Mr. Aaron Aten, an aged and respectable citizen of Wayne county, breathed his last at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Moody Robinson, in the northwest part of Clay township on Monday 9 September after a long illness of a dropsical nature. He had reached a ripe old age, having passed his 89th birthday in February last. Deceased was born in Pennsylvania and lived in Ohio and Illinois before moving to Iowa, settling on a farm near Garden Grove in 1871. His companion with whom he lived nearly sixty years died about 8 years previously. They had thirteen children, eight still living. Five of them were present at the funeral, Mssrs, J.W., T.G. and A.K. Aten and Mrs. Moody Robinson and Mrs. W.S. Rilea. Three of the children, William and E.D. Aten and Mrs. John Robinson, whose homes are in Illinois, were not present. Burial was by the side of his wife in the cemetery at Garden Grove on Wednesday 11 September.
Ref:Bill Aten of Michigan: Manuscript of Alice Kennedy of Pennsylvania, 1962;)
Mr. Aaron Aten, an aged and respectable citizen of Wayne county, breathed his last at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Moody Robinson, in the northwest part of Clay township on Monday 9 September after a long illness of a dropsical nature. He had reached a ripe old age, having passed his 89th birthday in February last. Deceased was born in Pennsylvania and lived in Ohio and Illinois before moving to Iowa, settling on a farm near Garden Grove in 1871. His companion with whom he lived nearly sixty years died about 8 years previously. They had thirteen children, eight still living. Five of them were present at the funeral, Mssrs, J.W., T.G. and A.K. Aten and Mrs. Moody Robinson and Mrs. W.S. Rilea. Three of the children, William and E.D. Aten and Mrs. John Robinson, whose homes are in Illinois, were not present. Burial was by the side of his wife in the cemetery at Garden Grove on Wednesday 11 September.
Ref:Bill Aten of Michigan: Manuscript of Alice Kennedy of Pennsylvania, 1962;)
Family Members
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Samuel Harrison Aten
1834–1900
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Mary Ann Aten Wiley
1836–1859
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Sarah Caroline Aten Wiley
1837–1880
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Martha Jane Aten Robinson
1843–1917
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John Wesley Aten
1845–1910
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William Jefferson Aten
1847–1905
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Ellen Arminda Aten Robinson
1849–1919
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Thomas Glass Aten
1851–1937
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Edward Dwight Aten
1854–1942
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Aaron Kimble Aten Jr
1856–1914
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Clara Luella Aten Rilea
1859–1931
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