Fourth Generation

52. Cpl James B ACKLEY Enlisted in the military 19 September 1862 as a Pvt in Pennsylvania^47,55 Promoted to Full Corpl on 01 February 1865 He was born on 10 Mar 1840 in Greene , Pennsylvania.^{4,20,21,22,38,116,117,127} On 21 Jun 1860 he was Farm Laborer at Rich Hill, Greene , Pennsylvania.²² He was living between 1860 and 1900 in Rich Hill, Greene , Pennsylvania.^21,22,54,116 living with father 1860 He was dicharged from the military on 17 Jun 1865^47,55,128 On 5 Jun 1880 he was a farmer at Rich Hill, Greene , Pennsylvania.²¹ He received a military pension on 27 Aug 1890 in Pennsylvania⁴⁷ He was living in 1910 in Washington , Pennsylvania.¹¹⁷ He died on 12 Feb 1914 in West Finley, Washington , Pennsylvania.^{4,38,47,95,127} Rich Mather has day as 14th He was buried in West Finley, Cemetery, West Finley, Washington , Pennsylvania.³⁸ He appeared in the census 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 & 191 in Pennsylvania. He served in the military Civil War in K Co. 16th Cav Reg. PA.^4,47 On the night of 1 April 1865 he carried dispatches from General Sherman to General Grant announcing the capture of the Southside Railroad which controlled the evacuation of Richmond. His Regiment participated in 17 engagements, including the Battle of Gettysburg. Adolphus Ackley states that James & Anna had 5 children, 8 grandchildren, 8 greatgrand children 14 Great Great Grandchildren & 11 Great Great Great Grandchildren

Cpl James B ACKLEY and Anna Jane POTTER were married on 5 Oct 1870.^{4,21,116,117,127} Anna Jane POTTER (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 10 Sep 1845 in Pennsylvania.^{4,21,38,116,117,121,127} She received a military pension on 24 Feb 1914 in Pennsylvania⁴⁷ based on husbands service in the Civil War She was living in 1930 in West Finley, Washington , Pennsylvania.¹²¹ She died on 21 Feb 1932 in West Finley, Washington , Pennsylvania.^4,38,127 She was buried in West Finley, Cemetery, West Finley, Washington , Pennsylvania.³⁸ She appeared in the census 1880, 1900, 1910 & 1930 in Pennsylvania. Cpl James B ACKLEY and Anna Jane POTTER had the following children:

221	i.	Living.
222	ii.	Martha Jane ACKLEY4 was stillborn on 2 Apr 1872.4 this may be Jennie
223	iii.	James ACKLEY was born in Jun 1871 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.129 He died on 26 Jul 1871 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.129 He was buried on 27 Jul 1871 in Saint Michael's Philadelphia, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.129
+224	iv.	Forrest Samuel ACKLEY.
225	v.	Nellie Myrtle ACKLEY was born on 1 Sep 1883 in Burdette, Greene , Pennsylvania.4,38,116 She appeared in the census in 1900 in Pennsylvania. She died on 31 Jan 1907 in Claysville, Washington , Pennsylvania.4,38 She was ill with Tuberculosis in 1907 in Claysville, Washington , Pennsylvania.4 She was buried in West Finley, Cemetery, West Finley, Washington , Pennsylvania.38
226	vi.	Daniel Lester ACKLEY4 was born on 10 Sep 1885.4 He died on 29 Aug 1898.4 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 Danny 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 Danny was accidentally hit. It was a year after he was hit that he had a convulsion & shortly after that he started to go blind. He went 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."