Emma ACKLEY (1879-1952)
1 Emma Augusta ACKLEY1,2 (1879-1952) [7576]. Born 29 Mar 1879, Millington, MI.1,3 Marr Aaron Louis HARTER 14 Jun 1911, Luce Co., MI.4 Died 26 Nov 1952, Pentland Township Hall.5 Buried Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, MI.6
From Newberry Briefs in the Evening News, Sault Sainte Marie, MI.
November 25, 1952 - Mrs. Augusta Harter returned home Saturday from Luke;s Hospital in Marquette and is confined to her home. Mrs. Harter fell at her home November 12 and fractured her left leg six inches above the knee.".7,8
There is some confusion in the records concerning Emma. First, she is variously shown as Emma (or Emma A.), Augusta (or Augusta A.) or Amy Augusta. From the records we have sourced, it seems likely that Emma Augusta Ackley is correct. Secondly, different sources provide different birth dates. We currently show November 1879 based on The Descendants of Edward Ackley but this is likely incorrect. The correct birth date is probably March 29, 1879 in Millington from Tuscola County Birth Register.
2 William Henry ACKLEY , Jr.1,9,10,11 (1857-1919) [7288]. Born 24 Dec 1857, Branford, Ontario, Canada.9,10,12 Marr Phoebe Louisa WRIGHT 15 Jan 1878, Tuscola Co., MI.13 Died 24 Feb 1919, Portage, MI.1,10,14 Buried 1919, Old Germfask Cemetery Records.14
3 Phoebe Louisa WRIGHT1,2,9,11,15,16 (1863-1946) [7287]. Born 26 Apr 1863, NY.9,14,17 Died 7 Sep 1946, Mackinac County, MI.14,17,18 Buried Old Germfask Cemetery Schoolcraft County, MI.17
6 James Leonard WRIGHT19,20 (1840-1900) [7226]. Born 20 Mar 1840, Tompkins County, NY.21,22 Bap 28 Mar 1840, New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church.23 Marr Ellen Augusta SHARP 8 Jul 1860, Tioga County, NY by Thomas Goodenough J.P.21 Marr Margaret Lewis TAYLOR 31 Dec 1885, Otisville, MI.24 Marr Eliza WINCHEL 7 Nov 1896, Saginaw, MI.21,25 Died 23 Mar 1900, Vassar, Tuscola Co., MI.26 Cause: Pneumonia. Buried Riverside Cemetery, Block F, Seciton 71, Vassar, MI.
Enlisted into Company D, 50th New York Engineers, on the 29th of January, 1864, he was wounded by a explosion of a shell at Fort Hell (real name was Fort Sedgwick, In Petersburg, Virginia) Virginia on the 28th of September 1864 to the chest, gun shot to the right arm at Halctez (should be Hatcher's Run) Run, in Virginia on the 28th of October 1864, right arm, plus developed diarrhea for his pension case. He was discharged on the 13th of June 1865. James went AWOL in the month of February or March of 1864, at Elmira, New York, but gave "delivered himself up" on the 21st of June 1864.
Length of service was 1 year, 4 months and 15 days. Pension was for gun shot wound in left breast and chronic diarrhea.
12 James WRIGHT19,27 (1801-1864) [148]. Born 1801, New Jersey.16,28,29 Marr Jemima CLARK bef 1831.19 Died 3 Apr 1864, Tioga County, NY.28 Buried Lounsbury Cemetery, Tioga County, NY.28
The death certificate of son, George W. Wright, lists his father as "John Wright". This error caused a many year delay in locating the correct parents of George W. Wright.
In the 1860 NY, Tioga, Tioga census the wife of James Wright is shown as "Anna". We believe this is in error as both James and Jemima are buried together in the Lounsbury Cemetery, Tioga County, NY. There is no evidence that James had other than one wife, Jemima Clark.
Find-A-Grave lists his birth year as 1810. This appears to be in error based on his age of 63 at the time of death in 1864 and the age reported on the 1850 and 1860 census.
Probate record from the village of Owego, County of Tioga, January 20, 1866.
