Pg. 2 of "Nathaniel Austin Sr. of Greenville County, South Carolina" (on AFAOA website) claims that Nathaniel Austin received a Royal Grant of 500 acres of land on Little River (later named Gilder's Creek), a branch of the Saluda in 1769. I have not found evidence of this. Howver, there *was* a grant of 100 acres in 1766 on Little Creek of Saluda River. The only grant of 500 acres I found was in 1797, "lying on both sides of the dividing line of Laurens and Greenville Counties on the North Fork of Durbins Creek." So, two questions - what is the source of the 1769 grant and was Gilder's Creek really originally called Little River? I appreciate any help. Vickie Elam White

I took the autosomal DNA test through Family Tree DNA. My Kit # there is 244677. I also uploaded my results to GEDMatch.com, and my Kit # there is T119913. My brother, Nathaniel Gerard Elam, also took the test. His Kit # at FTDNA is 469812 and at GEDMatch.com is Kit # T181604. We descend from Irena Jane Austin (1817 SC-1880 GA) & John Elam (1809 SC-1888 GA). Irena was a daughter of William T. Austin (1788 SC - 1822 GA), who was a son of John J. Austin (1770 NC - ca 1855 GA) and his supposed wife, Lucretia Harris (1768 VA - 1850 + GA). Any cousins out there? Vickie Elam White

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 Sarah married Clay in 1862 not long after her husband Turner R Climer died in Louisville KY at the Geneal Hospital.  He was A Union Solider.  She had two children when she married clay.  Amanda Josephine and James Milton Climer.   She had 6 Children by Clay.  Some when between the census of 1880 Fed Census in Macon County by the 1900 Fed Census they were living in Logan County KY in the Berea Area and they both are buried the Berea Church Cemetery off US 431 between Russellville and Adairville in Logan County, KY. I am loking a picture of them.  I have pictures of James and Amanda and of the other children.  I am trying to find a picture of her and Clay.  Never did find anything on Her first husband my 2nd Great Grandfather.    I have family reunions everyyear in Franklin KY and I try to find a lot of this information not only for the reunion, however my mother is still alive at 97 years.  and This is her Great Grandmother. Jeannie in Kentucky God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com http://ancestraltrackers.org/ Cherrish you Freedom, Support your Military, Homeland people in service of others.  Each of us have a great gift given to us, Freedom.  Vote, Worship, Speech, Pursuit of Happiness.  We  are all Equal and Remember to see your neighbor as your Equal. 

>From "The Record" (Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA) http://www.recordnet.com/article/20160131/OBITUARIES/301319997/101131/OBITUARIES Posted Jan. 31, 2016 at 12:01 AM Stephen Harold Austin, aka the "Six Million Dollar Man," 72, of Stockton, CA passed away on January 24, 2016 at his home, in peace. He was a loving husband to his wife of 36 years, Teresa (Elliott) Austin, a father of three, Michael and David Austin, and daughter Stephenie Gubac. He was a "PAPA" of seven, with a great granddaughter on the way. He loved going to sporting events to watch his grandchildren excel, and hosting pool parties for family and friends. Steve was a proud US Marine. He worked in the Sales Industry selling just about everything you can imagine. After retiring from Institutional Food Sales in 2006, he continued to sell Real Estate for fun. He enjoyed fishing, golf, reading, writing letters to the editor, and tending to his annual tomato garden. He is remembered for his sense of humor, and love for his family. A Celebration of Life Memorial will be held in his honor at the Ambler's Club, 2000 Amblers Club Ln., Stockton, CA on February 6, 2016 from 12-3 pm. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Jude's Hospital or the Wounded Warrior Project.

