THE
CHRISTIAN ACKERMAN SR. (1818-1903)
AND ANNA BELSLEY (1820-1903)
REUNION PAGE

DIRECTIONS INFO FOR AUG 5 2012
(43rd) Ackrman Reunion

CLICK HERE FOR 2010 REUNION PICTURES 
 

CLICK HERE TO ADD OR UPDATE YOUR FAMILIES CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS 
This will be useful in keeping you informed of our reunion and other reunion events

CLICK HERE TO ADD/CORRECT/UPDATE A BIRTH/MARRIAGE/CHANGE OF SOME KIND

The 43rd Ackerman Reunion is scheduled for Sunday August 5, 2012.

We used to keep track of their descendents at the Ackerman Family reunions
on color poster board that looked like this

but we're a little more sophisticated now.

Click here to see the LINKABLE Chart (Better..with pictures)

This site will be developed over time to include more of the descendents and the stories of the families.. but for now you can read up on these previously published stories.

Ackerman What does it mean & Ackerman History       by Eliza Ackerman
The Ackerman Centennial Farm      by George Ackerman
Christian Ackerman Sr.    by Sam Ackerman
Evans Corner & the beginning of Morton  Author unknown
The 1884 Cider & Sorghum Mill Explosion  Author unknown
1908 Funeral Notice of Mrs Mary (Gerber) Ackerman  Author unknown
1903 Obituaries of Christian Ackerman Sr and Anna (Belsley) Ackerman  Contributed by Roberta Beutel from copy of Newspaper articles.
Ackerman Anabaptist History  Chris Ackerman with extensive unashamed plagiarism from the Belsley research.
Early Ackerman and Illinois History Chris Ackerman with extensive unashamed plagiarism from the Belsley research.
Challenge of Tracking Early Ackermans, Relatives and keeping all the names and dates straight.
Belsley Connection from Anna's side that takes us back to 1747
Rassi Connection from Mary Ackerman Rassi's side  by  Gary Rassi    and here's the directory for the GED files
Jacob PDF  Showing the Jacob side of things from Christian (3rd Generation)
Marching to Zion (Apostolic Christian) Ackerman History  Page158    Page159    Page160   Page161    Page162    Page163    Page164  
Entire GED files from 2004. If you have Family Tree Maker, Brothers Keeper, or a Genealogy program that reads GED files.  If you take these to update let us know so we can merge your further information with our good start.
Elected Ackermans.  To show we are politically...er... represented?
Oral History of Illinois Ray Ackerman & John Ackerman interviewed (New as of 2010)

Understanding Terms:  When are you my 2nd cousin and when are you my 1st cousin once removed?  

    2004 Photos              2006 Photos              2008 Photos           2010 Photos

PS Don't forget whoswho file. With no file extension 161 9/4/2004 Counting since 8/2000