Stephen W. Ackerman, Pvt.
Co. C 12th Illinois Cavalry
Residence Babcock's Grove, Illinois
Enlisted 24 Dec 1861 as a Pvt
Mustered into Co. C 12th. Illinois Cavalry
28 Feb 1862
Mustered out on 2 Mar 1865
Residence 1900 San Diego, San Diego Co., CA
Died at Fremont, King Co., WA 20 May 1905
Buried GAR Cemetery, Seattle, WA on 23 May 1905
Obituary:
ACKERMAN - at Fremont, May 20, Steven W. Ackerman, age 67, formerly of San Diego, CA. Funeral will be held from the Fremont Undertaking Parlors, 3615 Aurora Ave., Tuesday at 9 am. Interment at GAR cemetery. All GAR men are cordially invited to attend Rev. Bird will officiate.
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, page 7, Seattle, WA)
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PERSONAL/FAMILY HISTORY:
NOTE: The birth - to - death biographical profile which follows was created in July, 2020 during the Covid 19 medical pandemic. As a result it does not contain the depth of detail found in many of the biographies within this site. The reason for that is because military, pension and other veteran-related files housed in Washington, D.C.'s National Archives were not available. In the future those files will be obtained and the information contained therein added to the narrative.
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Stephen William Ackerman was born circa 1838. No specific birth month or date has been found in available documentation. His place of birth was New York State.
Parents of Stephen were Henry (b. 1879 Sarasota Co., NY - d. 1865 DuPage Co., IL) and Dorothy (nee Lathorn b. 1799 NY - d. 11/79 NY) Ackerman.
As best as can be determined from available U.S. Census data, Stephen was the second of four Ackerman children. Older than he was Brother Jesse (b. 8/33 NY). Younger than he were Mary J. (b. ca. 1843 loc. unk.) and John D. (b. 1846 IL).
In 1860 Stephen was employed as a farm laborer in Milton DuPage Co., IL.
The first glimpse we gain of Stephen Ackerman comes from Christmas Eve, 1861 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. We find he was 5'9" tall, had dark hair, gray eyes and a light complexion. Interestingly, the enlistment form also indicated that he was married.
Without access to his military service records all we know about Private Ackerman's period of military tenure is that he survived his first period of enrollment and, on 2/28/64, re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer. He returned to civilian life on 3/2/65.
As was the case with many American Civil War veterans, exactly where Stephen returned to civilian life after his separation from the service is not known. There is no U.S. Census data for him in 1870.
It appears the next sighting of Stephen comes from 7/14/75. On that date in Nodaway, MO he married. His bride as Miss Anna Keasling (b. ca. 1856 loc. unk.)
The union of Stephen and Anna would, by her testimony, produce twelve children of whom eleven were living as of 1900. The identified Ackerman children were: William H. b. 8/29/76 Creston Union Co., IA), Frederik (sic)"Freddie" Guy (b. 2/24/77 IA), Barbie (b. 6/12/80 KS), Dorothy Anna (b. 11/83 WY), Iva (b. 12/3/85 KS), Rillie (b. 3/10/88 CO), Laura (b. 10/89 CO), Maggie (b. 3/19/92 WY), Andrew Stephen(b. 8/12/94 WY), Jasper Donald (b. 3/96 Buffalo Johnson Co. WY), Howard Lee (b. 1883 WY)
As exemplified by the birth states of the Ackerman children, carpenter Stephen and Anna moved around a great deal during their rather lengthy period of child bearing/rearing. It appears that after marriage the couple settled in Iowa. From there, by 1880 they had moved to Decatur Grant Co., KS. Five years later they were still in Kansas, but by then residing in the Smith County community of Blaine. In 1888 they were in Colorado and, by 1892 Buffalo Johnson Co., WY.
1900 a new century. A new decade. A new census. By that watershed year the Ackermans were still in Buffalo Johnson Co., WY. At some point in time, however after 1900 and before 1905 the family travelled to San Diego, CA.
Stephen W. Ackerman died in Fremont King Co., WA on 5/20/05. (Fremont is now a neighborhood in north Seattle. He was 67 years of age. Burial was/is in the Seattle Grand Army Of The Republic (G.A.R.) Cemetery located near the north end of that city's Capitol Hill.
At some point in time after Stephen's passing Anna quitted Seattle and resettled in Colorado Springs El Paso Co., CO. It was there the U.S. Census of 1910 found her along with sons Andrew, Jasper and Howard. She would live out her years in that community.
Anna Ackerman died in 1936. No specific date is available. She was/is buried in Colorado Springs' Evergreen Cemetery. So ends the saga of a another Civil War family.
