Name/Title
Ackerman family: George Valentine Sr and Nettie (Adams) Ackerman, early settlers near Reynolds, North DakotaEntry/Object ID
2025.230.1Description
The lives of George V. Sr and Nettie (Adams) Ackerman are briefly described in this Ackerman family history folder based on information compiled and written by Karen (Fleischer) Ackerman. This information is on page 11 in a 57-page family history document titled "Ackerman_Genealogy.pdf" (below), and on page 4 in a 6-page family history document "Adams_Genealogy.pdf" (below). These documents were scanned by Karen's granddaughter Jackie (Ausk) Baumgartner who kindly contributed them to the TCHS Plummer House Museum in Hillsboro, ND. The 57-page Ackerman_Genealogy.pdf document is available for viewing as a printed document and on a PC from a USB flash-drive kept in the Louis Ackerman folder (see Catalogit family history entry 2025.229.1) in the Resource Room of the Plummer House Museum in Hillsboro, ND. The 6-page Adam_Geneaology.pdf is available for viewing as a printed document and on a PC from a USB flash-drive kept in this Ferdinand Adams Sr folder.
George Valentine Ackerman Sr. was born on 1 June 1882 in Zimmerau, Bavaria, Germany, the 7th of 8 children born to Philip H. and Karolina (Diezel) Ackerman. On 9 November 1905 George Ackerman Sr. married Antonetta "Nettie" Adams in Grand Forks, ND. Nettie Adams was born on 16 November 1884 in Reynolds, Dakota Territory, to parents Ferdinand and Anna Maria (Ackerman) Adams. Interestingly, Nettie's sister, Katie Adams, married Louis Ackerman, George's brother (see TCHS Catalogit family history entry 2025.229.1).
George V. Sr. and Nettie (Adams) Ackerman had six children, who were all born in New Rockford, ND, including George V. Jr. (b. 1906, d. 1977), Barbara C. (b. 1907, d. 1999), John W. (b. 1909, d. 1979), Theresa F. (b. 1910, d. 1967), Ferdinand A. (b. 1911, d. 1992), and Edward B. (b. 1913, d. 1913). Five of their children lived to adulthood (family photo, below). For more about these five children, explore information in the Ancestry.com Ackerman/Kneip/Fleischer/Hagen Family Tree by Jackie Ausk. Of interest is that George V. Jr., and his descendants, became notable residents of Traill County (see TCHS Catalogit family history entry 2025.231.1}.
George V. Sr. and Nettie (Adams) Ackerman farmed in Michigan Township, Grand Forks County, located adjacent to Traill County. In 1942, they moved to Ogema, MN, locate about 20 miles north of Detroit Lakes, MN. In 1948 George V. Sr. and Nettie Ackerman retired to Detroit Lakes.
George Valentine Ackerman Sr passed away, age 73, on 14 July 1955 [Obituary, Hillsboro Banner, 28 July 1955, below]. Antonetta "Nettie" (Adams) Ackerman died, age 71, on 9 September 1956 [Obituary, Hillsboro Banner, 13 June 1956, below]. They were both interred in the Holy Rosary Cemetery, Detroit Lakes, MN [US Find-a-Grave info].
Additional facts about George V. Sr. and Nettie (Adams) Ackerman, and their ancestors and descendants, can be explored in the Ancestry.com Ackerman/Kneip/Fleischer/Hagen Family Tree created by Jackie Ausk.Acquisition
Accession
2025.230Source or Donor
Karen (Fleischer) Ackerman, Jackie (Ausk) BaumgartnerLocation
* Untyped Location
Resource RoomBuilding
Plummer House
