Alonzo was born 7/30/1838 in Newton's Station (Glen Ellyn). He married Mary S. Coffin of Wackendorf, Germany in Danby in 1856. Lon and his wife Mary managed the County Farm, a home for persons with no income.
His children were:
Ellen (b.1861)
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Illinois Civil War Detail Report:
Name: ACKERMAN, ALONZO
Rank: PVT
Company "F"
Unit: 105 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics:
Residence: MILTON, DUPAGE CO, IL
Age: 23
Hair: LIGHT
Eyes: HAZEL
Complexion: LIGHT
Marital Status: MARRIED
Occupation: FARMER
Nativity: IL
Service Record:
Joined When: AUG 22, 1862
Joined Where: MILTON, IL
Joined By Whom: SETH F DANIELS
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In: SEPT 2, 1862
Muster In Where: DIXON, IL
Muster Out: JUN 7, 1865
Muster Out Where: WASHINGTON, DC
Muster Out By Whom: CPT BEECHER
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The following information was researched by C. Major:
"Alonzo Ackerman earned a place in the cast of colorful characters from Glen Ellyn's early days thanks in part to the way he wore his hair. But as with several other characters from our past, Ackerman did much more than just letting his hair grow. Born in 1838 to pioneer settlers John and Lurania Ackerman just four years after they settled here, "Lon" Ackerman early on followed in his father's foot steps as a hunter, trapper and farmer. In 1856 he married Mary Coffin and they went on to have seven children. In 1858 he heard Abraham Lincoln make a speech at the Danby House in downtown Danby (now Glen Ellyn), and when the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the Union Army. His tour of duty included participating in General Sherman's march to the sea. When he enlisted, Ackerman was a clean-cut lad. Either during or soon after the war he let his beard grow out and pretty much stopped cutting his hair. From then on he wore his hair in shoulder-length curls. According to Glen Ellyn historian Ada Douglas Harmon, he hosted an event every year on his birthday when he would get his annual haircut. Adding to his reputation as a character was his habit of driving downtown wearing a cream-colored hat and a navy blue coat with brass buttons. Typically he rode in a buggy drawn by a spotted brown and white horse that looked like it was right out of a circus. A young girl in town described him as looking "… just like Jesus Christ." Character or not, Alonzo Ackerman was a well respected citizen in Danby. He helped with the very first public works project in town (in 1882) when he submitted a bid of only 20 cents a yard to haul 262 yards of gravel for sections of Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. In 1910 he was chosen to be one of the original trustees of the newly built Forest Glen School. And for many years, he and his wife, Mary, ran the "County Farm," a facility that housed and looked after the old and indigent in this area. Lon Ackerman's home was on St. Charles Road just east of Stacy's Corners and not far from where his parents first settled. The house originally faced north toward St. Charles Road. Much later it was turned around to face south on Muirwood Drive, where it sits today. Ackerman died in 1917 and is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery along with his wife of 61 years."
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His children were:
Ellen (b.1861)
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Illinois Civil War Detail Report:
Name: ACKERMAN, ALONZO
Rank: PVT
Company "F"
Unit: 105 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics:
Residence: MILTON, DUPAGE CO, IL
Age: 23
Hair: LIGHT
Eyes: HAZEL
Complexion: LIGHT
Marital Status: MARRIED
Occupation: FARMER
Nativity: IL
Service Record:
Joined When: AUG 22, 1862
Joined Where: MILTON, IL
Joined By Whom: SETH F DANIELS
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In: SEPT 2, 1862
Muster In Where: DIXON, IL
Muster Out: JUN 7, 1865
Muster Out Where: WASHINGTON, DC
Muster Out By Whom: CPT BEECHER
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The following information was researched by C. Major:
"Alonzo Ackerman earned a place in the cast of colorful characters from Glen Ellyn's early days thanks in part to the way he wore his hair. But as with several other characters from our past, Ackerman did much more than just letting his hair grow. Born in 1838 to pioneer settlers John and Lurania Ackerman just four years after they settled here, "Lon" Ackerman early on followed in his father's foot steps as a hunter, trapper and farmer. In 1856 he married Mary Coffin and they went on to have seven children. In 1858 he heard Abraham Lincoln make a speech at the Danby House in downtown Danby (now Glen Ellyn), and when the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the Union Army. His tour of duty included participating in General Sherman's march to the sea. When he enlisted, Ackerman was a clean-cut lad. Either during or soon after the war he let his beard grow out and pretty much stopped cutting his hair. From then on he wore his hair in shoulder-length curls. According to Glen Ellyn historian Ada Douglas Harmon, he hosted an event every year on his birthday when he would get his annual haircut. Adding to his reputation as a character was his habit of driving downtown wearing a cream-colored hat and a navy blue coat with brass buttons. Typically he rode in a buggy drawn by a spotted brown and white horse that looked like it was right out of a circus. A young girl in town described him as looking "… just like Jesus Christ." Character or not, Alonzo Ackerman was a well respected citizen in Danby. He helped with the very first public works project in town (in 1882) when he submitted a bid of only 20 cents a yard to haul 262 yards of gravel for sections of Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. In 1910 he was chosen to be one of the original trustees of the newly built Forest Glen School. And for many years, he and his wife, Mary, ran the "County Farm," a facility that housed and looked after the old and indigent in this area. Lon Ackerman's home was on St. Charles Road just east of Stacy's Corners and not far from where his parents first settled. The house originally faced north toward St. Charles Road. Much later it was turned around to face south on Muirwood Drive, where it sits today. Ackerman died in 1917 and is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery along with his wife of 61 years."
