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  1. 1.  Virginia Jennie StewartVirginia 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

    Family/Spouse: James Auter, I. James was born about 1822 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Robert Auter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1846 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 3. James Monroe Auter, II  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 4. Castino Auter  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 5. William T. Auter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1859 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 6. Chas. F. Auter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1859 in Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert AuterRobert Auter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Virginia1) was born about 1846 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1870, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Post Office: Philadelphia


  2. 3.  James Monroe Auter, IIJames Monroe Auter, II Descendancy chart to this point (1.Virginia1) 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.

    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

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Milton Auter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1878 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Jan 1918 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Laura Davidson. Laura was born about 1852 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Milton Auter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1878 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Jan 1918 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 8. Ethyl B. Auter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1889 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Apr 1973.
    2. 9. Virginia H. Jennie Auter  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 10. Alda H. Auter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1895 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 11. James Monroe Auter, III  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 4.  Castino AuterCastino Auter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Virginia1) was born about 1851 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Feb 1934 in New York, New York, USA; was buried on 8 Feb 1934.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1870, 1230 Rodman, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Post Office: Philadelphia

    Notes:

    Race: Black
    Marital status: Married
    Age: 83
    Birth Date: abt 1851
    Birth Place: USA
    Residence Street Address: 15 Chauncey St
    Death Date: 5 Feb 1934
    Hospital: Kings County Hospital
    Death Place: New York City, Brooklyn, New York, USA
    Burial Date: 8 Feb 1934
    Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery
    Occupation: Barber

    Buried:
    Evergreen Cemetery

    Family/Spouse: Sarah Auter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  William T. AuterWilliam T. Auter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Virginia1) was born about 1859 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1880, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son


  5. 6.  Chas. F. AuterChas. F. Auter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Virginia1) was born about 1859 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

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



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Milton AuterMilton Auter Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Virginia1) was born on 23 Mar 1878 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Jan 1918 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Doctor of Medicine Type Practice: Allopath Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, 1905, (G) JAMA Citation: 70:556
    • Residence: 1880, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson
    • Residence: 1902, 245 South 14th street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    Type Practice: Allopath
    Practice Specialities: Galesburg, IL, Dec 9, 1912
    Licenses: IL, 1905
    Practice Dates Places: Galesburg, IL, Dec 9, 1912
    Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, 1905, (G)
    JAMA Citation: 70:556
    Cause of Death: suicide, gunshot; (M)

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Milton married Mabel V. Summerfield in 1913 in Knox, Illinois, USA. Mabel was born about 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 8.  Ethyl B. AuterEthyl B. Auter Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Virginia1) was born on 29 Mar 1889 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Apr 1973.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Last Known Residence: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Race: Black
    • Race: Mulatto
    • Race: Negro
    • Race: Negro
    • Name: Ethel A Auter
    • Name: Ethel A Snaw
    • Name: Ethel A Snow
    • Name: Ethel A Snow
    • Name: Ethel Auter
    • Name: Ethel Snow
    • Name: Ethel Snow
    • Name: Ethel Snow
    • Name: Ethyle B. Auter
    • Name: Ethyle B. Auter
    • Name: Etyyle A. Snowe
    • Social Security Number: 174-50-8086
    • Job: Employer: Own Account
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: 14th; 11 Age: 11; At School Occupation: At School; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: 9; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 2nd Ward Harrisburg; EnumerationDistrict: 0047; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Daughter RelationToHead: Dau
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Fourteenth Street; 21 Age: 21; Teacher Occupation: Teacher; AttendedSchool: No; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0057; Industry: Music; NativeLanguageCode: English; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Daughter RelationToHead: Dau
    • Residence: 1920, 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 38; Occupation: Music Teacher; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 84; Industry: Private Family; IsEmployed: Own Account; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife
    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Balen Street; 39 Age: 39; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0038; RegistrationDistrict: 0038; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter
    • Probate: 11 Mar 1932, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Family Inherits J.M. Auter Estate
    • Residence: 1935, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Balon Street; 45 Age: 45; Housekeeper Occupation: Housekeeper; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 8; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 22-43; GradeCompleted: High School, 1st year; HoursWorked: 42; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: Yes; IsEmployed: Yes; PublicEmergencyWork: No; Respondent: Yes; SeekingWork: No; WeeksWorked: 52; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife
    • Residence: 1973, Pennsylvania, USA; 84 Age: 84

