He was born on January 12, 1827 in Ellsburgh, Jefferson county, New York. He died December 15, 1912. He descended from old English ancestry on both sides of the family. His father, General Gad Ackley, served in the war of 1812, and his grandfather, Barnabas Pond, was a major in the Revolutionary War. He moved to Oconomowoc, WI in 1857, were he engaged in farming. In 1860 he moved to Nashotah Mission, where for 5 years he had charge of the Mission farm and boarding house. Five years later he came to this city (?) and engaged in the drug business and continued in that line for fourteen years. He was also engaged in the lumber trade and followed this until he retired from active business in 1884. He was state senator in 1882-1884 and in 1880 was a delegate to the national Democratic convention. He was at one time president of the Bank of Oconomowoc, WI. Mrs. Ackley, who survives her husband, was Miss Josephine Breck, daughter of Samuel Breck and niece of the Rev. James Lloyd Breck, on of the founders of Nashotah House. The children are: Mrs. James McBride of Pasadena, CA; Mrs. Breck, wife of the Rev. Mulenburg Breck of Portland, OR; Dr. S.B. Ackley of Waukesha, Miss Gabriella Ackley of Chicago, and Miss Elizabeth at home. He was buried at Nashotah Mission Cemetery.
Reference: "Portrait and Biographical Record of Waukesha County," Page 876
OCR)
ACKLEY At the family residence In Wisconsin. In the 86th year of his age, the Honorable Henry M. Ackley, beloved father of Mrs. W. A. M. Breck of this city.
The Oregon Daily Journal
Portland, Oregon
20 Dec 1912, Fri • Page 26
He was born on January 12, 1827 in Ellsburgh, Jefferson county, New York. He died December 15, 1912. He descended from old English ancestry on both sides of the family. His father, General Gad Ackley, served in the war of 1812, and his grandfather, Barnabas Pond, was a major in the Revolutionary War. He moved to Oconomowoc, WI in 1857, were he engaged in farming. In 1860 he moved to Nashotah Mission, where for 5 years he had charge of the Mission farm and boarding house. Five years later he came to this city (?) and engaged in the drug business and continued in that line for fourteen years. He was also engaged in the lumber trade and followed this until he retired from active business in 1884. He was state senator in 1882-1884 and in 1880 was a delegate to the national Democratic convention. He was at one time president of the Bank of Oconomowoc, WI. Mrs. Ackley, who survives her husband, was Miss Josephine Breck, daughter of Samuel Breck and niece of the Rev. James Lloyd Breck, on of the founders of Nashotah House. The children are: Mrs. James McBride of Pasadena, CA; Mrs. Breck, wife of the Rev. Mulenburg Breck of Portland, OR; Dr. S.B. Ackley of Waukesha, Miss Gabriella Ackley of Chicago, and Miss Elizabeth at home. He was buried at Nashotah Mission Cemetery.
Reference: "Portrait and Biographical Record of Waukesha County," Page 876
OCR)
ACKLEY At the family residence In Wisconsin. In the 86th year of his age, the Honorable Henry M. Ackley, beloved father of Mrs. W. A. M. Breck of this city.
The Oregon Daily Journal
Portland, Oregon
20 Dec 1912, Fri • Page 26
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