The preceding information was gleaned from the kind folks at the following website: https://www.civilwarvetswastate.com/index.html
Co. C 12th Illinois Cavalry
Residence Babcock's Grove, Illinois
Enlisted 24 Dec 1861 as a Pvt
Mustered into Co. C 12th. Illinois Cavalry
28 Feb 1862
Mustered out on 2 Mar 1865
Residence 1900 San Diego, San Diego Co., CA
Died at Fremont, King Co., WA 20 May 1905
Buried GAR Cemetery, Seattle, WA on 23 May 1905
Obituary:
ACKERMAN - at Fremont, May 20, Steven W. Ackerman, age 67, formerly of San Diego, CA. Funeral will be held from the Fremont Undertaking Parlors, 3615 Aurora Ave., Tuesday at 9 am. Interment at GAR cemetery. All GAR men are cordially invited to attend Rev. Bird will officiate.
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, page 7, Seattle, WA)
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PERSONAL/FAMILY HISTORY:
NOTE: The birth - to - death biographical profile which follows was created in July, 2020 during the Covid 19 medical pandemic. As a result it does not contain the depth of detail found in many of the biographies within this site. The reason for that is because military, pension and other veteran-related files housed in Washington, D.C.'s National Archives were not available. In the future those files will be obtained and the information contained therein added to the narrative.
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Stephen William Ackerman was born circa 1838. No specific birth month or date has been found in available documentation. His place of birth was New York State.
Parents of Stephen were Henry (b. 1879 Sarasota Co., NY - d. 1865 DuPage Co., IL) and Dorothy (nee Lathorn b. 1799 NY - d. 11/79 NY) Ackerman.
As best as can be determined from available U.S. Census data, Stephen was the second of four Ackerman children. Older than he was Brother Jesse (b. 8/33 NY). Younger than he were Mary J. (b. ca. 1843 loc. unk.) and John D. (b. 1846 IL).
In 1860 Stephen was employed as a farm laborer in Milton DuPage Co., IL.
The first glimpse we gain of Stephen Ackerman comes from Christmas Eve, 1861 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. We find he was 5'9" tall, had dark hair, gray eyes and a light complexion. Interestingly, the enlistment form also indicated that he was married.
Without access to his military service records all we know about Private Ackerman's period of military tenure is that he survived his first period of enrollment and, on 2/28/64, re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer. He returned to civilian life on 3/2/65.
As was the case with many American Civil War veterans, exactly where Stephen returned to civilian life after his separation from the service is not known. There is no U.S. Census data for him in 1870.
It appears the next sighting of Stephen comes from 7/14/75. On that date in Nodaway, MO he married. His bride as Miss Anna Keasling (b. ca. 1856 loc. unk.)
The union of Stephen and Anna would, by her testimony, produce twelve children of whom eleven were living as of 1900. The identified Ackerman children were: William H. b. 8/29/76 Creston Union Co., IA), Frederik (sic)"Freddie" Guy (b. 2/24/77 IA), Barbie (b. 6/12/80 KS), Dorothy Anna (b. 11/83 WY), Iva (b. 12/3/85 KS), Rillie (b. 3/10/88 CO), Laura (b. 10/89 CO), Maggie (b. 3/19/92 WY), Andrew Stephen(b. 8/12/94 WY), Jasper Donald (b. 3/96 Buffalo Johnson Co. WY), Howard Lee (b. 1883 WY)
As exemplified by the birth states of the Ackerman children, carpenter Stephen and Anna moved around a great deal during their rather lengthy period of child bearing/rearing. It appears that after marriage the couple settled in Iowa. From there, by 1880 they had moved to Decatur Grant Co., KS. Five years later they were still in Kansas, but by then residing in the Smith County community of Blaine. In 1888 they were in Colorado and, by 1892 Buffalo Johnson Co., WY.
1900 a new century. A new decade. A new census. By that watershed year the Ackermans were still in Buffalo Johnson Co., WY. At some point in time, however after 1900 and before 1905 the family travelled to San Diego, CA.
Stephen W. Ackerman died in Fremont King Co., WA on 5/20/05. (Fremont is now a neighborhood in north Seattle. He was 67 years of age. Burial was/is in the Seattle Grand Army Of The Republic (G.A.R.) Cemetery located near the north end of that city's Capitol Hill.
At some point in time after Stephen's passing Anna quitted Seattle and resettled in Colorado Springs El Paso Co., CO. It was there the U.S. Census of 1910 found her along with sons Andrew, Jasper and Howard. She would live out her years in that community.
Anna Ackerman died in 1936. No specific date is available. She was/is buried in Colorado Springs' Evergreen Cemetery. So ends the saga of a another Civil War family.
The preceding information was gleaned from the kind folks at the following website: https://www.civilwarvetswastate.com/index.html
Stephen W. Ackerman, Pvt.
