Charles married TOTHILL, Jean Louise on 2 Oct 1937 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Jean (daughter of TOTHILL, Edward Martin) was born on 10 Apr 1915; died on 18 Feb 1997 in Olean, Cattaraugus County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/11/1937

This evening, Miss Mary Foss
and Miss Genevieve Nichols will
entertain at a linen shower at
the home of the latter, in honor
of Miss Jean Tothill, whose marriage
to Charles F. Ackerson of
Niagara Falls will take place
October 2nd.

ALSO

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 10/4/1937

The marriage of Miss Jean Louise
Tothill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Martin Tothill of i^ederieka
street, to Charles Frederick
Ackerson, son of Judge and Mrs.
Fred Morris Ackerson of McKoon
avenue, Niagara Falls was solemnised
at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
October 2, at the home of
the bride's aunt, Mrs. William H.
Shaw and Mr. Shaw, 206 Lexington
avenue, Buffalo. The Rev.
David Maclnnes, pastor of the Lafayette
Presbyterian church, performed
the ceremony, which took
place in front of the fireplace,
which was banked with ferns,
palms and salmon colored gladiolias
in large urns. The rooms
throughout the house were decorated
with various colored chrysanthemums
and other fall flowers.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
gown of wine colored crepe, trimmed
with gold and carried a
sheath bouquet of bronze chrysanthemums.
The bride's mother was
attired in a gown of mahogany
crepe with brown accessories and
wore a corsage of yellow roses.
The groom's mother wore a royal
blue crepe gown with a corsage of
gardenias.
A reception and tea for fifty
guests followed the ceremony.
The buffet tea table was covered
with a lace cloth and centered
with a bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums
in a silver bowl,
flanked by tall yellow tapers in
silver candelabra. Miss Emily
Tothill, sister of the bride and
Miss Mary Ackerson, sister of the
groom, presided at the urns.
Guests were present from Albany,
Syracuse, Olean, Gasport,
Lockport, Niagara Falls, Buffalo
and the Tonawandas.
After a wedding trip to Lake
Luzerne, in the Adirondack mountains,
Mr. and Mrs. Ackerson will
be at home in 147 Falconer street,
North Tonawanda.

1. ACKERSON, Fred Morris

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/29/1956

Funeral services for Judge Fred M. Ackerson, retired
chief judge of the New York State Court of Claims who died
yesterday (Dec. 28, 1956), will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at
First Congregational Church.
The distinguished jurist died at
the age of 90 at Memorial Hospital
after suffering a heart attack
at his home, 4207 McKoon
Ave., early in the afternoon. He
died 75 minutes later.
Friends may call at the Cornell
and Daggett Funeral Chapel after
7 o'clock tonight.
The Rev. John W. Douglas,
minister of First Congregational
Church, will conduct thc funeral
services. Burial will be private.
Wife Survives
Surviving are his wife, the former
Elizabeth Vogt; a son, Charles
F. Ackerson, Cuba, N. Y., and
a daughter, Mrs. Frederick Handle,
Locust Valley, L. I.
Judge Ackerson, a Republican,
held the triple distinction of having
served on the Court of Claims
lkonger than anyone else, of being
the only man appointed to the
court by both Democratic and Re-
publican governors and of being
the only person ever to serve as
an official referee of the court.
He was appointed a judge on
the Court of claims by Gov.
Charles s. Whitman on Feb. 16,
1915. He was reappointed to the
court by Govs. Nathan L. Miller,
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert
H. Lehman. He was presiding
judge of the court for 14 years
during the terms of Govs. Whit-
man and Miller.
On Dec. 31. 1936. he retired
from the court, having reached
the retirement age of 70 the previous
June. He was appointed an
official referee of the court on
Feb. 16, 1937, whereupon Judge
James J. Barrett, then the court's
presiding judge, designated him
an acting judge on the court.
Attended UB Law School
He continued to serve on the
court until Sept. 30. 1940, when
his health compelled him to retire.
He attended Yates Academy,
Yates, in 1883 and 1884 and was
graduated from Brockport State
Normal School, Brockport, in
1889.
He commenced his study of the
law in the offices of John E. and
Cuthbert W. Pound,. Lockport, in
September 1889. In November
1890 he entered the University of
Buffalo Law School and' was
graduated in May 1892'with the
degree of bachelor of laws.
After two years of law practice
in Buffalo, he moved to Niagara
Falls in 1894. From 1900 until
his appointment to the Court of
Claims in 1915. he practiced law
here in partnership with Judge
John O. Chapin.
Judge Ackcrson's work in public
affairs had begun long before his
court appointment. He was elected
justice of- the peace in this city
in 1896 and was appointed to the
Board of education in 1899. He
was appointed assistant district
attorney of Niagara County on
Jan. I,. 1902, and held the position
until Dec. 31, 1907. In November
1907. he was elected county district
attorney and was subsequently
twite re-elected. He resigned that
position 'to accept his court appointment.
Forceful Speaker
A Niagara^ Falls Gazette article
announcing his candidacy for
county district attorney in 1907
said qf him: "He has become
^ell known, not only throughout
trie county,-but also throughout
Western New York as an able
and forceful speaker, and in the
last few years has at different
times demonstrated that he
possesses oratorical powers of a
high order."
In addition to his public life,
Judge Ackerson was active in
many societies and fraternal or-
ganizations and in church affairs.
He was a member of the Niagara
Falls Lodge No. 81, IOOF, since
1897, a member of the Niagara
River Lodge No. 785, F&AM,
since 1899 and an honorary member
of the Supreme Council of the
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry with the 33rd Degree
since 1922.
He was also a member of the
First Congregational Church, the
Niagara Falls Rotary Club, the
Sons of the American Revolution,
the Niagara Falls and state historical
societies and the Niagara
Falls and New York. State bar
associations.
Kept Extensive Diary
After his retirement from public
life in 1940, Judge Ackerson
pursued many interests and hobbies.
He -was an ardent gardener,
reader and diarist. He began his
diary in 1878 and continued
throughout__his life to make extensive
entries. In 1946 Judge Ackerson
told a Gazette reporter that a
re-reading of his diary had led to
the discovery of two things. He
said, 'The first is,that weather 7
out of 10 years is identical and the
second that a person forgets threefourths
of everything that happens
in his l i f e -
He also in retirement catalogued
his 3,500-volume library, which he
willed to the Niagara Falls Public
Library, according to reports.
Lists of pall bearers and honorary
bearers are being prepared
from the legal profession and civic
and fraternal leaders.

