Sarah Pearl (Miner) Aiken (1880 - 1955)

Born 9 Apr 1880 in Jay, Orleans, Vermont, United States

Wife of Verne Cleveland Aiken — married 10 Jan 1906 in Newport, Orleans, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Jan 1955 at age 74 in Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Sarah Pearl Miner was born in 1880, the daughter of DeForest Miner and his second wife Diana Waterman.^[1] As a newborn, she was captured on the 1880 census in Jay, VT with her family.^[2] After the death of her mother, when she was just 5 years old, Sarah was taken to live with her mother's sister, Mrs. Emma (Waterman) Porter of Coventry, VT. She was recorded (as "Sarah Porter") living with the Porter's in Coventry, VT when the 1900 census was taken.^[3]

On 10 Jan. 1906, Sarah was married at Newport, VT to Verne Cleveland Aiken.^[4] The couple spent their first year of marriage living and farming in Coventry, VT, then moved to St. Johnsbury. Sarah and Verne had five children, the first born in Coventry, VT and the rest in St, Johnsbury, VT:

1. Eva Violet, b. 1 Feb. 1907; m. Galen Eugene Vittum, 30 Oct. 1928; d. 28 Sep. 1978
2. Doris Evelyn, b. 8 Mar. 1909; d. 3 Dec. 1951 (unm.)
3. Ila Lillian, b. 16 Sep. 1911; m. Allen Nelson Gonyea, 12 Feb. 1938; d. 22 Dec. 1998
4. Ruth Verna, b. 28 Aug. 1914; m. Robert Elias Williams, 15 June 1945; d. 22 Dec. 2003, and
5. Paul Miner, b. 16 May 1916; m. Murriam Leah Williamson, 21 May 1940; d. 23 Feb. 2004.

This family was living in St. Johnsbury, VT when the 1910,^[5] 1920,^[6] 1930^[7] and 1940^[8] censuses were taken. They lived on Mt. Vernon Street.

Sarah lost her husband when Verne passed away of heart disease at their home in 1945, at age 60, after a long and painful illness. Sarah continued to live at their home, until their daughter Doris died in 1951. Doris had polio as a child and needed continuous care her whole life. After 1951, Sarah moved to Sheffield, VT to be near her son Paul.

Sarah passed away of heart disease in 1955, at the age of 74, after a short illness.^[9] She was buried with her husband in Saint Johnsbury Center Cemetery, in St. Johnsbury, VT.^[10] The attached Obituary was published at the time.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Vermont Birth Records, Jay| Birth, Sarah Pearl Miner
2. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census, State of Vermont, Orleans County, Jay, Page 437C, Line 7| 1880 US Census, "Sarah P Miner, Age 0"
3. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census, State of Vermont, Orleans County, Coventry, Page 8A, Line 23| 1900 US Census, "Sarah Porter, Age 20"
4. ↑ Vermont Marriage Records, Newport| Marriage, Aiken - Miner
5. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census, State of Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury, Page 7B, Line 75| 1910 US Census, "Sarah P Aikers, Age 30"
6. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census, State of Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury, Page 11A, Line 37| 1920 US Census, "Sarah P Aiken, Age 38"
7. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, State of Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury, Page 16B, Line 54| 1930 US Census, "Sarah P Aiken, Age 49"
8. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census, State of Vermont, Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury, Page 2A, Line 24| 1940 US Census, "Sarah P Aiken, Age 58"
9. ↑ Vermont Death Records, Sheffield| Death, Sarah Pearl Aiken
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #86130292 for Sarah Pearl Miner Aiken
11. ↑ Obituary, Sarah Pearl Aiken, St. Johnsbury Republican, St. Johnsbury, VT, 18 Feb. 1955| Page 7

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