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William H Ackley 1866–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1866

Birth Location: Elgin, Minn.

Death Date: 19 Feb 1963

Death Location: Victoria, BC, Canada

Father: David Ackley

Mother: Selima Ackley

Spouse(s): Mary Wakefield

Children(s): Hazel Sparrow

William H Ackley was born in 1866 in Elgin, Minn., the child of David Crockett Ackley And Selima Ackley. William H Ackley married Mary Mae Wakefield, and had children including Hazel Mae Sparrow. William H Ackley passed away in 1963 in Victoria, BC, Canada.

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Biography

  • William H Ackley was born in 1866 in Elgin, Minn., the child of David Crockett Ackley And Selima Ackley.
  • William H Ackley married Mary Mae Wakefield, and had children including Hazel Mae Sparrow.
  • William H Ackley passed away in 1963 in Victoria, BC, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Ackley
1827–1895
Birth Location: Genesee, Allegany, New York, USA
DA
Selima Ackley
1827–1904
Birth Location: Trumbull , Ohio
SA

Spouses(s)

Mary Wakefield
1873–
Birth Location: Iowa
MW

Children(s)

Hazel Sparrow
1893–1979
Birth Location: Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States
HS

William Ackley's Ancestors

Self
William Ackley
1866–1963
Birth Place: Elgin, Minn.
Parents
David Crockett Ackley
1827–1895
Genesee, Allegany, New York, USA
Selima Ackley
1827–1904
Trumbull , Ohio
Grandparents
Pliny (Phineas) Ackley
1796–1858
East Haddam, , Ct
Hope Trowbridge
1794–1866
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ahira Ackley
1761–1847
Miriam Holmes
1759–1852
Ebenezer Trowbridge
1760–1814
Naomi Hodge
1761–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Ackley
1726–1794
Lucretia Willey
1732–1794
Samuel Hodge
1721–1804
Mary Loveland
1724–1771

William Ackley's Descendants

1.
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William (H) Ackley (Jun 1866–19 Feb 1963) m. Mary (Mae) Wakefield (Nov 1873–)
  1. 1. Hazel (Mae) Sparrow 1893–1979 m. Joseph Sparrow 1887–1948
    1. 1. Edna (Beryl) Sparrow 1925–2017
    2. 2. William (Roy) Sparrow 1912–1961
    3. 3. Ward (Everett) Sparrow 1918–1968
    4. 4. David (Alan) Sparrow 1923–1965
    5. 5. Nellie (May) sparrow 1911–2003 m. Wilfred (George) Hatch 1904–1993
      1. 1. Lawrence Hatch 1935–1935
      2. 2. William (Wilfred) Hatch 1937–1997
      3. 3. Robert Hatch 1941–2014
      4. 4. Ronald (Ward) Hatch 1946–2024 m. Lorna (June) Nelson 1948–2007

William Ackley's Timeline

2 Records

1866
Jun 1866
Birth of William H Ackley in Elgin, Minn.
Elgin, Minn.
1963
19 Feb 1963
Age 97
Death of William H Ackley in Victoria, BC, Canada
Victoria, BC, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1866
    Event Place: Elgin, Minn.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1963
    Event Place: Victoria, BC, Canada
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