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Joseph Daniel Acton 1903–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1903

Birth Location: Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1975

Death Location: Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Joseph Acton

Mother: Dora Thompson

Spouse(s): Dorothy Staley

Children(s): Allen Acton

Joseph Daniel Acton was born in 1903 in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA, the child of Joseph Bonapart Acton And Dora Elizabeth Thompson. Joseph Daniel Acton married Dorothy Percilla Staley, and had children including Allen Gene Acton. Joseph Daniel Acton passed away in 1975 in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Daniel Acton was born in 1903 in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA, the child of Joseph Bonapart Acton And Dora Elizabeth Thompson.
  • Joseph Daniel Acton married Dorothy Percilla Staley, and had children including Allen Gene Acton.
  • Joseph Daniel Acton passed away in 1975 in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Acton
1877–1910
Birth Location: Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA
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Dora Thompson
1880–1935
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Staley
1907–1973
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Allen Acton
1925–1982
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
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Joseph Acton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Acton
1903–1975
Birth Place: Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Joseph Bonapart Acton
1877–1910
Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, USA
Dora (Elizabeth) Thompson
1880–1935
Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Acton
1848–1886
Johnson, Ripley, Indiana, United States
Sarah (Jane) Lemaster
1848–1888
Scott co., Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Acton
1824–1860
Martha Laswell
1825–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Jr
1794–1847
Hannah Grishaw
1785–1826

Joseph Acton's Descendants

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Joseph (Daniel) Acton (27 Jan 1903–26 Feb 1975) m. Dorothy (Percilla) Staley (11 Jul 1907–24 Mar 1973)
  1. 1. Allen (Gene) Acton 1925–1982 m. Betty (Mae) Staggs 1932–2014

Joseph Acton's Timeline

2 Records

1903
27 Jan 1903
Birth of Joseph Daniel Acton in Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
1975
26 Feb 1975
Age 72
Death of Joseph Daniel Acton in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1903
    Event Place: Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1975
    Event Place: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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