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1. | James Monroe Auter, III was born on 18 Nov 1900 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of James Monroe Auter, II and Frances Fannie E. Weaver); died in 1982 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
Notes: Buried: Family/Spouse: Mabel A Jones. Mabel (daughter of James J Jones and Minnie Jones) was born about 1908 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
James married Mary Ellen Roberts on 13 Dec 1933 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary (daughter of John Richard Roberts and Mary Ellen Spencer) was born in 1904 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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Notes: The son of James & Virginia (Stewart) Auter, whether he was born free or slave is as yet unknown. His family moved to Philadelphia ca. 1856, so either they escaped bondage or were free to move about. The family is not found in the 1860 census, but James may have then been working as a barber, an occupation he is shown later to have assumed. James married Frances Fannie E. Weaver on 1 Oct 1888 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Frances (daughter of William H. Weaver and Charlotte Elizabeth Chester) was born in Dec 1864 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Dec 1929 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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4. | James Auter, I was born about 1822 in Virginia, USA. Other Events:
James married Virginia Jennie Stewart. Virginia was born in 1825 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Virginia Jennie Stewart was born in 1825 in Virginia, USA. Other Events:
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6. | William H. Weaver was born in 1833 in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA; died in 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
William married Charlotte Elizabeth Chester. Charlotte (daughter of George Chester and Jane Morris) was born on 14 Aug 1829 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 8 Jul 1882 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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14. | George Chester was born in 1785 in Maryland, USA; died on 17 Oct 1859 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
George married Jane Morris in 1826 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Jane was born on 5 Jul 1801 in 38 North Gay street, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA; died on 19 Mar 1894 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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Notes: My Contribution: Along with my husband, I contributed to the abolitionist cause through connections to The Liberator and the Underground Railroad. I catered numerous weddings, funerals, socials, and other events for all of Harrisburg, white and black. I owned my own home, where I raised children with great success, took on boarders, hosted events, and made my own taffy.
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