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William Allen Auten
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William Allen Auten
9/14/1846 - 1918
(Shown at age 54)
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William Allen Auten was born on September 14, 1846 in Fredericktown,, Ohio and died about 1918 in Fredericktown, Ohio. Actual date of death is unknown. He lived to be about 71 years old.
He married in 1870 to Ida M. Steele.
They had seven children:
Grace
Emery
Viola
James Ernest
William
Sadie
Edith | 
 | Census | 8/6/1850 | Berlin Township OH (Knox County) | 3 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. |
| Census | 7/13/1860 | Berlin OH (Knox County) | 13 yrs old | | family #602: Jacob C. Auten (age 47), Rebecca (44), Henry C. (22), Ada C.(20), Mary C. (18), Wesley (16), William A.(14), Almira (8), Allice(6), Lauria (3), & James F.(1 yr old). Jacob is a farmer. Henry, Ada & Wesley are laborers and Mary domestic. Mary, Wesley, William, Almria & Allice have been attending school. Jacob, Rebecca & Henry were born in PA, others in OH. Jacob estimates the value of his estate to be $4,000 and personal estate to be $1,280. |
| Census | 6/2/1900 | Wayne OH (Knox County) | 53 yrs old | | #88 -William A. Auten (53),
Ida M. Auten (45),
Ernest J. Auten (16),
William C. Auten (14),
Edith S. Auten (8). William and Ida have been married for 25 years, they have had 7 children, 6 are living. All were born in OH, William parents in PA. William is a farmer. |
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William, his family, and friends. For example, William is 9 years old when Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
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| 7 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 10 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 13 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 19 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 23 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 31 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 33 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 43 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 49 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 51 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 54 |
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. |
| 54 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 55 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 56 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 57 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 58 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 60 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 60 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 60 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 66 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 67 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 68 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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| 15 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 16 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 36 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 39 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 62 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 66 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 67 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 71 |
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. |
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| 9 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 14 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 16 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 17 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 19 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 22 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 29 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 30 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 63 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 64 |
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. |
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| 63 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 68 |
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. |
| 71 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
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