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Cornelius Michael “Neil” Acker

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Cornelius Michael “Neil” Acker Veteran

Birth
Warren, Herkimer County, New York, USA
Death
20 Jul 1897 (aged 80)
Torch Lake, Antrim County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Central Lake, Antrim County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Name: Cornelius Acker
Sex: M
Birth: 15 Mar 1817 in Warren, Herkimer Co., NY
Death: 20 Jul 1897 in Torch Lake, Antrim Co., MI
Note:
Burial in Bay View Cemetery, Central Lake, MI Served in War with Mexico as Private, Captain Chase's Company "B", 15th Regiment, US Infantry. Enlisted in Toledo, Ohio in 1847. Discharged 1848 in Covington, Kentucky. Enlisted as a Private in Civil War, Aug 1861, in Company F, 42nd Illinois Regiment, Infantry, discharged February 1862. Described as 5' 5", light complexion, auburn hair, blue eyes. Cornelius' two children, William and Cornelia, probably named after his grandfathers, William Philips and Cornelius Acker.
Chronology:
1817 b. Warren, Herkimer Co., NY
1838 Working for Wm Wheeler March through May
1838 Moved to Hudson, Lenawee Co., MI
1847 Enlisted in US Infantry, Mexican War - Toledo, OH
1848 Discharged - Covington, Kentucky
1848 Resided Hillsdale, Hillsdale Co., MI
1849 m. Mary Jane Randall - Hudson, Lenawee Co., MI
1850 US Census - Residing Cambria, Hillsdale Co., MI with wife, Mary Jane, age 17
1860 US Census - Residing Cambria with G. M. Lane family
1861 Enlisted in Co. F., 42nd IL Infantry, Civil War - Illinois
1862 m. Mariah Gould
1866 Son, William, born 7 Apr
1868 Daughter, Cornelia H., born 13 Jan
1870 US Census - Residing Torch Lake, Antrim Co., MI
1880 US Census - Residing Torch Lake, Antrim Co., MI
1897 d. Torch Lake, MI. Buried Bayview Cemetery, Eastport, MI
1862 Discharged - St. Louis, MO
1862 m. Maria Gould - Hillsdale
1862 Resided Northport, Leelanau Co., MI
1863 Resided Torch Lake, Antrim Co., MI
1863 Resided Torch Lake, Antrim Co., MI

(Bio information contributed by Ralph Edwards)

Henry Acker and Ann Jackson would have only been 12 and 9 respectively when Cornelius was born. Could it be that Cornelius was the son of Michael Acker (1783-abt 1850) and Mary Philip (1786-after 1850) and married 1808. This information from Holt-Acker family tree in Ancestry.com.
Contributor: Phil (49476955)
Name: Cornelius Acker
Sex: M
Birth: 15 Mar 1817 in Warren, Herkimer Co., NY
Death: 20 Jul 1897 in Torch Lake, Antrim Co., MI
Note:
Burial in Bay View Cemetery, Central Lake, MI Served in War with Mexico as Private, Captain Chase's Company "B", 15th Regiment, US Infantry. Enlisted in Toledo, Ohio in 1847. Discharged 1848 in Covington, Kentucky. Enlisted as a Private in Civil War, Aug 1861, in Company F, 42nd Illinois Regiment, Infantry, discharged February 1862. Described as 5' 5", light complexion, auburn hair, blue eyes. Cornelius' two children, William and Cornelia, probably named after his grandfathers, William Philips and Cornelius Acker.
Chronology:
1817 b. Warren, Herkimer Co., NY
1838 Working for Wm Wheeler March through May
1838 Moved to Hudson, Lenawee Co., MI
1847 Enlisted in US Infantry, Mexican War - Toledo, OH
1848 Discharged - Covington, Kentucky
1848 Resided Hillsdale, Hillsdale Co., MI
1849 m. Mary Jane Randall - Hudson, Lenawee Co., MI
1850 US Census - Residing Cambria, Hillsdale Co., MI with wife, Mary Jane, age 17
1860 US Census - Residing Cambria with G. M. Lane family
1861 Enlisted in Co. F., 42nd IL Infantry, Civil War - Illinois
1862 m. Mariah Gould
1866 Son, William, born 7 Apr
1868 Daughter, Cornelia H., born 13 Jan
1870 US Census - Residing Torch Lake, Antrim Co., MI
1880 US Census - Residing Torch Lake, Antrim Co., MI
1897 d. Torch Lake, MI. Buried Bayview Cemetery, Eastport, MI
1862 Discharged - St. Louis, MO
1862 m. Maria Gould - Hillsdale
1862 Resided Northport, Leelanau Co., MI
1863 Resided Torch Lake, Antrim Co., MI
1863 Resided Torch Lake, Antrim Co., MI

(Bio information contributed by Ralph Edwards)

Henry Acker and Ann Jackson would have only been 12 and 9 respectively when Cornelius was born. Could it be that Cornelius was the son of Michael Acker (1783-abt 1850) and Mary Philip (1786-after 1850) and married 1808. This information from Holt-Acker family tree in Ancestry.com.
Contributor: Phil (49476955)

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