He graduated from the School of Mines in Rapid City in the early 1921 in 1974 is listed in the Alumni Dirctory in St Petersburg Fl. He graduated in Civil Engineering and worked as an admistrative assistent of supply in Washington DC during WW 11. And was the civil engineer in charge of flood control in Tucson AZ for seven years.
He lived in Mobile for the last seven years.
Survivors include a sister, Ester Turner in San Diego CA, and one brother Samuel Aikman in Mobile.
the 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: William M Aikman
Age: 4
Birth Date: Jun 1895
Birthplace: South Dakota
Home in 1900: Hay Creek, Crook, Wyoming
Sheet Number: 6B
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 117
Family Number: 117
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Fred G Aikman
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's name: Katherine E Aikman
Mother's Birthplace: Maine

Household Members:
Name Age
Fred G Aikman 36
Katherine E Aikman 25
William M Aikman 4
Ester H Aikman 3
Samuel H Aikman 1

in the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: William Aikman
Age in 1910: 14
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: South Dakota
Home in 1910: Hay Creek, Crook, Wyoming
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Fred G Aikman
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's name: Kathrine Aikman
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Fred G Aikman 46
Kathrine Aikman 34
William Aikman 14
Esther Aikman 12
Samuel Aikman 11
Robert Hughson 22
Emma Leimgruber 27
1920 Census
Name: William Aikman
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: South Dakota
Home in 1920: Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota
Street: Quincy
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: United States
Mother's Birthplace: United States
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Student
Attended School: Yes

Name: William M Aikman
Arrival Date: 16 Aug 1941
Birth Date: abt 1895
Birth Location: South Dakota
Birth Location Other: Spearfish
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Cristobal
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