Amelia (Otis) Earhart

Amelia (Otis) Earhart (1869 - 1962)

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Amelia "Amy Anne" Earhart formerly Otis
Born in Kansasmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and
Wife of — married 16 Oct 1895 in Trinity Episcopal Church, Fifth & Utah St, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USAmap
Mother of , and
Died in , Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USAmap
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Contents

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Amelia /Otis/ [1][2]
Name: Amy /Otis/ [3][4][5]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Amelia /Otis/ .

Birth

Birth:
Date: 28 FEB 1868
Place: , , Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA[6]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
Birth:
Date: 28 FEB 1869
Place: , , Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA[7][8]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
Birth:
Date: 28 FEB 1869
Place: , , , , Kansas, USA[9][10]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
Birth:
Date: 28 FEB 1870
Place: , , , , Kansas, USA[11]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 2

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 28 FEB 1868

Death

Death:
Date: 29 OCT 1962
Place: , , Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA[12]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1

Reference

Reference: 207

Data Changed

Data Changed:
Date: 09 DEC 2011

Prior to import, this record was last changed 09 DEC 2011 .

Ancestors of Interest

Ancestors of Interest: @SUB1@

Event

Event:
Type: Illness
Date: 1886
Note: typhoid fever[13]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Event:
Type: Illness
Date: 1889
Note: typhoid fever[14]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Event:
Type: Illness
Date: 1890
Note: diphtheria[15]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Event:
Type: Misc
Date: ABT JUL 1890
Place: Pikes Peak, , , El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Note: first known woman to climb[16][17][18]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Event:
Type: Illness
Date: 03 APR 1924
Place: , , Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Note: injuries sustained in automobile wreck. One of her legs was broken[19]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 2

Residence

Residence:
Date: AFT 1895
Place: , 1021 Ann Ave, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA[20][21]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Residence:
Date: 1898
Place: , , Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USA[22]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Residence:
Date: 1900
Place: , , Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA[23]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
Residence:
Date: 1907
Place: , , Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA[24][25]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Residence:
Date: 1911
Place: , , Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA[26]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Residence:
Date: 1913
Place: , , Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA[27]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Residence:
Date: 1914
Place: , , Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA[28]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Residence:
Date: ABT 1915
Place: , , Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA[29]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Residence:
Date: ABT 1922
Place: , Fourth St, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA[30][31]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
Residence:
Date: AFT 1924
Place: , , Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA[32]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Residence:
Date: 1930
Place: , , Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA[33]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
Residence:
Date: 1931
Place: , , Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA[34]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Burial

Burial:
Place: , , Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA[35]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1

Marriage

Husband: Edwin Stanton Earhart
Wife: Amelia Otis
Child: UNKNOWN Earhart
Child: Amelia Mary Earhart
Child: Muriel Grace Earhart
Event:
Type: Misc
Date: JUN 1890
Place: , 223 North Terrace (was N. 1st), SW corner 1st & Santa Fe, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USA
Note: Amy's coming-out party[36]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Marriage:
Date: 16 OCT 1895
Place: Trinity Episcopal Church, Fifth & Utah St, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USA[37][38][39]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
Marriage:
Date: 16 OCT 1895
Place: , , , Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA[40]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
Divorce:
Date: ABT JUL 1924[41][42]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 1
Husband: Alfred Gideon Otis
Wife: Amelia Josephine Harres
Child: Grace Otis
Child: William Alfred Otis
Child: Harrison Gray Otis
Child: Amelia Otis
Child: Mark E Otis
Child: Margaret Otis
Child: Theodore H Otis
Child: Carl Spencer Otis
Marriage:
Date: 22 APR 1862
Place: , 2100 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Note: Episcopal[43][44][45]
Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Sources

