Clifton Walter Ackerson (1896 - 1979)

Born 29 Dec 1896 in Erdahl Township, Grant, Minnesota, United States

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Died 17 Apr 1979 at age 82 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

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Biography

Clifton was born on December 29, 1896 in Ehrdal township, Grant County, Minnesota to first generation parents Jonathan Frances Ackerson (of Swedish descent) and Christina Olson (of Norwegian descent).

He passed away on April 17, 1979 at age 82.

Citation in Who's Who in Nebraska, 1940: "ACKERSON, CLIFTON WALTER: Educator; b Elbow Lake, Minn Dec 29, 1896; s of Jonathon Francis Ackerson-Christine Olson; ed Elbow Lake Minn HS; U of Minn, BSc 1921, MSc 1922; U of N, PhD 1926; Tau Kappa Epsilon: Alpha Chi Sigma; Sigma Xi; Gamma Sigma Delta; Phi Lambda Upsilon; m Harriet Wooster Smith June 27, 1925 Somerset Mich; d Kathleen Wilmot, Elizabeth Christine, Harriet Jean; 1922-38 asst chemist, U of N agrl experiment station, Lincoln: 1938-39 assoc prof, U of N & assoc chemist agrl experiment station; 1939- acting chmn of agrl chemistry dept, U of N Coll of Agr; during World War enl in US army June 1918 stationed OTC Fort Sheridan Ill, commd 2nd lt of field arty Sept 16, 1918, tsfrd Sept 1918, to Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville Ky. stationed Fort Sill, Lawton Okla sch of fire Jan-Apr 1919, disch Apr 1919, maj field arty ORC US army; Amer Leg; ROA, past comm Lancaster Co unit; Mil Order of World War; Amer Chemical Soc, past chmn Neb section; AAAS; Rep; hobbies, stamp collecting, hunting, fishing; off U of N Experiment Station Hall; res 3928 Dudley, Lincoln."

Sources

• NEGenWeb Project - Lancaster County. Who's Who in Nebraska, 1940. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/who1940/co/Lancaster/lancstra.htm
• Howard R. Smith. The Azariel Smiths, Michigan Pioneers, and Their Descendants. Privately Printed, Farmington, Michigan: 1957.
• Medhurst, Francis. Burr Smith Family Ancestry. Detroit, Michigan: Harlo Printing and Publishing Company, 1956.