Mr. William L. Ackley was the first permanent white settler in the county. His log cabin was erected in the Eau Claire River, four miles west of Antigo on what is now State Highway 64. Mr. Ackley engaged in the fur trade with the Chippewa Indians
FYI:READ BELOW ACTUAL FIRST NAME WILLIARD
Information, courtesy of Allen Ackley states:
His name is actually Willard Leroy Ackley, b ca 1818 Coventry, Chenango , New York. d 25 Nov 1894 Langlade , Wisconsin.
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Information gleaned from an online source 'The Sokaogon Ojibwe': A Comprehensive Summary by Richard D. Ackley, Jr
says in effect that Willard LeRoy Ackley was born in England in 1818, and was the first white settler in Wisconsin's Langlade County. Little is known of his boyhood days......... He married a daughter of the Chief Mee-gee-see known as Great Eagle, she was called Me-Da-Gee-Wa-No-Quay "Maiden of the forest" but he called her 'Mary'. She was sixteen years older than him and had been married This article states that he changed his name from Acly to Ackley as his family from the eastern part of the United States opposed the marriage to an Indian woman. The marriage probably took place in 1853-1854 as their first son was born in 1855. 'Mary' bore him two children-De Witt and Charles Ackley. Charles Ackley was a merchant in Wabeno, Forest County; Dewitt Ackley was lived with the Pottawattomi Indians near Mole Lake,
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History of Langlade County, Wisconsin,
from U. S. Gov't Survey to Present Time, with Biographical Sketches
Dessureau. Antigo, WI: Berner Brothers, 1922, p 266
Submitted by Cathy Kubly
William LeRoy Ackley, the first white settler in Langlade County, was born in New York State on or about 1830. Little is known of his boyhood days except that he was a venturesome lad who was lured to the western states by the stories of adventure among the Indian tribes and the plucky fur traders of the great northern wilderness. He came west to the hamlet of Wausau [Marathon County], where he stopped for a time before definitely settling in Ackley Township, Langlade County, in 1853. [In 1853 New County, created in 1879 and renamed Langlade County in 1880, was still part of Marathon and Oconto Counties, created respectively, in 1850 and 1851. Wisconsin became a State 29 May 1848.] Mr. [William LeRoy] Ackley was associated with P. Hogarty, a proprietor of a stopping place, who had extensive commercial intercourse with Indians and home seekers. He built a log shack on the banks of the Eau Claire River, Section 28, when he first came into this vast wild country inhabited by Indians and animals. Young ACKLEY was twenty-one years old when he first made a claim in this region. [William J.] Ackley, fur trader, lumber cruiser, adventurer, was a leader of the Indians who sought his counsel. He was a just barterer and those who were acquainted with him acknowledged him to be an upright business man. He never took advantage of the Chippewa's in their fur transactions. Most of his fur products were shipped down the Eau Claire River to Schofield [Marathon County, Wisconsin] and sold to agents of St. Louis fur buyers.
He [William LeRoy Aackley married Me-Da-Gee-Wa-No-Kwa, "Maiden of the Forests," a Chippewa Indian maiden, who bore him two children, DeWitt and Charles. Charles Axkley a merchant in Wabeno, Forest County. DeWitt Ackley is living with the Potawatomi Indians near Mole Lake [Forest County], Wisconsin. Mr. [William LeRoy] Ackley died 24 November 1894. His wife died 09 March 1899, having lived to be over one hundred years of age.
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TEMPORARY LOCATION 3 June 2013
Created by: Janet Milburn
Record added: Jul 21, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 93980360
Hello Kathleen,
The above memorial number is one for Willard Ackley. I
had made his memorial in July 2012. I received info from
a relative of his, and he apparently was under the impression
that I had Willard Ackley in the correct cemetery. I am
hoping that you will be kind enough to switch the photos to
the memorial I had made and delete the memorial you had made.
I will then change the cemetery, as I am sure since you took
the photos you know where his tombstone actually is. I had
put some time and effort into the making of his memorial, as
you did when you took the photos. Thank you so much for your
volunteer work on FAG, as without the photo volunteer the
memorials on this website would be so empty.
