 Aaron Acton, son of Aaron Acton and Elizabeth Litterell. Adoption parents: Aaron Acton and Elizabeth Litterell Born 1795 at Washington Co. Tennessee, died Jan 1, 1847 at Ripley County,Indiana, 51 or 52 years Aaron purchased land in Ripley County, Indiana on 2 Apr 1832 1840 census - Johnson, Ripley, Indiana 2 males under 5 2 males 5-10 1 male 10-15 1 male 40-50 1 female 10-15 1 female 30-40 ID: I18167 Name: Aaron ACTON Jr. Sex: M Birth: ABT 1795 in Washington Co., Tennessee Death: 1 JAN 1847 in Ripley Co., Indiana Note: From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Change Date: 19 SEP 2001 Father: Aaron ACTON b: 1775 in Henry Co., Virginia Mother: Elizabeth LITTERELL b: BEF 1765 in <, Patrick, Virginia> Marriage 1 Mary A. WOODFELL b: 1810 in Kentucky Married: 3 OCT 1814 in Garrard, Kentucky Children Cynthia ACTON b: 20 MAY 1828 in Ripley Co., Indiana William Godfrey ACTON b: 20 JUL 1830 in Ripley Co., Indiana Thomas I. J. ACTON b: 1834 in Ripley Co., Indiana George W. ACTON b: 1834 in Ripley Co., Indiana Aaron ACTON b: 22 JUL 1839 in Ripley Co., Indiana Moses Andrew ACTON b: 22 SEP 1841 in Ripley Co., Indiana Adam F. ACTON b: 1845 in Ripley Co., Indiana Hannah ACTON b: 1848 in Ripley Co., Indiana Marriage 2 Hannah GRISHAM(GRISHAW) b: BEF 1775 in Married: 15 OCT 1816 in Garrard, Kentucky Children James Harrison ACTON b: 2 AUG 1817 in Garrard Co., Kentucky John F. ACTON b: ABT 1824 in Ripley Co., In More: More: 1 Aaron ACTON Jr. b: ABT 1795 d: 1 JAN 1847 + Mary A. WOODFELL b: 1810 2 Cynthia ACTON b: 20 MAY 1828 d: AFT 1904 + David Garland PERKINS b: ABT 1824 2 William Godfrey ACTON b: 20 JUL 1830 d: 7 MAR 1912 + Amanda Jane BOSWELL b: 1829 2 Thomas I. J. ACTON b: 1834 2 George W. ACTON b: 1834 2 Aaron ACTON b: 22 JUL 1839 + Amanda I. HALL b: ABT 1843 2 Moses Andrew ACTON b: 22 SEP 1841 d: 13 JAN 1907 + Flora (Alice) HARDY b: 9 APR 1861 2 Adam F. ACTON b: 1845 2 Hannah ACTON b: 1848 d: 1851/1854 + Hannah GRISHAM(GRISHAW) b: BEF 1775 2 James Harrison ACTON b: 2 AUG 1817 d: 27 APR 1904 + Serepta PRATHER b: 1818 3 Elizabeth ACTON b: 1837 3 Hannah ACTON b: 1839 3 Basle (Basil) ACTON b: 1841 3 Margaret ACTON b: 1844 3 Sarah Jane ACTON b: 1846 + Andrew Jackson DICKERSON b: ABT 1842 3 Cynthia ACTON b: 1848 3 Barton R. ACTON b: APR 1850 2 John F. ACTON b: ABT 1824 d: BEF 1904 + Martha -------- b: ABT 1828 Married Oct 15, 1816 at Garrard County,Kentucky (at least 8 years married) to:  Hannah Grishaw, daughter of Isaac Spice Grishaw and Lettrice Grishaw.Born ± 1785 at Virginia, died after 1824 at Kentucky Married 15 Oct 1816 ID: I18167 Name: Aaron ACTON Jr. Sex: M Birth: ABT 1795 in Washington Co., Tennessee Death: 1 JAN 1847 in Ripley Co., Indiana Note: From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Change Date: 19 SEP 2001 Father: Aaron ACTON b: 1775 in Henry Co., Virginia Mother: Elizabeth LITTERELL b: BEF 1765 in <, Patrick, Virginia> Marriage 1 Mary A. WOODFELL b: 1810 in Kentucky Married: 3 OCT 1814 in Garrard, Kentucky Children Cynthia ACTON b: 20 MAY 1828 in Ripley Co., Indiana William Godfrey ACTON b: 20 JUL 1830 in Ripley Co., Indiana Thomas I. J. ACTON b: 1834 in Ripley Co., Indiana George W. ACTON b: 1834 in Ripley Co., Indiana Aaron ACTON b: 22 JUL 1839 in Ripley Co., Indiana Moses Andrew ACTON b: 22 SEP 1841 in Ripley Co., Indiana Adam F. ACTON b: 1845 in Ripley Co., Indiana Hannah ACTON b: 1848 in Ripley Co., Indiana