Descendants of Benjamin Franklin Auxier, Sr.

Additions/Corrections welcomed! 

Generation No. 1

1.  BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER  (ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born April 1797 in Virginia, and died February 04, 1867 in Dahlgren TWP, Illinois, b. Shelton cemetery.  He married ELIZABETH STANDERFER April 22, 1819 in White County, Illinois, daughter of ARCHIBALD STANDERFER and PRISCELLAH.  She was born Abt. 1798 in Virginia, and died November 18, 1869 in Hamilton County, Illinois, b. Jonathan Creek Cem., Moultrie, IL.

Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AUXIER:

1820 Census: ILL, White, page 188, Twp, north of northwest, age 18-26
1830 Census: ILL, Shelby p. 145, 5th precinct, age 10-30
1835/1836:  Benjamin Auxer is listed as a customer of the Gordon and Thornton Co. of Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Ill.  (Ill State Gen. Society Quarterly, Vol. 13, pp. 61-64
1840 Census:  ILL, Shelby, p.185, no Twp listed, age 40-50
1860 Census:  ILL, Hamilton, T3SR5E, 1391/1381, age 65, born VA  

This notice was published in the LEADER on March 30, 1867:  OXER, Benjamin; June 13, 1867, Job Standerfer, administrator of estate, public notice dated May 29, 1867.

 Click here for Benjamin's Biography

Click here for Benjamin's Will of 1867

Notes for ELIZABETH STANDERFER:

1860 Census, ILL, Hamilton, T3SR5E, 1381, Elizabeth listed as age 61, Born Virginia
Marriage: White Co. Marriage records.

Children of BENJAMIN AUXIER and ELIZABETH STANDERFER are:

2.            i.     CYNTHIA5 AUXER, b. 1818, Illinois; d. February 1880, Whitely Twp, Moultrie Co., Illinois.

3.           ii.     JAMES MADISON AUXER, b. Abt. 1825, Hamilton Co., Illinois.

4.          iii.     MARY ANN "POLLY" AUXER, b. Abt. 1830, Illinois.

5.          iv.     SARAH AUXER, b. March 04, 1831, Illinois; d. February 20, 1907.

6.           v.     BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK" AUXER, JR., b. November 23, 1833, IL; d. March 27, 1899, 
   Dahlgren, Hamilton County, Illinois, b. Ten Mile Cemetery.

7.          vi.     SAMUEL BENTON AUXIER, b. December 16, 1838, Hamilton County, Illinois; d. March 01, 1874, b. 
  Dahlgren, Illinois Cemetery.

Generation No. 2

2.  CYNTHIA5 AUXER (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born 1818 in Illinois, and died February 1880 in Whitely Twp, Moultrie Co., Illinois.  She married DANIEL G. CARTER November 11, 1842 in Shelby Co., IL.  He was born 1804 in Virginia.

Notes for DANIEL G. CARTER:
1850 census Shelby Co., Illinois give his age and birthplace.  
D. G. Carter, age 46, VA, house joiner
Syntha, age 30 ILL
Julia, age 8
Sarah, age 6
John, age 4
Caroline, age 1

According to F File Box 1, Shelby Co., Illinois, court records:  they lived as man and wife until 1831 when she left his house without any reasonable cause and "since then lived openly and cohabited with another man, appearing to the world as his wife" In March of 1842, Daniel G. Carter, began divorce proceedings in Shelby Co., eventually calling on Joseph Carter, Jr. and Sr. , Nathan Carter, and David Harris to testify in his behalf".  

Deed: September 13, 1845, D. G. Carter to A. Middlesworth, pt. S 1/2 SW 24-12-4

Deed: November 15, 1852, Daniel C. Carter to John Weger, mortgage, SE NW and NE SW 24-12-4

Deed: April 23, 1855, Daniel G. Carter to Haydon & Wright, mortgage, SE NW and NE SW 24-12-2

Probate Journal B. (Shelby County Administrative Records): pg 628
"This day came B. F. Auxer, adm. of the estate of Daniel G. Carter, dec'd:  He presented the inventory bill, appraisement bill and bill of separate property set apart for the widow.  Admin. Record:  widow, Syntha Carter, adm. her brother, Benjamin F. Auxer (security: J. B. Mahoney, D. J. Dawdy) Ch: John, Sarah Elizabeth, Caroline, Mary, Laura, Douglas."

Notes for Cynthia Auxier Carter:

1860 Okaw Twp, Shelby Co., Illinois,  #65:
Cynthia Carter, age 40, ILL, Weaver
Caroline, age 14
Mary J., age 10
Alice, age 7
Stephen, A. D.

Cynthia does not appear in the 1870 census

Probate Journal B. (Shelby County Administrative Records): pg 628

"This day came B. F. Auxer, adm. of the estate of Daniel G. Carter, dec'd:  He presented the inventory bill, appraisement bill and bill of separate property set apart for the widow.  Admin. Record:  widow, Syntha Carter, adm. her brother, Benjamin F. Auxer (security: J. B. Mahoney, D. J. Dawdy) Ch: John, Sarah Elizabeth, Caroline, Mary, Laura, Douglas. "    

Children of CYNTHIA AUXER and DANIEL CARTER are:

              i.     JULIA A.6 CARTER, b. 1842.

              ii.     SARAH CARTER, b. 1844; m. RUSSELL CAIN.

             iii.     JOHN CARTER, b. 1846.

             iv.     CAROLINE CARTER, b. 1848; m. ROBERT REAY, November 08, 1866, Moutrie Co., Illinois.

             v.     MARY J. CARTER, b. 1850.

             vi.     LAURA ALICE CARTER, b. 1853.

            vii.     STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS CARTER, b. 1855.

3.  JAMES MADISON5 AUXER (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born Abt. 1825 in Hamilton Co., Illinois.  He married (1) MARGARET E. WORTMAN May 11, 1852 in Shelby County, Illinois.  She was born December 29, 1828, and died April 19, 1854 in Shelby County, Illinois b. Wright Cemetery.  He married (2) MAHALA UNKNOWN Aft. 1854.  She was born 1836 in Ohio.

Notes for JAMES MADISON AUXER:

1870 Census - Moultrie Co. Jonathan Creek Township
140/137 Auxer, James M., age 45, M, W, farmer, $2400/$600, b. IL
Mahala, age 34, f, w, Keeping house, b. OH - can't write
Ardela F., age 12, f, w, b. IL, attends school
Rosa A. age 10, f, b. IL, attends school.
James R., age 5, m, W, IL
Benjamin, age 2, m, w, b. IL
SWEET, Hardin, age 25, m, w, farm hand, b. IL - father foreign born.

Information on these Auxiers was provided by :  Judith Tickel Need.  She is the Auxier family historian.

1880 Census:  ILL, Moultrie, Sullivan Twp., Ed 172, sheet 17, age 55, parents both b. in VA.

A James M. Auser enlisted in the 126th Illinois Infantry as a Private in Shelbyville, IL.  He mustered into Co. K on September 4, 1862.  He deserted on June 30, 1863.
*Civil War Records

Children of JAMES AUXER and MARGARET WORTMAN are:

              i.     MARY6 AUXER, b. 1853; d. 1854, Shelby County, Illinois b. Wright Cemetery.

8.           ii.     NORMAN COLLINS AUXER.

Children of JAMES AUXER and MAHALA UNKNOWN are:

             iii.     ARDELLA F.6 AUXER, b. 1858, Shelby County, Illinois; m. W. O. BAUGHER, February 20, 1881, 
  Moultrie County, Illinois; b. Abt. 1868.

             iv.     ROXA A. AUXER, b. Abt. 1860, Illinois.

             v.     JAMES R. AUXER, b. Abt. 1865.

             vi.     BENJAMIN AUXER, b. Abt. 1868, Illinois.

            vii.     NORMAN COLLIN AUXER, b. Abt. 1873; m. EMMA DOWNS.

4.  MARY ANN "POLLY"5 AUXER (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born Abt. 1830 in Illinois.  She married SAMUEL CRAIG March 21, 1850 in Shelby Co., Illinois.  He was born Abt. 1824 in Kentucky, and died in b. Mahoney Cemetery, Okaw Twp, Shelby Co., Illinois.

Notes for SAMUEL CRAIG:

This is probably the same Craig who is buried in the Mahoney Cemetery, Okaw Twp, Shelby County, ILL.  Cemetery Records state that he served in the Civil War with Company K of the 126th Illinois Infantry.

Children of MARY AUXER and SAMUEL CRAIG are:

              i.     BENJAMIN6 CRAIG, b. Abt. 1850, Shelby Co., Illinois.

              ii.     MARGARET CRAIG, b. Abt. 1852, Shelby Co., Illinois.

             iii.     MARTHA CRAIG, b. Abt. 1856, Shelby Co., Illinois.

             iv.     RICHARD CRAIG, b. Abt. 1859, Shelby Co., Illinois.

