John Thompson Auten

1887 - 1976  (88 years)

• Name	John Thompson Auten
  Born	6 Nov 1887	White Hall, Greene County, IL   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jun 1976	Lewisburg, Union County, PA   [1]
  Buried	Union Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, OH
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/251406423/john-thompson-auten http://www.centralohiogravesearch.com/uploads/cem-union-a2.htm Sec. 05 Lot 048 Westside
  Person ID	I2416	Kreider Moyer
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Dorothy Edna Davis,   b. 30 Jun 1894, Illinois ,   d. 16 May 1973  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F1304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Josephine Elizabeth Kreider,   b. 22 Apr 1906, Mont Alto, Franklin County, PA ,   d. 02 Jan 2007, Columbus, OH  (Age 100 years)
  Married	1974
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2020
  Family ID	F298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Nov 1887 - White Hall, Greene County, IL Died - 21 Jun 1976 - Lewisburg, Union County, PA Buried - - Union Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, OH  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  Auten, John Plot: Sec. 05 Lot 048 Westside

  
  

• Notes

  Josephine and John married in the summer of 1974. John died in June 1976 in Lewisburg, PA, at the age of 89 and was buried in Columbus, Ohio. He taught soil chemistry at what is now the Penn State Mont Alto campus, but was then the Pennsylvania State Forest School, approximately 1909-1929. He lived much of his life in Columbus, OH, and was previously married to Dorothy Doan Davis, who died in the early 1970's. PA Veterans burial Cards Name: Doctor John Thompson Auten Birth Date: 6 Nov 1887 Age: 88 Death Date: 21 Jun 1976 Military Branch: Army Veteran of Which War: World War I Registration County: Union Cemetery Name: Union Cemetery Cemetery Location: Columbus, Ohio [2] Dr. John T. Auten Lewisburg – A funeral for Dr. John Thompson Auten, 88, College Park, who died Monday in his home will be conducted Friday morning in Rutherford Funeral Home, Columbus, Ohio. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. A native of Illinois, he was born in White Hall on Nov. 6, 1887, a son of the late William A. and Martha Ann Thompson Auten. His first wife, the former Dorothy Doan Davis, who died in 1973. In 1974, he married the former Josephine Kreider Ziegler, who survives. Dr. Auten received his BS degree from the University of Illinois in 1916. In 1923, he received his MS and in 1929 his Ph.D. from Iowa State College. He was a professor of soils chemistry at Mont Alto State Forest School from 1923-1929 and a silviculturist at Central States Experimental Station, U.S. Forest Service, Columbus, Ohio from 1929-1951. From 1951-1967 he was a consultant in forest soils for the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. and in 1973 Dr. Auten received an award by the Ohio Chapter of the Society of American Foresters for outstanding contributions to the chapter and to the society. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of Kratzer Dull Post 182, American Legion, Lewisburg; Alpha Zeta Sigma Chi and Phi Lamba Epsilon honorary fraternity. He was active in amateur radio, painting, wood working, and marquetry. Surviving in addition to his widow, is a son, Dr. John H. Auten, of Alexandria, Va. and three grandchildren. Also surviving are three step-daughters. Local arrangements are by the John Shaw III Funeral Home, Lewisburg. The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Tuesday, 22 June 1976, page 6. [1, 3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] obituary. [S66] Veteran Records. [S76] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.