Book Description

Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of Christian Acker who was born ca. 1697 in Germany. He was the son of Hans Heinrich Acker and Anna Maria Burchardt. Christian married Anna Margaretha Motz ca. 1728 in Germany. They immigrated to America ca. 1755, settled in Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania and were the parents of four sons and one daughter. Sixth generation descendant " ... David Acker and his three sons came to Texas [from Illinois] in the 1870's ... [and became] a respected part of their Texas communities. One son, Hiram, moved on to Oregon."--Page 98. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Oregon, Arizona and elsewhere.