Ackors, George H.

ACKORS

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Date: 6/26/2021 at 14:40:22

History of Warren County, Iowa from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908, by Rev. W. C. Martin, Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1908, p.953

GEORGE H. ACKORS
George H. Ackors is recognized as one of the prominent business men of Lacona, where he has been engaged in the furniture and undertaking business for the past six years. He is a native son of Warren County, his birth having occurred in Indianola, July 9, 1864, and is one of a family of five sons and one daughter born of the marriage of Elias and Rebecca (Curzant) Ackors. The father was a native of the Keystone state [Pennsylvania] and came as a young man to Iowa. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having enlisted in Indianola and served throughout the entire period of hostilities. After the close of the war he returned to his home in Indianola and was there united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Curzant, a daughter of J.D. Curzant, a prominent citizen of Warren county and one time sheriff of the county. He later located on a farm in Liberty Township, which he developed and improved but he now resides in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He wife, however, is deceased, her death occurring during their residence in Liberty Township, Warren County.
George H. Ackors was reared to farm life, early becoming familiar with the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, while his education was acquired in the common schools of his home district. At the early age of eight years he started out upon his own resources, being employed on a farm for several years. During this time through his energy, thrift and economy he managed to save a sum which enabled him to invest in land of his own and he accordingly became the owner of one hundred and twenty-five acres, situated in Lucas County, this state. Here he was engaged in general farming and stock-raising for fourteen years but in 1902 he disposed of his farming interests and removed to Lacona, where he formed a partnership with C. F. Miller and engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. He then went to Des Moines, where he pursued a course of study in the art of embalming and received a diploma and a state license. In 1905 he purchased Mr. Miller’s interest in the business and is now conducting the same on his own account. He carries a large and complete line of furniture and undertaking goods and is prepared at all times to answer any calls for his services. He is also the owner of a find funeral car and his services are in demand not only in the city of Lacona but for many miles in the adjacent country. He ever follows the most honorable business methods and is therefore meeting with excellent success.
Mr. Ackors chose as a companion and helpmate for the journey of life Miss Julia Ruble, whom he wedded November 10, 1887, their marriage being celebrated in Warren County. Mrs. Ackors was born and reared in Lucas County, this state, a daughter of George Ruble, one of the early settlers of the state, coming here from the Buckeye state [Ohio]. They have an adopted daughter, Lou, who became a member of their household at the age of six years. She was given good educational advantages and is a graduate of the Lacona high school of the class of 1906.
Mr. Ackors supports the men and measures of the Republican Party but has never aspired to public office. He was, however, elected mayor of Lacona but refused to serve. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Ackors is a Master Mason, belonging to the blue lodge at Liberty Center. He is also identified with Lacona Lodge, I.O.O.F., and with the Yeomen of America. Mr. and Mrs. Ackors made a trip to the west in 1906, visiting the Lewis-Clarke Exposition at Portland, Oregon, and they also visited Los Angeles, San Francisco and other points of interest on the Pacific Coast. They occupy a beautiful home in Lacona, which was erected by Mr. Ackors, and it is the scene of many social functions. His enterprising spirit has made him a typical American in every sense of the word. By constant exertion, associated with good judgment, he has raised himself to the prominent place he now occupies in business circles, having the friendship of many and the respect of all who know him.