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Auman Lake (North Carolina)
Auman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Dorothy Auman Dorothy Auman was a Pottery, potter, whose works won a North Carolina Heritage Award, in 1989, from the North Carolina Arts Council. Life Dorothy Cole Auman belonged to the eighth generation of a potter family: her father owned a pottery business ... (died 1991), American potter * Joseph M. Auman (1922–1942), American soldier * William Auman (1838–1920), American general See also * Aumann {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Auman
Dorothy Auman was a Pottery, potter, whose works won a North Carolina Heritage Award, in 1989, from the North Carolina Arts Council. Life Dorothy Cole Auman belonged to the eighth generation of a potter family: her father owned a pottery business but wasn't a potter himself, though her grandparents and cousin were avid potters. Her ancestors came to the Seagrove area in the 1760s because of the plentiful potting clay and kiln fuel. As an adult, she married another person from a potter family, Walter Auman, and they created a business, "The Seagrove Pottery," in which they sold their work. Auman was also interested in the origins and traditions of pottery and spent time collecting and documenting it, until selling it to pay for life expenses. William Hunt, editor of Ceramics Monthly, noted that the Aumans "were people who made a contribution to American ceramics that is untouchable." The Mint Museum of Art bought her collection for public exhibit. Dorothy and Walter Auman died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph M
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yusuf, Yūsuf''. In Persian language, Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Auman
William Auman was an American brigadier general of British descent during the American Civil War and Spanish–American War. He was known for commanding the 13th Infantry Regiment during the Battle of San Juan Hill and was the first officer to reach the top of the hill. Origin William Auman was born on October 17, 1838, at Amityville, Pennsylvania. William was of British origin as his great-grandfather, Henry Auman, came to the United States as a British soldier before being captured by George Washington's forces at the Battle of Trenton. After the end of the American Revolutionary War, Henry settled in Amityville along with his son, Samuel. Before the American Civil War broke out, William moved to Pottsville, Pennsylvania, at some point and worked as a clerk there. American Civil War Auman enlisted in the Union Army on September 11, 1861, within Company G of the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment at 22 years of age. On April 18, 1862, he was briefly a private within Company B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
