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2. Mahlon Foster
ACKLEY was born about 1807 in New Jersey.1,2,3,4 Between 1850
and 1860 he was Carpenter at Allegheny, Allegheny , Pennsylvania.2,3 He was living
between 1850 and 1870 in Allegheny, Allegheny , Pennsylvania.2,3,4 On 18 Jun 1870 he was Car builder at Allegheny, Allegheny
, Pennsylvania.4 He lived
at 26 Carrol St. in Allegheny, Allegheny , Pennsylvania about 1873.1 He died on 13 Dec 1873.1,5 He was buried
on 14 Dec 1873 in Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegany , Pennsylvania.1 Plot 3 He appeared in the census
1850, 1860 & 1870 in Pennsylvania. His Obituary appeared in the1 ACKLEY - December 13, 1873, of
twenty-five minutes past 3 o'clock in the morning,
Mahlon Ackley, aged 66 years, ? months and 10 days.
The funeral will take place of the residence of his family 26 Carrol street,
Allegheny at 3 o'clock tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon.
Mahlon Foster ACKLEY and Selena Ann HAMMOND were married.2,3,4 Selena Ann HAMMOND (daughter
of Living and Living) was born on 18 Dec 1815 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia ,
Pennsylvania.1,2,3,4,5,6 She was living between 1880 and 1900 in Allegheny, Allegheny
, Pennsylvania.5,6 living with daughter Laura 1880
living with daughter Maria 1900 She lived at Euclid avenue, n Clifton avenue,
A in Pittsburgh, Allegheny , Pennsylvania about 1890.7 name listed as Selma A Ackley She died of pneumonia
on 3 Oct 1901 in Allegheny, Allegheny , Pennsylvania.1 died at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Charles T.
Russell, 1004
Cedar Ave., Allegheny.
She was buried on 5 Oct 1901 in Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegany ,
Pennsylvania.1 plot 4 She
appeared in the census 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 & 1900 in Pennsylvania.
Her Obituary appeared in the1
Mrs. Selena A. Ackley, one of the oldest residents of Allegheny, died of pneumonia
yesterday morning at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Charles T. Russell, 1004
Cedar Ave., Allegheny.
Mrs. Ackley was born 86 years ago in Philadelphia and spent her childhood in
Baltimore, Md. She journeyed by stage and canal with her mother to Johnstown,
Pa,
where whe was married to the late Mahlon F. Ackley of Allegheny, who was employed
on the Pennsylvania railroad, which was then in process of construction. Early
in
the 40's she came to Allegheny with her husband and had resided there ever since.
She saw the city grow from a straggling village to a metropolis. Mrs. Ackley
was
for many years a member of the North Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, and before
the formation of that church was, with her late husband, connected with the Arch
Street church of the same denomination. She was the mother of seven children,
of
whom five are now living - Mrs. Laura J. Raynor, Mrs. Selena A. Barto, Mrs. Maria
F. Russell and Mrs. Emma H. Russell of Allegheny and L. M. Ackley of Chicago.
Mrs. Selina Ann Ackley, widow of Mahlon F. Ackley and one of the oldest residents
of Allegheny died at 10:05 o'clock this morning at the home of her daughter,
Mrs.
M. Francis Russell, No. 1004 Cedar avenue, Allegheny. She was 85 years old. Mrs.
Ackley was born in Philadelphia December 15, 1815, but spent her childhood in
baltimore. With her husband, she moved to Allegheny city early in the forties.
Mrs.
Ackley was of an old English family. Her great uncle, Mr. Batchelor, founded
the
town of Bellevue, New York, noted as the site of Bellevue Hospital. Mrs. Ackley
was
a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a profound student of the Bible.
She
leaves four daughters, Mrs. Maria F. Russell, Mrs. Emma H. Russell, Mrs. Laura
J.
Raynor and Mrs. Selina A. Barto, all of Allegheny and L. M. Ackley, a member
of the
Chicago bar and formerly a well known Pittsburgh newspaper man. Eight grandchildren
also survive.
Mahlon Foster ACKLEY and Selena Ann HAMMOND had the following children:
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