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1. Pvt Ephriam Q ACKLEY1,2 Enlisted in
the military 04 March 1865 as a Pvt in Enfield, White, Illinois3 He appeared in the census 1880 & 1900 in Illinois.
He was born on 1 Mar 1839 in Ohio.1,2,4,5,6,7,8
He was dicharged from the military on 16 Dec 1865 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson,
Arkansas3 On 19 Jun 1880
he was a farmer at Heralds Prarie, White , Illinois.4 He was living in 1880 in Heralds Prarie, White , Illinois.4,6
He received a military pension on 12 Jul 1890 in for service during the Civil
War in the Illinois Infantry, Regiment: 18, Company: K3,9 He was living
in 1900 in Elk Parie, Jefferson , Illinois.5,6 He died on 9 Apr 1919 in Jefferson
, Illinois.2,6,7,9,10 He was buried
in Kirk Cemetery, Ina, Jefferson , Illinois.1,2,6
He lived at in Whitefield, Bureau, Illinois.11
He served in the military Civil War in K 18th Illinois Infantry.1,3,6,11 Ephraim's
Civil War papers in which he declares his mother always told him he was born
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March 1839 in Ohio and his father "has been dead since before he can
remember". When he enlists in the military at Enfield, IL at age 26, it
indicates he was five foot eight inches, black hair and black eyes, with
a dark complexion. He was a farmer.
had a step daughter named Mary who married a Harshman Pvt Ephriam Q ACKLEY
and Martha Jane HEDGES were married on 26 Feb 1864 in Gallatin , Illinois.1,2,4,5,6,8,12 Statewide Marriage Index 1763
- 1900 has her last name as STRAUGHMATT Martha Jane HEDGES
(daughter of Living and Living) appeared in the census 1880 & 1900 in Illinois.
She was born on 22 Nov 1842 in Louisville, Jefferson , Kentucky.2,4,5,7,8,13 1900 census
has birth as Nov 1840 She was living in 1900 in Elk Parie, Jefferson , Illinois.5 She died on 14 Feb 1917 in Spring
Garden, Jefferson, Illinois.1,2,7,14 She has Death Cert # 001681714 She was buried in Kirk Cemetery,
Ina, Jefferson , Illinois.1,2,7 Her Obituary
appeared in the15 OBITUARY
Martha, the daughter of John and Mary Hedges, was born November 22, 1842, near
Louisville, Kentucky. She was married in 1861 to Henry Stroughmatt, who fought
and died during the Civil War, leaving her one daughter, Mrs. Mary Harshman of
Kansas City, Mo. She was married again to Ephriam Ackley. To this union was
born nine children, three boys and six girls, six of whom survive her. William
Ackley of Dexter, Mo., Jewel Ackley of White County, Ill., Virgil Ackley of Ina,
Ill., Mrs. Ann Ellison of Gallatin County, Ill., Mrs. Maggie Frasure of Ina and
Mrs. Ophelia Williams of Christopher, Ill. The deceased are Mrs. Easter Wilson,
Mrs. Francis Harper and Juliana Ackley.
She professed faith in Christ at the age of sixteen years and united with the
Walnut Grove Baptist Church near Norris City, Ill., of which body she was a member
for many years. She was a member of the Ina Baptist Church at the time of her
death, which sad event occurred at her home in Ina February 14, 1917. She had
been afflicted for a number of tears, but ????? all, she was very patient and
cheerful and often expressed her resignation to her Master, she was ready to
go at His call. She was a kind and indulgent mother and will be greatly missed
by her husband and children who now mourn her departure.
She leaves to mourn her death a husband, seven children, a number of grand
children and great grand children, two brothers W. C. Hedges of Ina and G. J.
Hedges of Huntington Ark., and one sister, Mrs. Emaline Acord of Ina, Ill., together
with a host of relatives and friends.
We shall greatly miss her, but our loss is gain to her, for she died in the
Lord.
The funeral services were conducted by Fulton Hedges at the Ina Baptist Church
Feb 15, (Scriptural text: ll Peter 1-14) after which the body was laid to rest
in the Kirk cemetery to await the resurrection. Pvt Ephriam Q ACKLEY and Martha
Jane HEDGES had the following children:
Pvt
Ephriam Q ACKLEY and Sarah Ellen Harmon PICKETT were married on 4 May 1917 in
Jefferson , Illinois.1,2,6 |