  • WikiTree profile Otis-147 created through the import of Wikitree.ged on Mar 31, 2012 by Rick Tonsing. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Rick and others.
  • Source: S115 Title: United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Atchison County,Kansas, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC,micropublication M-593 roll 428, Record Type: U.S. Census (PopulationSchedule), Location: Atchison County, Kansas, Film: M-593 roll 428 Abbreviation: KS Atchison 1870 428 Publication: 1870 Repository: #R258
  • Repository: R258 Name: National Archives and Records Administration Address: City: Washington State: District of Columbia Country: USA
  • Source: S1439 Title: United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Polk County, Iowa,National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC,micropublication film T-624 roll 419, Record Type: U.S. Census(Population Schedule), Location: Polk County, Iowa, Film: film T-624roll 419 Abbreviation: IA Polk 1910 419 Publication: 1910 Repository: #R185
  • Repository: R185 Name: Ancestry.Com Address: 575 Howard St City: San Francisco State: California Postal Code: 94105 Country: USA
  • Source: S1440 Title: United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Wyandotte County,Kansas, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC,micropublication T-623 roll 504, Record Type: U.S. Census (PopulationSchedule), Location: Wyandotte County, Kansas, Film: T-623 roll 504 Abbreviation: KS Wyandotte 1900 504 Publication: 1900 Repository: #R185
  • Source: S2002 Title: Kansas State Census Collection, 1875, Record Type: [database online],Location: Provo, Utah, Url: http://www.Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Kansas State Census, 1875 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: 2009 Note: Original data: 1875 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20.Kansas State Historical Society Repository: #R185
  • Source: S2003 Title: Kansas State Census Collection, 1885, Record Type: [database online],Location: Provo, Utah, Url: http://www.Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Kansas State Census, 1885 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: 2009 Note: Original data: 1885 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-146.Kansas State Historical Society Repository: #R185
  • Source: S2573 Title: Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935, Record Type: [database online], Location:Salt Lake City, Utah, Url: https://www.familysearch.org Abbreviation: KS Marriages, 1840-1935 Note: "Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935," database, "FamilySearch"(https://familysearch.org). Index includes the IGI, digital copies oforiginal records, and compiled records. FHL digital and microfilmcopies. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Repository: #R2
  • Repository: R2 Name: Family History Library Address: 35 North West Temple City: Salt Lake City State: Utah Postal Code: 84150 Country: USA
  • Source: S264 Title: History of the State of Kansas: Atchison County, Url:http:/http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/books/cutler/atchison/atchison-co-p1.html#TOC/ Abbreviation: KS History of the State of Kansas Publication: A. T. Andreas, Chicago, August 1998 Repository: #R190
  • Repository: R190 Name: University of Kansas Address: City: Lawrence State: Kansas Country: USA
  • Source: S281 Title: Genealogical and Biographical Record of North-Eastern Kansas Abbreviation: KS NE Genealogical and Biographical Record of Nort Publication: Lewis Publishing Co, Chicago, 1900 Repository: #I1

No REPO record found with id I1.

  • Source: S291 Title: East to the Dawn: the Life of Amelia Earhart Abbreviation: Earhart, Amelia East to the Dawn: the Life of Amel Author: Butler, Susan Publication: Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1997 Repository: #I1
  • Source: S34 Title: The Sound of Wings Abbreviation: Earhart Sound of Wings Author: Lovell, Mary S Publication: St. Martin's Press, New York, 1989 Repository: #I1
  • Source: S4 Title: Family Tree: Challiss, Harres, Martin, Tonsing, Otis, Url:http://www.scribd.com/doc/27237776/4-Family-Tree Abbreviation: Challiss, Harres, Martin, Tonsing, Otis Family Tre Author: Martin, Ruth Publication: Printing Center of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, 1979 Repository: #R205
  • Repository: R205 Name: Sutro Library Address: 480 Winston Dr City: San Francisco State: California Postal Code: 94132 Country: USA
  • Source: S46 Title: United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Atchison County,Kansas, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC,micropublication T-9 roll 372, Record Type: U.S. Census (PopulationSchedule), Location: Atchison County, Kansas, Film: T-9 roll 372 Abbreviation: KS Atchison 1880 372 Publication: 1880 Repository: #R258
  • Source: S5 Title: Ruth Martin Family Tree 1995 Abbreviation: Ruth Martin Family Tree 1995 Author: Chaky, Rebecca;Martin, Ruth Publication: Never Done Press, PO Box 1712, Friendswood, Texas 77549-1712, 1995 Repository: #I591

No REPO record found with id I591.