Fred married VOGT, Catherine Elizabeth in Jun 1909 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Catherine (daughter of VOGT, Jacob B and WHITNEY, Mary S) was born in Jun 1880 in New York; died on 29 Nov 1968 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/1/1968

ACKERSON-In Memorial Hospital, Friday,
Nov. 29, 1968. Elizabelh V. Ackerson
of 4207 McKoon Ave. Wife of the
late Fred M. Ackerson, mother of
Charles F. Ackerson, Olean N.Y.,- and
the late Leah A. Handte. Sister of
Mrs. Dorothy Welch, Sarasota Florida.
Also survived by 4 grandchildren.
Funeral service In the Chapel of Cor-,
nell and Daggett Inc. South Ave. at
10th' St. Monday, Dec. 2, 1968 at 11
a.m. The Rev. Donald Rohrkaste of
flclatlng. Interment Rlverdale Ceme-
tery. Friends may call ot the Cnapei
Sat. and Sun. 2-5 and 7-9 p.m.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/27/1909

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob B. Vogt of North
Main street announce the engagement
of their daughter. Elizabeth Catharine,
to Mr. Fred M. Ackerson of this city.
The wedding to take place in June.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 6/1/1909

J u n e is t h e m o n t h of b r i d e s and
N i a g a r a F a l l s people will be i n t e r e s t e
d In t h e f o l l o w i n g m a r r i a g e s:

Miss E l i z a b e t h K a t h e r i n e Vogt to
Mr. F r e d M. Ackerson both of t h is
c i t y .

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/29/1904

Charles F. Ackerson, father of Assistant
District Attorney F. M. Ackerson of
this city, died a t his home in Barker
yesterday morning at 6:30 o'clock. He
was one of the most prominent and
widely known men In Niagara county
and the news of his death is received
with general regret here.
Charles F. Ackerson was born In t he
town of Carlton, Orleans county, N.
Y.J u l y 22, 1837 He was e d u c a t e d a t
Yates Academy in the town ot Yates,
Orleans county, and taught school for
some years thereafter. Since 1864 he
had resided on a farm in the town of
Somerset with the exception of a few
years that he lived in the town of Hart-
land. He held various town offices,
and for seven years was supervisor of
the town of Somerset. He was a
staunch Republican in politics, having
cast his first presidential vote for Abra-
ham Lincoln and for every Republican
candidate since. In 1846 he married
Mary J. Nellist of somerset, who sur-
vives him, and also three children, Fred
M. Ackerson, Assistant District At-
torney of Niagara Falls, and George D.
Ackersonand Mrs. George Bronson,
both of the town of Hartland.
His funeral will be held at his resid-
ence in Barker on Sunday, October 30,
at 2 p.m. In his death the town loses
an upright and public spirited citizen,
a loss which will be keenly felt by a
large circle of relatives and friends.