Sincerely,
Janet Milburn
#47529757
__________________________________________________________
FYI:READ BELOW ACTUAL FIRST NAME WILLIARD
Information, courtesy of Allen Ackley states:
His name is actually Willard Leroy Ackley, b ca 1818 Coventry, Chenango , New York. d 25 Nov 1894 Langlade , Wisconsin.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Information gleaned from an online source 'The Sokaogon Ojibwe': A Comprehensive Summary by Richard D. Ackley, Jr
says in effect that Willard LeRoy Ackley was born in England in 1818, and was the first white settler in Wisconsin's Langlade County. Little is known of his boyhood days......... He married a daughter of the Chief Mee-gee-see known as Great Eagle, she was called Me-Da-Gee-Wa-No-Quay "Maiden of the forest" but he called her 'Mary'. She was sixteen years older than him and had been married This article states that he changed his name from Acly to Ackley as his family from the eastern part of the United States opposed the marriage to an Indian woman. The marriage probably took place in 1853-1854 as their first son was born in 1855. 'Mary' bore him two children-De Witt and Charles Ackley. Charles Ackley was a merchant in Wabeno, Forest County; Dewitt Ackley was lived with the Pottawattomi Indians near Mole Lake,
_____________________________
History of Langlade County, Wisconsin,
from U. S. Gov't Survey to Present Time, with Biographical Sketches
Dessureau. Antigo, WI: Berner Brothers, 1922, p 266
Submitted by Cathy Kubly
William LeRoy Ackley, the first white settler in Langlade County, was born in New York State on or about 1830. Little is known of his boyhood days except that he was a venturesome lad who was lured to the western states by the stories of adventure among the Indian tribes and the plucky fur traders of the great northern wilderness. He came west to the hamlet of Wausau [Marathon County], where he stopped for a time before definitely settling in Ackley Township, Langlade County, in 1853. [In 1853 New County, created in 1879 and renamed Langlade County in 1880, was still part of Marathon and Oconto Counties, created respectively, in 1850 and 1851. Wisconsin became a State 29 May 1848.] Mr. [William LeRoy] Ackley was associated with P. Hogarty, a proprietor of a stopping place, who had extensive commercial intercourse with Indians and home seekers. He built a log shack on the banks of the Eau Claire River, Section 28, when he first came into this vast wild country inhabited by Indians and animals. Young ACKLEY was twenty-one years old when he first made a claim in this region. [William J.] Ackley, fur trader, lumber cruiser, adventurer, was a leader of the Indians who sought his counsel. He was a just barterer and those who were acquainted with him acknowledged him to be an upright business man. He never took advantage of the Chippewa's in their fur transactions. Most of his fur products were shipped down the Eau Claire River to Schofield [Marathon County, Wisconsin] and sold to agents of St. Louis fur buyers.
He [William LeRoy Aackley married Me-Da-Gee-Wa-No-Kwa, "Maiden of the Forests," a Chippewa Indian maiden, who bore him two children, DeWitt and Charles. Charles Axkley a merchant in Wabeno, Forest County. DeWitt Ackley is living with the Potawatomi Indians near Mole Lake [Forest County], Wisconsin. Mr. [William LeRoy] Ackley died 24 November 1894. His wife died 09 March 1899, having lived to be over one hundred years of age.
____________________________________________
TEMPORARY LOCATION 3 June 2013
Created by: Janet Milburn
Record added: Jul 21, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 93980360
Hello Kathleen,
The above memorial number is one for Willard Ackley. I
had made his memorial in July 2012. I received info from
a relative of his, and he apparently was under the impression
that I had Willard Ackley in the correct cemetery. I am
hoping that you will be kind enough to switch the photos to
the memorial I had made and delete the memorial you had made.
I will then change the cemetery, as I am sure since you took
the photos you know where his tombstone actually is. I had
put some time and effort into the making of his memorial, as
you did when you took the photos. Thank you so much for your
volunteer work on FAG, as without the photo volunteer the
memorials on this website would be so empty.
