PVT. CHARLES "CHARLIE" AUTOBEE
PVT. US ARMY WWII PURPLE HEART
Pvt Charles "Charlie" Autobee
BIRTH 23 Aug 1925
Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA
DEATH 6 Dec 1988 (aged 63)
Avondale, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
Funeral services will be Saturday, December 10, 1988, for Charles Autobee, great-great-grandson of Colorado pioneers Charles and Serafina Autobees.
He died after a lengthy illness. He was 63.
Burial will be in the old St. Vrain Cemetery where his famous namesake and other relatives are buried. (The "s" was dropped from the Autobees' name several generations ago.)
Until his death Tuesday in Avondale, Autobee was the caretaker of the historic cemetery 10 miles southeast of Pueblo.
Autobee was born August 23, 1925, in Avondale, on the family farm where he spent most of his early years farming and ranching, said his son, Robert Autobee.
During World War II, Autobee served in the Army and earned a Purple Heart. He was a prisoner of war in Germany. After returning to the Pueblo area, Autobee worked as a forklift operator at the Pueblo Army Depot until his retirement in 1975.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances "Pancha" Autobee. They had four sons and a daughter.
The original Charles Autobees left his native St. Louis when he was about 24. He settled at the site of the Taos Trail crossing at the San Carlos River, seven Miles south of Pueblo after securing part of the Nolan Grant, a Mexican land grant.
On February 20, 1853, Autobees moved to the confluence of the Huerfano and Arkansas Rivers, near present-day Boone. He was joined by Richard Wooten and Joseph B. Doyle in building their adobe placitas in what became known as Autobees Settlement.
There are an estimated 2,500 direct descendants of Autobees living in Colorado. The oldest living relative is great-grandson, Mariano Autobee, 96, of Avondale.
PVT. US ARMY WWII PURPLE HEART
Pvt Charles "Charlie" Autobee
BIRTH 23 Aug 1925
Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA
DEATH 6 Dec 1988 (aged 63)
Avondale, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
Funeral services will be Saturday, December 10, 1988, for Charles Autobee, great-great-grandson of Colorado pioneers Charles and Serafina Autobees.
He died after a lengthy illness. He was 63.
Burial will be in the old St. Vrain Cemetery where his famous namesake and other relatives are buried. (The "s" was dropped from the Autobees' name several generations ago.)
Until his death Tuesday in Avondale, Autobee was the caretaker of the historic cemetery 10 miles southeast of Pueblo.
Autobee was born August 23, 1925, in Avondale, on the family farm where he spent most of his early years farming and ranching, said his son, Robert Autobee.
During World War II, Autobee served in the Army and earned a Purple Heart. He was a prisoner of war in Germany. After returning to the Pueblo area, Autobee worked as a forklift operator at the Pueblo Army Depot until his retirement in 1975.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances "Pancha" Autobee. They had four sons and a daughter.
The original Charles Autobees left his native St. Louis when he was about 24. He settled at the site of the Taos Trail crossing at the San Carlos River, seven Miles south of Pueblo after securing part of the Nolan Grant, a Mexican land grant.
On February 20, 1853, Autobees moved to the confluence of the Huerfano and Arkansas Rivers, near present-day Boone. He was joined by Richard Wooten and Joseph B. Doyle in building their adobe placitas in what became known as Autobees Settlement.
There are an estimated 2,500 direct descendants of Autobees living in Colorado. The oldest living relative is great-grandson, Mariano Autobee, 96, of Avondale.
PVT. CHARLES "CHARLIE" AUTOBEE
PVT. US ARMY WWII PURPLE HEART
Pvt Charles "Charlie" Autobee
BIRTH 23 Aug 1925
Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA
DEATH 6 Dec 1988 (aged 63)
Avondale, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
Funeral services will be Saturday, December 10, 1988, for Charles Autobee, great-great-grandson of Colorado pioneers Charles and Serafina Autobees.
He died after a lengthy illness. He was 63.
Burial will be in the old St. Vrain Cemetery where his famous namesake and other relatives are buried. (The "s" was dropped from the Autobees' name several generations ago.)
Until his death Tuesday in Avondale, Autobee was the caretaker of the historic cemetery 10 miles southeast of Pueblo.
Autobee was born August 23, 1925, in Avondale, on the family farm where he spent most of his early years farming and ranching, said his son, Robert Autobee.
During World War II, Autobee served in the Army and earned a Purple Heart. He was a prisoner of war in Germany. After returning to the Pueblo area, Autobee worked as a forklift operator at the Pueblo Army Depot until his retirement in 1975.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances "Pancha" Autobee. They had four sons and a daughter.
The original Charles Autobees left his native St. Louis when he was about 24. He settled at the site of the Taos Trail crossing at the San Carlos River, seven Miles south of Pueblo after securing part of the Nolan Grant, a Mexican land grant.
On February 20, 1853, Autobees moved to the confluence of the Huerfano and Arkansas Rivers, near present-day Boone. He was joined by Richard Wooten and Joseph B. Doyle in building their adobe placitas in what became known as Autobees Settlement.
There are an estimated 2,500 direct descendants of Autobees living in Colorado. The oldest living relative is great-grandson, Mariano Autobee, 96, of Avondale.
PVT. US ARMY WWII PURPLE HEART
Pvt Charles "Charlie" Autobee
BIRTH 23 Aug 1925
Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA
DEATH 6 Dec 1988 (aged 63)
Avondale, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
Funeral services will be Saturday, December 10, 1988, for Charles Autobee, great-great-grandson of Colorado pioneers Charles and Serafina Autobees.
He died after a lengthy illness. He was 63.
Burial will be in the old St. Vrain Cemetery where his famous namesake and other relatives are buried. (The "s" was dropped from the Autobees' name several generations ago.)
Until his death Tuesday in Avondale, Autobee was the caretaker of the historic cemetery 10 miles southeast of Pueblo.
Autobee was born August 23, 1925, in Avondale, on the family farm where he spent most of his early years farming and ranching, said his son, Robert Autobee.
During World War II, Autobee served in the Army and earned a Purple Heart. He was a prisoner of war in Germany. After returning to the Pueblo area, Autobee worked as a forklift operator at the Pueblo Army Depot until his retirement in 1975.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances "Pancha" Autobee. They had four sons and a daughter.
The original Charles Autobees left his native St. Louis when he was about 24. He settled at the site of the Taos Trail crossing at the San Carlos River, seven Miles south of Pueblo after securing part of the Nolan Grant, a Mexican land grant.
On February 20, 1853, Autobees moved to the confluence of the Huerfano and Arkansas Rivers, near present-day Boone. He was joined by Richard Wooten and Joseph B. Doyle in building their adobe placitas in what became known as Autobees Settlement.
There are an estimated 2,500 direct descendants of Autobees living in Colorado. The oldest living relative is great-grandson, Mariano Autobee, 96, of Avondale.
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