Hello, everyone, Continuing again with more descendants of Benjamin (1787, Burke Co., NC-1861, Hardin Co., TN) & Sarah Ellis (1795, Iredell Co., NC-1864, Hardin Co., TN) Austin >Samuel Alvis (1815, Burke Co., NC-1873, Henderson Co., TN) & Mary Jane Brigance (1820 -1893, both Henderson Co., TN) Austin >Henry Clinton Austin (1857, Hardin Co., TN-1934, Ripley, Lauderdale Co., TN) & Adeline Elizabeth (Unknown) (1857, Hardin Co., TN-unk.) >Thomas Walter "Tom" Austin (1877/78, Henderson Co., TN-1959, Gibson Co., TN) & (1) Fannie Lee White (1882, Henderson Co., TN- 1919, Gibson Co., TN); all children born in Gibson Co., TN. >Bernice Catherine Austin, b. 1913 >Leonard Austin, b. 1915; d. 1916; buried Yorkville Cem. >Paul Austin, b. 1917; d. 1984, Trenton, Gibson Co., TN; m., 1936, Laverne "Tommie" Harrison, 1915, dau. of Thomas "Tom" & Minnie Kress Harrison; d. 1990. Paul's bondsman for him to marry Laverne was Robert L. Davis (relationship unknown.) Paul was a farmer. Paul may have had other children born after the 1940 census who may be untraced, but were born in Gibson Co., TN. The known child of Paul & Laverne Harrison Austin was: >Leonard Thomas Austin, b. 1938; d. 1999, Lisbon, St. Lawrence Co., NY; Unknown if married. Joined a branch of the US armed forces in 1963, and exited the service in 1980. >Thomas Walter "Tom" Austin (1877/78, Henderson Co., TN-1959, Gibson Co., TN) & (2) Letha B. Dozier (1898, Henderson Co., TN- 1972, Gibson Co., TN); all children born in Gibson Co., TN. Thomas Walter "Tom" & (2) Letha B. Dozier Austin had children: >James A. Austin, b. 1920; d. 2000, Dyer, Gibson Co., TN; m., 1951, Lou Jean Williams in Gibson Co., TN. Occupation & possible children unknown. >Thomas Clarence Austin, b. 1923; d. 2010, Yorkville, Gibson Co., TN; m. Luna Erle. Thomas was a dairy farmer. Thomas' obituary states that he was survived by one daughter, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Also mentioned was his sister-in-law, Lou Jean Austin. Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com

Hi, Austins, Continuing with more descendants of Benjamin (1787, Burke Co., NC-1861, Hardin Co., TN) & Sarah Ellis (1795, Iredell Co., NC-1864, Hardin Co., TN) Austin >Samuel Alvis (1815, Burke Co., NC-1873, Henderson Co., TN) & Mary Jane Brigance (1820 -1893, both Henderson Co., TN) Austin >Henry Clinton Austin (1857, Hardin Co., TN-1934, Ripley, Lauderdale Co., TN) & Adeline Elizabeth (Unknown) (1857, Hardin Co., TN-unk.) >Thomas Walter "Tom" Austin (1877/78, Henderson Co., TN-1959, Gibson Co., TN) & (1) Fannie Lee White (1882, Henderson Co., TN- 1919, Gibson Co., TN); all children born in Gibson Co., TN. >William Claudie (Claude?) Austin, b. 1903; d. 1980, Dyer, Gibson Co., TN; m. Mary Cecil (Unknown). Claude was a farmer. Given the date of William's birth, he may have had other children born after the 1940 census who may be untraced but were born in Gibson Co., TN. Known children of William Claude & Mary Cecil (Unknown) Austin were: >Annie Lee Austin, b. 1922 >Emma F. (K.?) Austin, b. 1924 >Ceburn (Seaborn?) Austin, b. 1929 >Ernest Austin, b. 1935 >Vera Mai (May?) Austin, b. 1906 >Willie D. "Bill" Austin, b. 1908; d. 1989; m. Nell V. Harrison, b. 1909; d. 1998; dau. of Thomas "Tom" & Winnie Kress Harrison. Given the date of Bill's birth, he may have had other children born after the 1940 census who may be untraced but were born in Gibson Co., TN. Bill & Nell are buried together at Yorkville Cemetery, Gibson Co., TN. Known children of Willie D. "Bill" & Nell V. Harrison Austin were: >Robert H. "Bob" Austin, b. 1931; d. 2000, Gibson Co., TN; buried at Yorkville Cemetery; m. Martha Jo (Unknown), b. 1929, d. unk. (her name & dob is on the mutual gravestone, but no date of death is inscribed.) >John "Johnny" Austin, b. 1936 >Edgar Burton Austin, b. 1911; d. 1989, Dyer, Gibson Co., TN; m., 1927, Eula Rattlean Castleman. Given the date of Edgar's birth, he may have had other children born after the 1940 census who may be untraced but were born in Gibson Co., TN. >Milford Austin, b. 1931 >Enoch Austin, b. 1934 More coming. Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com

