Alfred Earl Ackley Sr. (1884 - 1955)

Born 24 Jun 1884 in Springfield Monthly Meeting, Clinton, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 May 1955 at age 70 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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Biography

Alfred Earl Ackley, Sr. was born on 24 June 1884 in Springfield Monthly Meeting, Clinton, Ohio, United States. He was the son of Alfred Edwin Ackley (1860– ) and Carolyn Burt Shadrach (1867–1946).

He married Ethel May Coles on 20 January 1908, in King, Washington.^[1] They were the parents of at least 3 sons.

• Alfred Earl Ackley Jr (1910–1985)^[2][3]
• Ralph Evans Ackley (1914–1975)^[2][3][4]
• Frank Wesley Ackley (1922–2005)^[3][4]

In 1910, the Alfred drove a wagon for a department store and the couple lived in Seattle Ward 11, King, Washington. ^[5] By 1920, the family had moved to Alfred's father-in-law's farm in Kitsap County, Washington^[2], but by 1930 had returned to Seattle where Alfred worked as a Cashier for the Street Railway.^[3][4]

Alfred E Ackley registered for the WWII US Draft in 1942. He was still employed by the Seattle Transit System.^[6]

Alfred Earl Ackley, Sr. died on May 2, 1955 in Seattle, King, aged 70.^[7]

• Fact: Residence (1930) Seattle, King, Washington, United States
• Fact: Obituary (03 May 1955) Seattle, Washington
• Fact: Burial Evergreen

Sources

1. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNB-C5NC : 29 April 2021), Alfred Earl Ackley and Ethel May Coles, 1908.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFJ-ZCP : 4 February 2021), Alfred Hackley in entry for Joseph Coles, 1920.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC3S-X21 : accessed 25 April 2023), Alfred E Ackley, Seattle, King, Washington, United States
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K93M-CR9 : 6 January 2021), Alfred Ackley, Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGVF-31L : accessed 25 April 2023), Alfred E Ackley, Seattle Ward 11, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 191, sheet 7B, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1662; FHL microfilm 1,375,675.
6. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJT-69XK : 10 March 2021), Ackley Earl Alfred, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3BP-SFJ : 10 March 2018), Alfred Earl Ackley, 02 May 1955; citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference 8633, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,033,487.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 June 2023, 08:51), entry for Alfred Earl Ackley (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L24R-WF7 ); contributed by various users.