Acklin, James J.

1895 - 1964  (68 years)

• Name	Acklin, James J.
  Birth	27 May 1895	Oklahoma   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 08b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 16, page 08b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	ACKL.J001
  _FGRAVE	16156026
  Military Service	World War I, Sergeant, Battery C, 343rd Field Artillery  [2]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		Sergeant (Sgt), United States Army (1905-1920)
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	27 Apr 1964  [3, 4]
  Burial	Brunson Memorial Cemetery, Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico
  	Plot: Tract F; Block 19; Lot 4
  Person ID	I21001	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Acklin, ?
  Mother	?, Minerva,   b. 1876, Oklahoma
  Family ID	F9410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gill, Mabel A.,   b. 18 Oct 1908, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 May 1988, Travis, Falls County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F18101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	McAlister, Romie L.,   b. 27 Sep 1902, Hatfield, Polk County, Arkansas d. 26 May 1989, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1920  [1, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years and 7 months - She : ~ 17 years and 3 months.
  Children	+ 1. Acklin, Betty Jo,   b. 8 Feb 1922, Oklahoma d. 15 Feb 2003, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 81 years) + 2. Acklin, Ellen Marie 'Peggy',   b. 12 Jan 1924, Drumright, Creek County, Oklahoma d. 6 Dec 1996, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 72 years) + 3. Acklin, Martha Adeline,   b. 16 Jan 1927, Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma d. 16 Jun 2011, Medical Center Hospital, Odessa, Ector County, Texas (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F8762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 May 1895 - Oklahoma Burial - - Brunson Memorial Cemetery, Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1374] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 16, page 8b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S15673] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Acklin, James J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16156026/james-j-acklin), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5787] Olney Daily Mail, Obituary, Winchester, Martha Adeline, 84, (Olney Daily Mail, 20 Jun 2011, 05:06PM CST), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5788] Obituary, Banker, Ellen M. 'Peggy', 72, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5506] Obituary, Holcomb, Clarence F. 'Fred', none. (Reliability: 2).