"At a Surrogate's Court held at the Surrogate's office in the village of Owego, in and for the County of Tuoga, on the 30th day of January 1866. Present Thomas Farrington, Surrogate.
In the matter of the final accounting of the administration ??, of James Wright Deceased.
It appearing to the said court tha Sara Wright, Mary Wright, George Wright & Adeline Vaunostra, next of kin and heirs at law of the said deceased are infant's under the age of twenty-one years, having no general guardian, and Charles E. Parker of the town of Owego in the County of Tioga having consented to act as Special Guardian of the said infants in the premises, which consent is duly filed in the office of said County Surrogate.
It is THEREFORE ORDERED that the said Charles E. Parker ne, and he is herby appointed the Special Guardian of the the said infants for the purpose of appearing for, and taking care of their interests in this matter.".30
13 Jemima CLARK19,26,27,28 (1816-1864) [7225]. Born 1816, Tompkins County, NY.16,19,28 Died 23 May 1864, Tioga County, NY.28 Buried Lounsbury Cemetery, Tioga County, NY.28
In the 1850 NY, Tompkins, Danby census, Jemima is listed as a person who cannot read or write. In the 1860 NY, Tioga, Tioga census, she is incorrectly shown as Anna with no indication that she cannot read or write.
7 Ellen Augusta SHARP15,20,31 (1847-1934) [7234]. Born 11 May 1847, Chaumont, NY.15,32 Died 19 Apr 1934, At the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Martin, Lapeer St., Flint, MI.33 Buried 23 Apr 1934, Grace Lawn cemetery, section H, lot 191.33
14 Amos SHARPE32 ( - ) [7242].
15 Ellen MOSHER32 ( - ) [7243]. Born Otsego, NY.32
Sources
| 1 | "Descendants of Edward Ackley by Allen Ackley, 2005.". |
| 2 | "1900 MI, Tuscola, Vassar census". |
| 3 | "Tuscola Co. Birth Register of Emma A. Ackley". |
| 4 | "Michigan, County Marriage Records, 1822-1940 for Augusta Ackely and Aaron L. Harter". |
| 5 | "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952 of Amy Augusta Harter". |
| 6 | "Find-A-Grave Memorial Record of Augusta Harter". |
| 7 | "From Newberry Briefs in the Evening News, Sault Sainte Marie, MI. of November 25, 1952". |
| 8 | "Artisle on the Harter and Cox families in the Crawford County Avalanche of March 29, 1951". |
| 9 | "1900 MI, Vassar, Tuscola census.". |
| 10 | "Death Certificate of William H. Ackley". |
| 11 | "1905 Photograph of the entire William Henry Ackley, Jr family". |
| 12 | "State of Michigan Certificate of Death of Charles Ackley". |
| 13 | "Tuscola Marriages, The Dibean Collections.". |
| 14 | "Old Germfask Cemetery Records.". |
| 15 | "1870 MI, Genesee Co., Vienna Twp. census". |
| 16 | "1880 Millington, Tuscola Co., MI census.". |
| 17 | "Find-A-Grave Memorial Record of Phoebe Wright Ackley". |
| 18 | "Article on the death of Phoebe Ackley in the Crawford County Avalanche, September 1946". |
| 19 | "1850 NY, Tompkins, Danby census.". |
| 20 | "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950 for James Leonard Wright". |
| 21 | "Information provided by Bob Walls". |
| 22 | "Riverside Cemetery records, Vassar, MI". |
| 23 | "New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 for James Wright, page 172 of 384". |
| 24 | "Genesee County Marriage license # 6139.". |
| 25 | "Michigan Marriage Records for James L. Wright and Eliza Winchel". |
| 26 | "Veterans Census of Micihgan death report of James L. Wright.". |
| 27 | "1860 NY, Tioga, Tioga census.". |
| 28 | "Find A Grave Memorial Record". |
| 29 | "1855 New York State census". |
| 30 | "Probate record from the village of Owego, County of Tioga, January 20, 1866". |
| 31 | "1920 MI, Genesee, Gaines census". |
| 32 | "Death certificate of Ellen Augusta Wright from Genesee County.". |
| 33 | "Obituary of Ellen A. Wright in the Flint Journal, April 20, 1934.". |
