Auten Lineage

My gg-grandmother was an Auten. Julia Ann Auten (1856-1931) was married to Samuel Shunk (1854-1912).

I am very grateful to an Auten family researcher for all her help with this line.

John W. Auten was born 11 April 1786 in Pennsylvania. He was my gggg-grandfather. He was married to Mary Miller (b. 1788). Their son Jacob was my ggg-grandfather.

Jacob was born 6 August 1826 in Ohio. He died about 1877 in Lafayette, Owen County, Indiana. His first wife was Elizabeth Ann Bickerton (1826-1865). Their daughter Julia Ann was my gg-grandmother, and one of 10 children (three died young).

Jacob's second wife was Elizabeth Spangler. With her, he had another 5 children, 3 of whom survived to adulthood.

Julia Ann was born 21 October 1856 in Owen County, Indiana, and died there on 22 December 1931. Her first husband was Samuel Shunk (1854-1912). They married 21 May 1876 in Owen County, Indiana, and had 9 children together. Their son, John Emery, was my great-grandfather.

She married again to Aaron J. Blake. She was about 56 when Samuel died, so I'll guess it was for companionship, since her children were grown.

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