James married Margaret Miller Etchison when he was eighteen and she was sixteen. An inscription on a picture of Margaret reads:
"Married: J. M. Ackerman & the said M. M. Etchison was united in the holy bonds of matrimony on the banks of the Red river by the Reverend W. R. Manning on Ocober 7, 1887 in Big Indian Territory."
James and Margaret had thirteen (or fourteen) children; the first seven children were born in Texas, all the rest were born in New Mexico.
Margaret and James' children were:
Eddie Rogers Ackerman (1888-1964)
Abraham Frank Ackerman (1891-1925)
Sarah Annabelle Ackerman (1892-1980)
Margaret Mae Ackerman (1894-1984)
Bessie Lee Ackerman (1896-1981)
James Hamilton Ackerman (1898-1966)
Georgia Elizabeth Ackermsn (1900-1990)
William Robert Ackerman (1902-1980)
Louise Marie Ackerman (1903-1986)
Harry Humphrey Ackerman (1905-1967)
David Manning Ackerman (1908-1981)
Josephine M. Ackerman (Feb 1910- )(only record:1910 census)
Evelyn Marie Ackerman (1910-2000)
Frances Ackerman (1912-1952)
When Margaret died in 1913, she left thirteen children ranging in age from 25 years to nine months.
After Margaret's death, James went to work in India and then moved permanently to California. He left the children to raise themselves.
He later married, or just lived with, two other women: Minnie, who died in 1938, whose headstone is by James' unmarked grave, and Mabel, who was named as his current wife on his death certificate.
James married Margaret Miller Etchison when he was eighteen and she was sixteen. An inscription on a picture of Margaret reads:
"Married: J. M. Ackerman & the said M. M. Etchison was united in the holy bonds of matrimony on the banks of the Red river by the Reverend W. R. Manning on Ocober 7, 1887 in Big Indian Territory."
James and Margaret had thirteen (or fourteen) children; the first seven children were born in Texas, all the rest were born in New Mexico.
Margaret and James' children were:
Eddie Rogers Ackerman (1888-1964)
Abraham Frank Ackerman (1891-1925)
Sarah Annabelle Ackerman (1892-1980)
Margaret Mae Ackerman (1894-1984)
Bessie Lee Ackerman (1896-1981)
James Hamilton Ackerman (1898-1966)
Georgia Elizabeth Ackermsn (1900-1990)
William Robert Ackerman (1902-1980)
Louise Marie Ackerman (1903-1986)
Harry Humphrey Ackerman (1905-1967)
David Manning Ackerman (1908-1981)
Josephine M. Ackerman (Feb 1910- )(only record:1910 census)
Evelyn Marie Ackerman (1910-2000)
Frances Ackerman (1912-1952)
When Margaret died in 1913, she left thirteen children ranging in age from 25 years to nine months.
After Margaret's death, James went to work in India and then moved permanently to California. He left the children to raise themselves.
He later married, or just lived with, two other women: Minnie, who died in 1938, whose headstone is by James' unmarked grave, and Mabel, who was named as his current wife on his death certificate.
Family Members
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Bessie Lee Ackerman Slaughter
1880–1974
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Eddie Rogers Ackerman Moulton
1888–1964
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Sgt Abraham Frank Ackerman
1891–1925
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Sarah Annabelle "Dick" Ackerman Cook
1892–1980
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Margaret Mae "Maggie Mae" Ackerman
1894–1984
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James Hamilton Ackerman
1898–1966
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Georgia Elizabeth "Georgie" Ackerman Abercrombie
1900–1990
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William Robert Ackerman
1902–1980
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Louise Marie Ackerman Denison
1903–1986
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Harry Humphrey Ackerman
1905–1967
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David Manning Ackerman
1908–1981
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Evelyn Marie Ackerman Smelser
1910–2000
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Frances Jeannette Ackerman McCormick
1912–1952
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