Individual Details
Aaron Walker Machen
(4 Sep 1826 - 17 Mar 1910)
Our esteemed fellow citizen and Father in Israel, Aaron Machen, was born September 6, 1826 and died at his home near Rock Springs Church, March 17, 1910, at the ripe old age of 84 years.
At the age of about 25, he was married to Miss Susan Sheppard, who has been all these years of their married life, a faithful and obedient wife. To them were born four sons and three daughters. The wife, four sons, and two daughters survive him.
The very large congregation of relatives and friends who attended the funeral was an evident token of the love and esteem the people held for him. He became a member of the Baptist church over 50 years ago, and has served as a deacon over 40 years. He has been a member of Rock Springs church for many years. He was , as long as he was able to go, a consistent member, always at his post when duty demanded it.
He lived long enough to see all his children become Christians and also to see them married.
In his death the wife has lost a devoted husband; the children an affectionate father, the community one of its best citizens and the church one of its truest members.
Parents:
Thomas Wood Machen (1794 - 1846)
Jane Ann Payne Machen (1802 - 1864)
Spouse: Susannah Sheppard Machen (1830 - 1915)
Children:
Aaron Walker Machen (1854 - 1943)*
Sarah Jane Machen (1857 - 1918)*
Mary Frances Machen Baird (1863 - 1932)*
Henry Hezikah Machen (1866 - 1927)*
Elias H. Machen (1869 - 1943)*
Lemuel James Machen (1872 - 1964)*
Events
| Birth | 4 Sep 1826 | Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 3 Aug 1851 | Cherokee County, Alabama - Susen Sheppard | |||
| Enlistment | 1 Oct 1863 | Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama |  | ||
| Census (family) | 29 Jun 1880 | Clay County, Alabama - Susen Sheppard | |  | |
| Census (family) | 5 Jun 1900 | Clay County, Alabama - Susen Sheppard | | | |
| Census | 1907 | Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama | | | |
| Death | 17 Mar 1910 | Clay County, Alabama | |||
| Burial | Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Clay County, Alabama | | |
Families
| Spouse | Susen Sheppard (1830 - 1915) |
| Father | Thomas Wood Machen (1794 - 1846) |
| Mother | Jane Ann Payne (1802 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Henry Wood Machen (1825 - 1897) |
Notes
Enlistment
31st Alabama Regiment Volunteers, CSA, PrivateCensus (family)
Aaron Machen Self Male 51 South CarolinaSusan Machen Wife Female 50 South Carolina
Sarah J Machen Daughter Female 23 Alabama
Missie Machen Other Female 21 Alabama
Mary Machen Other Female 35 North Carolina
Mary F Machen Daughter Female 17 Alabama
Henry H Machen Son Male 13 Alabama
Elias H Machen Son Male 11 Alabama
James L Machen Son Male 8 Alabama
Beat No. 8, Brownville
Census (family)
Aaron Machen Head Male 74 S C - FarmerSusan Machen Wife Female 70 S C
Sarah J Machen Daughter Female 43 Ala
Ophelia S Machen Granddaughter Female 18 Ala
Hampton Machen Brother Male 66 Ala
Brownville Precinct
Census
Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927Name: Aaron Machen
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 1907
Event Place: Clay, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original): Goodwater Alabama
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1826
Birthplace: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
Enlisted: 1 Oct 1863 Talladega, AL
Burial
Goodwater, Clay, Alabama, United StatesCemetery: Rock Springs Cemetery
Latitude: 33.140282
Longitude: -85.989166
Birth Date: 6 Sep 1826
Death Date: 17 Mar 1910
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JH-DSL : 12 August 2017), Aaron Machen, Brownville, Clay, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 35, sheet 61D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,007..
2. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M98Q-QR5 : accessed 6 November 2019), Aaron Machen, Precinct 8 Brownville, Clay, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 111, sheet 2B, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,008..
3. "Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DP-WLJX : 17 March 2018), Aaron Machen, 1907; citing Clay, Alabama, United States, citing Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,533,727..
4. Find A Grave Memorial# 20247222.
5. "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W9BX-92PZ : 28 May 2019), Aaron Machen, died 17 Mar 1910; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Rock Springs Cemetery, Goodwater, Clay, Alabama, United States..