Alan, Thank you for responding to my postings. Part of my problem is that my Benjamin (F?) Austin was NOT the son of Stephen Austin of Hardin Co., TN, as is INCORRECTLY posted on Find-A-Grave. Stephen Austin never was in Burke Co., NC, which is where my Benjamin married Sarah “Sallie” Ellis in 1810 before moving to TN. (Sarah appears to have been the daughter of Samuel Ellis, of Iredell & Burke Cos,, NC.) There were several Austin men in Burke Co., NC who could have been the father of my Ben. Who his father was is what I am attempting to determine. My feeling is that I cannot rule out that My Benjamin may have HAD family that is not clear from the records so far discovered, xo I can’t rule out any possibility. It might be that the Henderson County, Tennessee connection of Samuel Alvis Austin (1815- 1873) is just a coincidence. But I am just trying to keep an open mind about all of it, because it is not yet clear, and so needs further research. Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com From: Alan Miller [mailto:alanmiller47@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 10:54 PM To: austin@rootsweb.com; pamstone@cfl.rr.com Cc: Wayne Austin Subject: Benjamin Austin Descendants Pam, I am not related to this Benjamin Austin. My gg grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Austin who was born in Scotts Hill, Henderson, TN in 1838 and died there in 1914. His father was Charles Austin who was the first settler in Scotts Hill, Henderson, Tennesee in 1825. He was born in 1796 in Anson County, NC and died in 1875 in Scotts Hill, Henderson, TN. I did searched in Ancestry.com and found links to Findagrave.com records for your Benjamin Austin, his father Stephen Austin and Benjamin's son Samuel Alvis Austin. See below. Samuel Alvis Austin and his son David W. Austin are in the 1850 and 1860 censuses of Hardin County, TN. I found a marriage record for David W. Austin and Martha Ann Campbell who married on 26 Mar 1868 in Stoddard, MO. Their son Walter Austin was one year old in the 1880 Census of Union, Ripley, MO. I am sure there is more about their descendants in Ancestry.com, but I didn't have time to pursue this. I can't find a connection to my Austin lineage. -- Alan Miller alanmiller47@gmail.com Stephen Austin http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10164690> &GRid=10164690 Birth: Nov. 4, 1755 Halifax County Virginia, USA Death: 1850 Hardin County Tennessee, USA Stephen Austin was born in Halifax County, Virginia, on November 4, 1755, to John Austin Jr. and Mary McBee. He married Dorcas Pinson, daughter of Delilah and Aaron Pinson, in 1775, in Grayson County, Virginia. Dorcas was born about 1757 in Laurens, South Carolina, and died April 12, 1836, in Hardin County, Tennessee. Stephen and Dorcas had these children together: William, Stephen, Saunders A., Robert, Elizabeth, John, and Rebecca. Stephen was a Revolutionary War soldier. At the age of 21, he enlisted in the cavalry of Major William Armstrong and Col. Washington. He served five years in the Light Horse Dragoons of General Green's division in Surry County, North Carolina, but the last 2 years hired a substitute. After the war, he returned to Virginia and lived there for twenty years. He then moved to Tennessee and lived in Warren, Giles, Wayne, and Hardin Counties. >From information researched by Janet Austin Curtis, with help from Oliver Qualls of Savannah, TN and Mrs. Orville Sharp of Florence, AL, family tradition among the descendants of Stephen would seem to indicate that he was sort of a "wagon master" who made trips back to North Carolina and Virginia and led settlers from there into Tennessee. Supposedly, he made his last trip when he was 70 years old and came back with 30 families, mostly relatives from VA and NC, who settled in Wayne Co., TN, along Second Creek; in Hardin Co., TN, along Hollands Creek; and in Lauderdale Co., AL, along Bumpas Creek. Since he does not show up in many census schedules, this seems like a likely explanation for these absences. Stephen died in 1850 in Hardin County, Tennessee, and was buried in the Hollands Creek Cemetery, Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee. Note: One of Stephen's many grandchildren was <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42420376> Martha Viannah Austin Rhea, daughter of William and Rebecca (Moses) Austin, Family links: Spouse: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14342492> Dorcas Pinson Austin (1757 - 1836)* Children: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142071774> Hannah Austin Wood (1784 - 1870)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14342364> Sanders A. Austin (1784 - 1859)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970263> Benjamin Austin (1787 - 1861)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30780762> John Austin (1789 - 1872)* Burial: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=10164690&CRid=13503&> Hollands Creek Cemetery Savannah Hardin County Tennessee, USA Benjamin Austin http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970263> &GRid=105970263 Birth: Feb. 18, 1787 Burke County North Carolina, USA Death: Nov. 23, 1861 Hardin County Tennessee, USA Son of Stephen & Dorcus Pinson Austin Family links: Parents: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10164690> Stephen Austin (1755 - 1850) <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14342492> Dorcas Pinson Austin (1757 - 1836) Spouse: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970693> Sarah G Ellis Austin (1795 - 1864) Children: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105971016> Samuel Alvis Austin (1815 - 1873)* Siblings: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142071774> Hannah Austin Wood (1784 - 1870)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14342364> Sanders A. Austin (1784 - 1859)* Benjamin Austin (1787 - 1861) <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30780762> John Austin (1789 - 1872)* *Calculated relationship Burial: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=105970263&CRid=18305&> Shady Grove Cemetery #02 Saltillo Hardin County Tennessee, USA Samuel Alvis Austin http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105971016> &GRid=105971016 Birth: Apr. 23, 1815 Burke County North Carolina, USA Death: Jul. 21, 1873 Henderson County Tennessee, USA Family links: Parents: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970263> Benjamin Austin (1787 - 1861) <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970693> Sarah G Ellis Austin (1795 - 1864) Spouse: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970902> Mary Jane Brigance Austin (1820 - 1893) Children: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9421783> Sarah Ann Austin Fisher (1844 - 1926)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970867> Louisa J Austin (1845 - 1864)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970565> Samuel T Austin (1848 - 1868)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970590> John W Austin (1855 - ____)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970942> Hannah L Austin (1865 - 1866)* *Calculated relationship Burial: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=105971016&CRid=18305&> Shady Grove Cemetery #02 Saltillo Hardin County Tennessee, USA

