J.F. D'autel born about 1775 in France immigrated to Württemberg (probably related to the Napoleonic phenomenon. In 1820 J.F.D'autel came to the US on a
Baltimore ship through the
Charleston, SC port. There is no mention of his wife on the ship's log, but it mentions that he came with children. Perhaps, she was younger and thought to be one of the children or she came later, which was common. One of the children's names was
Johann (John) F. D'Autel (the F. is believed to stand for
Friederich). It would appear that the
German mother named one child after someone in her family. I believe the other children were named Josephine and
Napoleon. I wonder if they went to
Ohio first and the wife died there. Then, perhaps he packed up the children and went to
Georgia.
J.F's son,
Johann (John) F. D'Autel was born in Germany in 1807 in Württemberg. He died in
Wilkes Co. Georgia and is buried near
Bethel Church. My information does not indicate if Johann's father J.F. D'Autel was buried in the same place. They came over together in 1820. They may have moved around a bit, but settled in
Wilkes Co., Georgia. The ship's log showed that he came with his father, brothers and sisters.
There must have been another D'Autel in the middle or
Johann produced a child late in life on June 4, 1874 at the age of 67. The reason is my grandfather Joseph Franklin D'Autel was born on that date in
Wilkes County,
GA. He died April 2, 1933 in
Augusta Georgia. His father is listed as, also,
Johann F. D'Autel. I suspect that was a
Junior. There is no mention of a wife, but it is thought to be someone named Sarah Helena
Glade.
Joseph Franklin D'Autel, born 1874 married my grandmother, Ruby
Waters, in 1912 in
Wilkes Country,
GA. Both of them died in
Augusta,
Georgia. He died 4/2/33; She died 12/12/77. They had two daughters, Emma and Sarah D'Autel. Sarah is still alive and living in
California. My mother was Emma and died in 1952 in
Augusta,
GA.
There were other children and their fate may be listed in marriage/death records of
Wilkes Co,
Georgia, or even possibly
Augusta,
GA.
My sister, Kay, lives in Charlotte, NC and she says there is a D'Autel living there. Some people drop the apostrophe.
I am going to blind copy my relative who gathered much information to see if this jives with his records. If he has corrections, I will let you know. Helen McDonald