James
Acton
Born in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Son of John Acton
and Hester Ann (Ward) Banning
Brother of
William Acton I, John B. Acton, Dianna (Acton) Black, Philip Acton, Joshua Acton and Joseph Acton
Husband of
Elizabeth (Tosh) Acton
— married
17 Apr 1817 in Preble, Ohio, United States
Husband of
Mary Ann (McDivitt) Acton
— married
2 Nov 1858 in Preble, Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Acton
Died
at age 71
in Washington Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2016
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Biography
Census
1850: District 13, Wapello, Iowa [1]
- James Acton age 56
- Elizabeth age 62
- Hester A age 30
- Amelia J Rainbo age 22
- Calvin age 28
- Elizabeth a age 3
- William age 0
- Joseph Morrison age 12
1852: Washington, Wapello, Iowa [2]
1856: Washington, Wapello, Iowa [3]
- James Acton age 62
- Elizabeth age 68
- Hester A age 35
1860: Washington, Wapello, Iowa [4]
- James Acton age 66
- Mary Ann Acton age 51
- Hester age 40
Burial
Ashland Cemetery
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: District 13, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: M432_189; Page: 408B; Image: 334
- ↑ 1852: Jordan Dodd and Liahona Research, comp.. Iowa Census, 1838-70 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: M653_343; Page: 932; Image: 344; Family History Library Film: 803343
- "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDV7-LHH : 8 December 2014), James Acton and Elizabeth Tosh, 17 Apr 1817; citing Preble,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0461073 IT 1-2.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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