Ackerson is one of three children of Louis E. Ackerson (1906-1984), an attorney and a certified public accountant, and the former Sara Mercedes Romans (1907-1989). His brother, Robert Louis "Bob" Ackerson (1934-2008), was also a Louisville lawyer and an [[Episcopalian]]. These Ackersons are interred at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. His sister, Mary Beth Ackerson (1936-2020), worked in the health services industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ackerson&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=19&GScnty=1044&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=31233492&df=all&|title=Robert Louis Ackerson|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=March 20, 2023}}</ref> | Ackerson is one of three children of Louis E. Ackerson (1906-1984), an attorney and a certified public accountant, and the former Sara Mercedes Romans (1907-1989). His brother, Robert Louis "Bob" Ackerson (1934-2008), was also a Louisville lawyer and an [[Episcopalian]]. These Ackersons are interred at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. His sister, Mary Beth Ackerson (1936-2020), worked in the health services industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ackerson&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=19&GScnty=1044&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=31233492&df=all&|title=Robert Louis Ackerson|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=March 20, 2023}}</ref> |