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1. | James Jones Auter, IV was born on 14 Sep 1926 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of James Monroe Auter, III and Mabel A Jones); 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. Other Events:
Notes: Department: Philadelphia Police Department James married Lois Ellen Gantt in 1948 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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:
Notes: Buried: 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] |
3. | Mabel A Jones was born about 1908 in New York, USA (daughter of James J Jones and Minnie Jones). Other Events:
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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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6. | James J Jones was born about 1882 in Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events:
James married Minnie Jones. Minnie was born about 1886 in Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Minnie Jones was born about 1886 in Maryland, USA. Other Events:
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8. | 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] |
9. | Virginia Jennie Stewart was born in 1825 in Virginia, USA. Other Events:
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10. | 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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