Co. C 12th Illinois Cavalry
Residence Babcock's Grove, Illinois
Enlisted 24 Dec 1861 as a Pvt
Mustered into Co. C 12th. Illinois Cavalry
28 Feb 1862
Mustered out on 2 Mar 1865
Residence 1900 San Diego, San Diego Co., CA
Died at Fremont, King Co., WA 20 May 1905
Buried GAR Cemetery, Seattle, WA on 23 May 1905
Obituary:
ACKERMAN - at Fremont, May 20, Steven W. Ackerman, age 67, formerly of San Diego, CA. Funeral will be held from the Fremont Undertaking Parlors, 3615 Aurora Ave., Tuesday at 9 am. Interment at GAR cemetery. All GAR men are cordially invited to attend Rev. Bird will officiate.
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, page 7, Seattle, WA)
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PERSONAL/FAMILY HISTORY:
NOTE: The birth - to - death biographical profile which follows was created in July, 2020 during the Covid 19 medical pandemic. As a result it does not contain the depth of detail found in many of the biographies within this site. The reason for that is because military, pension and other veteran-related files housed in Washington, D.C.'s National Archives were not available. In the future those files will be obtained and the information contained therein added to the narrative.
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Stephen William Ackerman was born circa 1838. No specific birth month or date has been found in available documentation. His place of birth was New York State.
Parents of Stephen were Henry (b. 1879 Sarasota Co., NY - d. 1865 DuPage Co., IL) and Dorothy (nee Lathorn b. 1799 NY - d. 11/79 NY) Ackerman.
As best as can be determined from available U.S. Census data, Stephen was the second of four Ackerman children. Older than he was Brother Jesse (b. 8/33 NY). Younger than he were Mary J. (b. ca. 1843 loc. unk.) and John D. (b. 1846 IL).
In 1860 Stephen was employed as a farm laborer in Milton DuPage Co., IL.
The first glimpse we gain of Stephen Ackerman comes from Christmas Eve, 1861 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. We find he was 5'9" tall, had dark hair, gray eyes and a light complexion. Interestingly, the enlistment form also indicated that he was married.
Without access to his military service records all we know about Private Ackerman's period of military tenure is that he survived his first period of enrollment and, on 2/28/64, re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer. He returned to civilian life on 3/2/65.
As was the case with many American Civil War veterans, exactly where Stephen returned to civilian life after his separation from the service is not known. There is no U.S. Census data for him in 1870.
It appears the next sighting of Stephen comes from 7/14/75. On that date in Nodaway, MO he married. His bride as Miss Anna Keasling (b. ca. 1856 loc. unk.)
The union of Stephen and Anna would, by her testimony, produce twelve children of whom eleven were living as of 1900. The identified Ackerman children were: William H. b. 8/29/76 Creston Union Co., IA), Frederik (sic)"Freddie" Guy (b. 2/24/77 IA), Barbie (b. 6/12/80 KS), Dorothy Anna (b. 11/83 WY), Iva (b. 12/3/85 KS), Rillie (b. 3/10/88 CO), Laura (b. 10/89 CO), Maggie (b. 3/19/92 WY), Andrew Stephen(b. 8/12/94 WY), Jasper Donald (b. 3/96 Buffalo Johnson Co. WY), Howard Lee (b. 1883 WY)
As exemplified by the birth states of the Ackerman children, carpenter Stephen and Anna moved around a great deal during their rather lengthy period of child bearing/rearing. It appears that after marriage the couple settled in Iowa. From there, by 1880 they had moved to Decatur Grant Co., KS. Five years later they were still in Kansas, but by then residing in the Smith County community of Blaine. In 1888 they were in Colorado and, by 1892 Buffalo Johnson Co., WY.
1900 a new century. A new decade. A new census. By that watershed year the Ackermans were still in Buffalo Johnson Co., WY. At some point in time, however after 1900 and before 1905 the family travelled to San Diego, CA.
Stephen W. Ackerman died in Fremont King Co., WA on 5/20/05. (Fremont is now a neighborhood in north Seattle. He was 67 years of age. Burial was/is in the Seattle Grand Army Of The Republic (G.A.R.) Cemetery located near the north end of that city's Capitol Hill.
At some point in time after Stephen's passing Anna quitted Seattle and resettled in Colorado Springs El Paso Co., CO. It was there the U.S. Census of 1910 found her along with sons Andrew, Jasper and Howard. She would live out her years in that community.
Anna Ackerman died in 1936. No specific date is available. She was/is buried in Colorado Springs' Evergreen Cemetery. So ends the saga of a another Civil War family.
