Individual Details
Aaron Courtney
(1 Dec 1866 - 18 Nov 1944)
Wichita Eagle, Sunday, November 19, 1944, Oage 5
A WICHITAN 63 YEARS
Aaron Courtney Is Taken by Death Here Saturday at Age of 78
Aaron Courtney, 78, a resident of Wichita since 1881, died at his home at 2115 South Washington Saturday. He was a teamster when he first came to Wichita. He was born on December 1, 1866 in Lee county, Ia.
Surviving are his wife, Martha Emma, of the home; and a son, L. C. Courtney, also of the home address; three brothers, Nathan, in Oklahoma, Daniel, of Frederick, Kan., and Albert, of Wichita; two sisters, Mrs. Estelle Lynn, of Wichita, and Mrs. Inez Wylie, of Sumner county; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Lahey mortuary chapel at 2 p.m. Monday, with Rev. Ira Cowell of the Church of God officiating. Burial will be in Highland cemetery.
Parents:
Robert Brown Courtney 1833–1927
Mary Susan Courtney 1842–1927
A WICHITAN 63 YEARS
Aaron Courtney Is Taken by Death Here Saturday at Age of 78
Aaron Courtney, 78, a resident of Wichita since 1881, died at his home at 2115 South Washington Saturday. He was a teamster when he first came to Wichita. He was born on December 1, 1866 in Lee county, Ia.
Surviving are his wife, Martha Emma, of the home; and a son, L. C. Courtney, also of the home address; three brothers, Nathan, in Oklahoma, Daniel, of Frederick, Kan., and Albert, of Wichita; two sisters, Mrs. Estelle Lynn, of Wichita, and Mrs. Inez Wylie, of Sumner county; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Lahey mortuary chapel at 2 p.m. Monday, with Rev. Ira Cowell of the Church of God officiating. Burial will be in Highland cemetery.
Parents:
Robert Brown Courtney 1833–1927
Mary Susan Courtney 1842–1927
Events
| Birth | 1 Dec 1866 | Lee County, Iowa | |||
| Marriage | 14 May 1887 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas - Martha Emma Tuttle | |||
| Census (family) | 1 Mar 1895 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas - Martha Emma Tuttle |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 4 Jun 1900 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas - Martha Emma Tuttle | | | |
| Census (family) | 7 May 1910 | Rawdon, Ellis County, Oklahoma - Martha Emma Tuttle | | | |
| Census (family) | 17 Apr 1930 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas - Martha Emma Tuttle | | | |
| Death | 18 Nov 1944 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | |||
| Burial | 20 Nov 1944 | Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Emma Tuttle (1871 - 1954) |
| Child | Sim Clement Courtney (1893 - 1967) |
| Child | Clarence T. Courtney (1895 - 1896) |
Notes
Census (family)
Aaron Courtney Male 28 IowaEma Courtney Female 25 Missouri
Sim C Courtney Male 2 Kansas
Clarence T Courtney Male 2m Kansas
Census (family)
Aaron Courtney Head Male 34 Iowa - TeamsterEmma Courtney Wife Female 29 Missouri
Simie C Courtney Son Male 7 Kansas
Census (family)
Aaron Courtney Head Male 43 Iowa - Farmer, home farmEmma Courtney Wife Female 39 Missouri
Simmia Courtney Son Male 16 Kansas - Laborer, home farm
Albert Courtney Brother Male 26 Kansas - Laborer, home farm
Census (family)
Aaron Courtney Head Male 63 IowaMartha E Courtney Wife Female 59 Missouri
Martin L Tuttle Brother-in-law Male 63 Illinois
Aaron's son, Sim, lives next door.
Burial
PLOT Section 5, Lot 125, Grave 1Endnotes
1. Kansas State Census, 1895 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8V-9NQT.
2. United States Census, 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYL-L69.
3. United States Census, 1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7V-L2F.
4. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X776-G8Y.
5. Find a Grave Memorial 23778522.