This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: metaphor Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.alameda/3548.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm not having any luck finding anything definitive regarding Charles B. ACKER, but did find an Oakland Trib item about Curtis ACKER and the TESLA stage. Another news item mentions John ACKER in relation to both the stage and a barn fire which in a separate news item mentions Curtis ACKER, so apparently the same family. Do you know whether Charles & Saxton had a brother/half-brother named Frank? A 1906 news item (Oakland Trib) mentions the death of his son Clive, age 5. I'm attaching the news items I've found thus far. When you wrote, "can find no information on Charles' grandfather or later California Ackers" did you mean that you don't have Curtis's family in 20th century censuses? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.