Charles married NELLIST, Mary J in Feb 1864 in Town of Hartland, Niagara County, NY. Mary (daughter of NELLIST, George and Ann) was born on 9 Apr 1843 in Town of Hartland, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Oct 1937 in Gasport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/4/1937

Mrs. Mary J. Ackerson died at the
residence of her son. George D
Ackerson in t h e village of Gasport
a t 12 o.clock yesterday in the
ninety-fifth year of her age.
She Is survived by two sons. Judge
Fred M. Ackerson of this city and
George D. Ackerson. of Gasport. and
by seven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Her parents. George and Ann Nellist.
came to the town of Hartland
in this county in 1831. where she
was born on April 9. 1843. She was
educated at Yates academy and at
the Friends academy at Union
Springs. N. Y.
In February. 1864. she married
Charles F. Ackerson and they lived
their entire married life in the
towns of Somerset and Hartland.
Mr. Ackerson for many years represented
the town of Somerset on t he
Board of Supervisors and died In
that town in October. 1904.
Mrs. Ackerson lived for many
years with her daughter. Lovina. the
wife of Dr. F. O. Cole, In Gasport.
Mrs. Cole died three years ago and
since that time she has lived with
her son. George.
While she had been confined to
her room for about two years, her
mind was clear and she could relate
events of the far distant past and
was a constant reader. For many
years she was an active member of
the Methodist church and the Women's
Christian Temperance union
and retained her Interest in such
matters almost to the last.
Funeral services will be held at
the Congregational church In Gasport
at 2 p.m.. tomorrow. Burial
will be In the cemetery at Somerset
Corners.

Notes:

Vogt, Jacob B., was born at Niagara Falls, N. Y., April 11, 1852, a son of Jacob J. Vogt, a prosperous farmer of that place, now retired. Jacob B. Vogt was educated in the public schools at Niagara Falls and De Veaux College and later took a course in Bryant & Stratton's Business College at Buffalo. After finishing his schooling in 1871, he returned to his father's farm and remained there until 1873, when upon coming of age his father set off for him from his farm 150 acres of cleared land, which he cultivated and from which he received the proceeds until 1882, at which time he purchased that plot of land from his father and continued at farming, and in 1889 bought twenty acres more of the home farm. During the land boom of 1891 he sold 165 acres from his farm at a good round sum an acre and built for himself a handsome residence on the remaining five acres, where he now resides, leading the quiet life of a retired farmer. Mr. Vogt has dealt extensively in real estate and has been successful in all of his operations. October 18, 1876, he married Mary S. Whitney, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Garrett) Whitney of Niagara Falls, and they have four children, J. Whitney, Catherine E., Charles W. and Clarence B.




From:
Landmarks of Niagara County, NY
Edited by William Pool
D. Mason & Company, Publishers, 1897

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 4/15/1936

Funeral services for Jacob B. Vogt,
pioneer resident, of 4810 Lewiston
road, who died Monday In Ormond,
Florida, are being held today In
Ormond, after which the body, accompanied
by two sons, Dr. Clarence
B. Vogt, of Brooklyn, and Charles W.
Vogt, of Tampa, Fla., will be brought
to this city, arriving here at 10:20
a. m. Friday. Funeral services will
be conducted at the Bell funeral
chapel, in Main street, at 11:30 a. m.
Friday, by the Rev. L. L. Rogers, D.
D„ of Barker. Burial will be in
Rlverdale cemetery.

AND

Niagara Gazette - 4/22/1936

The will of Jacob B. Vogt, prominent
Falls resident who died in Florida
on April 13, leaving an estate of upwards
of $50,000, was admitted to probate
by County Judge-Surrogate
William A. Gold, in surrogate's court,
at City Hall, today, and the widow,
Mrs. Mary S. Vogt, 4810 Lewiston road,
and a son, Clarence B. Vogt, Brooklyn,
were named Joint executors.
The value of the estate is listed
nominally In the petition for probate
as $1,000 and upwards personal
property and $1,000 and upwards
realty. Under the terms of the will a
$40,000 trust fund is created, with
the income going to the widow. A
daughter, Dorothy May Vogt, at home.
is bequeathed $1,000 and all of the real
property Is left to the widow.
Bequests of $500 each are made to
the following four grand children:
Charles F. and May Elizabeth Ackerson,
4207 McKoon avenue, and
Maude Elizabeth and Clifton W. Vogt
of Buffalo. The remainder of the
estate Is to be divided equally among
five children, Clarence B. Vogt, of
Brooklyn: J. Whitney Vogt, Buffalo;
Charles W. Vogt, Tampa, Fla.; Mrs.
Elizabeth C. Ackerson, 4207 McKoon
avenue, and Dorothy May Vogt, of the
Lewiston road address.

