John Aiton was a newspaper editor. He was the son of Thomas and Mary Aiton. His father was born in Scotland and his mother in Illinois. He married Ida Kullenberg, who had emigrated from Sweden as a child. They had 11 children: John M Jr, Thomas F, William L, Leland L, Charles E, Edward O, Frank L (1910), Travis, twins Mary Ethel and Martha Bethel (1915), and Robert Goodin. The family lived in Bangs, Texas, but later moved to Hico in Hamilton county.
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"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJX-2PK : accessed 15 May 2016), John Aiton in household of Thomas Aiton, Precinct 6, Travis, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 128, sheet 162B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1329; FHL microfilm 1,255,329.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35P-36B : accessed 15 May 2016), John M Aiton, Justice Precinct 6, Travis, Texas, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,673.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29X-JB7 : accessed 15 May 2016), John M Aiton, Justice Precinct 6, Brown, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 16A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,548.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHY5-LR2 : accessed 15 May 2016), John M Aiton, Bangs, Brown, Texas, United States; citing sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,782.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 October 2020), memorial page for John Miller Aiton (2 Sep 1867–30 Sep 1939), Find a Grave Memorial no. 28571274, citing Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Robin Covington (contributor 46979179).
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