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Martin H. "Jack" "Railroad Man" Acklin

Male 1921 - 1991  (70 years)

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  • Name Martin H. "Jack" "Railroad Man" Acklin 
    Birth 15 Feb 1921 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Aug 1991  Burial: St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cem., Meggett, Charleston Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6591  forneyclark
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2025 

    Family Leila Hethington,   b. 26 Apr 1911   d. 29 Apr 1974, Burial: St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cem., Meggett, Charleston Co., SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F2638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2025 

  • Photos
    Hethington, Edward LaRoche 'Ned' & Martin H. 'Jack' 'Railroad Man' Acklin (1921-1991) & Lucius Cale 'Prince Louie' 'Lou' Hethington
    Hethington, Edward LaRoche "Ned" & Martin H. "Jack" "Railroad Man" Acklin (1921-1991) & Lucius Cale "Prince Louie" "Lou" Hethington
    Group photo of (L-R) Edward LaRoche "Ned" Hethington & Martin H. "Jack" "Railroad Man" Acklin & Lucius Cale "Prince Louie" "Lou" Hethington came from the Hethington Collection by Lucius Cale "Prince Louie" "Lou" Hethington.
    Acklin, Martin H. 'Jack' 'Railroad Man' (1921-1991)
    Acklin, Martin H. "Jack" "Railroad Man" (1921-1991)
    Individual photo came from the Hethington Collection by Lucius Cale "Prince Louie" "Lou" Hethington.
    Hethington, Edward LaRoche “Ned”
    Hethington, Edward LaRoche “Ned”
    Painting/ Edward La Roche “Ned” Hethington’s Watercolor Painting of Christ St. Pauls Church in Meggett, SC, as well as Ned’s history of his family and the church, came from Ned’s brother Lucius Cale "Prince Louie" "Lou" Hethington.

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Hethington Archives by Edward LaRoche "Ned" Hethington via Lucius Cale "Prince Louie" "Lou" Hethington:
      Ned Hethington:
      Children of ELIZABETH LAROCHE and CLARENCE HETHINGTON are:
      30. i. EDWARD LAROCHE10 HETHINGTON,SR., b. 19 Nov 1913, Younges Island , SC; d. Jan 2002.
      31. ii. WILLIAM HETHINGTON, b. 29 Mar 1923.
      iii. FRANK HETHINGTON,JR., b. 26 Mar 1926; d. Nov 1985.
      iv. JAVAN HETHINGTON, b. 02 May 1919; d. 14 Jan 1992.
      v. LIELA HETHINGTON, b. 26 Apr 1910; d. 29 Apr 1974; m. JACK ACKLIN.
      vi. ELIZABETH HETHINGTON CALLED "BETTY", b. 09 Jun 1921; d. 14 Jan 1977.
      vii. JENKINS HETHINGTON, b. 29 Sep 1908, Younges Island; d. 1908, Younges Island.
      More About JENKINS HETHINGTON:
      Burial: Laurel Hill Cemetery,Meggett SC
      viii. JAVAN HETHINGTON, b. 29 Sep 1908, Younges Island; d. 1908, Younges Island.
      More About JAVAN HETHINGTON:
      Burial: 1908, Laurel Hill Cemetery,Meggett SC
      ix. RUTH HETHINGTON, b. 12 Nov 1906; d. 22 Oct 1999; m. MITCHELL.
      More About RUTH HETHINGTON:
      Burial: Laurel Hill Cemetery,Meggett SC
      32. x. JOHN ALLEN HEATHINGTON, b. 05 Sep 1905; d. 07 Oct 2005.

      Source:
      Lucius Cale "Prince Louie" "Lou" Hethington:
      Nickname: Jack "Railroad Man" Acklin

      Source:
      http://files.usgwarchives.org/sc/charleston/cemeteries/stpauls.txt
      CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery
      ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY
      "CHAPEL ROAD, MEGGETT, SC"
      UPDATED LAST ON 10 DEC. 1999
      TRANSCRIBED BY ANTHONY CRAIG MESSERVY:
      "ACKLIN, Martin H." B: 15 Feb 1921 D: 9 Aug 1991 "PFC, US Army WW II"



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