Marker Inscription
New Hampshire native Hermon (Herman) Aiken worked in Illinois and Tennessee before moving to New Orleans. There, he served as a ship's captain taking supplies to Galveston in support the Texas Revolution. He lived in Texas by 1840. In 1846, with five children from his marriage to Mary Ann (Taylor), he wed German-born Margaret E. (Louchious) and in 1851 settled near Belton on Cedar Creek. The couple had seven children, and Herman worked as a surveyor. The family moved to Salado in 1859, and Herman served as trustee for the new Salado College. A community leader, he was active in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Freemasons. (2006)
About this site
Hermon and Margaret L. Aiken is a historical marker in Salado, Bell County, dedicated in 2005. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9364, -97.5318 near Salado. The nearest cataloged historic site is Capt. Milton Wesley Damron (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Halley, Robert Bonner, Old Salado Graveyard, and Salado Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014567. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
