Jamie's great-grandfather Ira H Auch was born 30 Nov 1886 in Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania-born parents, and married Francis T Maurer. The family lived fiirst at 107 Levering Street and later at 4834 Smick in Manayunk in Philadelphia.

In 1920, Ira was working as a bricklayer, and Frances was working as a saleslady in the neighbor's toy store in Roxborough where they lived with their children:

Joseph Auch (abt 1908-)
Mary Auch (abt 1910-)
Bernadine (Aunt Mick) Auch (abt 1912-)
Harold (Hap) Auch (abt 1913-)
Augustin (Gus) Auch (18 Dec 1913-Mar 1981)
James Maurer Auch Sr. (3 Jun 1915-9 Jan 1997)
Genevieve (Aunt Sis) Auch (aft 1920-)
Ira (Bud) Auch (1924-1 Dec 1997)

Ira Sr. died sometime after his grandson James Maurer Auch, Jr. was born in 1938.

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