William Hanford Aiken was the son of Irad Isaac O. Aiken and Indiana "Inda" Brainard.
He married Hannah Porter on 11 Sep 1844 in Lorain Co., OH.
They had two children: Irad O. Aiken and Harriett (Aiken) Leslie.
William died from a lingering Illness due to infirmities of age in Black River Twp., Lorain Co., OH, and was buried 21 Nov 1907.
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NOTE: Obituary provided by Msmith.
AIKEN, William Hanford (1821-1907), Tuesday, November 19, 1907
W. H. Aiken, the grandfather of attorney D. H. Aiken and Ulyssa Foster died at the home of his daughter, Hattie Leslie, on the ridge, this morning at 1 o'clock after a lingering illness due to the infirmities of age. He was 86 years old. Mr Aiken was one of the oldest residents of Lorain County, having moved here in his boyhood days with his parents, who came from Brooklyn, suburb of Cleveland. He had been married about 50 years having lost his wife last June. He had an only daughter with whom he lived, and a son who recently died. He also had a brother in Michigan.
The funeral will take place Thursday at 2 o'clock from the home, Rev. Harding of Amherst. The body will be laid away at Elmwood.
Obituary, 19 Nov 1907, "The Elyria Evening Telegram" (Elyria, Lorain Co., OH), Page: 1
SEES GHOST OF SON; SUCCUMBS TO AILMENT WHICH KILLED HIM
Amherst Man Died of Paralysis, Insisting That He Was Chased by Spector of His Deceased Offspring.
Amherst, Nov. 19 - Death today relieved the paralytic state of H. F. Aiken, aged 87, an old and respected citizen of Amherst, who was stricken under peculiar circumstances last Wednesday and has been utterly helpless ever since. The stroke followed the insistent claim of the old man that he had been by the spector of his son, Irad Aiken, who also died of paralysis last September.
The Aiken home is near to the Elmwood cemetery where his son buried and within easy view of the house. Three times since the death of his son, the aged man is said to have told acquaintances that he plainly saw the spector. He is said to have been pursued by the spector and to have been forced to flee. Fright and his overwrought state are said to have immediately preceded the stroke of paralysis, the same affliction which caused the death of his son.
The case was hopeless as the patient was unable to move head or foot, or even to take sustenance. He is survived by two sons and a .....................
He married Hannah Porter on 11 Sep 1844 in Lorain Co., OH.
They had two children: Irad O. Aiken and Harriett (Aiken) Leslie.
William died from a lingering Illness due to infirmities of age in Black River Twp., Lorain Co., OH, and was buried 21 Nov 1907.
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NOTE: Obituary provided by Msmith.
AIKEN, William Hanford (1821-1907), Tuesday, November 19, 1907
W. H. Aiken, the grandfather of attorney D. H. Aiken and Ulyssa Foster died at the home of his daughter, Hattie Leslie, on the ridge, this morning at 1 o'clock after a lingering illness due to the infirmities of age. He was 86 years old. Mr Aiken was one of the oldest residents of Lorain County, having moved here in his boyhood days with his parents, who came from Brooklyn, suburb of Cleveland. He had been married about 50 years having lost his wife last June. He had an only daughter with whom he lived, and a son who recently died. He also had a brother in Michigan.
The funeral will take place Thursday at 2 o'clock from the home, Rev. Harding of Amherst. The body will be laid away at Elmwood.
Obituary, 19 Nov 1907, "The Elyria Evening Telegram" (Elyria, Lorain Co., OH), Page: 1
SEES GHOST OF SON; SUCCUMBS TO AILMENT WHICH KILLED HIM
Amherst Man Died of Paralysis, Insisting That He Was Chased by Spector of His Deceased Offspring.
Amherst, Nov. 19 - Death today relieved the paralytic state of H. F. Aiken, aged 87, an old and respected citizen of Amherst, who was stricken under peculiar circumstances last Wednesday and has been utterly helpless ever since. The stroke followed the insistent claim of the old man that he had been by the spector of his son, Irad Aiken, who also died of paralysis last September.
The Aiken home is near to the Elmwood cemetery where his son buried and within easy view of the house. Three times since the death of his son, the aged man is said to have told acquaintances that he plainly saw the spector. He is said to have been pursued by the spector and to have been forced to flee. Fright and his overwrought state are said to have immediately preceded the stroke of paralysis, the same affliction which caused the death of his son.
The case was hopeless as the patient was unable to move head or foot, or even to take sustenance. He is survived by two sons and a .....................
