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Dr Augustus L. Ankeny

Birth	:	13 Mar 1828 Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	23 Nov 1887 Calais, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Burial	:	Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6739650, -78.7258280
Description	:	From Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, 1911: "Augustus L. Ankeny was born in Brownsville, Jo Daviess county, Illinois, March 13, 1828, the son of John and Mary (Kimmel) Ankeny, a prominent pioneer family of Illinois, having located there in 1818. John Ankeny kept the first hotel in Kaskaskia during the first session of the Legislature of that state, that town then being the capital. He and two sons participated in the Black Hawk war of 1832. During that war, Chief Peppernong, of the Pottawatomies, came to the home of John Ankeny at night and warned the family, who... Read More	From Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa, 1911: "Augustus L. Ankeny was born in Brownsville, Jo Daviess county, Illinois, March 13, 1828, the son of John and Mary (Kimmel) Ankeny, a prominent pioneer family of Illinois, having located there in 1818. John Ankeny kept the first hotel in Kaskaskia during the first session of the Legislature of that state, that town then being the capital. He and two sons participated in the Black Hawk war of 1832. During that war, Chief Peppernong, of the Pottawatomies, came to the home of John Ankeny at night and warned the family, who were there alone, entreating them to flee for safety. Augustus L. Ankeny, the subject, was then the youngest and a small child. A.L. Ankeny spent his boyhood days in Jo Daviess county, Illinois, remaining there until he was fourteen years of age. He was an ambitious lad and studied such books as he could obtain, and when he entered Mt. Morris College, in Ogle county, Illinois, he made a splendid record. He turned his attention to the science of medicine, studying at Elizabethtown, near Galena, Illinois, and later entered Rush Medical College at Chicago in the winter of 1848 and 1849, and was graduated from that institution. He came to Lyons, Iowa, in April 1850, and was therefore one of the pioneer physicians of Clinton county, and he underwent the usual privations and hardships of the country doctor in the new settlements of the West, traveling on horseback over rough and unfrequented roads. He soon had all the practice he could attend to and took a position in the front rank of practitioners in this locality, which he maintained until his death, on November 24, 1887, his office being at Lyons and Clinton. He was well equipped in every way for his profession and kept well abreast of the times in his calling and was very successful. In 1851 Doctor Ankeny married Valeria M. Perrin, the daughter of Noble and Sarah Nixon Perrin, who were among the very early settlers of Iowa, having come to Clinton from Indiana in March, 1837. Noble Perrin's ancestry is traced back to John Perrin, who came from England to Braintree, Massachusetts, landing there from the ship "Safety" August 10, 1635, and from that remote day to the present the Perrin family has been a prominent one in many walks of life in America. Noble Perrin continued to reside in Clinton county until he met death in an explosion of the steamboat "Potosi" at Quincy, Illinois, September 27, 1844. He was a man of many sterling traits and was prominent in the early Mississippi river days. His widow survived over a half century, dying at the remarkable age of ninety-four years in June, 1906. She was descended from the famous Nixon family of South Carolina, an early member of which is credited with having been the man who read the Declaration of Independence to the people in Independence Square, Philadelphia, in 1776." The Clinton Age, Friday, Nov. 25, 1887 "Dr. Ankeny Dead On Wednesday all Clinton was startled at the announcement that Dr. A. L. Ankeny was dead. Mr. P.S. Towle was the recipient by cable dispatch of the sad intelligence. The Doctor died in France, where with his wife and daughter Belle, he had just landed. His death was not unexpected by those who knew him best. He had gone across the ocean for his health, but it came not. In the best days of his usefulness the Doctor goes among us forever. ... Dr. and Mrs. Ankeny have had six children—Maud, Harry K., Maggie, B. Frank, Belle, Mellie—all except Harry, who died a few years ago, survive the father. Of late years the Doctor has been operating in mining in the Black Hills, where he had large investments now conceded of great value. He owns large property in this city—the Toll block being the most valuable. He was a good business man, just and fair in his dealings with his fellowmen, and devoted to his family. The remains will be embalmed and brought to Clinton for burial."

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Where is Dr Augustus L. Ankeny's memorial?
Dr Augustus L. Ankeny's memorial is located at: Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Allegany County, USA.
When did Dr Augustus L. Ankeny death?
Dr Augustus L. Ankeny death on 23 Nov 1887 in Calais, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Where are the coordinates of the Dr Augustus L. Ankeny's memorial?
Latitude: 39.6739650
Longitude: -78.7258280

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Valeria M. Perrin Ankeny

(1832 - 1924)

Siblings

Children

(1854 - 1930)

(1859 - 1883)

(1864 - 1915)

(1866 - 1888)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Hillcrest Burial Park
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6739650, -78.7258280

2. Hoblitzell
Wolfe Mill, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6743500, -78.7291100

3. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6850014, -78.7003021

4. Selby Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6569400, -78.7059700

5. Woodlawn Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6572840, -78.7462290

6. Eastview Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6570470, -78.7498070

7. Green Mount Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6583640, -78.7515020

8. German Lutheran Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6573130, -78.7504050

9. Sumner Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6595535, -78.7531433

10. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6589940, -78.7530470

11. Saint Lukes Lutheran Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6580920, -78.7526390

12. Rice-Hite Cemetery
Bowmans Addition, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6986480, -78.7402130

13. Gross Family Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6696700, -78.6870400

14. Allegany County Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6707110, -78.7670860

15. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6618996, -78.7680969

16. Hughes Burial Plot
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6594790, -78.7671530

17. Zion Park Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7078018, -78.7130966

18. Union Grove Cemetery
Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7033005, -78.6996994

19. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6808014, -78.6757965

20. Mount Hermon Church Cemetery
Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6351750, -78.7181570

21. Sunset Memorial Park
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7123400, -78.7057900

22. Rose Hill Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6547012, -78.7763977

23. Hinkle Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6726130, -78.6694100

24. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6547012, -78.7782974