William
Harvey
Acton
Born about in Perry, Pike, Ohio, USA
Ancestors 
Son of James Acton
and Mahala (James) Acton
Brother of
Louisa Acton, John W. Acton, David A. Acton, Thomas J. Acton, Mary R. (Acton) Knox, Samuel James Acton, Elizabeth Acton, Flora Belle (Acton) Courtney, Andrew Parker Acton, Amanda Lucetta (Acton) Myers and Ida Acton
Husband of
Eliza Jane Laflen
— married
1 Oct 1863 in Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Dora Leticia (Acton) Rush, Eliza Mahala Acton, Mary Acton, Lola Belle (Acton) Crawford, Lilly Acton, Charity Acton, William M Acton, John James Acton, Minnie V Acton, Jessie C Acton and [private son (1880s - 1960s)]
Died
at about age 59
in Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Nov 2012
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Biography
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQB-P3D : 21 December 2020), William H Aston in household of James Aston, Perry Township, Pike, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCZ-CBL : 18 February 2021), William Acton in entry for James Acton, 1860.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshall.
- "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS4L-DJW2 : 14 February 2020), William H. Acton, 1863.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WL-X5Y : 28 May 2021), W H Acton, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXK5-QQK : 6 January 2022), William H. Acton, Pilot Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG3-92TK : 1 August 2020), William Henry Acton, ; Burial, Collison, Vermilion, Illinois, United States of America, Collison Cemetery; citing record ID 112065403, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Judith Lavezzi 
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~3.12%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
Kathy (Stebbins) Bruni :
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~0.78%
Mike Lawton :
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Judith Lavezzi
Possibly the last child of William Harvey and his wife Eliza Jane Acton was Robert Dow Acton, known affectionately in my family as Uncle Dow. Born 08 Feb 1886, in Danville, and died 15 Feb 1962, buried in Springhill Cemetery In Denville Illinois. His wife was Una Ariel Dale 1892-1977. They had four children, Robert Dale (Beaver) Acton, Barbara Jean Acton who tragically died very young, William Harvey Acton, and Thomas Jackson Acton Sr.
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Judith Lavezzi
I believe there was one other sister - Lola Belle Acton, born 18 Sept 1871 and died 27 July 1929. She was buried in SpringHill Cemetery, Danville, Illinois. She married Jesse Josiah Crawford, and had the following children: Ruby Zazel Crawford, 1893-1953; Nelle Crawford , 1896-1953; Caroll Victor Crawford, 1898-1976; Marie Jesse Crawford, 1903-1979; Dowell Acton Crawford, 1909-1971; Genevieve Crawford , 1910-; Adelaide Crawford ,1911-1998; and Barbara Crawford, date unknown.
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