man‎Earl R. Aikins‏‎ 1) 2), son of Glenn "Alpheous Glenn Aikins" Aikins and Ethel Maud McLaughlin‏.
Born ‎ Jan 4, 1915 at Meredith, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 1) 3) 4), died ‎ Nov 6, 1974 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY‎, 59 years 3) 4), buried ‎ at Niagara Falls Memorial Park, Lewiston, Niagara Co. NY 4)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 1)
Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother and siblings. 2)
Census (‎ 1940 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Coal miner. Living with wife and children. 5)
Located: (‎ Jan 1971 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY) 6)

Married to:

womanMargaret Connell‏ 3)
Born ‎ 1914 at PA‎ 5) 7), died ‎ 1975‎, 60 or 61 years 7), buried ‎ at Niagara Falls Memorial Park, Lewiston, Niagara Co. NY 7)
Census (‎ 1940 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 5)

Children:

1.
man‎Richard E. Aikins‏‎ 3) 5)
Born ‎ Sep 6, 1936 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 5) 8) 9), died ‎ Sep 26, 2009 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY‎, 73 years 8) 9), buried ‎ at Niagara Falls Memorial Park, Lewiston, Niagara Co. NY 9)
Military Service: Company B, 13th Engineering Battalion Infantry Division, U.S. Army. Served during Korean Conflict. 8)
Census (‎ 1940 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and sister. 5)
Located: (‎ Nov 1974 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY) 3)

2.
woman‎Peggy Jean Aikins‏‎ 3) 5)
Born ‎ May 7, 1939 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 5) 10), died ‎ Jul 6, 2000‎, 61 years 10)
Census (‎ 1940 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brother. 5)
Located: (‎ Nov 1974 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY) 3)

3.
woman‎Ilene L. Aikins‏‎ 3) 11)
Born ‎ Apr 23, 1941 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 11), died ‎ Dec 14, 2011 at Buffalo, Erie Co. NY‎, 70 years 11)
Located: (‎ Nov 1974 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY) 3)
Located: (‎ Sep 2009 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY) 8)

4.
woman‎Gloria Ann Aikins‏‎ 12)
Born ‎ Nov 3, 1944 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 12), died ‎ Feb 6, 1945 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 0 years 12), buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA 12)

5.
woman‎Infant Daughter Aikins‏‎ 13)
Born ‎ May 30, 1943 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎ 13), died ‎ May 30, 1943 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎ 13), buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA 13)


Sources

1) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 5, Sheet 1-B, Dwelling 19, Family 20, A. G. Aikins Family
2) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-11, Sheet 7-B, Dwelling 143, Family 145, Ethel M. Aikens Family
3) source: Earl R. Aikins
4) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Earl Richard Aikins (Memorial # 181062722)
5) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-15, Sheet 4-B, Household 57, Earl Aikins Family
6) source: Obituary of Mrs. Ethel M. Aikins
7) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Margaret Jane Connell Aikins (Memorial # 181062891)
8) source: Richard E. Aikins
9) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Pvt. Richard E. Aikins (Memorial # 225360999)
10) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Peggy Jean Aikins [Peggy Jean Verga] [Peggy Mountain]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 May 1939
Birth Place: Yasbor, Pennsylvania [Yatesboro, Pennsylvania]
Death Date: 6 Jul 2000
Father:
Earl R Aikins
Mother:
Margaret J Connell
SSN: 123303820
Notes: Nov 1955: Name listed as PEGGY JEAN AIKINS; Jun 1957: Name listed as PEGGY JEAN VERGA; Aug 1959: Name listed as PEGGY JEAN MOUNTAIN; 13 Jul 2000: Name listed as PEGGY J MOUNTAIN, page: Entry for Peggy Jean Aikins
11) source: Ilene L. Boyd
12) source: Death Certificate of Gloria Ann Aikens
13) source: Death Certificate of Baby (female) (still-born) Aikins

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Earl R. Aikins & Margaret Connell." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F6842&main_person=I18981 : accessed 04 October 2025) Earl R. Aikins #I18954, born ‎ Jan 4, 1915 at Meredith, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA


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