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MARRIAGE James Aitken and Rebecca W. Eves md 22 July 1866, Bourbon co, Kansas
1880 CENSUS - James Aitken, age 44, farmer, b. Scotland, is enumerated with wife Rebecca, age 38, b. Canada, and children Agnes, age 12, b. Kansas, Anna, age 11, b. Kansas, Grace, age 10 b. Kansas, George E., age 8, b. Oregon, Belle, age 6, b. Oregon, Mary, age 4, b. Oregon and James, infant, b. Oregon. Also enumerated with the family is Hannah Eves, identified as the mother-in-law of James, widow, age 73, b. Pennsylvania.
1895 CENSUS of Marion Co., Oregon, pg. 1 has the following family: Aitken, J., b. Scotland, 5'6", 147#, light, merchant, Protestant, voter, male, age 59. Aitken, Rebecca, b. Canada, 5'3", 117#, light, housekeeper, Protestant, female, age 52. Aitken, George, b. Oregon, 5'6", 140#, light, clerk, Protestant, voter, male, age 22. Aitken, Isabell, b. Oregon, 5'2", 110#, light, housekeeper, Protestant, female, age 20. Aitken, Mary, b. Oregon, 5'5", 115#, light, student, Protestant, female, age 18. Aitken, James, b. Oregon, 5', 111#, light, student, Protestant, male, age 16. Aitken, Joe, b. Oregon, 5'9", 176#, light, bartender, F. T. (Free thinker), voter, male age 43. Aitken, Rose, b. Oregon, 5'3", 130#, dark, housekeeper, Catholic, female, age 32.
1900 OR CENSUS James Aitken (b Jan 1834, Scotland, immigrated 1854, naturalized, married 34y) enumerated with wife Rebecca (b Apr 1862 [sic], Canada, mother of 7 children, 6 living at time of census) and 3 children, Belle (b May 1874, Oregon), Mary (b Mar 1876, Oregon) and James P. (b May 1880, Oregon)
1910 OR CENSUS James Aitken (76y, b Scotland, married 44y) enumerated with wife Rebecca E. (68y, b Canada, US citizen) and 2 children, George E. (32y, b Oregon, bookkeeper) and Mary (27y, b Oregon, teacher)
1920 CENSUS - James Aitken, farmer, age 85, b. Scotland, immigrated in 1857, is enumerated with wife Rebeca, age 77, b. Canada.
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