Roswell Ackley
Roswell Ackley was born on March 14, 1805, in New York. He married a woman named Almira, and they had at least six children: John, born around 1833; Beriah, born around 1835; Lovinus, born around 1836; Henry, born around 1838; Chauncey, born on September 6, 1840; and Mary, born around 1848. They moved to Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the 1840s, and Ackley worked as a farmer. By 1850, he owned $1,200 of real estate. He became a justice of the peace in 1852. By 1860, he owned $3,500 of real estate and $900 of personal property. A decade later, he was working as a carpenter, and he owned $200 of personal property. He died on May 31, 1883.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (4078) | Ackley, Roswell | 1805-03-14 | 1883-05-31 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3997) [recipient] ~ Chauncey C. Ackley to Roswell Ackley, 7 December 1864
People - Records: 1
- (4078) Ackley, Roswell is the [parent of] (4077) Ackley, Chauncey C.
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Tioga (PA) Eagle, 19 February 1852; “Roswell Ackley” Find a Grave profile, available from Findagrave.com.
