Antelope County NeArchives Biographies.....Auringer, Francis Gideon 1867 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 March 22, 2015, 9:00 pm Source: Nebraskana Author: See below Francis Gideon Auringer A leader in the business world at Neligh, Nebraska, Francis Gideon Auringer was born at Albion, Iowa, June 24, 1867, the son of Gideon Francis and Sarah (Sawyer) Auringer. His father, who was born in Onandaga County, New York, October 2, 1832, and died at Marshalltown, Iowa, September 19, 1900, was a painter, glazier, and sign painter. He held membership in the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Albion. He was one of the first manufacturers of steel barbed wire and was one of a partnership of small-factory men who managed the wire-production. His grandparents came to this country from Holland and settled in New York. His mother, who was a tailoress and nurse, was born near Lee Center, Illinois, November 24, 1832, and died at Shell Rock, Iowa, January 6, 1909. She devoted most of her time outside of home activities to caring for the sick in her neighborhood and was known throughout her community for her kindness to the poor. She was the daughter of Joseph Sawyer a drum major in the War of 1812. Her three brothers died in the Civil War. Mr. Auringer was graduated from the high school at Marshalltown, and at the age of 17 entered the monument business as an apprentice engraver and carver. In 1902 he established the Neligh Marble & Granite Works, and in 1912 incorporated as the Elkhorn Monument Company of which he is now president and manager. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Memorial Craftsmen of Nebraska, serving as president three terms, Memorial Craftsmen of America, and the Neligh Iiotary Club of which he is president. He was a member of the board of governors of the Memorial Craftsmen of America, serving with Supreme Judge Bayard H Paine of Grand Island, and is a member of the Red Cross and St. Peters Episcopal Church of Neligh He is a member of Trowel Lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Neligh, the Modern Woodmen of America, Knights of the Maccabees, Marshalltown, Iowa, and the Cosmopolitan Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Marshalltown. He organized the first golf club in his part of the state, and now holds membership in the Antelope Country Club at Neligh. Mr. Auringer is a director of the Neligh Cemetery Association, is superintendent of Laurel Hill Cemetery, and has given much time and effort toward making the local cemetery beautiful. He devoted a great deal of effort toward the dedication of a large elm tree in Neligh Riverside Park as a living Legion Memorial, and is interested in birds, trees, and flowers. During the World War he solicited for the Young Men’s Christian Association and personally borrowed money in order to buy government bonds. He was the organizer and first president of the Neligh Rotary Club. His marriage to Mabel Osman occurred at Marshalltown, May 18, 1892. Mrs. Auringer, who was born at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 6, 1866, is the daughter of William Clark Osman and Adah Elizabeth (Bardshaw) Osman. She was a charter member of the P. E. 0. Chapter at Neligh, is a communicant of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at Neligh, is a member of the Entre Nous Club, and was a charter member of the Order of Eastern Star, at Marshalltown. They have three children: Osman Francis, born January 19, 1895; Marvin William, born August 28, 1896; and Marion Mae, born February 24, 1904. Osman Francis was graduated from Neligh High School and was graduated from the Auto School at Detroit. He enlisted in the Motor Ambulance Assembly during the World War and served for 17 months in France, stationed at St. Nazaire. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, is a member of the Episcopal Church, and resides at Marysville, Michigan. Marvin William was graduated from Neligh High School and the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago where he studied under Frederick Grant, the noted illustrator. He is now a successful artist in New York City. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Episcopal Church. Marion Mae, who married C. D. Wood, of Newport, Rhode Island, was graduated from the Neligh High School and the University of Nebraska where she was a member of Chi Omega. She was a charter member of the P. E. O. at Neligh, and is a communicant in the Episcopal Church. Mr. Auringer is a member of the Republican Party and the Nebraskana Society. He is interested in golf, football, and baseball. Residence: Neligh. Additional Comments: Extracted from Nebraskana Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin The Baldwin Company Hebron, NE 1932 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/antelope/bios/auringer167gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb