Philip4 Aurner (Heinrich3, HEINRICH2, Ulrich1), born about 1805 probably in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; died 03 July 1877(R) in Jefferson, Bremer, Iowa; married possibly in Livingston County, New York to Mary Dugan who was born 11 January 1804(R) in Pennsylvania and died 18 March 1889(R) in Jefferson.
He was one of the first settlers of Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan about 1830-31. [From “Sturgis History”, St. Joseph County Historical Review and Business Guide, written and compiled by Roy D. F. Sowers, Historian (as posted on the St. Joseph County GenWeb site, December 2000): “Among the early settlers were the names of… Philip Aurner, …all came from Livingston county, New York.”] [From St. Joseph in Homespun, A Centennial Souvenir, Sue I. Silliman, published by Three Rivers Publishing Company, Three Rivers, Michigan, 1931: “Among the first to establish homes in windowless log cabins on the Sturgis prairie were…Philip Aurner, …all of whom came in the early thirties.”]
On 01 May 1839, he bought government land in Sherman (now Sturgis), St. Joseph, Michigan (the patent). They moved to Bremer County, Iowa about 1855.
1830 Census: Philip Aurner, page 050, York, Livingston, New York.
1840 Census: Philip Horner, page 272, Sherman, St. Joseph, Michigan.
1850 Census: Philip Orner, page 269, visit 214/216, Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan.
1860 Census: Philip Aurner, page 408, visit 445/425, Jefferson, Bremer, Iowa.
1870 Census: Phillip Aurner, page 249, visit 048/050, Jefferson, Bremer, Iowa.
1880 Census: Mary Auner, page 298, visit 024/029, Jefferson, Bremer, Iowa.
Known children, all but the first two born in Sturgis:
Elizabeth5 Aurner, born about November 1829 in Livingston County, New York; married 11 October 1857 in Bremer County, Iowa (FHL film #1034274) to George W. Whelan (son of Farand (or Farrin) B. and Polly (or Patty) Whelan) who was born about 1828-30 in New York. 1870 Census: George W. Whelan, page 602, visit 041/078, Sun Prairie village, Dane, Wisconsin. 1880 Census: Elizabeth Whelan (married but alone, and children), page 357, visit 026/027, Sun Prairie village, Dane, Wisconsin. 1900 Census: Elizabeth Whelan (married but alone, with son George). Known children:
Mary6 Whelan, born about 1859 in Iowa or Wisconsin.
George Edwin6 Whelan, born about July 1871 in Wisconsin; married 1894-95 to Jessie M. [?Angle] who was born about May 1871 in Wisconsin. He was a traveling salesman. 1900 Census: George E. Whelan, page 114, visit 162/164, Springfield (4th Ward), Sangamon, Illinois. 1910 Census: G. Edward Whelan, page 260, visit 226/227, Springfield (4th Ward), Sangamon, Illinois. 1920 Census: G. Edwin Whelan, page 272, visit 152/176, Springfield (E.D. 143), Sangamon, Illinois. Children, born in Illinois: James Orland Whelan, born about November 1897; Dorothy E. Whelan, born about December 1899; Myrtle A. Whelan, born about 1902; Mary Corinne Whelan, born about 1905; George E. Whelan, born about 1906.
Sarah Ann5 Aurner, born 18 August 1831(R) in Livingston County, New York; married first 1848 in St. Joseph County, Michigan (Book B, page 049) to William H. Dildine who was born about 1825-26 in New York; married second by 1880 in Bremer County, Iowa to Erastus Lawrence Brower (his second marriage)(son of Andrew Brower and Mary Goodwin) who was born about 1824 in Onondaga County, New York.
[William was a farmer. He served in Company B, 14th Iowa Infantry Regiment (the same company as Sarah’s brother Hiram Aurner, just below) during the Civil War; age 36 at enlistment on 16 August 1862, nativity New York, residence Jefferson, [Bremer County,] Iowa. Widow Sarah A. Brower applied for a Widow’s Pension, Application #654431 filed 11 May 1892 in Wisconsin. Dependent(s) “William H. Dildine, et al” applied for a Minor’s Pension, Application #658286 filed 18 July 1897 in Minnesota.]
[Erastus was a blacksmith. He served in Company B, 38th Iowa Infantry Regiment and Company I, 34th Iowa Infantry Regiment during the Civil War; age 37 at enlistment, residence Janesville, [Bremer County,] Iowa. He might be the Erastus L. Brower who died 07 September 1902 in Waupaca County, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Death Index).]
1860 Census: Wm Dildine, page 398, visit 367/350, Jefferson, Bremer, Iowa. 1870 Census: William Dildine, page 127, visit 047/047, Cuivre, Pike, Missouri. 1880 Census: Erastus L. Brower, page 334, visit 192/202, Plainfield (Polk Township), Bremer, Iowa.
