Second Generation

13. Joseph Eugene ACKLEY appeared in the census 1900 & 1910 in Montana. He was born on 18 Feb 1860 in Rock , Wisconsin.^3,10,12,13 He appeared in the census in 1870 in Wisconsin. On 14 Jun 1880 he was a farm laborer at Leiscester, Clay, Nebraska.¹⁴ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Nebraska. In 1880 he was Farm Laborer at Leiscester, Clay, Nebraska.¹⁴ He was living in 1880 in Leiscester, Clay, Nebraska.¹⁴ He was living in 1900 in Phillrook, Fergus , Montana.¹⁰ He was living in 1910 in Fergus , Montana.¹² He died on 14 Dec 1924.¹³ He was buried in old Philbrook Cemetery, Montana.¹³ located between Hobson and Utica, Montana
He.¹³ Ackley Lake is named for this family as it sets on their old homestead
He.¹³ Hobson history book printed in 1965, Hobson the Gateway to the Golden Grain Fields -
Following written by Sydnie Acly (Lee), Joseph and Flora Acly's daughter
Joseph Eugene Acly born in 1860, came to Montana from Beloit Wisconsin, when he was a young man. He lived with a sister and brother-in-law for a while. He worked for C. M. Goodell's father out of Helena before coming to Philbrook.
Then he came to Philbrook and took up a homestead where the Ackley Lake is now. He made his home there and married Flora Montgomery in December 1887. They had four children, Grace, Glen, Sydnie and Irene.
He also took up a desert claim on the Judith River about three miles west of Philbrook, raised some cattle and horses, and hay and grain on the two ranches. he worked for other people in his spare time, breaking horses and riding in the roundup each fall. He passed away December 1924 and Flora passed away in Deer lodge in 1956.
All the recreation we hads had was what we make for ourselves. We had saddle horses to ride, which we spent many hours riding. We fished on the river and did a little trapping. Trapping gophers was not very profitabe as we got paid one cent for each gopher tail. We spent many hours in the boat on the lake in the summer time, and in the fall kept the stable filled with ducks for our meat. In the winter we did a lot of skating on the lake. Sometimes Dad would take his saddle horse and pull our sled with us on it all over the lake. That was real fun for us. We put in many hours sledding down the hill behind the barn and north side of the lake. Somtimes we would go out onto the lake, that make quite a long ride, but hard getting back to the top of the hill again.
When the Indians passed our way we watched them and sometimes played with the Indian children. Not too many Indians passed through where we lived as most of them went through up by Utica. That seemed to be their main trail. Lots of gypsies passed our place but we were afraid of them so didn't make friends of them.
We got most of our schooling in a log school house in Philbrook. Mattie Phillips was one of our teachers and we all liked her very much. When she was our teacher, the last Friday afternoon of each month we would play games, have spelling bees and dance. She and her brother, Walter, played for us to dance. He played the violin and she the organ. My sister, Grace, called the square dances or quadrills as they were called in those days.
Grace married Sherman Stiles of Moore, farmed for some time around Hobson and then moved to Snohomish, Washington. They had four children. Grace lives with her son and daughter-in-law in Snohomish. Glene moved to Washington with the Stiles family and worked out until his death in 1944.
Sydnie married Ernest Lee, a Hobson fellow, and they farmed around here for several years and then moved to Musselshell and farmed there. They are now living in Hamilton, Montana.
Irene married Graydon Lake in 1922 and they worked out around Lewistown for several years. Later they went to Deer lodge to work for the Williams and Tavenner Ranch and they are still there

Joseph Eugene ACKLEY and Florence "Flora" MONTGOMERY were married in Dec 1887.^10,12,13,15 Florence "Flora" MONTGOMERY (daughter of Living and Living) appeared in the census 1900 & 1910 in Montana. She was born in Jul 1867 in Missouri.^10,12 She appeared in the following News Article from the The Helena Independent on 13 Sep 1928 in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana Watson News

Watson Sep 12- Mr and Mrs Graydon Lake went to the Musselshell to take Mrs Lakes mother, Mrs Flora Ackley there on her way to Arkansas for the winter She was buried in old Philbrook Cemetery, Montana.¹³ located between Hobson and Utica, Montana
Joseph Eugene ACKLEY and Florence "Flora" MONTGOMERY had the following children:

+22	i.	Grace ACKLEY.
23	ii.	Glenn E ACKLEY appeared in the census 1900 & 1910 in Montana. He was born on 27 Jun 1894 in Montana.10,12,16 He died on 31 Aug 1944 in Everett, Snohomish , Washington.13,16 Name: Glen Eugene Ackley Death date: 31 Aug 1944 Death place: Everett, Snohomish, Washington Gender: Male Age at death: 50 years 2 months 4 days Estimated birth year: 1894 Father name: Joseph Eugene Ackley Father birth place: Mother name: Flora Montgomery Film number: 2032314 Digital GS number: 4224991 Image number: 242 Reference number: 360 Collection: Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960
+24	iii.	Sidney O ACKLEY.
+25	iv.	Irene ACKLEY.