5.  SARAH5 AUXER (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born March 04, 1831 in Illinois, and died February 20, 1907.  She married JOHN B. MAHONEY January 15, 1850 in Shelby County, Illinois, son of RANDOLPH MAHONEY and MARY REED.  He was born December 21, 1828 in Ohio, and died August 13, 1873 in Shelby County, Illinois, b. Mahoney Cem. Okaw, IL.

Children of SARAH AUXER and JOHN MAHONEY are:

9.            i.     MARY E.6 MAHONEY, b. 1853, Okaw, Shelby County, Illinois.

              ii.     WILLIAM H. MAHONEY, b. 1853.

             iii.     SALONA MAHONEY, b. 1855.

             iv.     SASEPH MAHONEY, b. Abt. 1860, Illinois.

             v.     SAMENTHA MAHONEY, b. 1862, Illinois.

10.        vi.     ESTELLA HANE MAHONEY, b. 1867, Shelby County, Illinois.

            vii.     FREDONIA "POLLY" MAHONEY, b. January 1870, Shelby Co., Illinois.

6.  BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK"5 AUXER, JR. (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born November 23, 1833 in IL, and died March 27, 1899 in Dahlgren, Hamilton County, Illinois, b. Ten Mile Cemetery.  He married NANCY W. HEROD November 09, 1854 in Shelby Co., IL, daughter of JAMES HEROD and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.  She was born September 18, 1836, and died January 02, 1920 in Hamilton Co., IL.

Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK" AUXER, JR.:

Benjamin died of pneumonia in Dahlgren Township.

Birth/Death: Tombstone

He was a veteran of the Civil War. Served as a Pvt. in Co. K, 50th Illinois Vol. Inf.  Drafted and received at Camp Butler, Illinois on Dec. 1, 1864 for one year service.  His residence was given as Okaw, Illinois. Was discharged at Springfield, IL on July 13, 1865.  His health was destroyed as a result.  He was carried off the battlefield at Nashville, TN by the regiment chaplain.

1870 Census - Hamilton Co., IL:
35/34: B. F. Auxier, age 37 m, Carpenter, $1100, $140, b. IL
Nancy, age 33 f, Keeping House, b. IL
Landsan, age 15 m, b. IL
Marry, age 12, f, b. IL
John, age 10, m. b. IL
Allice, age 7, f, b. IL
Cloyed, age 2,m, b. IL
GREEN, A., age 45, f, $1100, $700, b. IL Insane

Notes for NANCY W. HEROD:

Obit: Times, pub. January 8, 1920: From Felty's Legacy of Kin, p. 185.
Nancy W. Herod Auxier, b. September 18, 1836; d. January 2, 1920; daughter of James W. and Elizabeth Herod.  Married Benjamin F. Auxier, November 9, 1854; he died March 27, 1899; 6 children, 3 dead: James, Alice & Cloyd all dead; 3 children survive: Lawson, Mary Irvin, Rosa Tedford.

Children of BENJAMIN AUXER and NANCY HEROD are:

11.          i.     LAWSON6 AUXER, b. July 23, 1855, Shelby County, Illinois; d. February 14, 1926, Hamilton County, 
  Illinois, b. Pleasant Hill, Dahlgren.

              ii.     CLOYD AUXER, b. October 26, 1867; d. August 19, 1902, Hamilton Co., Illinois.

   Notes for CLOYD AUXER:
   Birth/death from Tombstone.

12.        iii.     ROSELLA AUXER, b. February 03, 1871, Shelby County, Illinois; d. May 13, 1943, McLeansboro, 
  Illinois; interred Blooming Grove Cemetery.

             iv.     JAMES AUXER.

             v.      ALICE AUXER.

13.        vi.     MARY ELIZABETH AUXER, b. July 03, 1857; d. March 05, 1921, Hamilton Co., IL; b. Pleasant 
  Hill Cemetery.

7.  SAMUEL BENTON5 AUXIER (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born December 16, 1838 in Hamilton County, Illinois, and died March 01, 1874 in b. Dahlgren, Illinois Cemetery.  He married MATILDA CAMELIA SHELTON September 08, 1859 in Hamilton County, Illinois, daughter of SYLVESTER SHELTON and MELISSA UNKNOWN.  She was born November 22, 1844 in Hamilton County, Illinois, and died January 11, 1878 in b. Dahlgren, Illinois Cemetery.

Notes for SAMUEL BENTON AUXIER:

This notice was published in the GOLDEN ERA in 1874:  AUXIER, SAMUEL B; May 22, 1874; admr. Silvester A. Shelton, public notice dated May 12, 1874.

