Acken, James B.

d. 2 May 1838

15 yrs.

R 87 S 289

Acken. On yesterday morning, in Alexandria, D.C., at 2 o'clock, in the sixteenth year of his age, James B. Acken, only son of William D. Acken, of that place, now in Florida. The friends of the family are invited to attend his funeral, at the residence of Mr. Amon Woodward, on 8th street, near the Marine Barracks, this day at 4 o'clock. (National Intelligencer, May 2, 1838)

Acken, Julia

d. 22 Feb 1855

64 yrs.

R 87 S 288

Acken. In this city, on Thursday, February 22d, at the residence of Mr. Daniel Shryer, Mrs. Julia Acken, of Washington, D.C., in the 65th year of her age. Her funeral will take place tomorrow, at 3 o'clock p.m., from the Methodist Protestant Church, Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Her friends are invited to attend without further invitation. [Washington and New York papers please copy.] (Alexandria Gazette, February 24, 1855, p. 3) More