Known children with first husband: P. H. Dildine (son), born about 1849 in Michigan; M. W. Dildine (son), born about 1852 in Michigan; Alnysa/Alonza? E. Dildine, born about 1854 in Wisconsin; Ella C. Dildine, born about 1856 in Wisconsin; Georgia H. Dildine, born about 1858 in Wisconsin, died 1886 in Saskatchewan, Canada(R), married William Mulligan(R); John Dildine, born about January 1860 in Iowa; Helen Dildine(R), married Joe Berry; William H. Dildine, apparently a twin, born about 1868-69 in Iowa, 1880 Census: William H. “Brower” (with step-father Erastus Brower); Anna Mabel Dildine, apparently a twin, born 09 April 1869(R) in Iowa, died 29 September 1940(R), married first William Mulligan (widower of her sister Georgia, above(R)), 1880 Census: Anna “Brower” (with step-father Erastus Brower). [Sarah probably had no children with her second husband.]
Hiram J.5 Aurner, born
25 November 1832(R); died 09
January 1916; married 29 December 1867
in Bremer County, Iowa to Mary Raisty who was born
about 1846 in Mecklenburg, Germany and apparently died before the 1880 census. Civil War service:
Companies A and B, 14th Iowa Infantry Regiment. He received an
invalid pension, application filed 05 July 1890 in Iowa. [NOTE: According to Roster Iowa Soldiers War of Rebellion,
Volume 2, page 756, he was killed in action 09 April 1864 at Pleasant Hill,
Louisiana. 
] 1870 Census: Hiram
Aurner, page 249, visit 049/051, Jefferson, Bremer, Iowa. 1880 Census: Hyram Auner (widower, and children, with his mother), page
298, visit 024/029, Jefferson, Bremer, Iowa. 1900 Census: Hiram
Aurner (widower), page 067, visit 049/049, Jefferson, Bremer, Iowa. He is
buried at East Janesville Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, Black Hawk, Iowa [no dates on
grave marker]. Known children, born in Iowa:
W. John6 Aurner, born 06 November 1869(14); died 07 November 1953(14). He is buried at Fairview Cemetery in Jefferson, Bremer, Iowa.
Emma Jane6 Aurner, born 10 January 1872(R); died 02 August 1958(R); married 04 April 1893 at First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa (FHL film #1031518) to William C. Rector (son of John Rector and Mary Bundy) who was born 20 September 1869(R) in Jefferson and died 12 October 1953(R). He was a farmer. 1900 Census: Wm Rector, page 067, visit 048/048, Jefferson, Bremer, Iowa. Known children, born in Bremer County:
Alice Mary7 Rector, born 23 March 1894(17); died May 1979 at Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa(17); married 1915-16 to Jesse Charles Satterlee (possibly his second marriage) who was born 26 October 1894(40)(but SSDI says 1893(17)) at Janesville, Bremer, Iowa and died December 1981 at Waterloo(17). He was a farmer. He registered for the WWI Draft at Waterloo. 1930 Census: Jesse C. Satterlee, page 176, visit 051/051, Mt. Vernon, Black Hawk, Iowa. Known child: Harold J. Satterlee, born 18 June 1918(17) in Iowa, died 09 September 2002.
+ Henry William7 Rector, born 15 October 1895(17)(40); married CELIA R.6 AUNER.
+ ADALINE AMANDA5 AURNER, born 19 October 1834; married John Thomas Dicken; moved to Blue Mound, Livingston, Missouri.
William W.5 Aurner, born about 1837; died 10 November 1879 in the Advent Sanitarium at Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; married about 1863 in Delaware County, Iowa to Carol Louisa Bachelder (daughter of (Reverend) Andre Bachelder and Mary Nutting) who was born about July 1841 in St. Lawrence County (or possibly Herkimer County), New York. He and his family were the first permanent settlers in what is now Turner County, South Dakota. He homesteaded government land in Dakota Territory (now Turner County, South Dakota) and received a patent on 10 February 1874 (reference). His heir(s) bought more land in Turner County on 16 April 1887 (reference). He owned a hotel (Hotel Aurner) at Swan Lake, Turner, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota). 1880 Mortality Schedules: Wm W. Auner (“single”), page 001, visit ‘none’, Tekonsha, Calhoun, Michigan. 1880 Census: Carol L. B. Auner (widow), page 306, visit 010/010, Swan Lake village, Turner, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota). He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery at Battle Creek. They had no children(R). [She was married second to James A. Childs who died in Washington State. 1900 Census: James A. Childs, page 092, visit 268/270, Hellgate, Missoula, Montana.]