Hello, all! Continuing on with the descendants of Benjamin (1787, Burke Co., NC-1861, Hardin Co., TN) & Sarah Ellis (1795, Iredell Co., NC-1864, Hardin Co., TN) Austin >Samuel Alvis (1815, Burke Co., NC-1873, Henderson Co., TN) & Mary Jane Brigance (1820 -1893, both Henderson Co., TN) Austin >Henry Clinton Austin (1857, Hardin Co., TN-1934, Ripley, Lauderdale Co., TN) & Adeline Elizabeth (Unknown) (1857, Hardin Co., TN-unk.) >Thomas Walter "Tom" Austin, b. 1877/78, Scott's Hill, Henderson Co., TN; d. 1959, Dyer, Gibson Co., TN; m. 1901 (1) Fannie Lee White b. 1882, Henderson Co., TN; d. 1919, Gibson Co., TN of pneumonia, dau. of Leonard D. & Nancy Smith White; m. (2) Letha B. Dozier, b. 1898, dau. of James Greely & (1) E. S. (Unknown) Dozier of Dyer & Gibson Cos., TN; d. 1972. Tom & both of his wives are buried at Yorkville Cemetery, Yorkville, Gibson Co., TN. Tom was a farmer. Fannie was the mother of Tom's 7 older children, and Letha was the mother of the two youngest; all the children were born in Gibson Co., TN. Thomas Walter "Tom" & Fanny White Austin had children: William Claudie Austin, b. 1903 Vera Mai Austin, b. 1906 Willie D. "Bill" Austin, b. 1908 Edgar Burton Austin, b. 1911 Bernice Catherine Austin, b. 1913 Leonard Austin, b. 1915; d. 1916; buried Yorkville Cem. Paul Austin, b. 1917 Thomas Walter "Tom" & Letha Dozier Austin had children: James A. Austin, b. 1920 Thomas Clarence "Tom" Austin, b. 1923 More to come! Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com

