Antoine Sauter
| Antoine Sauter | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
May 4, 1848 Mulhouse, France |
| Died |
April 16, 1905 (aged 56) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Cause of death | Endocarditis |
| Residence | 125 Marshall Ave |
| Ethnicity | French |
| Occupation | Machinist |
| Employer | Roanoke Machine Works |
| Known for | Foreman, master mechanic |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Senn |
Antoine "Anthony" Sauter (May 4, 1848 – April 16, 1905) was a machinist, once foreman of various shops in the Roanoke Machine Works.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early years
Sauter was born on May 4, 1848 in Mulhouse in Alsace, France, to French parents.[1] There he attended public and private schools, and worked for the Koechlin machine shops from 1863 to 1867.[1] On April 21, 1869, he married Catherine Senn in Mulhouse.
USA
Following the Franco-Prussian War, the Sauters left for America, arriving in Jersey City on April 1, 1872.[1] He worked in Jersey City for the Erie Railways Company until its shops were consumed by fire, and then he moved to Susquehanna, Pennsylvania to work for the same company.[1] He arrived in Roanoke on July 4, 1882, staying for 13 years the foreman of its machine shops.[1] Sauter moved to Lambert's Point where he was dubbed a "master mechanic"[6] and to Norfolk. Sauter spent a short time with his son as foreman in Portsmouth, Ohio before he was taken ill. He died of endocarditis in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the German Hospital on April 16, 1905.[1][7][8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 American Railway Master Mechanics' Association (1906). "Antoine Sauter". Report of Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the American Railway Master Mechanics' Association 39: 551.
- ↑ "Mr. Sauter Serenaded". The Roanoke Daily Times. December 1, 1895. p. 5.
- ↑ "Local Brevities". The Roanoke Times. March 5, 1892. p. 8.
- ↑ "Mr. Sauter Injured". The Roanoke Times. August 9, 1892. p. 4.
- ↑ "The Machine Works". The Roanoke Times. July 19, 1891.
- ↑ "Brief Personals". The Roanoke Daily Times. December 27, 1895. p. 8.
- ↑ "Andy Sauter Dead In Philadelphia (sic)" 11 (91).
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915."