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224. Forrest Samuel ACKLEY⁴ was born on 16 Oct 1874 in West Finley, Washington , Pennsylvania.^{4,21,38,116,117,121,122,127,193,254} He was living in 1910 in Greene , Pennsylvania.¹¹⁷ On 16 Apr 1930 he was Farmer at Rich Hill, Greene , Pennsylvania.¹²¹ He was living in 1930 in Rich Hill, Greene , Pennsylvania.¹²¹ He appeared in the following News Article from the Charleroi Mail on 18 Jun 1955 in Charleroi, Washington , Pennsylvania TO OBSERVE GOLDEN
ANNIVERSARY ON FARM
WHERE HE WAS BORN
WEST FINLEY-Mr. and Mrs. Forrest S. Ackley, of West Finley, R. D. 1, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, June 26, with open house from 2 to 5 p. m. and 7 to 10 p. m. The couple reside on the farm in Richhill Township where Ackley was born. He is a son of James and Anna Porter Ackley. Mrs. Ackley is the former Cora. Smith, daughter of Hiram and Ellen Loar Smith. They were married June 28, 1905. They have seven living sons and daughters, one foster son and 12 grandchildren. He died on 26 Jun 1971 in West Finley, Washington , Pennsylvania.^38,127,193 He was buried in West Finley, Cemetery, West Finley, Washington , Pennsylvania.³⁸ He appeared in the census 1880, 1900, 1910 & 1930 in Pennsylvania. 1880 lists as Samuel F His Social Security Number was 186-30-0480 PA.¹⁹³ He registered for the draft in Greene , Pennsylvania¹²² Excerpts from Forrest's reminiscences

"When I was small my mother had what was then called lung fever (which I presume is now called Pneumonia). I stayed for some time with my aunt Sara Carroll, till my mother recovered."

"My great uncle Daniel Ackley never married until he was about 65 years of age & he married a widow lady by the name of Roseanna Rockey who had three sons by her marriage (she was a very nice lady) Isaac, Nathan and Danny Rockey. Following the death of Aunt Roseanna, her oldest son, who was married, went to the home of Daniel Ackley (in his absence) & removed practically all the furniture from his home. I recall when Danny Rockey died of Diphtheria."
From the above Daniel apparently married about 1871 and Rockey was Roseanna's married name rather than her maiden name.

"When my brother Danny was about 11 years of age, he was in school one day and he and another boy were running around the schoolhouse and another boy threw a stone at two other boys and accidentally hit my brother in the head, which eventually caused his death. Bruce Allison and Emmet Newman were teasing another boy (Les Dorsey) & he was throwing stones at them and my brother was accidentally hit. It was a year after he was hit that he had a convulsion & shortly after that he started to go blind. We had him to several Drs. but nothing seemed to be of any help & he was paralyzed so that he was unable to walk before he died. He lacked a few days of being 13 years of age when he passed away."

"My sister Nellie had typhoid fever in 1896 shortly after we built this house. Aunt Lela Ackley came and nursed her back to health & she later contracted tuberculosis from which she never recovered and passed away in Jan.1907. She was never very strong."

----our first baby girl died at the age of 13 days. She was the most beautiful child I ever saw, she was as fair as a lily & had beautiful curley hair."
The baby girl was named Lillie Marie Ackley.

Forrest and Cora raised Cora's nephew, John Salisbury, as a foster son.

Forrest Samuel ACKLEY and Cora Alice SMITH were married on 28 Jun 1905 in West Finley, Washington , Pennsylvania.^{4,117,121,127} Cora Alice SMITH (daughter of Hiram Scott SMITH and Ellen LOAR) appeared in the census 1910 & 1930 in Pennsylvania. She was born on 1 Nov 1881 in Center Township, Greene , Pennsylvania.^{4,38,117,121,127,255} She died on 3 Jan 1960.^4,38,127,255 She was buried in West Finley, Cemetery, West Finley, Washington , Pennsylvania.³⁸ Forrest Samuel ACKLEY and Cora Alice SMITH had the following children:

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Lilly Marie ACKLEY was born on 4 May 1906.⁴ She died on 17 May 1906.⁴
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J Howard ACKLEY was born on 5 Sep 1907 in Rich Hill, Greene , Pennsylvania.^{4,117,193,256,257} never married He appeared in the census in 1910 in Pennsylvania. On 9 Apr 1930 he was Oil Field Tool Dresser at Olean, Cattaraugus , New York.²⁵⁷ He appeared in the census in 1930 in New York. 1930 census lists as Howard J He was living in 1930 in Olean, Cattaraugus , New York.²⁵⁷ boarder He was living about 1963 in Fort Wayne, Allen , Indiana.²⁵⁸ He died on 25 Jan 2000 in Claysville, Washington , Pennsylvania.¹⁹³ His Social Security Number was 200-01-2271 PA.
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Lorena Anna ACKLEY.
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SF3 Allen Foster ACKLEY.
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Marabelle ACKLEY⁴ was born on 31 Jan 1919 in Pennsylvania.^121,193 She appeared in the census in 1930 in Pennsylvania. She died in Aug 1985 in Carmichaels, Greene , Pennsylvania.^193,259,260 Her Social Security Number was 170-32-2407 PA.¹⁹³
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Samuel John SALISBURY⁴ was born on 15 Apr 1926 in Pennsylvania.¹²¹ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Pennsylvania. He died on 3 Feb 2004 in Meadville, Crawford , Pennsylvania.¹⁹³ His Obituary appeared in the Observer-Reporter on 26 Feb 2004 in Washington, Lycoming , Pennsylvania WWII veteran was born in Nineveh
Samuel John (John S.) Salsberry, 77, of Route 6, Linesville, died Tuesday, February 3, 2004, in Meadville Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
He was born April 15, 1926, in Nineveh, a son of Milo and Ida Smith Salsberry.
Mr. Salsberry was a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II as a sharpshooter with the 8th Infantry in Belgium, France, Germany and England.
He was employed by Dave Oskin Construction in Linesville as a heavy equipment operator for several years and at one time worked out of Operating Engineers 132B in West Virginia and 166B in Erie.
Mr. Salsberry was Protestant.
He was a member of American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Linesville, and Linesville Sportsman Club.
He enjoyed a good joke, laughing with the boys at the club and operating cranes.
On June 8, 1946, he married Viola Jane Sprowls, who survives.
Also surviving are four daughters, Karen Nickerson, Judy Oskin and Nancy Nickerson, all of Linesville, and Joyce Widner of Henderson, Nev.; four sons, Ed of Erie, Jerry of Ridgeland, S.C., Gary of Linesville and Roy Salsberry of Port Royal, S.C.; a sister, Gayle Calladine of Linesville; a foster sister, Wilma Beabout of Wheeling, W.Va.; two foster brothers, Raymond Ackley of Hadley and Wayne Ackley of Maryland; 18 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are a son, Eugene Salsberry; his foster parents, Forest and Cora Smith Ackley; a brother, Clinton Salsberry; two half sisters, Wilma Dobshaw and Gladys Roach; two foster sisters, Lorena Horne and Marabelle Ackley; and two foster brothers, Allen and Howard Ackley.
Services were held in Linesville, with burial in Pennline Cemetery. At the request of the deceased, memorials may be made to Salvation Army, 1087 Park Avenue, Meadville, PA 16335; or American Lung Association of Northwest Pennsylvania, 352 West Eighth Street, Erie, PA 16512 His Social Security Number was 202-20-2246 PA. foster child of Forrest and Cora Ackley