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Katherine Aiken (March 24, 1879 - January 12, 1990) was an American verified supercentenarian. She was born as Katherine E. Grob in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Her parents were Jacob and Elizabeth Grob. She married Howard Aiken on October 12, 1897. Together, they ran a plumbing business. The couple had one child in total. She was active in the Republican party. She became a widow in 1929.
 
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-->'''Katherine Aiken''' (née '''Grob'''; 23?/24 March 1879 – 12 January 1990) was a validated American [[supercentenarian]].
   
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==Biography==
She died on January 12, 1990, at the age of 110 years, 294 days.
 
 
Katherine Aiken was born as Katherine E. Grob in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio on 24 (or 23) March 1879. Her parents were Jacob Frederick Grob and Elizabeth Mitchell. She married Howard Aiken on 12 October 1897. Together, they ran a plumbing business. The couple had one child in total. She was active in the Republican party. She became a widow in 1929. She moved to the Geneva area in 1980. She was the oldest charter member of the Brooklyn chapter 790 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Cleveland.
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Katherine Aiken died in Rae-Ann Nursing Home, Ohio, USA on 12 January 1990, at the age of 110 years, 294 (or 295) days. Revalidation research suggests she was a day older. At the time of her death she had one granddaughter, three great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
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==References==
 
==References==
[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73831928 Find A Grave]
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73831928 Katherine E Grob Aiken] Find A Grave
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*[https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/katherine-c-grob-24-b1ttff Katherine C Grob] Ancestry
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*[https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/katherine-e-aiken-birth-1879-death-1990/34352424 Katherine E Aiken (1879 - 1990)] AncientFaces
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 13 January 2024

Katherine Aiken
Katherine Aiken
Birth: 24 March 1879
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Death: 12 January 1990
Ohio, USA
Age: 110 years, 294 days
Country: United StatesUSA
Validated

Katherine Aiken (née Grob; 23?/24 March 1879 – 12 January 1990) was a validated American supercentenarian.

Biography

Katherine Aiken was born as Katherine E. Grob in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio on 24 (or 23) March 1879. Her parents were Jacob Frederick Grob and Elizabeth Mitchell. She married Howard Aiken on 12 October 1897. Together, they ran a plumbing business. The couple had one child in total. She was active in the Republican party. She became a widow in 1929. She moved to the Geneva area in 1980. She was the oldest charter member of the Brooklyn chapter 790 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Cleveland.

Katherine Aiken died in Rae-Ann Nursing Home, Ohio, USA on 12 January 1990, at the age of 110 years, 294 (or 295) days. Revalidation research suggests she was a day older. At the time of her death she had one granddaughter, three great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

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