Hi, everyone, Continuing with the descendants of Benjamin (1787, Burke Co., NC-1861, Hardin Co., TN) & Sarah Ellis (1795, Iredell Co., NC-1864, Hardin Co., TN) Austin >Samuel Alvis (1815, Burke Co., NC-1873, Henderson Co., TN) & Mary Jane Brigance (1820 -1893, both Henderson Co., TN) Austin >Jones Alvis Austin (1859, Hardin Co., TN-1941, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN) & (1) Winnie Scott (1858, Decatur Co., TN- 1889, Henderson Co., TN); m. (2) Emily Ella Holland (1870, TN-1956, Henderson Co., TN; buried Lexington Cemetery, Henderson Co., TN) Jones Alvis Austin was a farmer. Jones Alvis & (2) Emily Ella Holland Austin had children: >Herman Bedford Austin, b. 1898, Henderson Co., TN; d. 1999, Henderson Co., TN; buried Lexington Cemetery, Henderson Co., TN; m. Marguerite (Unknown). Herman was a bookkeeper & later managed the power company in Lexington. Herman was a veteran of WWI, and his grave has a military marker denoting that. >William Robert Austin, b. 1922, Henderson Co., TN; Recorded in 1940, as "Billy Bob" Austin, a student aged 17. >John A. Austin, b. 1929, Henderson Co., TN >Jewel Mary Austin, b. 1900, Henderson Co., TN; d. 1989, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN ; buried Lexington Cemetery, Henderson Co., TN Anyone out there recognize any of these people? Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com

Hi, Austins, Continuing with the descendants of Benjamin (1787, Burke Co., NC-1861, Hardin Co., TN) & Sarah Ellis (1795, Iredell Co., NC-1864, Hardin Co., TN) Austin >Samuel Alvis (1815, Burke Co., NC-1873, Henderson Co., TN) & Mary Jane Brigance (1820 -1893, both Henderson Co., TN) Austin >Jones Alvis Austin (1859, Hardin Co., TN-1941, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN) & (1) Winnie Scott (1858, Decatur Co., TN- 1889, Henderson Co., TN); m. (2) Emily Ella Holland (1870, TN-1956, Henderson Co., TN; buried Lexington Cemetery, Henderson Co., TN) Jones Alvis Austin was a farmer. Jones Alvis & (1) Winnie Scott Austin had children: >Nora M. Austin, b. 1879, Henderson Co., TN >Walter Alvis Austin, b. 1881, Henderson Co., TN; d. 1963, Williamson Co., TN; m. Alma Marshall (1886, TN-1939, Franklin, Williamson Co., TN) Walter was a shipping clerk, bookkeeper & an insurance agent. >Martha Austin, b. 1916, TN >Ellen Austin, b. 1918, TN; m. Woodrow Henry >John Clinton Austin, b. 1882, Henderson Co., TN; d. 1960,Lexington Co., TN) m. Lucile Clara Helms (1889-1970); buried together at Grandshire Holmes Cemetery, Henderson Co., TN. John Worked for Coca Cola, and later was a farmer & house carpenter. >Winnie Josephine Austin, b. 1913, Shelby Co., TN; d. 2003; m. Robert Marse McPeake, b. 1909; d. 1989; Both buried at Grandshire Holmes Cemetery next to their son >Joe Austin McPeake (1950- 1975) >Unnamed daughter Austin, b. & d. 1884; buried Ebenezer Cemetery, Henderson Co., TN >Lonnie Sanders "Lon" Austin, b. 1885; d. 1950; buried Lexington Cem., Henderson Co., TN; m. Carrie E. (Unknown); Lon was a cotton merchant, and in 1940, he was a Representative in the Tennessee State Legislature >Loraine Austin, b. 1913; m. John W. Henson/Hinson >Wayne Hinson, b. 1931 >Sandra Kay Hinson, b. 1936 >Dorothy A. Austin, b. 1915 >Kathleen Austin, b. 1917, Henderson Co., TN; m. Dan Davies >Ben Cleveland Austin, b. 1887; d. 1888; buried Ebenezer Cem., Henderson Co., TN The children of Jones Alvis Austin & Emily Ella Austin will be delineated in Pt. 3(C2), which will follow. Any family out there yet? Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com

