BASILE AUBUCHON |
Basile AuBuchon, of St. Francois County, is one of
its oldest and best known citizens, and is a descendant of the early French pioneers of
that region, with a family name that is prominent in the history of the section. His
parents, Basile and Adelaide AuBuchon, were residents of Ste. Genevieve County September
18, 1817, when his birth occurred, and when he had reached his ninth year, in 1826, they
moved to St. Francois County, near French Village, and engaged in farming. In 1832 the
mother died, leaving five sons, of whom our subject was the eldest. The father married
again, but in 1838 young AuBuchon left home for Madison, Wis., but after a few months of
saw-mill business he wended his way on foot back to Missouri over a long and weary stretch
of 700 miles. He was married in the spring of 1839, and located as a farmer in Marion
Township, where he has since followed a rural life with excellent results, and as a man is
esteemed and respected. The elder Basile AuBuchon reached the advanced years so notable in
this family, dying at the age of seventy-four years in February, 1864. The wife of the
subject of this sketch was Miss Louisa M., the daughter of Gerves and Caroline (Carrow)
Papin, who were living in Ste. Genevieve County on September 18, 1821, when their daughter
was born. Six years after her birth they moved to Washington County, and ten years still
later to St. Francois County. Mr. Papin was for many years engaged in flat-boating to New
Orleans. Mr. AuBuchon and his wife have seen ten of their thirteen children grow to
maturity, and those living are Mary L., now Mrs. A. L. Carrow; Sophia A., now Mrs. E.
Leverd; Louise, now Mrs. J. M. Snodell; Eli B., a prosperous farmer; and Edward J., with
whom his parents now live on the old homestead purchased by his father in 1849. The farm
lies near French Village, and embraces 292 acres, 200 being under cultivation. The entire
family are respected members of the Catholic Church. GOODSPEEDS HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, Goodspeed Publishing Co., Pages 620 & 621. |