Hamilton Co. Marriages #1860:  Samuel B. Auxier to Matilda C. Shelton on 9-8-1859.

1870 Census - Hamilton Co., IL: (Samuel B. was living next door to his brother, Benjamin)
36/35: Auxier, B. age 50 m, farmer, $1100, $300
M. S. age 25, f, keeping house, b. IL
S. B., age 9 f, b. IL
B. F., age 7 m, b. IL
M. J., age 4 m, b. IL
L. E., age 1, f, b. IL

I believe his age was recorded incorrectly on the 1870 Census!

From: Auxier Homepage
Private Samuel Benton Auxer enlisted in July 1862 at the Cisco Grocery, north of Shelbyville, Illinois in Shelby County.  He served in Company K of 126th Illinois Volunteer Infantry.  He was with this company until April 1863 when he was taken ill and sent to the General Hospital at Memphis, Tennessee where he was discharged and sent home.

Children of SAMUEL AUXIER and MATILDA SHELTON are:

              i.     SARILDA ISSABEL6 AUXIER, b. 1860; d. 1862.

              ii.     SYLVESTER BENTON AUXIER, b. 1862; d. 1884.

             iii.     BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AUXIER, b. 1864, Shelby Co., Illinois; d. 1948, Iowa.

             iv.     MARSHALL AUXIER, b. 1867; d. 1931.

             v.     FLORA AUXIER, b. 1869; d. 1884.

             vi.     JAMES AUXIER, b. 1871; d. 1871.

            vii.     WALTER AUXIER, b. 1874.

Generation No. 3

8.  NORMAN COLLINS6 AUXER (JAMES MADISON5, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1)  He married EMMA DOWNS. 

Children of NORMAN AUXER and EMMA DOWNS are:

14.          i.     CLYDE MADISON7 AUXER, b. May 04, 1915; d. February 29, 1996, Springfield, Oregon.

              ii.     CLAYTON AUXER.

9.  MARY E.6 MAHONEY (SARAH5 AUXER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born 1853 in Okaw, Shelby County, Illinois.  She married JAMES M. HIDDEN. 

Child of MARY MAHONEY and JAMES HIDDEN is:

              i.     WARD7 HIDDEN, b. Abt. 1877.

10.  ESTELLA HANE6 MAHONEY (SARAH5 AUXER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born 1867 in Shelby County, Illinois.  She married WILLIAM HENRY STEVENS.  

Children of ESTELLA MAHONEY and WILLIAM STEVENS are:

              i.     HENRY7 STEVENS, JR..

              ii.     OSCAR STEVENS.

             iii.     GUY C. STEVENS.

             iv.     CHARLES STEVENS.

11.  LAWSON6 AUXER (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK"5, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born July 23, 1855 in Shelby County, Illinois, and died February 14, 1926 in Hamilton County, Illinois, b. Pleasant Hill, Dahlgren.  He married (1) MARY L. WILLIAMS.  She died October 1888 in Berry Station, Sangamon Co., IL; b. Blooming Grove Cemetery in Hamilton Co., IL.  He married (2) ANNA ECHOLS MEYERS May 02, 1894, daughter of JAMES ECHOLS and ELIZABETH TOLLEY.  She was born 1872, and died 1939 in Hamilton County, Illinois, b. Pleasant Hill, Dahlgren.

Notes for LAWSON AUXER:

Obit: "Dahlgren Echo:, pub. 25 Feb 1926. From: Felty's Legacy of Kin, p. 247

Lawson Auxier, b. July 23, 1855 in Shelby Co., IL; d. February 14, 1926; son of B. F. and Nancy Herod Auxier.  Married Mary L. Williamson; she died October 1888; 1 ch: Eva Gertrude, d. 1895.  Married Anna Myers Echols May 2, 1894; 4 sons: James Cloyd at home, George Ralph of Decatur, Benjamin Franklin of Wayne City, and Lawson Vern at home.  Leaves one sister, Mrs. Rustin Tedford of McLeansboro.  Interred Pleasant Hill.

Notes for MARY L. WILLIAMS:

Mary was a sister to W. W. and D. W. Williams of McLeansboro, IL;  per TIMES Dec 12, 1889.

Child of LAWSON AUXER and MARY WILLIAMS is:

              i.     EVA GERTRUDE7 AUXER, d. 1895.