Hello, all, I hope everyone understands that the scanty amount of information I am providing in the posts is just that: scanty! But that I have much more information than I am posting in these summaries. Continuing with the descendants of Benjamin (1787, Burke Co., NC-1861, Hardin Co., TN) & Sarah Ellis (1795, Iredell Co., NC-1864, Hardin Co., TN) Austin >Samuel Alvis (1815, Burke Co., NC-1873, Henderson Co., TN) & Mary Jane Brigance (1820 -1893, both Henderson Co., TN) Austin >Henry Clinton Austin (1857, Hardin Co., TN-1934, Ripley, Lauderdale Co., TN) & Adeline Elizabeth (Unknown) (1857, Hardin Co., TN-unk.) Clinton was a farmer. Henry Clinton & Adeline E. (Unknown) Austin had children: Thomas Walter "Tom" Austin, b. 1878, Henderson Co., TN [Descendants enumerated in Pt. 4(A)] John H. Austin, b. 1880, Henderson Co., TN; living in 1900; d. unk. Martha Myrtle Austin, b. 1882, Henderson Co., TN; m., as 2nd wife, James Greeley Dozier [descendants] Flora Austin, b. 1884, Henderson Co., TN Ida Austin, b. 1886, TN; d. unk.; m. (1) (Unknown) Barnes; m. (2) John R. Terrell (1873, TN-bef. 1940, TN) Ida had children by both of her husbands [May have living descendants.] Della Austin, b. 1888, TN Samuel Alvis Austin, b. 1891, TN; m. 1911, Gibson Co., TN, Ollie May Henderson; moved to California >Elmer Austin, b. 1919, prob. Almeda Co., CA >Raymond Austin, b. 1924, CA >James Austin, b. 1927, CA Robert W. Austin, b. 1893, TN Gertude E. "Gertie" Austin, b. 1895, prob. Obion Co., TN Herbert Wayne Austin, b. 1899, Obion Co., TN; Registered, 1918, for the WWI draft in Gibson Co., TN James Burton Austin, b. 1900, Obion Co., TN; recorded in 1910 & 1920 in his father's household Hoping to connect with some descendants of this end of my Austins. More to come! Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com

Hi, Everyone, Continuing with the descendants of Benjamin (1787, Burke Co., NC-1861, Hardin Co., TN) & Sarah Ellis (1795, Iredell Co., NC-1864, Hardin Co., TN) Austin >Samuel Alvis (1815, Burke Co., NC-1873, Henderson Co., TN) & Mary Jane Brigance (1820 -1893, both Henderson Co., TN) Austin >David W. (1847, Hardin Co., TN-aft. 1884, Ripley Co., MO?) & Martha Ann Campbell (1845, Hardin Co., TN -1930, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX) > Howard Walter Austin (1878, Ripley Co., MO-1963, Waco, McLennan Co., TX) & Rena Margaret "Maggie" Culverhouse (1884, TN- 1972, Waco, McLennan Co., TX) Howard was a carpenter. Both he and Maggie are buried at Rosemound Cemetery in Waco. Howard Walter & Rena Maggie Culverhouse Austin had children: Vivian Austin, b. 1905, Texas Sylvia Austin, b. 1908, Texas; recorded as Sylvia Burmingham in her father's household in 1940, married, but with no husband or children in the household, supporting herself as a hatmaker & bookkeeper Sammy Lou Austin (female), b. 1913, Texas Jack Austin, b. 1917, Texas; d. 1994, Waco, McLennan Co., TX; m. Edith Marie Threlkeld, b. 1922, d. 1999, both in Waco, McLennan Co., TX, dau. of Floyd & Pearl (Unk.) Threlkeld. Both Jack & Edith are buried in Rosemound Cemetery in Waco, TX; Jack's grave marker indicates that he was a Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Edith's obituary states that she was a well- known artist, and that she had two grandchildren, the children of her son (all 3 living as of 1999.) Benson "Poppy" Austin, b. 1919, & d. 2014, both in Waco, TX; a WWII Army Air Corps veteran, & for many years, a medic in the US Air Force. His obituary does not state the name of the mother of his son, but does indicate that Poppy also had 4 grandchildren (all 5 living in 2014.) Hoping to connect with some descendant of this end of my Austins. More to come! Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com

