 from her native Cleveland, where she was a singer and talent agent under the name of June Farley. She was a pioneer radio performer in the 1920s and sang in nightclubs and theaters in the Cleveland area. Survivors include two sons, Richard and Robert Wilcox, both of Ontario; a sister, Edith Whitaker, Miami Springs; two brothers, Charles and Walter Ackroyd, Willoughby, Ohio; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society.

     George Washington Acre was born on 29 May 1842 at Indiana.¹ He married Harriet Winchell.¹ George Washington Acre died on 22 October 1939 at Putnam Co., MO, at age 97. He was buried in October 1939 at Winchell Cemetery, Putnam Co., MO, Find A Grave Memorial# 14635332.

     Rebecca Acre was born in February 1869 at Missouri.¹ She was the daughter of George Washington Acre and Harriet Winchell.² Rebecca Acre married Isaac Newton Loughead, son of Joseph Conrad Loughead and Susan Hunsaker, circa 1893.¹ Rebecca Acre died in 1948 at Putnam Co., MO. She was buried in 1948 at West Liberty Cemetery, Lucerne, Putnam Co., MO, Find A Grave Memorial# 14646948.

     Harvey Grant Acree was born on 17 June 1938 at Deschutes Co. (probably), OR; son of Joseph Aaron and Anna Belle (Wilson) Acree. He lived in 1986 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH. He lived in 1988 at Lafayette, Lafayette Par., LA. He lived in 2000 at Lake Charles, Calcasieu Par., LA. He lived between 2004 and 2013 at Westlake, Calcasieu Par., LA. He died on 20 August 2013 at Westlake, Calcasieu Par., LA, at age 75.

     Harvey Grant Acree Jr. was born on 4 February 1966 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR. He died on 4 February 1966 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR. He was the son of Harvey Grant Acree.

     Eugene Andrew Acronico was born on 13 July 1906 at Santa Clara Co., CA. He married Pauline Fayola Hoover, daughter of Frank Wilber Hoover and Carrie E. Hewitt, on 28 September 1982 at Reno, Washoe Co., NV. Eugene Andrew Acronico died on 16 March 1996 at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., CA, at age 89.

     Eldon Wallace Acuff was born on 5 March 1908 at Aledo, Parker Co., TX. He married Merle Pauline Willoughby. Eldon Wallace Acuff died on 20 December 1994 at Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX, at age 86. He was buried in December 1994 at Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, Parker Co., TX, Findagrave #17837670.

     Albert Church Adair was born on 7 September 1864 at Ohio.¹ He was the son of William Campbell Adair and Mary Fidelia Harrison.¹ Albert Church Adair married Ella May Miller in 1910. Albert Church Adair died on 6 September 1949 at San Bernardino Co., CA, at age 84. He was buried in September 1949 at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.

     Anstis Adair was born on 10 March 1928. She was the daughter of Roger Putnam Adair and Elisabeth Louise Starkweather. Anstis Adair died on 25 October 2010 at Bristol, Bristol Co., RI, at age 82.