Louis Auby (1850 - 1939)

Born 9 Dec 1850 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Cornelia (Tourson) Auby — married 1878 in Greenvale Township, Dakota, Minnesota, United States

Husband of Clara (Sjølie) Auby — married 20 Mar 1895 in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1939 at age 88 in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States

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Biography

Origins

Louis Auby was born on 9 Dec 1850 in Galena, Jo Daviess, IL..^[1]

Life

"When he [Louis] was 15 he went to Milwaukee and enlisted in the Merchant Marine and spent three years aboard the revenue cutter, "General Dix." [USRC John A. Dix]

Sometime in 1877 Louis staked a claim on land north of Brookings, South Dakota."^[2]

First marriage to Cornelia Tourson

"Together they [Louis and Cornelia] went West that same year (1878) to homestead his land in Brookings County and to build a sod house.

Having five children in ten years may have contributed to Cornelia's early death September 23, 1891 of "quick consumption" [tuberculosis]. She was not quite 31 years old.

Later, Louis and the children moved to Day County [South Dakota], west of Lily."^[2]

Second marriage to Clara Sjølie

On 29 January 1896, A deputy sheriff serving for the sheriff of Day County, SD, Sheriff Rathbun, served a levy against the sale of the property of Louis, and stated that "he [ the sheriff] would probably never cóme after the sheep", therefore stating that his sheep were not a part of the levy. On 10 February 1896, another deputy sheriff came to his farm and seized the sheep, which were then driven to Webster, SD and sold. Louis then sued the sheriff and others, claiming that the seizure and sale of the sheep were illegal. On 4 April 1899, the South Dakota Supreme Court in Auby v. Rathbun, 11 S.D. 474 found for the plaintiff, Louis Auby by stating that "the statement and acts of the officer while proceeding to make the levy, in reference thereto, constituted a part of the res gestee, and were binding upon his principal."^[3]

"In the spring of 1904, Louis Auby retired from farming and they moved to the town of Lily where Louis began his 16 years of service as a rural mail carrier. At this time Clara was known in Lily as "Auntie Auby", as she ran a restaurant in her home and was well known for her cooking.

He was always an enthusiastic fisherman, hunter, lover of good jokes, and a good storyteller.

Even though his eyesight was failing the last seven years of his life, he provided descendants many happy hours, listening to his stories of pioneer days.

His sense of humor never left him. As he knew his time was near and he was taken to the hospital in an ambulance, he asked his son-in-law, Les Jenkins, why he was going on his last ride in a Dodge. He knew that Les sold Hudson automobiles in Watertown at that time!"^[2]

Marriage and Children

He married (1) in 1878 in Greenvale, Dakota, MN Cornelia Tourson, daughter of Oscar Tourson and Sigri (Sigrid) Ouversdatter.^[4] They had children:

1. Henry Newell Auby, born 2 Apr 1880 in Brookings, Brookings, SD, married on 17 Jun 1902 Cora Clapp, daughter of Aretus Clapp, Jr. and Sarah (Sally) Sumner.
2. Esther (Ella) Elvida Auby, born 26 Nov 1881 in Brookings, Brookings, SD, married in 1889 Olaus Olsen, son of Halvor Olsen and Guno Axelsen.
3. Nora Helena Auby, born 14 Sep 1883 in Cottonwood, Clark, SD, married on 3 Dec 1895 George Arthur Uhri Bickert, son of George Uhri and Magdalena Billing.
4. Charlotte Louisa (Lottie) Auby, born 27 May 1886 in Cottonwood, Clark, SD, married Edward (Oscar) Cornelius Berven, son of Edwin Olsen Berven and Inger Serin Knutsen.
5. Emma Josephine Auby, born 2 Jul 1888 in Cottonwood, Clark, SD, married Lloyd Levern Matthews, son of Spurgeon Wood Matthews and Mary Frances Schwartz.

He married (2) about 1895 Clara Sjølie, daughter of Ole Larsen and Eline Johannesdatter.^[1] They had children:

1. Edna Henrietta Auby, born 24 Oct 1898 in Lily, Day, SD. She married on 10 Nov 1921 Bill Derenthal.
2. Louis G. Auby, born Sep 1899 in Troy, Day, SD. He died in infancy.
3. Walter Donald Auby, born 17 Apr 1902 in Lily, Day, SD. He married Edna Anderson.
4. Olive Lorraine Auby, born 19 Nov 1903 in Lily, Day, SD. She married on 5 Sep 1926 in Watertown, Codington, SD Leslie (Les) Jenkins, son of Albert L. Jenkins and Edith A. James.
5. Clair Leslie (Dick) Auby, born 5 Sep 1908 in Lily, Day, SD, married on 29 May 1947 in Watertown, Codington, SD Leilah C. Ross, daughter of William (Will) Ross.

Death

He died on 11 Jul 1939 in Watertown, Codington, SD.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 September 2021), memorial page for Louis Auby (9 Dec 1850–11 Jul 1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #83446804, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by D. Larocque (contributor 46972851).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Janet Sutherland Aronson. Our German and Norwegian roots: Kathleen Bickert Sutherland's family, (Venice, FL: Janet Sutherland Aronson, 1998), pp. 29-31.
3. ↑ Harvard Law School Library Online, Auby v. Rathbun, 11 S.D. 474, accessed 4 March 2023.
4. ↑ Our German and Norwegian roots: Kathleen Bickert Sutherland's family, p. 29.