Marriage 2 Hannah GRISHAM(GRISHAW) b: BEF 1775 in Married: 15 OCT 1816 in Garrard, Kentucky Children James Harrison ACTON b: 2 AUG 1817 in Garrard Co., Kentucky John F. ACTON b: ABT 1824 in Ripley Co., Indiana Children: 1. James Harrison ActonBorn Aug 1, 1817 at Garrard,KY, died Apr 24, 1904 at Lebanon,Indiana, 86 years 1860 census - Harrison, Boone, Indiana James Acton, age 43, b. KY Serepta (Prather) Acton, age 43, b. KY Mahala Acton, age 21, b. IN Basil Acton, age 19, b. IN Margaret Acton, age 17, b. IN Sarah J Acton, age 15, b. IN Barton R Acton, age 9, b. IN Simon Acton, age 7, b. IN James Acton, age 6, b. IN John TActon, age 3, b. IN 1870 census - Harrison, Boone, Indiana James H Acton, age 52, b. KY Serepta Acton, age 52, b. KY Barton Acton, age 20, b. IN SimonActon, age 18, b. IN James M Acton, age 15, b. IN John F Acton, age 13, b. IN Margaret Acton, age 23, b. IN Hannah Acton, age 28, b. IN 1880 census - Harrison, Boone, Indiana James Acton, age 63, b. KY Serepta Acton, age 63, b.KY Hannah M Acton, age 41, b. KY Barton R Acton, age 30, b. IN Simon S Acton, age 28, b. IN James M Acton, age 25, b. IN John T Acton, age 23, b. IN 1900 census - Harrison, Boone, Indiana James Acton, age 82, b. KY Hannah Acton (daughter) age 61, b. IN Barton Acton, age 50, b. IN James M Acton, age 25,b. IN 2. John F ActonBorn 1824 at Ripley County,IN, died before 1904, at most 80 years John F Acton owned real estate will value of $300, could not read or write. 1850 census - Johnson, Ripley, Indiana John F Acton, age 26, b. Indiana, farmer Martha Acton, age 25, b. Indiana Thomas Acton, age 7, b. Indiana Aaron Acton, age 7, b. Indiana John Wesley Acton, age 2, b. Indiana William Jasper Acton, age 5 months, b. Indiana 3. Nancy ActonBorn ± 1817 at Pulaski Co,Kentucky, died ± 1875 at Ripley Co.,Indiana, approximately 58 years ID: I18162 Name: Aaron ACTON Sex: M Birth: 1775 in Henry Co., Virginia Death: 2 DEC 1861 in Pulaski Co., Kentucky Note: From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Change Date: 19 SEP 2001 Father: James ACTON b: BEF 1746 in England Mother: Elizabeth MCCRAFT b: ABT 1750 in <, England> Marriage 1 Elizabeth LITTERELL b: BEF 1765 in <, Patrick, Virginia> Married: 20 FEB 1794 in Patrick Co., Virginia Children Stephen ACTON b: 1794/1800 in <, Washington, Tennessee> Polly ACTON b: ABT 1794 in Washington Co., Tennessee Aaron ACTON Jr. b: ABT 1795 in Washington Co., Tennessee Elizabeth ACTON b: ABT 1800 in Pulaski Co., Kentucky Uriah ACTON b: ABT 1804 in Pulaski Co., Kentucky James ACTON b: 1807 in Kentucky Patience ACTON b: ABT 1810 in Pulaski Co., Kentucky Samuel ACTON b: ABT 1810 in Sarah (Sally) ACTON b: 1811 in Pulaski Co., Kentucky Marriage 2 Priscilla GRESHAM(GRISHAW) b: ABT 1779 in Married: 3 OCT 1814 in Garrard Co., Kentucky Children Emily ACTON b: 1815 in Pulaski Co., Kentucky Nancy C. ACTON b: 1817 in Isaac ACTON b: 5 JAN 1819 in Kentucky Letticia "Letty" ACTON b: 1824 in Pulaski Co., Kentucky | |||
| 2nd marriage/ relation Aaron Acton, son of Aaron Acton and Elizabeth Litterell. Adoption parents: Aaron Acton and Elizabeth Litterell Married/ Related to: Mary WoodfellBorn 1810 at KY, died ± 1854 at Ripley County,Indiana, approximately 44 years 1850 census - Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana Mary, head of household,age 40, b. KY, real estate valued at $3000 George, age 16, b. IN, Farmer Thomas, age 12, b. IN Aron, age 10, b. IN Moses, age 8, b. IN Adam, age 5, b. IN Hannah, age 2, b. IN Source: Ancestry census records Children: 1. Moses Andrew ActonBorn Sep 22, 1841 at Ripley,Indiana, died Jan 13, 1907 at Madrid,Boone,Iowa, 65 years Buried Mt. Hope Cemetary, Madrid, Iowa. Obituary reads: Moses Andrew Acton, died when he was 65 years, 3 months, 21 days. Funeral was through Lodge. A.F. and A.M. Lodge of Madrid. Born September 22, 1841 in Ripley County, Indiana near Versailles. Moved from Bentonsport, Ia to Kansas in 1873. Worked in Barton County. Married Oct 4, 1877 - Enlisted in Co B, 7th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, April 1861. Leaves one brother, William Acton in Indiana and Mrs. P.G. Perkins, sister. He came from family of 9 children, only 2 living. --- (notes from Flora Hardy Acton -- after the Civil War, Moses Andrew Acton lived with his sister at Bentonsport, Iowa. Went to school there.Afterwards traveled for woolen mills with team of horses, buying wool. Went to Kansas and took a claim, during grasshopper time in Kansas. He came back to Iowa and begged for supplies for Kansas people, got 3 carloads of food, clothing and bedding. Grasshoppers were so heavy the sun was darkened. Everyone was at Aunt Bell's at a picnic the afternoon the grasshoppers came. It began to look dark, and the grasshoppers stripped the garden, corn and everything. After that, Moses did many things.Assessor 2 or 3 years, took active part in everything. After Flora Hardy went to Kansas, there were 3 years of drought. The year she and Moses were married there were good prospects for wheat, it turned wet and wheat rust, got .35 cents per bushel. Moses wrote to a man he had worked for in hardware and he toldhim he would give him a job, sold tinware and hardware to country stores. Sold in Madrid, Iowa before they moved there. Rented a house with a school teacher. Teacher taught where Perkins did. Had part of house shared kitchen. She was raising her brothers child, same age as Otto. Took rooms in next house to get away from spoiled child. Lived there 2 months. Moved because of typhoid over on east side of river. Rented from old couple. Rented one of 3 houses. Hendricks loaned Moses enough to build, lot sale in North DesMoines, built a 3 room house on lot and burn, lived ther 4 years. Otto was 9 when they moved. Traded that lot and two other lots for the farm and paid some down besides. Farm cost $24.00 an acre and could have sold at $450.00 at one time. Mable was 1 year old when they moved to farm. Pearl and Mabel were born in North DesMoines, lived on farm until Pearl was 10. Then built house in DesMoines, lived there 3years, then moved back to the farm. Stayed there 3 years and went to DesMoines. Came back and stayed on farm. Doctor said Moses was to ill for the city. Lived on farm for 3 years before he died. Flora lived on the farm for 1 year after that and then moved to Madrid. census records: 1900 - Madison Township, Polk County, Iowa Moses A Acton - age 58, b. IN, occupation farmer Flora A Acton - age 39, b. OH Otto Acton - age 21, b. Kansas Pearl Acton - age 15, b.Iowa Mabel Acton - age 13, b. Iowa 1880 census, 3rd ward, DesMoines, Polk,IA Moses A Acton - age 32, B. IN, Farmer Alice Acton - age 20, B. IN, Farmer Otto Acton - age 6 months, B.Kansas (They were residing with Moses Acton's brother in law - David Perkins) Source: Ancestry census records 2. Cynthia Ann ActonBorn May 20, 1828 at Ripley,Indiana, died after 1904 at DesMoines,Iowa, at least 76 years Married David Garland Perkins 3. William Godfrey ActonBorn Jul 20, 1830 at Ripley,Indiana, died Mar 7, 1912 at Worthington,Greene,Indiana, 81 years 1850 census listed William as having real estate value of $3000.00 Married Amanda Jane Boswell 15 Mar 1851 1860 census - Shelby, Ripley County, Indiana William G Acton, age 31, b. IN, Merchant - real estate value of $2,000 Amanda, age 31, b. IN 1880 census - Beech Creek, Greene, Indiana WG Acton - age 49, b. IN, Doctor Amanda - age 50, b. IN Isibell - age 18, b. IN William E - age 7,b. IN James W (grandson) - age 4, b. IN 1900 census - Center, Greene, Indiana William G Acton - age 69, b. Indiana Amanda Acton - age 70, b. Indiana Source: Ancestry census records 4. George W ActonBorn 1834 at Ripley,Indiana, died before 1907, at most 73 years 1880 census - Danville, Hendricks county, Indiana George W Acton - age 45, b. IN, Carpenter Martha A Acton - age 43, b. IN, keeping house Marton E Acton (Male), age 16, b. IN, at school 1870 census - Liberty, Hendricks, Indiana George Acton - age 36, b. IN, Carpenter Martha A Acton - age 34, b. IN Marton Acton - age 6, b. IN 5. Thomas ActonBorn 1838 at Ripley,Indiana, died Apr 30, 1897 at Franklin,Indiana, 58 or 59 years Thomas Acton - Injured at court house, Stafford, VA 2-11-1863, cut left foot across 2 toes on fatigue duty cutting trees. Wounded in VA 26 Apr 1863. Hospital. Returned to regiment. Wounded at Chancellorsville: Foot. 12th Corp Generalfield hospital. Acquia Creek, VA. Returned to regiment. Mustered out 6. Aaron ActonBorn Jul 22, 1839 at Ripley,Indiana, died Feb 26, 1905 at Indiana, 65 years Aaron enlisted in the army at Belleville, Hendricks County, Indiana on Aug 30,1861, private, Co B, 7th regiment of Indiana Volunteers, commanded by Captain William C Banta. Aaron was 5'10", red hair, blue eyes. Promoted to corporalJune 16, 1862. Hospitalized Sept and Oct for unspecified wound. Contracted "camp diahrrea" from exposure and use of bad water and food at Gettysburg, Pa inJuly of 1863. Petersburg, Va - August 19, 1864, captured at Weldon Railroad, VA, confined as POW at Richmond, VA on Aug 20, 1864. Sent to POW camp at Salisburg, NC. On Oct 9, 1864. Contracted scurvy from starvation and confinement. Paroled at North East Ferry, NC on Mar l, 1865, and repatriated at College Farm Barracks, MD. March 9, 1865, Camp Chase March 16, 1865. Mustered out at Indiannapolis due to "expired time in service" Aaron was known as a carpenter and an undertaker. His name appears in official records as both Aaron and Aron. Married Amanda J Hall 31 Jan 1869 - Clayton, Indiana. Aaron was a lumbr merchant in Clayton, Liberty Township, Indiana 1880 census - Clayton, HendricksCounty, Indiana Aaron Acton, age 37, b. IN, Owns a sawmill Amanda (Hall) Acton, age 33, b. KY, keeping house Glen R Acton (Female), age 6, b. IN 1900 census - Liberty, Hendricks County, Indiana Aaron Acton, age 60, b. IN, undertaker Amanda Acton, age 54, b. IN Glen Acton, age 28, b. IN, music teacher Source: Ancestry census records 7. Adam F ActonBorn 1845 at Ripley,Indiana, died Dec 28, 1861, 15 or 16 years, buried at Baltimore National Cemetary,Baltimore,Maryland Adam died of typhoid fever 8. Hannah ActonBorn 1848 at IN, died 1851/1854 at IN, approximately 3 years | |||