63. IRA AARON was born
on 10 May 1857 in WALKER COUNTY ALABAMA. He died on 25 Apr 1910 in WALKER COUNTY
ALABAMA. He was buried on 25 Apr 1910 in NEW HOPE CEMENTERY. He was 1910 CENSUS
THE FAMILY IS LISTED IN POWELLVILLE, PRECINCT 30 W.C. AND LIVED ON CLEAR CREEK
ROAD. AND 1910 CENSUS in WALKER COUNTY ,ALABAMA. IRA AARON KILLED A MAN IN CULLMAN
COUNTY, WHILE THE FAMILY LIVED IN CULLMAN COUNTY, BEFORE MOVING TO WALKER COUNTY.
THE MAN'S NAME, WAS MR. BAILEY SOME PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED WITH HAVE SAID, THAT
MR BAILEY WAS AN OVER BEARING MAN. MY AUNT RUTH AARON AND MY MOTHER LORENE AARON,
HAVE BOTH SAID THE KILLING WAS OVER A GROWN SHEEP.
MY MOTHER LORENE AND MY AUNT RUTH SAID THAT IRA. WAS FEEDING THE SHEEP, BECAUSE
IT CAME TO HIS HOUSE HUNGRY. MR BAILEY SAID TO IRA, "YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING
TO GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING" AND PICKED UP A BIG PINE KNOT AND STARTED
FOR IRA. IRA HOLLERED TO MY GRANDDAD, SAM AARON, TO PITCH HIM HIS POCKET KNIFE.
IRA CAUGHT THE KNIFE AND STABBED MR BAILEY, IN THE HEART. AUNT RUTH AARON SAID,
IRA'S RIGHT ARM WAS OUT OF PLACE FROM AN EARLIER ACCIDENT SO HE HAD TO USE HIS
LEFT HAND. MR BAILEY DIED INSTANTLY. IRA SPENT THE RST OF HIS LIFE IN THE CULLMAN
COUNTY JAIL. SOME SAY THAT HE WAS NEVER LOCKED UP. HE WAS A TRUSTEE AND HE CAME
HOME ON THE WEEKENDS AND DURING PLANTING TIME. HE CAME HOME AND PUT IN HIS CROP.
AND HE GOT TO COME HOME TO GET IN THE CROPS AT HARVEST.
He was married to SARAH
(MARTHA JANE) KING (daughter of JAMES KING and
UNKNOWN MINOR) on 23 Jun 1878 in WALKER COUNTY ALABAMA.
SARAH (MARTHA JANE) KING was born in Aug 1860 in WALKER COUNTY ,ALABAMA.
She died on 24 Mar 1922 in WALKER COUNTY ,ALABAMA. IRA AARON and SARAH (MARTHA
JANE) KING had the following children:
+123 i.
MARTHA JANE AARON.
+124 ii.
BARBARA AARON.
+125 iii.
SAMUEL BASCUM (SAMMIE) (SAM) AARON.
+126 iv.
CHARLES WASHINGTON AARON.
+127 v.
VICTORIA AARON.
+128 vi.
JAMES WESLEY AARON.
+129 vii.
MARY S. Vanna AARON.
+130 viii.
EMMA AARON.
+131 ix.
LUCY AARON.
+132 x.
LUTHER VANAVER AARON.
+133 xi.
NATHANIEL AARON.
+134 xii.
LIDDY M. AARON.
+135 xiii.
RHODA BELLE AARON.
+136 xiv.
SUSIE L. AARON.
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