Nathaniel Auxier
1815-1865
Nathaniel Auxier was born near the mouth of Johns Creek in the Blockhouse Bottom which at that time was still a part of Floyd County, Kentucky. He was reared on a farm and, except for one course at Richmond, Kentucky, educated in the common schools. Nathaniel became a skilled reader and was so well-informed that his knowledge of history, theology, politics, astronomy, and all subjects of common interest was known for miles around.
It was said that public speaking was not one of Nathaniel's talents but that was probably an incorrect characterization. He could hold an audience spellbound as if by magic, whether it was around a hearthstone or on the public square. He was an advisor to all the people in the neighborhood and anyone in trouble went to him for counsel, even in medical matters. Before the Civil War, Nathaniel had been a lifelong Democrat. He named four of his sons for Democratic presidents, but he became disgusted with the administration of James Buchanan. During the agitation leading up to the war, he took a stand for the Union and his arguments at public gatherings in Paintsville, the county seat of Johnson County, Kentucky, were influential in swaying the county to support the maintenance of the Union. The majority of the people in adjoining Floyd County decided to go with the rebellion resulting in the unfortunate brother-against-brother and neighbor-against-neighbor situation so common in civil wars. Dr. David Auxier
On March 8, 1838 Nathaniel Auxier married Hester Ann Mayo, a native Virginian. Hester was an educated woman who attended the University of Virginia. Her father, Lewis Mayo, brought his family into the Big Sandy Valley of Eastern Kentucky and became one of the most respected educators of the region. Hester, like her husband, was well informed and a good conversationalist. She was related to John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, to Frank Mayo, a famous actor of that time and to Joseph Mayo, the mayor of Richmond, Virginia at the close of the Civil War. Dr. David Auxier
Nathaniel Auxier and Hester Ann Mayo were the parents of:
1, Samuel Lewis Auxier who died at age 22 in a riverboat accident.
2. Capt. David Valentine Auxier who was killed at the Battle of Saltville, Virginia
3. 
George Washington Auxier who married Angeline Prater
4. Louisa Auxier who died at age 22
5. Judge Andrew Jackson Auxier who married Cynthia Elizabeth Scott
6. Julia Auxier who married James Cooley
7. Thomas Jefferson Auxier who married 1. Jane
Harrison 2. Martha Jane Spradlin
8. Martha Auxier who married William Theodore Hager
9. Arminta M. Auxier who married Robert
S. Friend
10. Angeline Auxier who married John Witten Layne
11. James Buchanan Auxier who married Orie Scott
12. Nathaniel Douglas Auxier who married Margaret Pheribe Prichard
13. Edward Everett Auxier who married Mary Lucy Prichard