William Hanford Aiken was the son of Irad Isaac O. Aiken and Indiana "Inda" Brainard.
He married Hannah Porter on 11 Sep 1844 in Lorain Co., OH.
They had two children: Irad O. Aiken and Harriett (Aiken) Leslie.
William died from a lingering Illness due to infirmities of age in Black River Twp., Lorain Co., OH, and was buried 21 Nov 1907.
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NOTE: Obituary provided by Msmith.
AIKEN, William Hanford (1821-1907), Tuesday, November 19, 1907
W. H. Aiken, the grandfather of attorney D. H. Aiken and Ulyssa Foster died at the home of his daughter, Hattie Leslie, on the ridge, this morning at 1 o'clock after a lingering illness due to the infirmities of age. He was 86 years old. Mr Aiken was one of the oldest residents of Lorain County, having moved here in his boyhood days with his parents, who came from Brooklyn, suburb of Cleveland. He had been married about 50 years having lost his wife last June. He had an only daughter with whom he lived, and a son who recently died. He also had a brother in Michigan.
The funeral will take place Thursday at 2 o'clock from the home, Rev. Harding of Amherst. The body will be laid away at Elmwood.
Obituary, 19 Nov 1907, "The Elyria Evening Telegram" (Elyria, Lorain Co., OH), Page: 1
SEES GHOST OF SON; SUCCUMBS TO AILMENT WHICH KILLED HIM
Amherst Man Died of Paralysis, Insisting That He Was Chased by Spector of His Deceased Offspring.
Amherst, Nov. 19 - Death today relieved the paralytic state of H. F. Aiken, aged 87, an old and respected citizen of Amherst, who was stricken under peculiar circumstances last Wednesday and has been utterly helpless ever since. The stroke followed the insistent claim of the old man that he had been by the spector of his son, Irad Aiken, who also died of paralysis last September.
The Aiken home is near to the Elmwood cemetery where his son buried and within easy view of the house. Three times since the death of his son, the aged man is said to have told acquaintances that he plainly saw the spector. He is said to have been pursued by the spector and to have been forced to flee. Fright and his overwrought state are said to have immediately preceded the stroke of paralysis, the same affliction which caused the death of his son.
The case was hopeless as the patient was unable to move head or foot, or even to take sustenance. He is survived by two sons and a .....................
He married Hannah Porter on 11 Sep 1844 in Lorain Co., OH.
They had two children: Irad O. Aiken and Harriett (Aiken) Leslie.
William died from a lingering Illness due to infirmities of age in Black River Twp., Lorain Co., OH, and was buried 21 Nov 1907.
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NOTE: Obituary provided by Msmith.
AIKEN, William Hanford (1821-1907), Tuesday, November 19, 1907
W. H. Aiken, the grandfather of attorney D. H. Aiken and Ulyssa Foster died at the home of his daughter, Hattie Leslie, on the ridge, this morning at 1 o'clock after a lingering illness due to the infirmities of age. He was 86 years old. Mr Aiken was one of the oldest residents of Lorain County, having moved here in his boyhood days with his parents, who came from Brooklyn, suburb of Cleveland. He had been married about 50 years having lost his wife last June. He had an only daughter with whom he lived, and a son who recently died. He also had a brother in Michigan.
The funeral will take place Thursday at 2 o'clock from the home, Rev. Harding of Amherst. The body will be laid away at Elmwood.
Obituary, 19 Nov 1907, "The Elyria Evening Telegram" (Elyria, Lorain Co., OH), Page: 1
SEES GHOST OF SON; SUCCUMBS TO AILMENT WHICH KILLED HIM
Amherst Man Died of Paralysis, Insisting That He Was Chased by Spector of His Deceased Offspring.
Amherst, Nov. 19 - Death today relieved the paralytic state of H. F. Aiken, aged 87, an old and respected citizen of Amherst, who was stricken under peculiar circumstances last Wednesday and has been utterly helpless ever since. The stroke followed the insistent claim of the old man that he had been by the spector of his son, Irad Aiken, who also died of paralysis last September.
The Aiken home is near to the Elmwood cemetery where his son buried and within easy view of the house. Three times since the death of his son, the aged man is said to have told acquaintances that he plainly saw the spector. He is said to have been pursued by the spector and to have been forced to flee. Fright and his overwrought state are said to have immediately preceded the stroke of paralysis, the same affliction which caused the death of his son.
The case was hopeless as the patient was unable to move head or foot, or even to take sustenance. He is survived by two sons and a .....................
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