James Buchanan Auxier (1856 - 1901)

Born 9 Dec 1856 in Johnson, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Oct 1901 at age 44 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Biography

James Auxier was born in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

James Buchanan Auxier was born on 9 December 1856 in Johnson, Kentucky, United States, son of Nathaniel Auxier (1815–1865) and Hester Ann Mayo (1819–1864). ^[1]

His siblings were:

• Samuel L Auxier (7 December 1838 – 21 December 1860)
• David Valentine Auxier (30 April 1840 – 4 October 1864)
• George Washington Auxier (10 November 1841 – 21 August 1895)
• Louisa Auxier (about 1844 – after 1860)
• Andrew Jackson Auxier (10 June 1845 – 15 August 1905)
• Julia A Auxier (2 July 1847 – 11 September 1910)
• Thomas Jefferson Auxier (27 March 1849 – after 1891)
• Martha M Auxier (1851 – 1937)
• Araminta Auxier (18 December 1852 – after 1880)
• Angeline Auxier (14 November 1854 – 10 April 1915)
• Nathaniel Douglas Auxier (21 June 1861 – 28 October 1946)
• Edward Everett Auxier (28 April 1864 – 8 December 1948)

In 1860, James was living in the household of his parents Nathanael and Hesteson Auxier in Johnson, Kentucky, United States.^[2]

In 1870, James was living in the household of his brother and sister-in-law George W and Angelina Auxier in Johnson, Kentucky, United States.^[3]

There are two possible marriage records: Between J B Auxier and Ora Scott in 1890, and another marriage record between James B Auxier and C D Swimmer in 1892, both in Pike County, Kentucky. Ora appears to have married George Kendrick in Virginia in 1891 and had two children. No further record of C D Swimmer has been found.

In 1900, J Auxier (44) was a patient in the Eastern Kentucky Asylum for the Insane in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky.^[4]

James died on 2 October 1901 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, aged 44. He was buried in Eastern State Hospital Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. From the hospital record: "Committed from Pike Co. Employed as a lawyer was a widower. His next of kin listed was A.J. Auxier of Pikeville."^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ1-KH4 : 22 July 2021), Jas. Buchhanan Auxier, 1856.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBC-24T : Thu Oct 05 10:33:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Nathanael Auxier and Hesteson Auxier, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, 1860.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWF-669 : Thu Oct 05 12:22:12 UTC 2023), Entry for brother George W Auxier and Angelina Auxier, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, 1870.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1900", Eastern Kentucky Asylum for the Insane in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M949-9JT : Fri Oct 06 04:12:40 UTC 2023), Entry for J Anrier, 1900.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179775414/jb-auxier: accessed 05 November 2023), memorial page for JB Auxier (1856–2 Oct 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179775414, citing Eastern State Hospital Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Squad546 (contributor 47281460).

See also:

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q6-QCLP : Fri Oct 20 01:25:28 UTC 2023), Entry for J.B. Auxie and Orie Scott, Pike, Kentucky, United States, 6 Jul 1890.
• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBV-J2W : 11 May 2022), Entry for James B Auxier and C D Swimmer, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States, 1892.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 November 2023, 03:34), entry for James Buchanan Auxier (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCC3-XSY ); contributed by various users.
• James Buchanan Auxier at FamilySearch