Father of John, William, Ernest, Otto, Herman, Martha, Paul, Elsie, Laura, and Amanda.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
23 Oct 1941
Edgewood -- Funeral services for Bernard H. Ackman, 89, were held here Thursday afternoon at the Methodist Church. Mr. Ackman died at his home here Tuesday following a several months' illness.
He was born Nov. 8, 1851, in Germany and came to America when a youth. He was married Dec. 2, 1880, in New York City to Wilhelmina Muehlkamp and some years later came to Delaware County, where they farmed until 1920 when they retired and moved to Edgewood. Mrs. Ackman died in 1935.
Mr. Ackman was an active worker in the Methodist Church and at various times held the office of steward, trustee, and Sunday School superintendent.
Surviving are 10 children: the Rev. J.B. Ackman of Minneapolis, William, Mrs. Martha Kuhlman, Mrs. Ella Tilp, Mrs. Laura Funk, and Mrs. Amanda Faust, all of Edgewood; E.A. Ackman of Arlington, H.H. Ackman of Strawberry Point, Paul of Fulda, Minn., and O.C. Ackman of Ieland; one brother Will, of Raeville, Neb.; and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Schechtman of Greeley.
Suggested edit: Baptised "Bernhard Heinrich Aikmann" in Berge, Bersenbrück, Hannover, Germany per Kingdom of Hannover and Province of Hannover, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1684-1892 on Ancestry.com
Contributor: Megan E. Kennedy (49886199)
Father of John, William, Ernest, Otto, Herman, Martha, Paul, Elsie, Laura, and Amanda.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
23 Oct 1941
Edgewood -- Funeral services for Bernard H. Ackman, 89, were held here Thursday afternoon at the Methodist Church. Mr. Ackman died at his home here Tuesday following a several months' illness.
He was born Nov. 8, 1851, in Germany and came to America when a youth. He was married Dec. 2, 1880, in New York City to Wilhelmina Muehlkamp and some years later came to Delaware County, where they farmed until 1920 when they retired and moved to Edgewood. Mrs. Ackman died in 1935.
Mr. Ackman was an active worker in the Methodist Church and at various times held the office of steward, trustee, and Sunday School superintendent.
Surviving are 10 children: the Rev. J.B. Ackman of Minneapolis, William, Mrs. Martha Kuhlman, Mrs. Ella Tilp, Mrs. Laura Funk, and Mrs. Amanda Faust, all of Edgewood; E.A. Ackman of Arlington, H.H. Ackman of Strawberry Point, Paul of Fulda, Minn., and O.C. Ackman of Ieland; one brother Will, of Raeville, Neb.; and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Schechtman of Greeley.
Suggested edit: Baptised "Bernhard Heinrich Aikmann" in Berge, Bersenbrück, Hannover, Germany per Kingdom of Hannover and Province of Hannover, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1684-1892 on Ancestry.com
Contributor: Megan E. Kennedy (49886199)
Family Members
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Rev John Bernard Ackman
1882–1960
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William Gerhardt Ackmann
1884–1971
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Ernest August Ackman
1886–1971
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Otto Carl Ackmann
1888–1966
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Herman Henry Ackman
1891–1976
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Martha Adelaide Ackmann Kuhlman
1893–1981
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Paul Arthur Ackman Sr
1895–1967
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Ella Elsie Ackman Tilp
1897–1986
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Laura Wilhelmina Ackmann Funk
1899–1984
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Amanda Frieda Ackman Faust
1903–1986
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