Hi, all, Continuing with some descendants of Benjamin & Sarah Ellis Austin of Burke Co., NC, and of Blount & Hardin Cos., Tennessee through their son, Samuel Alvis Austin & his wife, Mary Jane Brigance (pronounced brig-GAN-sie). Benjamin, Sarah, Samuel A. & Mary J., along with several of Samuel & Mary J. Brigance Austin's children are buried at Shady Grove Cemetery #2, Saltillo, Hardin Co., TN. It must be noted that the only Austins buried at Shady Grove #2 are Benjamin & Sarah, Samuel & Mary Jane and several of the latter couple's children. Samuel Alvis & Mary Jane Brigance Austin had children, all born in Hardin Co., TN: Sarah Ann Austin, b. 1844; d. 1926, Brown Co., Texas; m., 1864, Alexander Abraham Fisher, b. 1841, Decatur Co., TN, the son of Abraham & Thankful Rise Fisher; d. 1926, Brown Co., TX (numerous descendants) Louisa J. Austin, b. 1846; d. 1864; d.s.p. David W. (Walter?) Austin, b. 1847; d. aft. 1884, prob. MO?; m. Martha Ann Campbell, b. 1845, Hardin Co., TN, dau. of Samuel P. & Frances D. Campbell; d. 1930, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX. David W. was a carpenter. David W. & Martha Campbell Austin had children: Mary A. Austin, b. 1870 Ida F. Austin, b. 1872 Elizabeth Leona "Lee" Austin, b. 1877, Ripley Co., Missouri, the daughter of David W. & Martha Ann Campbell; d. unk.; m. (Christian?) "Chris" Benson, b. 1871 in Denmark. (Several lines of descendants) Howard Walter Austin, b. 1878, Ripley Co., MO; d. 1963, McLennan Co., TX; m. Rena Margaret A. "Maggie" Culverhouse, dau. of William & Rena Maggie Horton Culverhouse Howard was a carpenter. (Descendants continued in Pt. 3) Samuel T. Austin, b. 1848; d. 1868; d.s.p. Martha Lucinda Austin, b. 1850; m. Newton H. Neil (Neal); apparently no surviving descendants? James B. Austin, b. 1851; d. 1853; d.s.p. John W. Austin, b. 1855; d, unk.; buried Shady Grove #2, gravestone broken, but assumed d.s.p. Emily J. (Mollie?) Austin, b. 1856; d. 1872; buried Shady Grove Cemetery #2, Saltillo, Hardin Co., TN. Henry Clinton Austin, b. 1857; d. 1934, Ripley, Lauderdale Co., TN; m. Adeline Elizabeth (Unk.); d. 1934, Ripley, Lauderdale Co., TN Henry Clinton Austin was a farmer. (Descendants continued in Pt. 3) Jones Alvis Austin, b. 1859, Henderson Co., TN; d. 1941, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN; m. (1) Decatur Co., TN, Winnie Scott; m. (2) Emily Ella Holland, b. 1870; d. 1956; buried Lexington Cemetery, Henderson Co., TN. Jones Alvis Austin was a farmer. (Descendants continued in Pt. 3) I have had serious trouble receiving correspondence through Rootsweb for over a year, so if anyone wishes to contact me, please do so directly to my E-mail pamstone@cfl.rr.com Hope to hear from cousins out there! Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com

Hi, everyone, I am in search of male descendants of Benjamin F.(?) (1787-1861) & Sarah Ellis (1795-1864) Austin of Burke Co., North Carolina, Blount Co., Tennessee, and Hardin Co., TN. I hope to enlist their help in proving Benjamin's true origins through DNA testing, as there were several possible fathers for Ben, proven by early census records in the Burke Co., NC area. From my research, I believe Ben's wife, Sarah Ellis, to have been the daughter of Samuel Ellis, of Iredell & Burke Cos., NC. Benjamin was a blacksmith. There were several early Austin families in Hardin Co., Tennessee, but it does not appear to me that they were closely related (lots of misinformation on the Internet about these families.) I have tracked all of Ben & Sarah's descendants as far as I could, but I am focusing on the males at this time. I am descended from Ben & Sarah's younger son, David M. Austin (possibly David Marsden?), whose descendants have been extremely difficult to locate. However, I am beginning these postings with the known male descendants of Ben & Sarah's older son, Samuel Alvis Austin (1815-1873.) Benjamin & Sarah Ellis Austin had children: Eliza Louisa Austin, b. 1813, Burke Co., North Carolina; m., 1829, Blount Co., TN, Larkin Yount Samuel Alvis Austin, b. 1815, Burke Co., North Carolina David M. Austin, b. 1817, Virginia(?) (NC?) Lucinda Austin, b. 1822, b. Tennessee; m. James Reed (Unknown Daughter) Austin, b. 1825-1829 (m. Unknown Stanfield) Elizabeth A. Austin, b. 1826, Tennessee Samuel Alvis Austin was born 1815 in Burke Co., North Carolina; he married Mary Jane Brigance (1820-1893), the daughter of Clinton & Sarah (Bayes?) Brigance of Henderson Co., Tennessee. Samuel was a blacksmith, and died in Henderson Co., TN after living in Hardin Co., TN for many years. I will post the children of Samuel Alvis & Mary Jane Brigance Austin in the next installment, but will concentrate on the male sons who I have proven to have survived and have had descendants until fairly recently. Look forward to new discoveries in this big Austin line! The Austins of America Families website is at http://www.afaoa.org/ Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com

