Bernhard Acker

Brief Life History of Bernhard

When Bernhard Acker was born on 25 August 1885, in Zell am Harmersbach, Kreis Wolfach, Baden, Germany, his father, Carl Acker, was 39 and his mother, Theres Schneider, was 34. He died on 1 October 1961, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

Carl Acker
1846–
Theres Schneider
1850–
Cunigunda Acker
1876–
Heinrich Acker
1877–1877
Rosa Acker
1878–
Sofie Acker
1882–
Bernhard Acker
1885–1961
Luise Acker
1887–1899
Theresia Acker
1890–1890
Bertha Acker
1894–1895

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    World Events (3)

    1890

    Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.

    1914

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.

    1914 · Germany declares war on Russia

    On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, sparking World War I. This would not be the last time Germany caused a world war. After the Allies defeated Germany, they signed the Treaty of Versailles.

    Name Meaning

    Dutch and German: topographic name from Middle High German and Middle Dutch acker ‘(cultivated) field’ (a cognate of the English word acre), hence a byname for a peasant (see Ackerman ). Compare Achor , Acre , Acree , and Auker .

    English: habitational name from Castle Acre, South Acre, or West Acre in Norfolk; or a topographic name for someone living by a piece of cultivated land, from Middle English aker, acre ‘acre, field’ (Old English æcer). Compare Akers .

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Acker ‘field’ (see 1 above).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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