Brown County NeArchives Biographies.....Ackerman, James George 1850 - 
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Source: Nebraskana
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James George Ackerman

James George Ackerman, retired merchant, broker and banker, of Ainsworth,
Nebraska, was born at Ramseys, Bergen County, New Jersey, August 20, 1850, the
son of Jacob J. and Elizabeth (Young) Ackerman. His father, a contractor and
builder, was born at Crystal Lake, Bergen County, New Jersey, December 23, 1827,
and died at Ramseys, September 30, 1808. His ancestors, who moved to Holland
from England many centuries ago, came to this country in 1662 and settled in
what is now Bergen County, New Jersey; members of the family served in the
Revolution and the Civil War.

Elizabeth (Young) Ackerman, wife of Jacob, was born at Ramseys, April 4, 1830,
and died at Paterson, New Jersey, October 22, 1890. Her Scotch ancestors settled
in America in 1700, and members of the Young family were active in the
Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

Mr. Ackerman has been a resident of Brown County for nearly 50 years, and was
for many years prominent as a merchant, broker, and banker at Ainsworth. A
Democrat, he was a frequent delegate to state conventions, and served as
delegate to the Free Silver national convention at Kansas City, Missouri.

During the World War Mr. Ackerman worked for the Red Cross and took an active
part in all Liberty loan drives. He is a member of the Sons of the American
Revolution, is affiliated with the Episcopal Church, and holds membership in the
Nebraskana Society. His hobby is gardening.

His marriage to Ellen Murphy occurred at Ainsworth, May 8, 1887. Mrs. Ackerman,
who was formerly a teacher, is now prominent in club work. At the present time
she is General Federation director of Nebraska. She was born of English and
Irish parents at Stillwater, Minnesota, May 13, 1868. They have two children;
George M., born July 3, 1891, who married Edith May Merten; and Dorothy E., born
April 19, 1899, who is married to Kent C. Hartung. George was graduated from the
University of Nebraska, and is now state bank examiner at Burlingame,
California, while Dorothy was a student at the University of Nebraska for two
years before her marriage. Mr. Ackerman has been a Mason fifty-five years, and
has held all offices. He holds a fifty year emblem from the grand lodge of
Nebraska. He is a Knight Templar, also. Residence Ainsworth. 


Additional Comments:
Extracted from 
Nebraskana
Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin

The Baldwin Company
Hebron, NE
1932


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