of Prussia, Germany · documented from the public record
The family in the record
John Acker d. 1890
John Acker⚭ Martha Magdalene Flick
childrenAlbert Edward Acker
Their story
What the record says
History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa.
Native of Prussia, Germany.
Emigrated to America in 1859, settling first in Minnesota as a farmer.
Served the entire Civil War in the Minnesota volunteer infantry.
Later moved to Napoleon, Indiana and farmed until his death (circa 1890).
Widow Martha Magdalene (Flick) Acher.
(Surname also spelled Acher in OCR.
Death year OCR-garbled.).
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