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JACOB ACKERS, proprietor of the Hotel Waldorf, a first class and finely
appointed house of public entertainment, ranking in comfort, convenience and
standing with any in the city of Altoona, was born May 7, 1850, in Bedford
County, Pa., and is a son of Conrad and Rebecca (Leonard) Ackers.
     Conrad Ackers was a well known and respected resident of Bedford County
for many years, where he was engaged in the tanning and butchering business.
He took an interest in public matters and voted with the Democratic party. He
married Rebecca Leonard and they had the following children: Samuel, Thomas,
John, Elizabeth, Catherine, James, Jacob, Emanuel, Rebecca, Mary Jane,
Margaret, and Anna. The eldest son, Samuel, is a veteran of the Civil War.
     Jacob Ackers obtained his education in the schools of Bedford County,
after which he was in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
twenty-five years. He then became connected with the wholesale department of
the Pittsburg Brewing Company and continued there for eight years and then
took charge of the Hotel Waldorf, which he has made a very popular hostelry.
He was married in 1871 to Miss Mary Carroll, a daughter of Edward Carroll,
and they have three children: Edward, William and Paul. Mr. Ackers and family
belong to St. John's Catholic Church. He is not identified with either great
political party at the present time but casts his vote according to his own
judgment.