[From Historical Atlas of Dakota, published by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, Illinois, 1884: “The first settlement of Turner County dates back to July 1869, when claims were taken at Swan Lake by W. W. Aurner…”
“In September of the same year, the first house in Turner County was built by W. W. Aurner. It was made of a huge pile of sods, finished inside with rough cottonwood lumber. The first white woman that made this county her home was Miss Helen N. [NOTE: actually Helen Sophia] Batchelder. This lady and her sister, Miss A. J. [NOTE: Anna Josephine] Batchelder, came into the county with Mr. Aurner, their brother-in-law. Mr. Aurner returned east for the balance of his effects and the first named lady was installed as housekeeper for several days. It is presumed that her duties as such, kept her sufficiently employed, as she found no time to visit her nearest neighbor who was only twenty miles distant. Mr. Aurner and family were the only settlers here until the next summer (the parties taking claims at the same time failed to make a personal settlement)…”
“Turner County was formed…January 1, 1871… The following extract from the act incorporating the county gives the names of the first officers…William W. Aurner…shall be County Commissioners…”]
Oscar5 Aurner, born about 1839; died 12 June 1866 at Marysville (now Urbana), Benton, Iowa; married 23 October 1865 in Jackson County, Iowa (FHL film #1255477) to Jane H. (Robinson) Sherman who was born about January 1840 in New York.
[Jane was the daughter of Henry Robinson and Christine Patten. She was married first to Levi W. Sherman, a friend of Oscar’s who had also served in Company C, 105th Illinois Infantry during the Civil War and was killed 03 December 1862 during the Battle of Bowling Green [Kentucky]. She had two children by her first marriage: William Sherman born about 1861, and a daughter. Jane H. Sherman received a widow’s pension (Certificate #52472); Application #27245 filed 13 July 1863. One (or both) of her children with her first husband received a minor’s pension (Certificate #70731); Application #122491 filed 02 February 186?6 by “J. H. Auner, guardian” [which seems likely to be Jane]. She was married third 29 December 1875 in Buchanan County, Iowa (FHL film #1024828) to Yelbert Frank Davis, and had two more daughters: Della Davis born about 1877, and Minnie Davis born about 1882. 1900 Census: Frank Davis, page 209, visit 245/246, Urbana town, Benton, Iowa. 1910 Census: Jane Davis (widow), page 223, visit 262/267, Urbana town, Benton, Iowa.]
1860 Census: Oscar Aurner (with James Patten), page 108, visit 796/176, Kingston, DeKalb, Illinois. Civil War service: Company C (from DeKalb County), 105th Illinois Infantry Regiment, residence given as Kingston, Illinois. They are buried at Urbana Cemetery at Urbana, Benton, Iowa. Only child:
Oscar Levi6 Aurner, born 08 July 1866(14) in Illinois; died 03 December 1944(14) at Urbana (Cedar Valley Daily Times, issue of 04 December 1944); married first to Etta Christina Belfield (daughter of Robert Belfield and Margaret A. Brody) who was born 19 October 1873(14) in Benton County and died 08 February 1900(14) [info from Brody family researcher Anna Mae Brody Kelly]; married second 15 July 1901 in Benton County to Ione Casner (daughter of Enoch Wilson Casner and Elizabeth May Lapp) who was born 01 June 1873(14) in Benton County and died 17 October 1941(14) (obituary on Benton County GenWeb site)[info from descendant Joyce Aurner Schultz]. 1880 Census: Oscar Orner (with step-father Frank Davis), page 294, visit 209/209, Polk, Benton, Iowa. 1900 Census: Oscar Ohner (with stepfather Frank Davis), page 209, visit 245/246, Urbana town, Benton, Iowa. 1910 Census: Oscar Aurner, page 223, visit 252/257, Urbana town, Benton, Iowa. 1920 Census: Oscar Aurner, page 041, visit 018/018, Benton, Benton, Iowa. 1930 Census: Oscar Aurner (married but alone, with son-in-law Irvin Johnson), page 169, visit 069/069, Urbana town, Benton, Iowa; also Ione Aurner (“widow”), page 172, visit 027/027, Polk, Benton, Iowa. They are all buried at Urbana Cemetery.
Known children with first wife: Clifford Ray Aurner, born 11 September 1891(14), died 13 September(14) (or 18 September) 1934, unmarried, he was a WWI veteran, he is buried at Urbana Cemetery, 1910 Census: Clifford Aurner (with grandmother Jane Davis), page 223, visit 262/267, Urbana town, Benton, Iowa., probably 1920 Census: Clifford Auner, page 003, visit 067/067, Ryan town, Delaware, Iowa; Lela Faye Aurner, born 18 February 1893, died 03 May 1988 at Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, married 24 December 1913 at Urbana to Andrew J. Hurst who was born 29 October 1889 at St. Joseph, Missouri(40) and died 22 May 1980, he was a farmer, he registered for the WWI Draft in Lyle, Mower, Minnesota, they are buried at Garden of Memories Cemetery at Waterloo, 1910 Census: Faye Aurner (with grandmother Jane Davis), page 223, visit 262/267, Urbana town, Benton, Iowa; Vena Marie Aurner, born 07 September 1898(17), died 31 January 1993 at Walker, Linn, Iowa(17), married 1917-18 to Charles Robert Hoffman who was born 30 June 1895 at Walker, Iowa(40), 1920 Census: Charles R. Hoffman, page 148, visit 123/123, Grant, Linn, Iowa.