    Notes:

    Died:
    84 Age: 84

    Ethyl married William Benjaman Snow on 16 Oct 1912 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. William (son of William Snow, I and Julia Snow) was born on 10 Mar 1879 in Kilmarnock, Lancaster, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Feb 1966 in 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. William B. Snow, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Oct 1918 in 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Nov 1918 in 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 9.  Virginia H. Jennie AuterVirginia H. Jennie Auter Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Virginia1) 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.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Name: Jennie A. Roche
    • Name: Jennie H. Roche
    • Name: Jennie Roche
    • Name: Virginia H Auter
    • Name: Virgnia Auter
    • Residence: New York, New York, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: 14th; 7 Age: 7; At School Occupation: At School; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: 7; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 2nd Ward Harrisburg; EnumerationDistrict: 0047; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Daughter RelationToHead: Daugh
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Probate: 11 Mar 1932, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Family Inherits J.M. Auter Estate

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Family/Spouse: Ethelbert Roche. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Cyrus B. Evans. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Frances Elizabeth Evans  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1914 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Mar 1992.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Frances Elizabeth Evans  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1914 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Mar 1992.

  4. 10.  Alda H. AuterAlda H. Auter Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Virginia1) was born in Mar 1895 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Name: Alda Auter
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: 14th; 5 Age: 5; At School Occupation: At School; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CityWard: 2nd Ward Harrisburg; EnumerationDistrict: 0047; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Probate: 11 Mar 1932, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Family Inherits J.M. Auter Estate


  5. 11.  James Monroe Auter, IIIJames Monroe Auter, III Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Virginia1) 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.

    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

    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:
    1. 14. James Jones Auter, IV  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 15. Athelene Auter  Descendancy chart to this point 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.

    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]



Generation: 4

  1. 12.  William B. Snow, IIIWilliam B. Snow, III Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ethyl3, 3.James2, 1.Virginia1) was born on 20 Oct 1918 in 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Nov 1918 in 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery


  2. 13.  Frances Elizabeth EvansFrances Elizabeth Evans Descendancy chart to this point (9.Virginia3, 3.James2, 1.Virginia1) was born on 26 Apr 1914 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Mar 1992.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Frances E Clifford
    • Name: Frances Elizabeth Roche
    • Name: Frances Evans
    • Name: Frances Evans Clifford
    • Residence: 1920, 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Granddaughter
    • Residence: 1930, 114 Balm street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Boarder
    • Residence: 1935, 34 North Summit street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, 614 Boas street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Frances married Paul Ingraham Clifford on 20 Nov 1934 in Philadelphia, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. Paul (son of Albert F. Clifford and Elizabeth Bessie Lee) was born about 1912 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA; died on 21 May 1993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 14.  James Jones Auter, IVJames Jones Auter, IV Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 3.James2, 1.Virginia1) 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.

    Other Events:

    • Name: James J. Auter
    • Occupation: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Police Officer
    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson
    • Residence: 1944, Philadelphia, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Height: 5 10 Weight: 150 Complexion: Light Brown Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown
    • Military: 5 Feb 1947; Pfc Us Army World War II Service Start Date: 18 Feb 1946 Service End Date: 5 Feb 1947
    • Residence: 17 Feb 1950, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 15 Oct 1953, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    Department: Philadelphia Police Department
    Department State: Pennsylvania
    End of Watch Date: 15 Oct 1953
    Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
    Weapon: Officer's knife
    Notes: Officer Auter, a rookie officer, was killed when he was hit by a bullet from his service revolver when it fell from its holster at 18th Street and Ridge Avenue. He and another officer were investigating a numbers-writing operation at the time.


    Buried:
    Cemetery: Beverly National Cemetery Plot: Section N Site 531b

    James married Lois Ellen Gantt in 1948 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Athelene AuterAthelene Auter Descendancy chart to this point (11.James3, 3.James2, 1.Virginia1) 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.

    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




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