Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Akert was born on 10 December 1865, in Aussersihl, Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Hans Heinrich Akert, was 29 and his mother, Lina Naef, was 20. He married Anna Struhs on 7 September 1892, in Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 16 January 1947, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John H Abert, "United States Census, 1910"
- John H Akert, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- John Henry Akert, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1890
Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.
Name Meaning
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Ackers .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Hans Heinrich Akert (1836-1907) and Descendants
BRANCHES OVER THE WALL The Akert Family in America by Kenneth R. Allen Excerpts from the English Language Edition of The Chronicles of the Akert Family of Aussersihl-Zurich By Ernst Akert and Ken …
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