William Marshall Aiken and Lizzie Elder

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Husband William Marshall Aiken ^{1 2}

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           Born: 22 Oct 1832 - near Bulger, Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Aiken (1799-1868) 3
         Mother: Margaret Marshall (1808-1867) 1

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Wife Lizzie Elder ^{1 4}

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           Died: Abt 1886
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         Father: John Elder (      -      ) 4
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Children

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1 F Annie Aiken ⁴

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         Spouse: Elmer Leech (      -      ) 4

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2 F May Alice Aiken ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - William Marshall Aiken

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He was reared on his father's farm near Bulger, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and after leaving home he rented land for nine years. He received one-sixth of the sixty acres of his father at the latter's death, and engaged in farming on his own account, which he followed throughout his active life, becoming very successful. He eventually owned a tract of 225 acres, the coal on which he sold for $90 an acre, but he retained the Freeport vein of coal, which was very valuable, and there were three gas wells on the property, which paid well. In addition to farming, for a number of years, he was engaged in raising sheep, having at one time from 300 to 350 in his flocks.
In political matters he was a Republican. He attended the United Presbyterian Church, and contributed liberally toward the building of the Center Church at Midway and the Burgettstown Church.
He was proud of the fact that he never spent one cent for whiskey or tobacco.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 901.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 815.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 901, 1278.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 816.