George William Acks (1920 - 2005)

Born 17 Aug 1920 in Dahlgren, Hamilton, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Marcia Jeanne (Brown) Acks — married 3 Jan 1942 in Christopher, Franklin, Illinois, USA

Husband of Nancy Kay (Lenover) Acks — married 8 Jun 1968 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

Died 25 Mar 2005 at age 84 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Bill Acks served in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II
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George William "Bill" Acks was born in Dahlgren, Illinois, in 1920. He grew up in Mt. Vernon. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]} He is the son of George William Acks and Hulda Dulaney. He passed away due to cancer in 2005 at Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur, Illinois.

Residences

Bill grew up in Mt. Vernon, graduating from high school in 1938.

After serving in the Army Air Corp in World War II, Bill settled down in Mt. Vernon and later moved to Carbondale in 1951.^[6] He spent the most of his professional life in the insurance industry where he started as an adjuster and moved into management positions on the claims side of the company.

He moved to Decatur, Illinois in the August 1964 when he transferred to the company headquarters of Federal Mutual Insurance on the north side of Decatur, Illinois on Mound Round.^[6] Federal Mutual Insurance was later acquired by Kemper Insurance.

Marriages

Bill first married Marcia Jeanne Brown in 1942 in Christopher, Illinois. ^[7] They had one child, Ron Acks. Jeanne died in 1967 in Decatur.

In 1968 Bill married Nancy Lenover. He adopted her son Marty Lenover in 1971, at which time Marty took the Acks surname.

Bill died of cancer in 2005 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. He was interred at Camp Butler National Cemetery just outside Springfield, Illinois. ^[8] Five years later, his second wife, Nancy Kay (Lenover) Acks was buried in the same plot in 2010.

Research Notes

Bill is also listed on his first wife's headstone as Bill Acks. His birth year is listed as 1920 with no date of death. He is not buried there, but is instead buried with his second wife as mentioned above.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSY5-67D : accessed 8 February 2015), Geo William Acks in household of Hulda Acks, Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0020, sheet 21B, family 548, line 57, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 521; FHL microfilm 2,340,256.
2. ↑ National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator; Text: Birth date: 08/17/1920, Death date: 03/25/2005, Death place: IL, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=vacemeteries&h=3498556&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration; Birth date: 1920, Residence place: Illinois, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=wwiienlist&h=2761327&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
4. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2M99-R9R : accessed 8 February 2015), George W Acks, Residence, Decatur, Illinois, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWHF-MGC : accessed 8 February 2015), George Acks in household of Hulda Acks, Ward 3, Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon Township, Jefferson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-22, sheet 61B, family 138, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 816.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Bob Fallstrom, "Once Over Lightly, Fathers of Illini Match Guesses", October 16, 1965, p. 6, The Decatur Herald, https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-review-bill-acks-with-mentio/136039157/
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, United States Obituary Collection Publication, Newspaper: Herald-Banner; Publication Date: 12 Oct 2010; Publication Place: Greenville, IL, USA. Text: Nancy Acks obituary, Birth date: 03/17/1937, Birthplace: Decatur, Illinois, USA, Death date: 10/10/2010, Marriage date: 06/08/1968, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=web-obituary&h=23253854&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
8. ↑ FindAGrave.com, George W "Bill" Acks, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33155194
9. ↑ Bill Acks on Find A Grave: Memorial #106228428 retrieved 23 Sept 2018

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 January 2018, 00:47), entry for George William Acks(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LYGJ-S9D); contributed by various users.
• Acks, Nancy, Interviews and Personal Papers of Nancy Acks, Nancy Acks, Compiler, Downers Grove, Illinois Publication: Name: Decatur, IL, USA: unpublished, 1980-2007; Interviews and Personal Papers of Nancy Acks. Acks Nancy, compiler. Files and Papers. Privately held by Marty Acks, Downers Grove, Illinois.
• Acks, Marty, first-hand knowledge, Acks, Marty, Downers Grove, Illinois. First-hand knowledge. Bill was my stepfather.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8Y5-MDK : accessed 31 January 2015), George W Acks, enlisted 08 Sep 1942, Chicago, Illinois, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.