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William B. Aitken 1882–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1882

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Walter Aitken

Mother: Margaret Brownlee

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Cleva Has

The story of William B. Aitken began in 1882 in Scotland. William B. Aitken married Francis Ethel Whitaker, Iva Arnold Jordan, and had children including Cleva Has. William B. Aitken passed away in 1940 in Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William B. Aitken began in 1882 in Scotland.
  • William B. Aitken married Francis Ethel Whitaker, Iva Arnold Jordan, and had children including Cleva Has.
  • William B. Aitken passed away in 1940 in Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Aitken's Ancestors

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William Aitken
1882–1940
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Walter Aitken
1844–1897
Greengairs Craighead, New Monkland, Lanarkshsire Scotland
Margaret Brownlee
1846–1926
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George Brownlie
1815–
1686331, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Penman) Brownlie
1816–1923
Dollar, Clackmannan/Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Aitken's Descendants

1.
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William (B.) Aitken (1882–1940)
  1. 1. Cleva Has 1913–1996 m. Wilford (F) Bullock 1910–1987
    1. 1. Ronald (Wilford) Bullock 1932–2005 m. Myrna (Joyce) Bullock 1936–1991
    2. 2. Margaret (Anna) Bullock 1940–1987
    3. 3. Ronald (Wilford) Bullock 1932–2005 m. Merna Child 1936–1991
    4. 4. Kenneth (Eugene) Bullock 1935–1997
    5. 5. Margaret (Anna) Bullock 1940–1987

William Aitken's Timeline

4 Records

1882
21 November 1882
Birth of William B. Aitken in Scotland
Scotland
1882
1882
Birth of William B. Aitken
None
1940
8 July 1940
Age 58
Death of William B. Aitken in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 58
Death of William B. Aitken
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1882
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1882
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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