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Alonzo was born 7/30/1838 in Newton's Station (Glen Ellyn). He married Mary S. Coffin of Wackendorf, Germany in Danby in 1856. Lon and his wife Mary managed the County Farm, a home for persons with no income.
His children were:
Ellen (b.1861)
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Illinois Civil War Detail Report:
Name: ACKERMAN, ALONZO
Rank: PVT
Company "F"
Unit: 105 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics:
Residence: MILTON, DUPAGE CO, IL
Age: 23
Hair: LIGHT
Eyes: HAZEL
Complexion: LIGHT
Marital Status: MARRIED
Occupation: FARMER
Nativity: IL
Service Record:
Joined When: AUG 22, 1862
Joined Where: MILTON, IL
Joined By Whom: SETH F DANIELS
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In: SEPT 2, 1862
Muster In Where: DIXON, IL
Muster Out: JUN 7, 1865
Muster Out Where: WASHINGTON, DC
Muster Out By Whom: CPT BEECHER
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The following information was researched by C. Major:
"Alonzo Ackerman earned a place in the cast of colorful characters from Glen Ellyn's early days thanks in part to the way he wore his hair. But as with several other characters from our past, Ackerman did much more than just letting his hair grow. Born in 1838 to pioneer settlers John and Lurania Ackerman just four years after they settled here, "Lon" Ackerman early on followed in his father's foot steps as a hunter, trapper and farmer. In 1856 he married Mary Coffin and they went on to have seven children. In 1858 he heard Abraham Lincoln make a speech at the Danby House in downtown Danby (now Glen Ellyn), and when the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the Union Army. His tour of duty included participating in General Sherman's march to the sea. When he enlisted, Ackerman was a clean-cut lad. Either during or soon after the war he let his beard grow out and pretty much stopped cutting his hair. From then on he wore his hair in shoulder-length curls. According to Glen Ellyn historian Ada Douglas Harmon, he hosted an event every year on his birthday when he would get his annual haircut. Adding to his reputation as a character was his habit of driving downtown wearing a cream-colored hat and a navy blue coat with brass buttons. Typically he rode in a buggy drawn by a spotted brown and white horse that looked like it was right out of a circus. A young girl in town described him as looking "… just like Jesus Christ." Character or not, Alonzo Ackerman was a well respected citizen in Danby. He helped with the very first public works project in town (in 1882) when he submitted a bid of only 20 cents a yard to haul 262 yards of gravel for sections of Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. In 1910 he was chosen to be one of the original trustees of the newly built Forest Glen School. And for many years, he and his wife, Mary, ran the "County Farm," a facility that housed and looked after the old and indigent in this area. Lon Ackerman's home was on St. Charles Road just east of Stacy's Corners and not far from where his parents first settled. The house originally faced north toward St. Charles Road. Much later it was turned around to face south on Muirwood Drive, where it sits today. Ackerman died in 1917 and is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery along with his wife of 61 years."
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His children were:
Ellen (b.1861)
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Illinois Civil War Detail Report:
Name: ACKERMAN, ALONZO
Rank: PVT
Company "F"
Unit: 105 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics:
Residence: MILTON, DUPAGE CO, IL
Age: 23
Hair: LIGHT
Eyes: HAZEL
Complexion: LIGHT
Marital Status: MARRIED
Occupation: FARMER
Nativity: IL
Service Record:
Joined When: AUG 22, 1862
Joined Where: MILTON, IL
Joined By Whom: SETH F DANIELS
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In: SEPT 2, 1862
Muster In Where: DIXON, IL
Muster Out: JUN 7, 1865
Muster Out Where: WASHINGTON, DC
Muster Out By Whom: CPT BEECHER
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The following information was researched by C. Major:
"Alonzo Ackerman earned a place in the cast of colorful characters from Glen Ellyn's early days thanks in part to the way he wore his hair. But as with several other characters from our past, Ackerman did much more than just letting his hair grow. Born in 1838 to pioneer settlers John and Lurania Ackerman just four years after they settled here, "Lon" Ackerman early on followed in his father's foot steps as a hunter, trapper and farmer. In 1856 he married Mary Coffin and they went on to have seven children. In 1858 he heard Abraham Lincoln make a speech at the Danby House in downtown Danby (now Glen Ellyn), and when the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the Union Army. His tour of duty included participating in General Sherman's march to the sea. When he enlisted, Ackerman was a clean-cut lad. Either during or soon after the war he let his beard grow out and pretty much stopped cutting his hair. From then on he wore his hair in shoulder-length curls. According to Glen Ellyn historian Ada Douglas Harmon, he hosted an event every year on his birthday when he would get his annual haircut. Adding to his reputation as a character was his habit of driving downtown wearing a cream-colored hat and a navy blue coat with brass buttons. Typically he rode in a buggy drawn by a spotted brown and white horse that looked like it was right out of a circus. A young girl in town described him as looking "… just like Jesus Christ." Character or not, Alonzo Ackerman was a well respected citizen in Danby. He helped with the very first public works project in town (in 1882) when he submitted a bid of only 20 cents a yard to haul 262 yards of gravel for sections of Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. In 1910 he was chosen to be one of the original trustees of the newly built Forest Glen School. And for many years, he and his wife, Mary, ran the "County Farm," a facility that housed and looked after the old and indigent in this area. Lon Ackerman's home was on St. Charles Road just east of Stacy's Corners and not far from where his parents first settled. The house originally faced north toward St. Charles Road. Much later it was turned around to face south on Muirwood Drive, where it sits today. Ackerman died in 1917 and is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery along with his wife of 61 years."
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