1880 - US Census - Lewis, Kentucky
Household ........Role .........Sex .....Age Birthplace
R. S. Ackley .......Self ..........Male ....41 ..Ohio
Emily Ackley .....Wife .........Female 31 ..Ohio
Alfred Ackley ....Son ..........Male ....11 ..Ohio
Thedore Ackley Son ..........Male ....10 ..Ohio
Angeline Ackley Daughter Female 7 ....Ohio
John Ackley ......Son ..........Male ....6 ....Ohio
Frances Ackley ..Daughter Female 3 ....Ohio
Margrett Ackley Mother ....Female 75 ..Ohio
Mary Ackley ......Sister .......Female 55 ..Ohio

James, called T-Leaves or just T, soon after James Hiram Hammon, his uncle, became the Indian Agent (see below) for the Cheyenne-Arapaho tribes and was stationed near what is now Hammon, Oklahoma, in 1894 along with two brothers, who came with their aunt Ida Hammon, when she joined her husband. Ackley soon learned the Cheyenne language and acted as interpreter.

The location for James birth place has been shown as both Ohio and Kentucky. It is not known which is correct. Ohio has been stated the most.

25 June 1900 - US Census - Barnetz Township, Custer, Oklahoma Territory
Household ...........Role .......Sex ......Age Birthplace Birth Date
Theadore Ackley Head .......Male ....31 ..Ohio ...........Feb 1869
Clora Ackley ........Wife ........Female 18 ..Nebraska ..May 1882
Rettie Ackley .......Daughter Female 1 ....Oklahoma .Jul 1899

10 May 1910 - US Census - Barnitz Township, Custer, Oklahoma
Household .........Role .........Sex ......Age Birthplace
James T Ackley .Head ........Male ....40 ..Ohio
Flora Ackley .......Wife .........Female 28 ..Nebraska
Retta Ackley .......Daughter Female 10 ..Oklahoma
George Ackley ....Son .........Male ....8 ....Oklahoma
Hammon Ackley Son .........Male ....6 ....Oklahoma
Reed Ackley .......Son .........Male ....4 ....Oklahoma
Walker Ackley ....Son .........Male ....1 ....Oklahoma

The Hammon Advocate, Thursday, October 22, 1914, pg 5
Locals

T. Ackley and Wm. Taylor were both in town Tuesday, and we want to say for tne(sic) benefit of their good wives that they were sober.

The Hammon Advocate, Thursday, May 13, 1915, pg 4
Locals

T. Ackley and his father-in-law F. T. Walters(sic) of Butler left Monday for Midland Tex. where they will spend about three weeks visiting. T. says he is looking for a better looking country than this, but don't expect to find it.

The Hammon Advocate, Thursday, June 17, 1915, pg 1
A Letter

Hamburg, Okla.
June 3, 1915
Dear Friend:--
Just received your letter today. I got what I call a bay horse from Tom McReynolds 16 or 17 years ago, I brought him up here and he got away and went back and was gone three or four months, and I went back and got him and sold him to Frank Pallock. I guess I had him about a year.
Your friend,
E. Swindle

In view of the fact that there has been rumors circulated recently that the horse referred to in the above letter was sent out of the community by the Indians by T. Ackley, I wrote Mr. Swindle to write me just what became of the horse.
Very respectfully,
J. R. Logan.

The Hammon Advocate, Thursday, April 26, 1917, pg 4
Locals

T. Ackley seems to be one of the most fortunate men in the world. While most other people have been buying feed through the greater part of the winter, he has been using all he needed feeding lots of stock, now that spring has opened, he has an abundance of corn and maize and is dividing with his neighbors. Mr. Ackley's new corn crop is fine, planted early and had sufficient moisture to bring it up, while many were waiting for rain. His corn is large enough to cultivate this week.

The Hamman Advocate, Thursday, July 20, 1917, pg 1

T. Ackley, who owns several farms, most of which are of the best lands in Oklahoma, in the fertile valley of the Washita, is one of the biggest-hearted gentleman of the community. He has some fine corn that is now ripe and ready with big roasting ears, and actually invited the editor to go out and help himself, locating the biggest and best ones. Knowing as he does the habits of this species of humaniity(sic), he takes a long risk of having his field looted badly. Mr. Ackley is one of the best corn growers on the river and has never had a failure.

20 January 1920 - US Census - Barnitz Township, Custer, Oklahoma
Household .............Role ...................Sex ......Age Birthplace
James T Ackley .....Head ..................Male ....51 ..Ohio
Flora Ackley ..........Wife ....................Female 38 ..Nebraska
George Ackley ......Son .....................Male ....18 ..Oklahoma
Hammon Ackley ..Son .....................Male ....16 ..Oklahoma
Reed Ackley .........Son .....................Male ....14 ..Oklahoma
Walter Ackley .......Son .....................Male ....11 ..Oklahoma
Buford Ackley ......Son .....................Male ....8 ....Oklahoma
Emery Ackley .......Son .....................Male ....5 ....Oklahoma
Glenwood Ackley Son .....................Male ....1 ....Oklahoma
etta Dean ...........Daughter ...........Female 20 ..Oklahoma (widowed)sic*
Kenneth Dean ......Grandson ..........Male ....2 ....New Mexico
Marie Dean ...........Granddaughter Female 0 ....Oklahoma
*Note: Retta was not widowed. She was either separated or already divorced at the time.

