Ebenezer Aikens
- Born: 25 Aug 1810, Pennsylvania
- Marriage: Margaret Reburn
- Died: 27 Feb 1897, Martic Township, Lancaster PA. at age 86
- Buried: Mt. Nebo M. E. Church, Martic Township, Lancaster PA.
 General Notes:
The 1850 Federal Census for Sadsbury Township, Lancaster Co., Pa. page 16B records Ebenezer (32 - Forgeman) and Margaret (30) Akins with children William C. (8), James T. (5), Morris (3), and Rachael A. (7/12).
The 1870 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., Pa. records Ebenizer (56 - Forgeman) and Margaret (49) Aikin with children James (25), George (15), Rachael (20), Ruth (16), Reuben (12), and Annie (2 -? grand daughter?).
The 1880 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., Pa. ED# 169, page 391B records Ebenezer (65 - Laborer) and Margaret (67) Aken with son George W. (27) and grand daughter Annie (12). They are next door to his married daughter, Rachael, and her husband, Valentine Hagen, and family. A few doors away is son James Akens (34 - Shoemaker) and his wife and family.
From Cemetery Records of Martic Township compiled by Jenne Renkin in Dec 1978
Mt. Nebo Methodist Church Cemetery
Row 13
Ebenezer Akens, father, 8/25/1810 - 2/27/1897, 86y, 6m, 2d
Margaret Akens, mother, 7/10/1820 - 4/20/1903, 87y, 9m. 10d
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Forgeman (1870).
Ebenezer married Margaret Reburn. (Margaret Reburn was born on 10 Jul 1820 in Pennsylvania, died on 20 Apr 1903 in Manor Township, Lancaster Co., PA. and was buried in Mt. Nebo M. E. Church, Martic Township, Lancaster PA..)
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