Genealogy for
Alexander Colley Auten
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Alexander Colley Auten
7/20/1839 - 12/20/1933
(Shown at age 31)
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Alexander Colley Auten was born on July 20, 1839 in Fredericktown, Ohio and died on December 20, 1933 somewhere in Iowa. He lived to be 94 years old.
He married Lois Dillison Foate (10/18/1839 - 6/8/1920).
They had two sons:
Frank McCellan Auten (10/2/1864-9/30/1955) - married Suzie Mae Morris (1880)
Jay Cotner Auten (9/16/1872-3/17/1888)
At his wedding someone remarked "Well since you both come from large families, I suppose you'll have a big family." Alex replied " We'll see about that!" They moved to Murphy, Iowa in 1865. He was a farmer of 40 acres and was known to have the neatest farm in the area. In 1890 he bought 80 acres with his brother Frank in Kellogg. He death was caused by a broken hip. He refused to eat and died within a week. | 
 | Census | 8/6/1850 | Berlin Township OH (Knox County) | 11 yrs old | | Recorded as family #403: J. C. Auten (age 38), Rebecca (age 35), Henry C. (age 12), Alex (age 10), Elisa (age 9), Wesley (age 6), W. Allen (age 3). J. C. is a farmer and estimates the value of his property to be $1, 000. All were born in PA. The four oldest children have been attending school. The family of Henry M. Auten (age 55) is recorded next on the page. |
| Military | 7/1/1863 | OH (Berlin County) | 23 yrs old | | Schedule list of all persons subject to do mitary duty in the 13th district, class I: #5 -Alexander Auten - age 23, born in Ohio, married or unmarried: Married, Occupation: Farmer |
| Census | 7/29/1870 | Buena Vista IA (Jasper County) | 31 yrs old | | Recorded as dwelling #172: Alexander Auten (age 31), Lois (age 30) and Frank (age 5). Alexander is a farmer and estimates the value of his real estate to be $1, 200 and personal estate to be $800. 00. All were born in Ohio. Eli Slagel, a white male, and his family of 14 also reside at dwelling #172. |
| Census | 8/3/1880 | Buena Vista IA (Jasper County) | 41 yrs old | | Recorded as family #483: A. C. Auten (age 41), Lois (age 40), Frank (age 15) and Jacob (age 8). A. C. is a farmer. All were born in Ohio except Jacob, who was born in Iowa. |
| Census | 5/5/1910 | Buena Vista IA (Jasper County) | 70 yrs old | | Listed as family #194: Alexander Auten (age 70, born in Ohio and both parents born in PA), Lois (wife, age 70, born in Ohio and her father was born in New York while her mother was born in New Jersey). They have been married for 48 years, had two children and one of their children is still living. Alexander is farmer and both can read and write. Frank Auten (age 45) is also listed with his family on the same page. |
| Census | 1/22/1920 | Buena Vista IA (Jasper County) | 80 yrs old | | Listed as family #194: Alexander Auten (age 80, born in Ohio and both parents born in PA), Lois (wife, age 80, born in Ohio and her father was born in New York while her mother was born in New Jersey). Alexander is farmer and both can read and write. Frank Auten (age 55) is also listed with his family on the same page. |
| Census | 4/13/1930 | Buena Vista IA (Jasper County) | 90 yrs old | | Recorded as family #141: Frank M. Auten (head, age 65), Ardie B. (wife, age 49), Albert C. (son, age 12), Melvin F. (son, age 11), Melvin F. (son, age 4 and eight months), Alexander C. (father, age 90). Frank and Alexander were born in Ohio and everyone else in Iowa. The two oldest boys have been attending school. They own their home, which is a farm and they also own a Radio. Jay N. Auten and his family are recorded as family #142. |
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1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 14 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 17 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 20 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 26 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 30 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 38 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 40 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 50 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 56 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 58 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 61 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 61 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 62 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 63 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 64 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 65 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 67 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 67 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 67 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 73 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 74 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 75 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 84 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 84 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 85 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 87 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 88 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 89 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
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| 22 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 23 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 43 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 46 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 69 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 73 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 74 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 78 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
| 80 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
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1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 16 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 21 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 23 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 24 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 26 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 29 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 36 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 37 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 70 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 71 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
| 88 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
| 90 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
| 91 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
| 93 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
| 94 |
1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 75 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 78 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 80 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 81 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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