Joseph Acker was a veteran of the War of 1812. His father, also named Peter Acker, was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Thus, the Confederate Cavalryman named Peter Acker came from a family who served their country and fought for liberty.
Peter married Martha Thompson in Bibb Co., Alabama on March 26, 1846. This family moved to Texas in 1849. It is known from the 1850 census that the Peter Acker family was in Cherokee Co., Texas living with his brother's family, Christopher Columbus Acker, when the 1850 census was taken.
Peter and Columbus Acker joined Co. C 3rd Texas Cavalry which was formed at Rusk, Texas. The company left for duty in early June, 1861. S. B. Barron speculated in his book, Lone Star Defenders, that Christopher Columbus and Peter Acker returned home when the 1862 conscription law as passed. However, Peter Acker seems to have not been present in his home because they had no children between September 1861 and January 1867.
The activities of the unit are recorded in the Cherokee Co., Texas County Clerk's office. In addition, S. B. Barron's book mentioned above tells much about the actions of the unit. Peter and Martha Thompson Acker had eleven children. Nine of these children lived to adulthood.
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Peter died Oct 16, 1875 and is buried in Rocky Springs Cemetery near Dialville, Cherokee Co., Texas.
Source; Willie Harold Acker, Sr., great-grandson
Joseph Acker was a veteran of the War of 1812. His father, also named Peter Acker, was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Thus, the Confederate Cavalryman named Peter Acker came from a family who served their country and fought for liberty.
Peter married Martha Thompson in Bibb Co., Alabama on March 26, 1846. This family moved to Texas in 1849. It is known from the 1850 census that the Peter Acker family was in Cherokee Co., Texas living with his brother's family, Christopher Columbus Acker, when the 1850 census was taken.
Peter and Columbus Acker joined Co. C 3rd Texas Cavalry which was formed at Rusk, Texas. The company left for duty in early June, 1861. S. B. Barron speculated in his book, Lone Star Defenders, that Christopher Columbus and Peter Acker returned home when the 1862 conscription law as passed. However, Peter Acker seems to have not been present in his home because they had no children between September 1861 and January 1867.
The activities of the unit are recorded in the Cherokee Co., Texas County Clerk's office. In addition, S. B. Barron's book mentioned above tells much about the actions of the unit. Peter and Martha Thompson Acker had eleven children. Nine of these children lived to adulthood.
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Peter died Oct 16, 1875 and is buried in Rocky Springs Cemetery near Dialville, Cherokee Co., Texas.
Source; Willie Harold Acker, Sr., great-grandson
Family Members
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Alfred Halbert Acker
1799–1844
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Lucinda Acker Pogue
1802–1884
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James Acker
1803–1881
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Amos Acker
1806–1862
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Mary Jane Acker
1808–1862
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Artimissa Acker Sharp
1810–1891
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Alexander Acker
1812–1871
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William Acker
1814–1888
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Desdemona Acker Falkner
1817–1905
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Teresa Acker Bryson
1819–1912
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Christopher Columbus Acker
1821–1899
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Margaret A Acker
1827–1905
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Mary Elizabeth Acker Fisher
1828–1915
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Joseph Acker
1847–1924
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Margaret J. Acker Lindsey
1848–1936
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Benjamin T. Acker
1850–1911
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William F. Acker
1852–1921
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Mary Texas Acker Burnett
1854–1932
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Christopher Columbus Acker
1859–1913
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Ella Acker Odom
1861–1939
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Sarah Adeline "Sallie" Acker Childs
1867–1954
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Charles Berry Acker
1869–1873
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James J. Acker
1872–1876
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