Thayer County NeArchives Biographies.....Aden, John 1864 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 March 14, 2015, 1:47 pm Source: See Below Author: Nebraskana John Aden John Aden, retired farmer and banker, was born at Blumberg, Germany, February 4, 1864, the son of Heye J. and Sente (Habben) Aden. Coming to America at the age of four he was raised in Woodford County, Illinois, and moved to Nebraska in 1890. He lived in Butler County until 1907, and then came to Thayer County. Here he has been active in all civic and educational projects. He was united in marriage with Katie Doorn, March 12, 1888, at Benson, Illinois. She was born at Wittmund, Germany, May 1, 1867. There are seven children: Etta, born January 5, 1889, who is married to Oscar K. Bauer; Anna, born January 18,1890, who is married to I. J. Voss; Margaret, born March 5, 1891, who is married to J. H. Swanson; Sente, born October 23, 1892, who is married to Joe Schroeder; John, born September 27, 1894, who is married to Ella Damrow; Sena, born September 27, 1894, and Rose, born September 29, 1904. Sente, Sena, and Rose are all graduates of Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney, Nebraska. Sena is teaching at Upland, Nebraska, and Rose is a teacher in Brownell, Kansas. Mr. Aden was vice president of the Carleton State Bank in 1920 and director in 1921. The Carleton State Bank is now consolidated with the Citizens State Bank. During the World War he was a participant in all civilian war work. His son, John, served in the Army but did not go across. Mr. Aden is affiliated with the Zion Lutheran Church of Carleton. He is director of the Carleton Cemetery Association, a member of The Nebraskana Society, and was a member of the school board from 1897 to 1907, and from 1916 to 1923. Mr. Aden is a Republican. Residence: Carleton. Additional Comments: Extracted from Nebraskana Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin The Baldwin Company Hebron, NE 1932 Photo: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/thayer/photos/bios/aden32gbs.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/thayer/bios/aden32gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb