Born in North Carolina, United States
Daughter of James P Aiken
and Mary M (Smith) Parton
Sister of
Jennie Aiken [half], James Willis Aiken, Jessie E (Aiken) Lucas, George Labe Harry Aiken, Loretta Mary (Aiken) Mabley, John Frank Aiken and Melvin Pink Aiken
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 71
in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Feb 2019
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Biography
Marjorie (Aiken) Kirklen is a part of US Black heritage.
Marjorie Aiken was born on 19 Sep 1906 in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Jim Aiken and Mary Smith.[1][2][3] Her father died in 1909 when she was three years old.[3] In 1910, their family was living in Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina.[2]
Marjorie married Oscar Harris on 15 Jun 1929 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.[4] In 1930 they were working as a butler and a cook for the Holland H Newell family in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.[5]
By 1950, Marjorie had married James H Kirklen and they were living in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.[6]
Marjorie was mentioned in her sister Loretta 's will ("Jackie 'Moms' Mabley) when Loretta passed away in 1975..[7]
Marjorie died on 6 Jul 1978 in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.[1][8][9] She was buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.[10]
Research Notes
- Marjorie has not yet been identified in the 1920 or 1940 census records. Her mother married George Parton early in the 1910's and in 1920 was living in Washington D.C. with him and their two young sons. None of her minor children from her marriage with James Aiken were living with her.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V991-HJC : 9 January 2021), Marjorie Kirklen, born 19 Sep 1906, died Jul 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1910," ED 156, Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA; sheet 7A, family 147, Margy [indexed as Mary] Aiken in Mary M Aiken household; NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1134; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9X-HNB, citing FHL microfilm 1,375,147.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Margie Aiken" listed as a minor heir of James P Aiken:
North Carolina, Transylvania County, Estate Files, J.P. Aiken 1909, commissioners report, 1 Sep 1909; image copy, FamilySearch, film #7641404, image 220-221 of 2034 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9GJ-N1RS?i=219 : accessed 6 Feb 2023). - ↑ Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Marriage Records, 1929 vol 157, page 121, #245103, Oscar Smith and Marjorie Aiken, 15 Jun 1929; "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q7L-8SB : accessed 6 Feb 2023).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," ED 701, Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; sheet 21A, family 413, Marjorie Harris in Holland H Newell household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4QN-DLD.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1950," ED 92-959, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; sheet 7, dwelling 39, Marjorie Kriklen in James Kriklen household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XYY-6LL8.
- ↑ "Moms Mabley Leaves $1/2 Million Estate; Disinherits Daughter", Jet Magazine, 24 Jul 1975, p.59
- ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKL5-T7F : 30 June 2021), Marjori Kirklen, 6 Jul 1978, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
- ↑ Marjorie Kirklen nee Aiken death notice, The Sunday Plain Dealer [Cleveland, Ohio], section 1, page 28, column 7; image copy, NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers (https://infoweb.newsbank.com : accessed 6 Feb 2023
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78134131/marjorie-kirklen: accessed 06 February 2023), memorial page for Marjorie Kirklen (19 Sep 1906–6 Jul 1978), Find A Grave: Memorial #78134131, citing Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
- See also:
- Joseph Eszterhas, "60 years of socking it to 'em," Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine [Cleveland, Ohio], 23 Jun 1968, pages 12-13, 44, and 47.
Article about Marjorie's sister, the famous comedian Jackie "Moms" Mabley, born as Loretta Mary Aiken. Includes a photo of the sisters.
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