In 1923 the Butler Herald ran the Personal Tax list. Below are those found in the list and are a part of the Walker tree.

Ackley, Geo Moorewood $185
Ackley, JT Hammon 1,390
Bond, Fred Butler 25
Grigsby, Justus Butler 50
Neu, HJ Butler 285
O'Neal, JW Butler 410
Walker, Edd F Moorewood 260
Walker, Fred E Butler 525
Walker, JF Butler 215

1930 - US Census - Barnitz, Custer, Oklahoma
Household ...........Role .Sex ......Age Birthplace
J T Ackley ............Head Male ....61 ..Ohio
Flora Ackley .........Wife .Female 48 ..Nebraska
Walker Ackley ......Son ..Male ....21 ..Oklahoma
Buford Ackley ......Son ..Male ....18 ..Oklahoma
Emery C Ackley ...Son ..Male ....15 ..Oklahoma
Glenwood Ackley Son ..Male ....12 ..Oklahoma

The Butler Herald, Thursday, August 24, 1933
J. T. ACKLEY DIES
IN TRAIN CRASH

T. Ackley, farmer resident of between Butler and Hammon died Sunday evening as a result of a car accident that happended when his car struck a moving train on the tracks at the north edge of Hammon.

Mr Ackley was a pioneer resident of that neighborhood and was 64 years old.

The engineer stopped the train immediately, called the physician, and on learning that his skull was crushed, rushed him to the Elk City hospital where he died three hours later. He was the victim of several injures besides the one at the base of the skull. He suffered a broken collar bone, a broken shoulder and a broken leg.

He was burried(sic) in Hammon Tuesday. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs Oscar Creswell of Hammon and seven sons, George, Reid(sic), Walker, Beuford(sic) and Glenwood all of Hammon, and Emory, who lives in California.

The Hammon Advocate, August 23, 1933
Pioneer Citizen Answers
Last Roll Call

At about one o'clock last Sunday afternoon(sic) T. Ackley, a Hammon contry(sic) pioneer, in attempting to cross the track of the M-K-T railroad at the crossing on highway 34, just north of town, was struck by the engine of the south-bound passenger train, and as a result of same died at 8:30 p.m.,(sic) in an Elk City hospital.

Beside the engineer and fireman there were no eye witnesses to the fatal accident. It is said Mr. Ackley's car(sic) approaching the crossing was first seen by the fireman, who fiercely blew the whistle, but to no avail. The car(sic) was struck just back of the hood, its front badly torn up and Mr. Ackley fatally injured. The train was stopped the injured man put on board, and accompanied by his son George and Drs. McDaniel and Dillard, and taken to an hospital at Elk City.

Mr. Ackley's injuries consisted of head wounds, a broken collar bone and several broken ribs, and it is said he never regained consciousness.

James Theodre Ackley was born in the state of Ohio, Feb. 22, 1869, and died Aug. 20, 1933 at Hammon,(sic) Okla., at the age of 64 years, 6 months and 2 days. He came to Oklahoma in 1891, was married to Miss Flora Walker of Butler Sept. 7, 1897, and to this union were born eight children, all of whom with his wife, survive him. They are Mrs. Retta Creswell, George, Reed, Walker, Buford, Emory(sic) and Glenwood of Hammon and Hammon of Chicago. He is also survived by three brothers and one sister, only one of whom, Bob Ackley of Grandfield, Okla., attended his funeral obsequies.

Deceased's remains were returned to his home Monday, and at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, at the Church of Christ, the funeral, conducted by Elder McGaughey, was held. The church edifice was taxed to its utmost capacity to accommodate the immense assembly of friends who came to pay the last mark of respect to the memory of this Hammon pioneer. Interment was made in Red Hill nemetery(sic) where the remains were gently laid to rest.

The Advocate's sincere condolences are extended the members of this grief-stricken family.

(Note: Marie Long provided copies of obituaries to the Elk City Carnegie Library. The above Advocate obituary is not found on mirco-film but saved by the family. On 01-28-1998 a copy was mailed to Rob Walker.)

The Cheyenne Star, April 19, 1990, pg 16
JAMES THEDORE (T) ACKLEY FAMILY
By Frances Ackley

James Thedore (T) Ackley and his brothers, Bob and John, came from Kentucky to Cheyenne-Arapaho Agency, in Custer County, in 1894, with their aunt, Ida Hammon, when she joined her husband, James Hiram Hammon. Hammon was the Indian Agent sent to build the Red Moon Indian School. Agent Hammon was transferred from the Cheyenne Arapaho Agency to the Sugar Creek Sub-Agency, a Kiowa Agency, in the later part of 1896. Ida Hammon was from Morrowtown, Ohio and in later years she and her husband retired to Ohio.

James (T) Ackley learned the Indian language and worked as an interpreter, at the Red Moon Indian Agency. He bought a homestead from across the Agency and lived in a dug-out.

In 1897, he married Flora May Walker. The first two children were born in the dug-out, later they built a home where six more children were born. They were Retta, George, Hammon, Reed. Walker, Buford (Boots), Emery and Glen.

Mr. and Mrs. Ackley had seventeen grandchildren, four who still live in the Hammon area. They are Joan Ackley Tomberlin, June Ackley, T. Creswell, and Marie Dean Long.

The orginal(sic) Ackley homestead is still in the family and belongs to Mrs. Reed (Frances) Ackley. A granddaughter, Joan Ackley Tomberlin and family lives (in the 1960s) on the home place.