  • Source: S512 Title: 1920 to June 4, 1935, Record Type: newspaper clippings, Subject: RuthMartin Tonsing and relatives Abbreviation: Tonsing, Ruth Martin 1920 to June 4, 1935 Repository: #I1
  • Source: S535 Title: Registration of Marriages in the City of Philadelphia for Alfred GideonOtis and Amelia Josephine Harres, 1 July 1862, Department of Records,City Archives, Suite 150, 3101 Market St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania19104, Record Type: Registration of Marriages in the City ofPhiladelphia, Name Of Person: Otis, Alfred Gideon; Harres, AmeliaJosephine Abbreviation: Registration of Marriages in City of Philadelp Publication: 1 July 1862 Repository: #R165
  • Repository: R165 Name: Department of Records Address: Suite 150, 3101 Market St City: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19104 Country: USA
  • Source: S68 Title: From Maine to Texas Abbreviation: Challiss, Mary Ann From Maine to Texas Author: Challiss, Mary Ann; her children Publication: privately printed, n.p, 1897 Note: A circular letter from each child to their mother Repository: #I1
  1. ↑ Source: #S281 Page: 27
  2. ↑ Source: #S34 Page: 7
  3. ↑ Source: #S2573 Page: Groom's Name: Edwin Stnaton Earhart Groom's Birth Date: 1867 Groom'sBirthplace: Of Wyandotte Co., Kans. Groom's Age: 28 Bride's Name: AmyOtis Bride's Birth Date: 1871 Bride's Birthplace: Of Atchison Co., Kans.Bride's Age: 24 Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1895 Marriage Place: WyandotteCo., Kansas Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride'sFather's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's MaritalStatus: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's MaritalStatus: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch)Number: M74353-1 System Origin: Kansas-EASy Source Film Number: 1601509Reference Number: Mar Kan. V,9 10 11
  4. ↑ Source: #S68 Page: Amelia Challiss Dekker letter
  5. ↑ Source: #S115 Page: 190
  6. ↑ Source: #S2002 Page: G Otis household, Atchison, Atchison, p. 93, dwelling 7, family 7
  7. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 86
  8. ↑ Source: #S46 Page: ED 2 p. 9
  9. ↑ Source: #S115 Page: 190
  10. ↑ Source: #S2003 Page: A G Otis household, Atchison, Atchison, p. 49, dwelling 3, family 3
  11. ↑ Source: #S1440 Page: Edwin S Earhart household, Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 157, dwelling156, family 176
  12. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: 133-138
  13. ↑ Source: #S291 Page: 18
  14. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 86
  15. ↑ Source: #S291 Page: 18
  16. ↑ Source: #S34 Page: 8
  17. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: 15-16
  18. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 84
  19. ↑ Source: #S512 Page: 61, Thursday, April 3, 1924
  20. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 86
  21. ↑ Source: #S291 Page: 24
  22. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 90
  23. ↑ Source: #S281 Page: 27
  24. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: 133-138
  25. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 90
  26. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 90
  27. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 87
  28. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 87
  29. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 87
  30. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 87
  31. ↑ Source: #S512 Page: 155, Wednesday, September 24, 1930
  32. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 87
  33. ↑ Source: #S512 Page: 155, Wednesday, September 24, 1930
  34. ↑ Source: #S512 Page: 157, Monday, January 5, 1931
  35. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 87
  36. ↑ Source: #S291 Page: 20
  37. ↑ Source: #S291 Page: 24
  38. ↑ Source: #S281 Page: 27
  39. ↑ Source: #S1439 Page: Edward Earhart household, Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 111, dwelling129, family 135
  40. ↑ Source: #S2573 Page: Groom's Name: Edwin Stnaton Earhart Groom's Birth Date: 1867 Groom'sBirthplace: Of Wyandotte Co., Kans. Groom's Age: 28 Bride's Name: AmyOtis Bride's Birth Date: 1871 Bride's Birthplace: Of Atchison Co., Kans.Bride's Age: 24 Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1895 Marriage Place: WyandotteCo., Kansas Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride'sFather's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's MaritalStatus: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's MaritalStatus: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch)Number: M74353-1 System Origin: Kansas-EASy Source Film Number: 1601509Reference Number: Mar Kan. V,9 10 11
  41. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: 133-138
  42. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: 87
  43. ↑ Source: #S281 Page: 27
  44. ↑ Source: #S264 Page: Atchison County, part 22
  45. ↑ Source: #S535




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