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Athelene Auter

Athelene Auter



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  1. 1.  Athelene Auter was born on 5 Sep 1928 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of James Monroe Auter, III and Mabel A Jones); died on 26 Apr 1932 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Notes:

    BURNS ARE FATAL TO LITTLE GIRL IN HOME FIRE
    Athalene Auter Dies at 11:15 in Harrisburg" Hospital
    Burns suffered when her clothing became ignited today at her home resulted in the death of Athlene Auter. 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Auter, 602 Briggs street, at the Harrisburg Hospital at 11:15, Her clothing ignited when she approached too close to a gas stove.
    Peter Zabic. Sixth and Hoffer streets, Steelton, an employee of a utility company, was burned on the right hand while extinguishing the child's flaming clothing.
    Zabic was working On a steam main near the Auter home, had left a manhole to enter his parked truck when he was attracted by James Auter, 7, brother of the dead girl, who came running to the front door of the house.
    Zabic rushed into the house, found the girl's clothing in flames. . Removing his coat, he smothered the flaming clothing of .the child, rolled her on the floor, and took her to the hospital.
    Mrs. Mabel Auter, mother of the child, reported to physicians that she had lighted a gas stove in the kitchen and had left Athalene and the brother. James, in the house, went to a nearby store to purchase food for breakfast.
    The mother returned to her home as the daughter was being placed in Zabic's truck prior to removal to the hospital.
    Dr. Howard E. Milliken, county coroner, announced that no inquest will be held.
    In addition to her parents and brother James, she is survived by grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Joseph Jones. 602 Briggs street, and several aunts and uncles. The child was a granddaughter of the late James M. Auter, a messenger employed in the Governor's office for years.

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  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:

    • Physical Description: Complexion: Dark Brown; EyeColor: Brown; HairColor: Black; Height: 5 9; Weight: 172
    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Name: James M Auter
    • Name: James M Auter
    • Name: James M Auter
    • Name: James M Auter Jr
    • Name: James M. Auter
    • Name: James M. Auter Jr.
    • Name: James M. Auter Jr.
    • Name: James M. Jr. Auter
    • Name: James M. Jr. Auter
    • Residence: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Self RelationToHead: Head
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Fourteenth Street; 9 Age: 9; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0057; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
    • Residence: 1928, 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Probate: 11 Mar 1932, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Family Inherits J.M. Auter Estate
    • Residence: 1935, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
    • Military Draft: 16 Feb 1942, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; 41 Age: 41

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    James married Mabel A Jones. Mabel (daughter of James J Jones and Minnie Jones) was born about 1908 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mabel A Jones was born about 1908 in New York, USA (daughter of James J Jones and Minnie Jones).

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mabel Auter
    • Residence: 1925, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1928, 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Daughter

    Children:
    1. James Jones Auter, IV was born on 14 Sep 1926 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 Oct 1953 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 23 Oct 1953 in 916 Bridgeboro road, Beverly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.
    2. 1. Athelene Auter was born on 5 Sep 1928 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Apr 1932 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Monroe Auter, IIJames Monroe Auter, II was born on 8 May 1846 in Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (son of James Auter, I and Virginia Jennie Stewart); died on 17 Feb 1932 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Race: White
    • Veteran: Civil War: Landsman US Navy. Served aboard the New Hampshire, Chenango, and Bermuda.
    • Name: James M. Auter
    • Name: James M. Auter Jr.
    • Name: James M. Auter Sr.
    • Military Enlistment: 1863, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Served aboard the New Hampshire, Chenango, and Bermuda at the rank of landsman.
    • Military: 27 Nov 1863, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Race: Mulatto; Occupation: Barber; Height: 5' 8"; Age: 17; Rating: Landsman; Muster Date: 31 Mar 1864; Vessel: State of Georgia.
    • Military: 31 Mar 1864, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Military: 27 Jul 1865, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; James Monroe Auter completed his service on the Bermuda, for the US Navy on July 27, 1865, when he was 19 years old.
    • Military Discharge: 20 Sep 1865
    • Residence: 1870, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Post Office: Philadelphia
    • Residence: 1880, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Son
    • Residence: 1883, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: 14th Street; 52 Age: 52; Messenger Occupation: Messenger; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 2nd Ward Harrisburg; EnumerationDistrict: 0047; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Own; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarrie
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
    • Residence: 1920, 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Newspaper Clipping: 21 Dec 1932, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Joseph Whiten Named Executive Mansion Santa- Taking Place of Late James Auter _21 Dec 1932

    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.

    A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Philadelphia with the U.S. Navy sometime during 1863, although the exact has not yet been found in any online source. He served aboard the New Hampshire, Chenango, and Bermuda at the rank of landsman. He reportedly honorably discharged at term's end to date September 20, 1865, although that is as yet unverified, albeit the date is logical.

    He appears to have married a Davidson and fathered James Monroe (b. 03/22/78), a future doctor, that based on the younger James' death certificate. The status of the first wife is as yet unknown, but he married the much younger Pennsylvania-born Frances E. Weaver, fathering Ethel (b. @1889 - married a Snow), Jennie (b. 08/??/92), and Helen Aida (b. 03/??/95). On July 19, 1883, he moved to Harrisburg to work as a government messenger. One obituary claims he began with the U.S. Treasury Department at the request of Sen. Matthew Stanley Quay and in 1895 took a similar role with at the Pennsylvania state house, while another says he started at the state capitol.