Known children with second wife: Clarence Robert Aurner, born 18 March 1902, died about 1930, he worked for the U.S. Border Patrol (from 1930 census); Etta Lucille Aurner, born 28 February 1906(17), died 09 December 1996 at Moravia, Appanoose, Iowa(17), married 22 August 1928 in Chickasaw County, Iowa to George Robert Bruce (son of Franklin Bruce and Mary Welbes) who was born 19 May 1901(17) in Jones County, Iowa and died 10 August 1983 at Urbana(17); Retha May Aurner, born 19 January 1908(17), died 25 March 1998 at Fairbank, Buchanan, Iowa(17), married 05 February 1926 in Benton County to Ervin H. Johnson who was born 08 February 1906(17) in Iowa and died 21 April 1990(17), he was a farmer, 1930 Census: Irvin Johnson, page 169, visit 069/069, Urbana town, Benton, Iowa; Fred L. Aurner, born 06 March 1910, died 25 October 1964, married 02 February 1935 at Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa to Millie Maxine Dodge (daughter of Elmer Dodge and Alice Meakins) who was born 29 August 1916(17) in Fairfax, Linn, Iowa and died 07 September 1999 at Center Point, Linn, Iowa(17), he was a farmer.
John Sturgis5 Auner, born 23 January 1843(14); died 10 March 1915(14) in Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa; married first 27 April 1871(R) to Helen Mary Allen who was born 19 December 1840(14) in Ohio and died 07 June 1907(14) in Shell Rock. Civil War service: Company B, 14th Iowa Infantry Regiment. He was an insurance agent. He served at least one term as Recorder for Shell Rock. Biography on page 725, History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa, published by Union Publishing Company, Springfield, Illinois, 1883. 1880 Census: J. S. Auner, page 244, visit 271/278, Shell Rock town, Butler, Iowa. 1900 Census: John S. Auner, page 151, visit 063/064, Shell Rock town, Butler, Iowa. They are buried at Riverside Cemetery in Shell Rock. Known children:
Probably Elizabeth F.6 Auner, born 20 November 1868(14); died 19 August 1959(14). She is buried at Riverside Cemetery, in the same plot as John S. and Helen M. Auner.
(Doctor) Jay Frank6 Auner, born 23 September 1872(40); died 17 August 1947 at Des Moines, Polk, Iowa(R); married 27 April 1898 to Daisy Orilla Denison (daughter of John D. and Tryphena J. Denison, both born in New York) who was born 18 July 1877(R) in Clarion, Wright, Iowa and died 11 August 1950 at Des Moines(R). He was a dermatologist. He registered for the WWI Draft at Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. 1900 Census: Jay F. Auner, page 134, visit 060/063, Waverly, Bremer, Iowa. 1920 Census: J. O. Auner, page 043, visit 030/064 , Des Moines (1st Ward), Polk, Iowa. 1930 Census: Jay F. Auner, page 033, visit 026/032, Des Moines (E.D. 19), Polk, Iowa. Known child:
Joseph Sturgis Auner, born 22 June 1899(17); died 18 March 1984 at Des Moines(17)(obituary in Kossuth County Advance, issue of 07 April 1984); married 15 June 1922 to Frances Kate (daughter of John Henry Kate and Irma Beghtol) who was born 03 March 1899(17) in Nebraska and died 29 November 1982 at Des Moines(17). He was a bank cashier. 1930 Census: Joseph S. Auner, page 016, visit 165/175, Algona (2nd Ward), Kossuth, Iowa. He is buried at Masonic Cemetery at Des Moines. Known children, born in Iowa: (Reverend Doctor) Josephine Frances Auner, born about 1924, married to Walter Clement Barnes (son of Walter Edgar Barnes and Florence Mildred Aldrich) who was born about 1923 in Iowa, she is the author of Genealogy and Migration of the Auner-Aurner-Orner Family(R); Margaret H. Auner, born about 1928.
Mary Ellen5 Aurner, born January 1847(R); died 30 July 1875 in Jefferson(R). She is buried at Messinger Cemetery in Bremer County.
+ THOMAS JAMES5 AUNER, born 09 August 1849(R); married first Angeline Mishler; married second Laura Alena McCaffree; moved to Jackson, Miner, South Dakota; then to Driftwood, Woods, Oklahoma Territory; then to Winfield, Cowley, Kansas.
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