Athelene Auter

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• Name	Athelene Auter  [1, 2]
  Born	5 Sep 1928 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Apr 1932 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 3]  –  Cause: Burned to death when her clothing caught fire on the gas stove.
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 4]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  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.
  Person ID	I4850 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	James Monroe Auter, III (Age 81 years) b. 12 Jul 1900 d. 1982, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Living Jones
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1612 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 037501-040500. [S3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S1042] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 26 Apr 1932 - Page 1, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 26 Apr 1932;), BURNS ARE FATAL TO LITTLE GIRL IN HOME FIRE 26 Apr 1932. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92723033/burns-are-fatal-to-little-girl-in-home/?xid=637 [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), Athelene Auter 26 Apr 1932. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143139520/athelene-auter