+ Lafayette Acker was born in White Haven 2/18/1841 to parents - Elias and Elizabeth (Loch) Acker; his parents lived in Butler Valley, also. Residences: 1880 - Sandy Valley, 1900 - Schwabe St, Freeland; 1910 - Laurytown. Occupation - Farmer. US CIVIL War veteran - UNION, 104th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, M554 roll 1. Drafted to Company B, Pennsylvania 104th Infantry Regiment on 17 Oct 1863.Mustered out on 11 Nov 1864.
+ SPOUSE - Mary Ellen Booth was born in PA. (8/1867 - 5/2/1934 Drifton) to parents - William and Elizabeth (Wetzel) Booth. * Her 2nd marriage license to Richard Hall of Drifton reports parents as Nathan and Kate nee Wetzel Booth of Carbon County, PA.
Children of Lafayette and Mary Ellen listed as:
* Mary Elizabeth (Upper Lehigh 27 Feb 1885- 11/02/1978, Memorial 220918282
married Rev Leon MANJONE)
* Dora Etta ( Laurytown 1/01/1886 - 12/09/1973 Luzerne County, Memorial 180894663 married William Walton)
* EMMA (Laurytown Oct 10, 1888 - 12/ 28/1967 Memorial# 152292351, married Charles Peter Stewart)
* Charles (Laurytown 8/04/1892 - 3/04/1953 Sandy Valley, Memorial #179125626)
* Nora Charlotte (Laurytown [BAPTISM NOTES DOB as 11/17/1894] - 05/1974, Memorial 186437339 , married James Aker)
* William Milo (Upper Lehigh 11/18/1896 - 11/26/1970 White Haven, Memorial 200819069 ; RR)
* Anna Gertrude (Freeland 7/11/1899 - Apr 14, 1984, Memorial 220918825, married William FULK).
* Beatrice (1901 - 1902, Memorial# 179125291)
* Alexander (Laureytown 4/22/1902 - 5/31/1961 WB,Memorial #168029758)
* Roosevelt (1905 - 1955, Memorial# 178034904)
* Loretta May (1908 - 1972, Memorial# 137577991, married Ellsworth Ralph Meneeley)
* Clifford ( White Haven 10/15/1911- 4/28/1984 Philadelphia, Memorial 220919469 , married Isabel Eardley )