http://www.recordnet.com/article/20150708/OBITUARIES/307089996/101131/OBITUARIES Stockton, CA Gena Austin March 28, 1927 - June 23, 2015 Gena Austin passed away on June 23, peacefully in her home in Stockton, CA. She was born in Tampa, Florida on March 28, 1927 to Vengencenza Marino and Ramon Garcia. Her grandparents, Biago and Angelina Marino and their five children came from Sicily, Italy to settle in Tampa, Florida. Her mother, who had divorced Ramon, was shot and killed in the family home when Gena was 5 years old. Speaking only Italian and Spanish, she was placed in the Florida Baptist Children's Home in Arcadia Florida where she attended first through twelfth grade. In high school she was tenacious and completive in academics and sports. She was a cheer leader and on the tennis and basketball teams. Though small in stature, at only 4' 9" , she was a power house and received a basketball scholarship to South Georgia College in Alma Georgia, where she attended for two years. There she met her future husband, James Morris Lott, whom she married in 1944 and in 1945 gave birth to her daughter Sherry Gene Lott. She and her pharmacist husband owned and operated a drug store in Blackshear Georgia until his death at 33 years of age. A young woman with a daughter to raise, she continued to run the pharmacy. Gena met BOB AUSTIN (Bobby E. Austin*), who was stationed in Brunswick Georgia with the Navy. They were married in 1957 and were immediately transferred to the Alameda Naval Air Station in Alameda CA where Bob served on the USS Breckenridge ship. In 1963 they were transferred to Stockton, California, where they were introduced to baby Jeffrey Morris, whom they later adopted as their son. Gena owned and operated Draperies by Gena for 44 years, from 1970 to 2014. After Bob retired, he worked as a handyman and assisted in her business, until his death in 2003. Gena enjoyed sewing and interior decorating, dancing, tennis, slot machines, duplicate bridge, jewelry making, collecting bunny artifacts, and her many trips to Florida to visit relatives and friends. She will be remembered for her amazing energy, HUGE personality, generosity, and creative talents. She is survived by daughter, Sherry McCarthy, Alameda, CA, son Jeffrey and daughter-in-law Meredith, Tucson, AZ, grandson Garret Austin Morris, Sierra Vista, AZ, granddaughter, Jaimie Richards, Alameda, CA, nephew Steve Marino and wife Nita, Fresno, CA, sister in-law Kay Hodges, Sikeston, MO, and numerous cousins and adored family members in Florida. A memorial service will be held on July 20th, at 6:00 pm at Morris Chapel, 3601 Pacific Ave. on the University of Pacific Campus. In Gena's memory, donations may be made to the Florida Baptist Children's Homes, Residential Care, PO Box 8190, Lakeland, Florida 33802. http://www.recordnet.com/article/20030109/A_NEWS21/301099998 *Bobby Austin Electrician Bobby E. Austin, 71, of Stockton died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, in a hospital. He was born March 14, 1931, in Cairo, Ill., and lived in Stockton for 40 years. Austin retired after serving 40 years in the Navy. He was an electrician. Survivors: wife, Gena Austin of Stockton; children, Sherry McCarthy of Alameda and Jeff Morris of Alabama; sister, Kay Hodges of Sikeston, Mo.; and a grandson. Services: — p.m. Friday, DeYoung Memorial Chapel, 601 N. California St. Visitation: 9 a.m. to — p.m. Friday. Committal: Lodi Memorial Cemetery.

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