of Webster County, Iowa · from Prussia, Germany · documented from the public record
The family in the record
John Acker d. 1890
John Acker⚭ Martha Magdalene Flick
childrenAlbert Edward Acker
Source: History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa
Their story
What the record says
Native of Prussia, Germany.
Emigrated to America in 1859, settling first in Minnesota as a farmer.
Served the entire Civil War in the Minnesota volunteer infantry.
Later moved to Napoleon, Indiana and farmed until his death (circa 1890).
Widow Martha Magdalene (Flick) Acher.
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