Sincerely,
Janet Milburn
#47529757
__________________________________________________________
Mr. William L. Ackley was the first permanent white settler in the county. His log cabin was erected in the Eau Claire River, four miles west of Antigo on what is now State Highway 64. Mr. Ackley engaged in the fur trade with the Chippewa Indians
FYI:READ BELOW ACTUAL FIRST NAME WILLIARD
Information, courtesy of Allen Ackley states:
His name is actually Willard Leroy Ackley, b ca 1818 Coventry, Chenango , New York. d 25 Nov 1894 Langlade , Wisconsin.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Information gleaned from an online source 'The Sokaogon Ojibwe': A Comprehensive Summary by Richard D. Ackley, Jr
says in effect that Willard LeRoy Ackley was born in England in 1818, and was the first white settler in Wisconsin's Langlade County. Little is known of his boyhood days......... He married a daughter of the Chief Mee-gee-see known as Great Eagle, she was called Me-Da-Gee-Wa-No-Quay "Maiden of the forest" but he called her 'Mary'. She was sixteen years older than him and had been married This article states that he changed his name from Acly to Ackley as his family from the eastern part of the United States opposed the marriage to an Indian woman. The marriage probably took place in 1853-1854 as their first son was born in 1855. 'Mary' bore him two children-De Witt and Charles Ackley. Charles Ackley was a merchant in Wabeno, Forest County; Dewitt Ackley was lived with the Pottawattomi Indians near Mole Lake,
_____________________________
History of Langlade County, Wisconsin,
from U. S. Gov't Survey to Present Time, with Biographical Sketches
Dessureau. Antigo, WI: Berner Brothers, 1922, p 266
Submitted by Cathy Kubly
William LeRoy Ackley, the first white settler in Langlade County, was born in New York State on or about 1830. Little is known of his boyhood days except that he was a venturesome lad who was lured to the western states by the stories of adventure among the Indian tribes and the plucky fur traders of the great northern wilderness. He came west to the hamlet of Wausau [Marathon County], where he stopped for a time before definitely settling in Ackley Township, Langlade County, in 1853. [In 1853 New County, created in 1879 and renamed Langlade County in 1880, was still part of Marathon and Oconto Counties, created respectively, in 1850 and 1851. Wisconsin became a State 29 May 1848.] Mr. [William LeRoy] Ackley was associated with P. Hogarty, a proprietor of a stopping place, who had extensive commercial intercourse with Indians and home seekers. He built a log shack on the banks of the Eau Claire River, Section 28, when he first came into this vast wild country inhabited by Indians and animals. Young ACKLEY was twenty-one years old when he first made a claim in this region. [William J.] Ackley, fur trader, lumber cruiser, adventurer, was a leader of the Indians who sought his counsel. He was a just barterer and those who were acquainted with him acknowledged him to be an upright business man. He never took advantage of the Chippewa's in their fur transactions. Most of his fur products were shipped down the Eau Claire River to Schofield [Marathon County, Wisconsin] and sold to agents of St. Louis fur buyers.
He [William LeRoy Aackley married Me-Da-Gee-Wa-No-Kwa, "Maiden of the Forests," a Chippewa Indian maiden, who bore him two children, DeWitt and Charles. Charles Axkley a merchant in Wabeno, Forest County. DeWitt Ackley is living with the Potawatomi Indians near Mole Lake [Forest County], Wisconsin. Mr. [William LeRoy] Ackley died 24 November 1894. His wife died 09 March 1899, having lived to be over one hundred years of age.
____________________________________________
TEMPORARY LOCATION 3 June 2013
Created by: Janet Milburn
Record added: Jul 21, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 93980360
Hello Kathleen,
The above memorial number is one for Willard Ackley. I
had made his memorial in July 2012. I received info from
a relative of his, and he apparently was under the impression
that I had Willard Ackley in the correct cemetery. I am
hoping that you will be kind enough to switch the photos to
the memorial I had made and delete the memorial you had made.
I will then change the cemetery, as I am sure since you took
the photos you know where his tombstone actually is. I had
put some time and effort into the making of his memorial, as
you did when you took the photos. Thank you so much for your
volunteer work on FAG, as without the photo volunteer the
memorials on this website would be so empty.
