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THEODORE ACKLAND/ACKLEN
BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY
(1833 – 1870)
Madison County, Alabama
Theodore Ackland was a pioneer lawyer in Alabama. He was born September 19, 1833, at Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama and died November 18, 1870. at Huntsville, Alabama. He was the son of William and Louisa (King) Acklen and the grandson of Samuel and Elizabeth (Hunt) Acklen. and of Edmund King; great-grandson of Capt John Hunt, founder of Huntsville, Alabama.
He received his early education at Huntsville and was graduated from the law school of the University of Alabama, after which he practiced law in Huntsville. He continued his practice in that city until his death.
He was a private in the C. S. Army; was a Democrat and a Presbyterian.
Theodore married: at Summerville in Morgan county. July 21. 1856, Harriet Morton Gooch. daughter of Allen and Elizabeth (Morton) Gooch of Murfreesboro. Tenn. She died December. 1913.
Their children were:
- Louisa King Ackland m. J. D. Raglan. Huntsville;
- Kate Ackland m. C. H. Halsey, Huntsville;
- Theo, Ackland m. J. W. Tyler, Huntsville.
Theodore’s last residence was Huntsville, Alabama. He is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.
SOURCES
- History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume 3 By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen
- Find A Grave Memorial# 10968596 # 10968599 # 10968595 # 8758352
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI
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Donna R. Causey, resident of Alabama, was a teacher in the public school system for twenty years. When she retired, Donna found time to focus on her lifetime passion for historical writing. She developed the websites www.alabamapioneers and www.daysgoneby.me All her books can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. She has authored numerous genealogy books. RIBBON OF LOVE: A Novel Of Colonial America (TAPESTRY OF LOVE) is her first novel in the Tapestry of Love about her family where she uses actual characters, facts, dates and places to create a story about life as it might have happened in colonial Virginia. Faith and Courage: Tapestry of Love (Volume 2) is the second book and the third FreeHearts: A Novel of Colonial America (Book 3 in the Tapestry of Love Series) Discordance: The Cottinghams (Volume 1) is the continuation of the story. . For a complete list of books, visit Donna R Causey
