Posted on: Greene County, Ar Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Greene?read=854 Surname: austin ------------------------- As old as this queary is I am sure already have this information but in case you don't here goes. This is archived in Fathers of the Ridge: The patriarchs of the Austin family in Greene County were Stephen and Ransom Austin both natives of South Carolina. Stephen was born in that state in 1797 and Ransom was born there in 1805. Both of these men were in Greene County by 1840; this places them among the very early settlers of the County. In their long journey from South Carolina, Stephen and Ransom paused for some years in McNairy County, Tennessee where records show their presence in 1830. They arrived in Greene County sometime during the 1830's. Both Stephen and Ransom settled in that part of the County then known as St. Francis Township. As time passed their descendants scattered to other parts of the County. Stephen Austin was born on July 16, 1797, his wife was named Martha and she was born in Tennessee on August 19, 1810. Stephen Austin died June 10, 1863. Their known children were: Joseph, 1830; Sarah, 1832; Ransom, 1833; Margaret, 1835; Robert, 1840; Stephen, 1843; Lucinda, 1845; and George W., 1849. Of these children Joseph, the oldest, was born in Tennessee; all of the others were born after the family's arrival in Arkansas. One of their children was George Washington AUSTIN, born July 8, 1849 in Greene county, Married Martha Louise Susanne WITCHER, born Sept. 3, 1850 in Calhoun county, Georgia (parents Henry & Martha WITCHER). Their children: Stephen Henry, May 1876-Feb. 1, 1918, John William Nov. 25, 1880-Feb. 11, 1952. Stephen married Mary MORROW, born Feb 7, 1880 in Tennessee, died April 4, 1973 in St. Louis, MO. They had 8 children, all born in Beech Grove orO'Kean. In a limited space, it is impossible to trace all of the Austin descendants down to the present day. However, Joseph Austin married in Greene County and his wife was Roda M. Roda was a native of Alabama born in 1833. Their known children were: John W., 1858; William H., 1861; Charles N., 1863; Stephen C., 1865; and E. J. C., 1869. Stephen C. Austin, son of Joseph, was known to George Rowland, writer of the Father's of the Ridge, and was commonly addressed by his middle name, Carroll. Carroll was married three times. He had one son, Ezra, by his first wife. There were no children born of the second marriage. By his third wife, Janie Robinson Austin, he had three daughters: Mary Lee, Edna and Hazel. Of the four children only one, Hazel, survives at the present time. During the 1930's Carroll Austin lived for several years near Shiloh Church in the Center Hill Community. He and Janie moved to West Court Street in Paragould where they spent the last few years of their lives. Carroll died first and both are buried, side by side, at the Center Hill Cemetery. Mary Lee Austin, daughter of Carroll, married Brad Curry and they had two children, Pauline and Ronald. Both Pauline and Ronald were born during the 1920's. Mary Lee died when Ronald and Pauline were children. From the time of Mary Lee's death Ronald and Pauline lived with their grandparents, Carroll and Janie Austin. After the grandparent died, Ronald lived with his sister Pauline. Ransom Austin, born 1805, married a woman by the name of Martha who, like himself, was a native of South Carolina. This Martha is not to be confused with the wife of Stephen Austin who was also named Martha. Both these women had the same name and were of the same age; however, Stephen's wife was born in Tennessee while Ransom's wife was born in South Carolina. Ransom and Martha Austin had eight known children: Elizabeth, born 1834; Thomas, 1836; Stephen, 1838; Wesley. 1839; Martha A., 1841; Nancy, 1846; Robert C., 1848; and Smith, 1850. Hope this helps patricia of glenpool