    He died at his home from "nephritis" and "senility." Gov. Gifford Pinchot attended his funeral and provided an American flag from the capitol that draped Auter's coffin. Pinchot also published a message of sorrow in the Harrisburg Evening News that described Auter as "a man of whom we could all be proud." He had served many years as "the state's official Santa Claus" each Christmas at the executive mansion. Along the way, he joined Harrisburg's Stevens Post No. 520, G.A.R., serving at least once as its commander.

    His tombstone contains two definite errors and probably a third:
    1. He never held the rank of commander but was a landsman, then the lowest rank in the U.S. Navy. It was then common for veterans who rose to post-war public prominence to be granted "promotions" to ranks they never held while in the military.
    2. There was no vessel in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War called the "Chernango."
    3. He probably was not born in 1847. His obituaries and death certificate list a birth date of May 8, 1848, the 1880 census claims "abt. 1850," and the 1900 census says "May 1848." Tombstone birth years for those born prior to the issuance of formal birth certificates are wrong approximately 25% of the time. Unfortunately, those found in death certificates and censuses from that era are no more reliable.

    Race: Mulatto
    Occupation: Barber
    Height: 5' 8"
    Birth Year: abt 1846
    Birth Place: Petersburg, Virginia
    Age: 17
    Enlistment Date: 27 Nov 1863
    Enlistment Place: Philadelphia
    Term of Enlistment: 1
    Rating: Landsman
    Muster Date: 31 Mar 1864
    Vessel:

    The 1870 census claims that he and his entire family were Pennsylvania-born, but his obituaries and death certificate say otherwise.

    Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334) tbng@comcast.net

    His middle name and the date of his marriage were added by contributor #50248686.

    Inscription

    Landsman on Chernango U.S. Navy

    Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126703009/james-monroe-auter : accessed 14 September 2021), memorial page for James Monroe Auter Sr. (8 May 184817 Feb 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126703009, citing Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Kathie Gifford (contributor 47169336) .

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    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]


  2. 5.  Frances Fannie E. WeaverFrances Fannie E. Weaver was born in Dec 1864 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of William H. Weaver and Charlotte Elizabeth Chester); died on 19 Dec 1929 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Obituary: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Race: Colored
    • Name: Frances Auter
    • Name: Frances Weaver Auter
    • Name: Francis E Auter
    • Name: Francis Weaver
    • Name: Franeis E Auter
    • Name: Mrs Franeis E Auter
    • Name: Mrs Franeis E Weaver
    • Residence: 1880, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
    • Residence: 1920, 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1929, 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Died:
    64 Age: 64

    Children:
    1. Ethyl B. Auter was born on 29 Mar 1889 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Apr 1973.
    2. Virginia H. Jennie Auter was born in Aug 1892 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 14 Mar 1931 in Manhattan, Kings, New York, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. Alda H. Auter was born in Mar 1895 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 2. James Monroe Auter, III was born on 18 Nov 1900 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1982 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 6.  James J Jones was born about 1882 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head

    James married Minnie Jones. Minnie was born about 1886 in Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Minnie Jones was born about 1886 in Maryland, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife

    Children:
    1. Russel Jones was born about 1900 in New York, USA.
    2. Walter Jones was born about 1902 in New York, USA.
    3. George A Jones was born about 1907 in New York, USA.
    4. 3. Mabel A Jones was born about 1908 in New York, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Auter, I was born about 1822 in Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1870, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Post Office: Philadelphia
    • Residence: 1880, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self

    James married Virginia Jennie Stewart. Virginia was born in 1825 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Virginia Jennie Stewart was born in 1825 in Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Jennie Auter
    • Name: Virginia Auter
    • Residence: 1870, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Post Office: Philadelphia
    • Residence: 1880, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife

    Children:
    1. Robert Auter was born about 1846 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 4. James Monroe Auter, II was born on 8 May 1846 in Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; died on 17 Feb 1932 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. Castino Auter was born about 1851 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Feb 1934 in New York, New York, USA; was buried on 8 Feb 1934.
    4. William T. Auter was born about 1859 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. Chas. F. Auter was born about 1859 in Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 10.  William H. Weaver was born in 1833 in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA; died in 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: William Weaver
    • Name: Wm Wearer
    • Occupation: Shoemaker
    • Residence: USA
    • Residence: 1860, Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Post Office: Harrisburg
    • Residence: 1 Jul 1863, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Military: 1865
    • Residence: 1870, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self

    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]


  4. 11.  Charlotte Elizabeth ChesterCharlotte Elizabeth Chester was born on 14 Aug 1829 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of George Chester and Jane Morris); died on 8 Jul 1882 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Burial Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Name: Charllotta Weaver
    • Name: Charlotte Chester
    • Name: Charlotte Elizabeth Weaver
    • Name: Charlotte Weaver
    • Residence: 1850, East Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Mary Jane Weaver was born in 1858 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. Margaret Weaver was born on 10 Jun 1858 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Oct 1895 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. William Henry Weaver was born about 1859 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. Alda A Weaver was born in 1860 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 May 1933 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 5. Frances Fannie E. Weaver 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.



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