Children of LAWSON AUXER and ANNA MEYERS are:

15.         ii.     JAMES CLOYD7 AUXIER, b. Abt. 1896; d. February 23, 1953, Dahlgren, Hamilton Co., Illinois.

16.        iii.     GEORGE RALPH AUXIER, b. Abt. 1897; d. May 01, 1971.

             iv.     BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AUXIER, b. October 24, 1900, Hamilton County, Illinois; d. September 19, 
   1970, Granite City, Illinois; m. SUSIE SHELL, December 25, 1921.

             v.      LAWSON VERN AUXIER, b. July 19, 1904, Hamilton County, Illinois; d. January 10, 1981, 
   McLeansboro, Illinois; m. NANCY SNEED.

12.  ROSELLA6 AUXER (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK"5, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born February 03, 1871 in Shelby County, Illinois, and died May 13, 1943 in McLeansboro, Illinois; interred Blooming Grove Cemetery.  She married AUSTIN MONROE TEDFORD December 19, 1895, son of ALEXANDER TEDFORD and PRISCILLA STANDERFER.  He was born July 18, 1864 in Hamilton County, Illinois, and died April 12, 1953 in McLeansboro, Illinois; interred Blooming Grove Cemetery.

Notes for ROSELLA AUXER:

Obit Extract - Felty's Legacy of Kin

Rosella Auxier Tedford; pub. Times-Leader, May 20, 1843

b. February 3, 1871, Shelby County; d. May 13, 1943, home in McLeansboro; dau. of Benjamin F. and Nancy W. Tedford.  Married Austin M. Tedford, December 19, 1895; 4 children, 2 died in infancy; leaves 2 children: Mrs. Earl Trotter and Carl Tedford both of McLeansboro.  Interred Blooming Grove Cemetery

Notes for AUSTIN MONROE TEDFORD:

Obit Extract Felty's Legacy of Kin; p. 636

Austin Monroe Tedford; pub. Times-Leader, April 20, 1953; b. 18 July 1864, Hamilton County; d. April 12, 1953, home of daughter in McLeansboro; son of Sloan & Priscilla Standerfer Tedford.  Married Rosella Auxier - d. 1943; 4 children, 2 died in infancy.  Leaves 2 children: Mrs. Earl Trotter of McLeansboro and Carl Tedford of McLeansboro; 3 grandchildren: Lena May Tennison of Eldorado, Paul Eugene Tedford of U. S. Armed Forces, William Carl Tedford of Kankakee; great granddaughter, Ruth Ann Tennison.  Interred Blooming Grove.  

Children of ROSELLA AUXER and AUSTIN TEDFORD are:

17.          i.     NANCY JANE7 TEDFORD, b. August 17, 1899, Hamilton County, Illinois; d. June 02, 1982.

18.         ii.     CARL A. TEDFORD, b. October 01, 1904, Hamilton County, Illinois; d. June 24, 1968, McLeansboro, 
  Illinois.

13.  MARY ELIZABETH6 AUXER (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK"5, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born July 03, 1857, and died March 05, 1921 in Hamilton Co., IL; b. Pleasant Hill cemetery.  She married SAMUEL H. IRWIN April 01, 1886, son of BARTHOLMEW IRWIN.  He was born Abt. 1850, and died July 06, 1932 in Dahlgren, Hamilton Co., IL; b. Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH AUXER:

Obit Extract from Felty's Legacy of Kin, Vol. I; p. 199:
Pub. Dahlgren Echo March 10, 1921 - Mary Elizabeth Auxier
b. July 3, 1857; d. March 5, 1921.  Daughter of B. F. & N. W. Auxier.  Married S. H. Irwin April 1, 1886; 5 children, 3 dead: Ona and Otis both d.; 3 survived: Mrs. Maud Garrison, Mrs. Gertrude Garrison & Mrs. Rosella Rickett, all of Lilly, Ill.  Leaves also 3 stepsons: Orite, Edd and Pearl Irwin.  Interred Pleasant Hill.

Children of MARY AUXER and SAMUEL IRWIN are:

              i.     ONA7 IRWIN, d. Bef. 1921.

              ii.     OTIS IRWIN, d. Bef. 1921.

             iii.     MAUD IRWIN, m. WILLIAM GRUNDY "PETE" GARRISON.

             iv.     GERTRUDE IRWIN, m. UNKNOWN GARRISON.

             v.     ROSELLA IRWIN, m. SAMUEL "SAMMY" RICKETT.

