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Family of Elizabeth^8 Ellen Manney

 

Elizabeth^8 Ellen Manney (Jane^7 Montgomery, Rebecca^6 VW, John^5, Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) b. 1847, Brighton, Ont, CAN.

Married:
First to: John Westlick (b. 1837, Hope Twp, Ont, CAN) 21 November 1867, Fenelon Falls, Ont, CAN
Second to: Gerrit Vanderburg Ackert (b. 1812, Saratoga, NY and d. 4 April 1899 in Charlevoix, MI) on 2 February 1879, Charlevoix, MI

Children: (by John Westlick; no children by Garret Ackert)
1. Nellie^9 Jane Westlick b. 8 September 1868, CAN

Parents:
Elizabeth's parents are John Peter and Jane (Montgomery) Mannay
John's parents are John and Maria (Parker) Westlick
Gerrit's parents are Sybrant and Maritie (Van den Burgh) Ackert.

Background information:

Elizabeth^8 Ellen Manney
(Jane^7 Montgomery, Rebecca^6 VW, John^5, Paul^4, Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 Jeppes) b. 1847, Brighton, Ont, CAN. She m. first to John Westlick (b. 1837, Hope Twp, Ont, CAN) on 21 November 1867 in Fenelon Falls, Ont, CAN. (For more information on John Westlick's ancestors, see source section.) She m. second to Gerrit Vandenburg Ackert (b. 26 Jul 1812, NY and d. 4 April 1899 in Charlevoix, MI) on 2 February 1879 in Charlevoix, MI. Gerrit's parents are Sybrant Ackert (b. 15 Jun 1786, Rensalaer, NY and d. 15 NOv 1865) and Maritie Van den Burgh (b. 1 Jan 1812, Saratoga, Washington, NY. Gerrit's first wife, Misoura Hazzard, d. 20 May 1876. In the 1880 US Census we find Gerrit V. Ackert, age 66 (b. NY and both parents b. NY), a farmer, residing in Hayes, Charlevoix, Michigan with wife, Elizabeth Ackert, 33 (b. CAN, both parents b. NY), Gerrit's son, Hubert G. Ackert, 26 (b. MI; both parents b. NY), a laborer, and Elizabeth's daughter, Ellen Jane Wesley (should be Westlick), 11 (b. CAN; b. parents b. CAN). For more information on Gerrit's first marriage to Misoura Hazzard and the children of that marriage, see source section below. 

Children: (by first m. to John Westlick) Nellie^9 Jane Westlick b. 8 September 1868, CAN and d. 29 May 1955 in Battle Ground, WA. She m. Daniel Harvey Staley (b. abt 1852) on 15 November 1884 in Vancouver, WA. The 1920 US Census for Manor, Clark County, WA lists Daniel Staley, head, age 81? (unlikely because it is clearly 78 in the 1930 census), b. CAN and both parents b. CAN; his wife, Nellie, age 51 (b. CAN with both parents b. CAN), and children, Sam, 26, Daniel, 23, Albert, 21, Mildred, 11 and Ernest, 7 (all children b. WA). In the 1930 US Census for Battleground South, Clark County, WA, Daniel Staley, 78 resides with Nellie, age 61 and Samuel, age 36. Daniel Staley, Jr. was b. 25 April 1896, WA and d. 8 August 1973 in Sacramento, CA.  

Source:

Victoria Co. Register--Cheryl Huff Viger and research notes submitted by Cheryl (11 August 2001)

John Westlick, first husband of Elizabeth Ellen Manney, is the son of John and Maria (Parker) Westlick of Hope Township, Ontario, CAN. John's mother, Maria Parker is the dau. of Jeremiah and Beatrice (King) Parker. (Information courtesy of Robert D. Horslen, a descendent of Jeremiah and Beatrice (King) Parker, via 1 Feb 2001 email)

1880 US Census for Hayes, Charlevoix, Michigan for Gerrit V. Ackert and family

FamilySearch.com lists the following information for Gerrit Vandenburg Ackert and family by first marriage.

Gerrit Vandenburg Ackert, b. 28 Jul 1812, Saratoga, NY and d. 4 Apr 1899. He m. first to Misoura Hazzard (b. 11 Mar 1826, NY and d. 20 May 1876) on 23 Sep 1851. Children are: John MacGriffice Ackert (b. 30 Jul 1852, Beaver Island, Manitou, MI and d. 1936), Hubert Vandenburg Ackert (b. 12 Jan 1854, Beaver Island, MI and d. 25 Jan 1937), Sybrant Crawford Ackert (b. 7 Aug 1856, Beaver Island, MI and d. 13 Nov 1899), James Buchanan Ackert (b. 9 Nov 1858 White Lake, Oakland, MI and d. 30 Dec 1945), Polly Mariah Ackert (b. 7 Nov 1859, White Lake, MI and d. 19 Jul 1865), Althea Ann Ackert (b. 12 June 1861 White Lake, Oakland, MI and d. 12 Jul 1865), George McClelland Ackert (b. 10 Jul 1863 White Lake, Oakland, MI and d. Jul 1865) and Ella Christina Ackert (b. 8 Nov 1865 White Lake, Oakland, MI and d. 9 Dec 1926   It may be of interest to note the three of Gerrit and Misoura's children -- Polly (age 5), Althea (age 4) and George (age 2) died in July of 1865 while Missoura was pregnant with Ella (b. Nov 1865 and would live to age 61). Missoura died in 10 years after this tragedy at age 50.

1920 US Census for Manor, Clark, WA and 1930 US Census for Battleground South, Clark, WA