Sincerely,
Janet Milburn
#47529757
__________________________________________________________
FYI:READ BELOW ACTUAL FIRST NAME WILLIARD
Information, courtesy of Allen Ackley states:
His name is actually Willard Leroy Ackley, b ca 1818 Coventry, Chenango , New York. d 25 Nov 1894 Langlade , Wisconsin.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Information gleaned from an online source 'The Sokaogon Ojibwe': A Comprehensive Summary by Richard D. Ackley, Jr
says in effect that Willard LeRoy Ackley was born in England in 1818, and was the first white settler in Wisconsin's Langlade County. Little is known of his boyhood days......... He married a daughter of the Chief Mee-gee-see known as Great Eagle, she was called Me-Da-Gee-Wa-No-Quay "Maiden of the forest" but he called her 'Mary'. She was sixteen years older than him and had been married This article states that he changed his name from Acly to Ackley as his family from the eastern part of the United States opposed the marriage to an Indian woman. The marriage probably took place in 1853-1854 as their first son was born in 1855. 'Mary' bore him two children-De Witt and Charles Ackley. Charles Ackley was a merchant in Wabeno, Forest County; Dewitt Ackley was lived with the Pottawattomi Indians near Mole Lake,
_____________________________
History of Langlade County, Wisconsin,
from U. S. Gov't Survey to Present Time, with Biographical Sketches
Dessureau. Antigo, WI: Berner Brothers, 1922, p 266
Submitted by Cathy Kubly
William LeRoy Ackley, the first white settler in Langlade County, was born in New York State on or about 1830. Little is known of his boyhood days except that he was a venturesome lad who was lured to the western states by the stories of adventure among the Indian tribes and the plucky fur traders of the great northern wilderness. He came west to the hamlet of Wausau [Marathon County], where he stopped for a time before definitely settling in Ackley Township, Langlade County, in 1853. [In 1853 New County, created in 1879 and renamed Langlade County in 1880, was still part of Marathon and Oconto Counties, created respectively, in 1850 and 1851. Wisconsin became a State 29 May 1848.] Mr. [William LeRoy] Ackley was associated with P. Hogarty, a proprietor of a stopping place, who had extensive commercial intercourse with Indians and home seekers. He built a log shack on the banks of the Eau Claire River, Section 28, when he first came into this vast wild country inhabited by Indians and animals. Young ACKLEY was twenty-one years old when he first made a claim in this region. [William J.] Ackley, fur trader, lumber cruiser, adventurer, was a leader of the Indians who sought his counsel. He was a just barterer and those who were acquainted with him acknowledged him to be an upright business man. He never took advantage of the Chippewa's in their fur transactions. Most of his fur products were shipped down the Eau Claire River to Schofield [Marathon County, Wisconsin] and sold to agents of St. Louis fur buyers.
He [William LeRoy Aackley married Me-Da-Gee-Wa-No-Kwa, "Maiden of the Forests," a Chippewa Indian maiden, who bore him two children, DeWitt and Charles. Charles Axkley a merchant in Wabeno, Forest County. DeWitt Ackley is living with the Potawatomi Indians near Mole Lake [Forest County], Wisconsin. Mr. [William LeRoy] Ackley died 24 November 1894. His wife died 09 March 1899, having lived to be over one hundred years of age.
____________________________________________
TEMPORARY LOCATION 3 June 2013
Created by: Janet Milburn
Record added: Jul 21, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 93980360
Hello Kathleen,
The above memorial number is one for Willard Ackley. I
had made his memorial in July 2012. I received info from
a relative of his, and he apparently was under the impression
that I had Willard Ackley in the correct cemetery. I am
hoping that you will be kind enough to switch the photos to
the memorial I had made and delete the memorial you had made.
I will then change the cemetery, as I am sure since you took
the photos you know where his tombstone actually is. I had
put some time and effort into the making of his memorial, as
you did when you took the photos. Thank you so much for your
volunteer work on FAG, as without the photo volunteer the
memorials on this website would be so empty.
Sincerely,
Janet Milburn
#47529757
__________________________________________________________
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