Generation No. 4

 

14.  CLYDE MADISON7 AUXER (NORMAN COLLINS6, JAMES MADISON5, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born May 04, 1915, and died February 29, 1996 in Springfield, Oregon.  He married HAZEL WAKE December 31, 1938 in Prescott, ILL.  She died May 20, 1983.

Notes for CLYDE MADISON AUXER:

The obituary appeared in THE REGISTER-GUARD, Eugene, Oregon on February 29, 1996, pg. 4C:

Clyde Auxier, Springfield:  The funeral will be held today, Feb. 20, 1996, for Clyde Madison Auxier of Springfield, who died Feb. 26 of age-related causes.  He was 80.  Auxier was born May 4, 1915 in Prescott, AR to Norman and Emma Downs Auxier.  He married Hazel Wake in Prescott on December 31, 1938.  She died May 20, 1983.  During WWII, Auxier served in the Army.  A local resident since 1954, he worked as a warehouseman at Eugene Fruit Growers, now known as Agripac, Inc.  He retired at age 67.  Auxier attended the Church of Christ and enjoyed listening to fiddle music.  Fond of traveling, he enjoyed extended train trips that lasted months, and had traveled twice to Hawaii.  Survivors include two sons, Harrell and Eugene, both of Springfield; a daughter, Shirley Schaff of Eugene; a brother Clayton of Springfield; five grandchildren; and four great-grand children.  Today's service is at 1 p.m. at Buell Chapel in Springfield.

Children of CLYDE AUXER and HAZEL WAKE are:

              i.     HARRELL8 AUXER.

              ii.     EUGENE AUXER.

             iii.     SHIRLEY AUXER, m. UNKNOWN SCHAAF.

15.  JAMES CLOYD7 AUXIER (LAWSON6 AUXER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK"5, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born Abt. 1896, and died February 23, 1953 in Dahlgren, Hamilton Co., Illinois.  He married MARY FERN GARRISON, d/o Roman Garrison. 

Child of JAMES AUXIER and MARY FERN is:

              i.     ROMAN LEE8 AUXIER, b. Abt. 1947.

             ii.     ANNA JOY AUXIER, b. 1944; died in infancy

16.  GEORGE RALPH7 AUXIER (LAWSON6 AUXER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK"5, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born Abt. 1897, and died May 01, 1971.  He married LORA FRANCES TURNER.  She was born July 06, 1896 in Hamilton Co., IL, and died September 20, 1967 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.

Children of GEORGE AUXIER and LORA TURNER are:

              i.     GEORGE RALPH8 AUXIER, JR.

              ii.     DONALD L. AUXIER.

             iii.     EUGENE AUXIER.

             iv.     WILLIAM L. AUXIER.

17.  NANCY JANE7 TEDFORD (ROSELLA6 AUXER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK"5, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born August 17, 1899 in Hamilton County, Illinois, and died June 02, 1982.  She married (1) JOSHUA WHITE HOOKER.    She married (2) ROBERT EARL TROTTER August 14, 1919 in Hamilton County, Illinois, son of HENRY TROTTER and HATTIE TENNISON.  He was born October 26, 1898, and died February 26, 1961.

Child of NANCY TEDFORD and JOSHUA HOOKER is:

              i.     JAMES ADDISON8 HOOKER, b. February 05, 1851, Blount County, Tennessee; d. April 13, 1924, 
  b. Blooming Grove Cemetery, Illinois; m. SARAH TEDFORD, August 02, 1878; b. May 27, 1856; d. 
  January 22, 1942, McLeansboro, Illinois, b. Blooming Grove Cemetery, Illinois.

Child of NANCY TEDFORD and ROBERT TROTTER is:

              ii.     LENA MAY8 TROTTER, b. October 11, 1922; m. ROY TENNYSON; b. May 30, 1908, Hamilton 
  County, Illinois; d. August 27, 1990, McLeansboro, Illinois.

18.  CARL A.7 TEDFORD (ROSELLA6 AUXER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "FRANK"5, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4 AUXIER, ABRAHAM M.3, MICHAEL2, MICHAEL1) was born October 01, 1904 in Hamilton County, Illinois, and died June 24, 1968 in McLeansboro, Illinois.  He married GRACE INGRAM.  She was born January 07, 1901 in Hamilton County, Illinois, and died March 03, 1982 in Kankakee ,Illinois.

Children of CARL TEDFORD and GRACE INGRAM are:

              i.     PAUL EUGENE8 TEDFORD, b. March 09, 1933; m. BONNIE E UNKOWN.; b. September 19, 
 1929; d. November 06, 1992.

              ii.     WILLIAM CARL TEDFORD.

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