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W. F. Aiken person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_w-f-aiken_43c7cf

also known as: Aiken

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Summary:  W. F. Aiken, also known as Aiken, is a person for whom no specific historical facts are recorded in the available claims.
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Claims (12)

arrived_in

cited from W… (1891)
ohn Perry, on the Mimbres, last week. It was through his efforts that the Dry Cimarron country was first opened up. He was an old trapper and hunter, a big hearted pioneer who had thrown away fortunes and died in poverty. It is such men …
Silver City
cited from W… (1891)
W. F. Aiken and bride, nee Lillie Cook, arrived Saturday last from New Orleans. In the evening they were tendered a serenade by the Silver City brass band. A local bard hands in the following jingle:
cited from TIMMER HOUSE ARRIVALS (1891)
TIMMER HOUSE ARRIVALS N. A. Raynolds, Boston; Mrs. L. J. Cadwell, Chicago; Harry Ellis, Cincinnati; H. P. Hues, Mimbres; Thos. B. Pheby, R. Rosenfield and Dr. Geo. Kimball, Georgetown; K. J. Fleming, Fort Bayard; W. F. Aiken and wife, S. B. Bid…
cited from TIMMER HOUSE ARRIVALS (1891)
TIMMER HOUSE ARRIVALS T. W. Smith, L. C. Clapp, Las Cruces; Henry Essinger, Las Vegas; Henry Beneke, St. Louis ; Louis Stein, Guy Heyman, San Francisco ; J. B. Gilchrist, Whitewater; J. P. Hewlett, wife and child, Israel King, Mimbres ; A. A. Bel…
cited from TIMMER HOUSE arrivals… (1891)
TIMMER HOUSE arrivals. — J. S. Hutchins, C. A. Ligare, E. G. Griffith and W. H. Buy, Chica- go; Howell Brown, W. B. Foster and Abe Gold, El Paso; T. G. Carr, Dallas; Mariano Barela, A. Barela, Las Cruces; C. V. Hugo and wife. Fort Bayard; C. …
cited from AT THE TIMMER— W… (1891)
AT THE TIMMER— W. E. Dyas, Frank Quin, Jas. Nieman, New York; H. F. Frierson, Chi- cago; F. W. Smith, C. F. Raxton, Las Cruces; A. C. Cawathers, Denver; H. S. Boice, Montana; A. Schutz, W. A. Merchant, W. H. H. Llewellyn, El Paso; F. Norwood,…

elected_to

Trustee of Pinos Altos School1891-06-01
cited from DIED IN FALL FROM TRAIN (1891)
the two waters met. Much wealth is supposed to have been taken from this locality in times past, but as far as the Advocate s knowledge extends this golden nugget picked up last week by Precillano, the Mexican, is the first found in that…
school trustee
cited from At the school election held at Pinos Altos… (1891)
At the school election held at Pinos Altos on Monday, F. M. Galloway, W. F. Aiken and Dr. L. P. Robinson were elected trustees for the ensuing year.
trustee of Pinos Altos schoolMonday (inferred from article date June 5, 1891)
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-05-29 (1891) · +1 more
the two waters met. Much wealth is supposed to have been taken from this locality in times past, but as far as the Advocate s knowledge extends this golden nugget picked up last week by Precillano, the Mexican, is the first found in that…

lived_at

cited from TIMMER HOUSE ARRIVALS (1891)
TIMMER HOUSE ARRIVALS T. W. Smith, L. C. Clapp, Las Cruces; Henry Essinger, Las Vegas; Henry Beneke, St. Louis ; Louis Stein, Guy Heyman, San Francisco ; J. B. Gilchrist, Whitewater; J. P. Hewlett, wife and child, Israel King, Mimbres ; A. A. Bel…

married_to

cited from W… (1891)
ohn Perry, on the Mimbres, last week. It was through his efforts that the Dry Cimarron country was first opened up. He was an old trapper and hunter, a big hearted pioneer who had thrown away fortunes and died in poverty. It is such men …
cited from W… (1891)
W. F. Aiken and bride, nee Lillie Cook, arrived Saturday last from New Orleans. In the evening they were tendered a serenade by the Silver City brass band. A local bard hands in the following jingle:

Sources (9)

At the school election held at Pinos Altos…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

AT THE TIMMER— W…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

DIED IN FALL FROM TRAIN

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

TIMMER HOUSE arrivals…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

TIMMER HOUSE ARRIVALS

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

TIMMER HOUSE ARRIVALS

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

W…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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