Jacob married WHITNEY, Mary S on 18 Oct 1876 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Mary (daughter of WHITNEY, John and GARRETT, Elizabeth) was born in May 1858 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/18/1926

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob B. Vogt, No.
4810 Lewlston road, pioneer settlers
of Niagara Falls, spent yesterday
and today celebrating the 50th anniversary
of their wedding. They were
married on October 18, 1876, in the
old Whitney homestead in the Lockport
road and have resided here all
their lives.
A reception was held at the family
home yesferday afternoon from 3
until 6 o'clock and was attended by
over 75 old time friends and relatives
of the couple. They were recipients
of numerous beautiful floral tributes
which were used to decorate tne
house. Yellow and gold roses, dahlias,
and other fall flowers were
placed about the rooms in profusion.
Among those present was Miss
Marie Young, of the Packard road,
who was also a guest at the wedding
50 years ago. Miss Lettie Ransom, or
the Mentz apartments, and Mr. and
Mrs. Henry S. Tompkins of La Salle
were a l so present at the wedding and
at yesterday's reception. Others present
who were at the wedding were
Mrs. Vogt's three sisters, Emma,
Louisa and Frances Whitney.
The children who were present
were: Dorothy May Vogt. who lives
at home; Dr. and Mrs. Clarence B.
Vogt. of Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. J.
Whitney Vogt and family, of Buftaso,
and Mrs. Fred M. Ackerson. wife of
the chief judge N. Y. Court of Claims,
and family of this city. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Vogt, of Tampa, Florida, were
unable to be present.
Delicious sandwiches, assorted
cakes, tea and coffee were served
during the afternoon. Mrs. Clarence
Vogt and Mrs. Whitney Vogt poured
nnd were assisted by Miss Dorothy
Vogt, Miss Betty Vogt and Miss
Mary Elizabeth Ackerson. Mrs. Ackerson
was chairman of the reception
committee. Charles Frederick, son
of Judge and Mrs. Ackerson, and
Clifton Whitney, son of J. Whitney
Vogt, were in charge of the door.
Mr Vogt was one of the most active
guests present and enjoyed every
minute of the afternoon. Mrs. Vogt
wore the gown in which she was
married which was remodelled for
the occasion. It is ashes of roses taffeta
with pearls and Mrs. Vogt presented
a most charming appearance.
One of the original wedding gifts, a
damask table cloth, was used on the
dining room table during the reception.
Mr. and Mrs. Vogt received many
beautiful gifts including a diamond
and platinum dinner ring to the bride
and a solid gold pen and pencil to the
groom. Gold pieces, silverware, china.
Jewelry and a profusion of flowers
were also received. A guest bock was
signed by those present. Mr. and
Mrs. Vogt's children are giving them
a complimentary dinner this evening
at Henry Neff's Niagara Inn. It Is
expected that there will be about 18
present.
Mr. Vogt was born In his present
home, No. 4810 Lewlston road, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob J. Vogt,
who came to this city in 1828. Mrs.
Vogt was Mary S. Whitney, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Whitney, of
the Lockport road. They were also
among the earliest settlers In the
Niagara district and Mrs. Vogt was
born in the Lockport road homestead.
Mr. Vogt was a farmer but
retired about 30 years ago.
For the past several years Mr
and Mrs. Vogt have been spending
their winters in Florida and plan on
leaving this year on November 3rd
They will be accompanied by their
daughter. Dorothy.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 10/25/1876

WEDDINGS.--On Tuesday evening last
week Rev. A. F. Colburn, pastor of St.
Paul's M. E. Church at this place, was
married to Miss Carrie Pinner, daughter
of J, N. Pinner, Esq, of Tonawanda. On
Wednesday Mr. Colburn officiated at the
wedding of Jacob B. Vogt, and Miss Mary
S. Whitney, daughter of John Whitney,
Esq., of this town. Both wedding parties
then left for the Centennial and a
trip to New York, Boston. with the
good wishes of many friends.

George + Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Came to Western New York area from Philadelphia in 1828.

Jacob married BIEBER, Catherine on 17 Apr 1834 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Catherine was born about 1816 in France; died about 1884 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Came to Tonawanda, Erie County, NY in 1826 from France.

John + GARRETT, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born about 1825 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]