The preceding information was gleaned from the kind folks at the following website: https://www.civilwarvetswastate.com/index.html
Co. C 12th Illinois Cavalry
Residence Babcock's Grove, Illinois
Enlisted 24 Dec 1861 as a Pvt
Mustered into Co. C 12th. Illinois Cavalry
28 Feb 1862
Mustered out on 2 Mar 1865
Residence 1900 San Diego, San Diego Co., CA
Died at Fremont, King Co., WA 20 May 1905
Buried GAR Cemetery, Seattle, WA on 23 May 1905
Obituary:
ACKERMAN - at Fremont, May 20, Steven W. Ackerman, age 67, formerly of San Diego, CA. Funeral will be held from the Fremont Undertaking Parlors, 3615 Aurora Ave., Tuesday at 9 am. Interment at GAR cemetery. All GAR men are cordially invited to attend Rev. Bird will officiate.
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, page 7, Seattle, WA)
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PERSONAL/FAMILY HISTORY:
NOTE: The birth - to - death biographical profile which follows was created in July, 2020 during the Covid 19 medical pandemic. As a result it does not contain the depth of detail found in many of the biographies within this site. The reason for that is because military, pension and other veteran-related files housed in Washington, D.C.'s National Archives were not available. In the future those files will be obtained and the information contained therein added to the narrative.
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Stephen William Ackerman was born circa 1838. No specific birth month or date has been found in available documentation. His place of birth was New York State.
Parents of Stephen were Henry (b. 1879 Sarasota Co., NY - d. 1865 DuPage Co., IL) and Dorothy (nee Lathorn b. 1799 NY - d. 11/79 NY) Ackerman.
As best as can be determined from available U.S. Census data, Stephen was the second of four Ackerman children. Older than he was Brother Jesse (b. 8/33 NY). Younger than he were Mary J. (b. ca. 1843 loc. unk.) and John D. (b. 1846 IL).
In 1860 Stephen was employed as a farm laborer in Milton DuPage Co., IL.
The first glimpse we gain of Stephen Ackerman comes from Christmas Eve, 1861 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. We find he was 5'9" tall, had dark hair, gray eyes and a light complexion. Interestingly, the enlistment form also indicated that he was married.
Without access to his military service records all we know about Private Ackerman's period of military tenure is that he survived his first period of enrollment and, on 2/28/64, re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer. He returned to civilian life on 3/2/65.
As was the case with many American Civil War veterans, exactly where Stephen returned to civilian life after his separation from the service is not known. There is no U.S. Census data for him in 1870.
It appears the next sighting of Stephen comes from 7/14/75. On that date in Nodaway, MO he married. His bride as Miss Anna Keasling (b. ca. 1856 loc. unk.)
The union of Stephen and Anna would, by her testimony, produce twelve children of whom eleven were living as of 1900. The identified Ackerman children were: William H. b. 8/29/76 Creston Union Co., IA), Frederik (sic)"Freddie" Guy (b. 2/24/77 IA), Barbie (b. 6/12/80 KS), Dorothy Anna (b. 11/83 WY), Iva (b. 12/3/85 KS), Rillie (b. 3/10/88 CO), Laura (b. 10/89 CO), Maggie (b. 3/19/92 WY), Andrew Stephen(b. 8/12/94 WY), Jasper Donald (b. 3/96 Buffalo Johnson Co. WY), Howard Lee (b. 1883 WY)
As exemplified by the birth states of the Ackerman children, carpenter Stephen and Anna moved around a great deal during their rather lengthy period of child bearing/rearing. It appears that after marriage the couple settled in Iowa. From there, by 1880 they had moved to Decatur Grant Co., KS. Five years later they were still in Kansas, but by then residing in the Smith County community of Blaine. In 1888 they were in Colorado and, by 1892 Buffalo Johnson Co., WY.
1900 a new century. A new decade. A new census. By that watershed year the Ackermans were still in Buffalo Johnson Co., WY. At some point in time, however after 1900 and before 1905 the family travelled to San Diego, CA.
Stephen W. Ackerman died in Fremont King Co., WA on 5/20/05. (Fremont is now a neighborhood in north Seattle. He was 67 years of age. Burial was/is in the Seattle Grand Army Of The Republic (G.A.R.) Cemetery located near the north end of that city's Capitol Hill.
At some point in time after Stephen's passing Anna quitted Seattle and resettled in Colorado Springs El Paso Co., CO. It was there the U.S. Census of 1910 found her along with sons Andrew, Jasper and Howard. She would live out her years in that community.
Anna Ackerman died in 1936. No specific date is available. She was/is buried in Colorado Springs' Evergreen Cemetery. So ends the saga of a another Civil War family.
The preceding information was gleaned from the kind folks at the following website: https://www.civilwarvetswastate.com/index.html
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