Malinda Wilburth Aiken Bowers

Malinda Wilburth Hester Aiken
BIRTH
1 Apr 1857
Georgia, USA
DEATH
19 Jan 1943 (aged 85)
Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas, USA
BURIAL
Oakwood Cemetery
Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas, USA
MEMORIAL ID
20057859 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 3
FLOWERS 5
MAIDEN NAME VARIATIONS FOUND:
Malinda's maiden name has been found with the following spelling variations: Hurston / Houston / Hurtson / Thurston / Herston / Hester

FATHER: Leroy "Lee" Henry Hester

MOTHER: Lucinda Caroline Stancell

1ST HUSBAND: Rev. Samuel Fletcher Aiken

2ND HUSBAND: Jack W. Bowers (aka J. W.)

CHILDREN:

1. Mary V. Aiken
2. Carry Aiken
3. Anna Aiken
4. Fletcher Lee Aiken
5. Judson Clemans Aiken
6. Sam Fletcher Aiken
7. Herby Aiken
8. Charles Spurgeon Aiken
9. William Leroy Aiken
10.Cecil E. Aiken
11.John Hewlett Aiken

Note: The father of all her children was 1st husband, Samuel F. Aiken.

NEWSPAPER OBITUARY:

RITES HELD FOR MRS. MALINDA W. AIKEN-BOWERS:

85 Year Old Citizen Dies Tuesday –

Mrs. Malinda W. Aiken-Bowers, 85, died at 8:10 a. m. Tuesday at her residence, 121 South Union St., following a week's confinement to her bed. She had been in ill health for 15 months. Malinda W. Thurston was born April 1, 1867, at Villanow, Ga., a daughter of Leroy and Carolyn Stansell Thurston. She was married January 22, 1872, to the late Samuel Fletcher Aiken. They came to Texas in Sept. 1902, locating at Howe, where they remained for a year. For the next thirteen years they lived in various places in Grayson County where the Rev. Mr. Aiken, a minister, preached at numbers of Baptist churches and in many school buildings. They came to the Whitesboro community in 1915, remaining here from that date. He died Nov. 20, 1932. On July 31, 1938, Mrs. Aiken married J. W. Bowers, who lived only nine months. His death occurred May 30, 1939. Since that time she has retained her residence here with a son or a daughter living with her until Oct. 1941, Mrs. Mary V. Evitt, her eldest daughter established permanent residence with her.

Until ill health prevented, Mrs. Aiken-Bowers was a constant worker in the Baptist church, of which she had been a member for 70 years. Until a short time ago she used no glasses except for reading and close work. She spent many hours reading, piecing quilts, knitting rugs, and gardening. Survivors include seven children, Mrs. Mary V. Evitt, Judson, Hulett, and Charlie Aiken of Whitesboro; S. P. Aiken of Grand Junction, Colo.; Mrs. Lucille Reynolds of Los Angeles, Calif.; and Cecil Aiken of Wellington, Kan.; 40 grandchildren, with six of the grandsons now in the U. S. armed forces, one of whom is now in foreign service and several in government work; 27 great-grandchildren; one brother, Ed Tate of Van Buren, Ark., a neice, Mrs. C. J. Collins of Sherman. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 2: 30 p. m. at the Baptist church, with the pastor, Rev. Nat Farley, and Dr. J. A. Ellis of Sherman officiating. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery. Pall bearers were Bob Gaskin, A. F. Scheid, E. T. Allen, H. W. Sanford, Sam W. Senor, and L. L. Brune. A number of out of town people attended the service.

DEATH CERTIFICATE #2279

Mrs. Matilda W. Bowers, died Jan. 19, 1943, at Whitesboro, Grayson Co., TX. Born: April 1, 1857, in GA. Father: Henry Houston, born GA. Mother: Caroline Stewart, born GA. Female, white, age 84 years, 9 months, 18 days. Occ: Retired housewife. Cause of Death: Coronary Thrombosis. Cause: Senility. Burial: Jan. 20, 1943, Whiteboro, Grayson Co., TX. Informant: John Aiken, of Whitesboro, TX. Residence of Deceased: South Union St., Whitesboro, Grayson Co., TX.

Family Members
Parents

Lucinda Caroline Stancell Tate
1836–1903

Spouse

Samuel Fletcher Aiken
1855–1932

Siblings

Marion J. Tate
1861–1924

Alonzo Wilson Tate
1864–1944

Martha Savannah Tate Attebery
1866–1922

Edward T. Tate
1869–1900

Children

Mary V. Aiken Evitt
1873–1954

Fletcher Lee Aiken
1880–1924

Judson Clemans Aiken
1882–1973

William Leroy Aiken
1884–1929

Samuel Price Aiken
1884–1967

John Hulet Aiken
1889–1961

Charles Spurgeon Aiken
1891–1963

Cecil E. Aiken
1896–1972

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Sources

• 1860 United States Federal Census. Name: Marion L Tate; Age in 1860: 23; Birth Year: abt 1837; Birthplace: Georgia; Home in 1860: Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia; Gender: Male; Post Office: Calhoun; Value of real estate: 0; Household Members: Marion L Tate, 23; Lucinda C Tate, 23; Elizabeth J Hester, 5; Malinda W Hester, 3; Clara R Hester, 9/12. Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Sugar Valley, Gordon, Georgia; Roll: M653_124; Page: 443; Image: 443; Family History Library Film: 803124. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• 1870 United States Federal Census. Name: Marion Tate; Age in 1870: 34; Birth Year: abt 1836; Birthplace: Georgia; Home in 1870: Range 8, Bolivar, Mississippi; Race: White; Gender: Male; Post Office: Carsons Landing; Household Members: Marion Tate 34; Lucinda Tate 33; Chlora Tate 11; Marion Tate 9; Alonzo Tate 7; Martha Tate 4; Edward Tate 1; Malinda Herston 15; Margaret Herston 12; Drew Ballet 27. Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Range 8, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: M593_722; Page: 247A; Image: 501; Family History Library Film: 552221. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.