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Submitted: 11/10/11 • Approved: 5/17/21 • Last Updated: 5/20/21 • R612873-G0-S3
03 Feb 1871 - 17 May 1956
Marriage: 01 Feb 1900*
Joseph "Joe" S Acklin husband of Nancy Jane (Langston) Acklin. Joseph "Joe" S Acklin son of William Acklin and Martha (Farris) Acklin. He was born in Evening Shade, Sharp County, Arkansas. He died in Melbourne, Izard County, Arkansas.
**obituary
The Melbourne Times, Melbourne, Arkansas, May 24, 1956:
Joe Acklin Passed Away Thursday, Services Held Saturday
Joe Acklin, Izard County pioneer passed away at Melbourne on Thursday May 17, 1956 and his funeral services were held at the Melbourne Methodist Church of which he was a member, on Saturday, May 19. Rev. D. G. Hindman, pastor delivered the memorial sermon. Interment was in the Flat Rock Cemetery.
Mr. Acklin was married to Miss Jane Langston, December 30, 1900 and to them was born one daughter, Olive. His wife preceded him in death in 1905.
Joe, as everyone called him, was born at Evening Shade, Ark., February 3, 1871 and was 85 years, 3 months and fourteen days old at the time of his death.
He had been a member of Melbourne F & A M, No. 141, for more than fifty years. He was a retired farmer, merchant and a former postmaster at Wideman, Ark.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Tom Campbell and one granddaughter, Miss Barbara Campbell of the home.
Also, this version,
Batesville - Joe Acklin, 85 a retired postmaster, merchant and mail carrier of Melbourne, at the home of a daughter, May 17.
From the archives of Arkansas_Gazette_1956-05-24_15
*Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944
Name: James A. or Joseph A. Acklin
Name Note: Resident of Wideman, Izard, Arkansas
Sex: Male
Age: 27
Birth Year (Estimated): 1873
Spouse's Name: Janie Langston
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Marriage Date: 01 Feb 1900
Marriage Place: Izard, Arkansas, United States
Marriage Place (Original): Izard County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage date was shown originally as 30 Dec 1900* per the obituary which is incorrect
Contributed on 11/10/11 by maxparnell
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