Christian Grim & Mary Morgan - Person Sheet
Christian Grim & Mary Morgan - Person Sheet
NameThomas ACKLIN 
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136BurialHopewelle Presbyterian Cemetery, Luzerne Twp., Fayette Co., PA397
FatherJohn Connell ACKLIN (ca1798-1882)
MotherMartha GOSLIN (1796-1840)
Misc. Notes
Not the Thomas J. Acklin listed in Census records with wife Mary, and three children. This Thomas never married.
From Nelson’s Biographical __________ of Fayette County, PA, p. 1163:
Thomas Acklin is a retired farmer, residing in Luzerne township. He was born in Redstone township, March 1, 1828, and is a son of John and Martha (Goslin) Acklin. ... Thomas Acklin was about four years old when he come to Luzerne township, and consequently he was reared and educated in it. In early life he learned the cooper’s trade and worked at it for a number of years. In addition to this he was a skillful carpenter. Later in life he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits and by hard labor and strict economy laid by enough means to make his life easy in his declining years. In 1880 he purchased a farm of one hundered and twenty-five acres from Jacob Ball, which has become greatly improved under his skillful management. He is a member of Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian church. He is a Democrat, and unmarried.
From Nelson’s Biographical __________ of Fayette County, PA, p. 1163:
Thomas Acklin is a retired farmer, residing in Luzerne township. He was born in Redstone township, March 1, 1828, and is a son of John and Martha (Goslin) Acklin. ... Thomas Acklin was about four years old when he come to Luzerne township, and consequently he was reared and educated in it. In early life he learned the cooper’s trade and worked at it for a number of years. In addition to this he was a skillful carpenter. Later in life he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits and by hard labor and strict economy laid by enough means to make his life easy in his declining years. In 1880 he purchased a farm of one hundered and twenty-five acres from Jacob Ball, which has become greatly improved under his skillful management. He is a member of Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian church. He is a Democrat, and unmarried.