Helen, Bryant appears to be the 1st child of John Austin and Elizabeth Rodgers. John R. Austin ( on the 1st AL Website ) is the 2nd child of same. They are descendants of "NC William and Ruth Austin". "NC William and Ruth Austin" is on the Austin Families Assn of America Website www.afaoa.org . You can see it in Family Group Sheet style by going to Research - Southern databases - NC William and Ruth . Or to see it "book" style go to the Text Document Search - Descendancy Books. When searching on a name in Text , there is one minor annoyance, since the Search will only find "exact" matches. When the person is born, or is a parent, no problem. But when the person is the "head" person, there is a Generation Number between the first and last name, and the Search will not locate the person. To find the "Head" and his/her family, search on the parent's name. Another 1st Alabama Cavalry enlistee Sanders Austin is also part of this family, son of Charles Austin and Betsey Nance. Jasper and Jesse W. seem promising, but we have no data on them. Keep in mind that the Mississippi and Alabama towns and counties mentioned are very close to each other at the northern border of MS/AL. Liz Austin Carlin Genealogist Austin Families Assn of America ----- Original Message ----- From: <AustinART@aol.com> To: <AUSTIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 2:21 PM Subject: Bryant Austin, Union Soldier of AL > Can anyone tell me more about the family of this soldier? I would like to > know the names of his parents and his siblings. > > Bryant Austin was a member of the Union Army during the Civil War. > > Bryant Austin > > > Age: 21 > Birthplace: Franklin, AL > Rank at enlistment: Private > Rank at discharge: Corporal > Company Assignment: D > > 4/19/1864 Enlisted > Decatur, AL > 6/16/1864 Mustered In > Decatur, AL > 7/1/1864 Promoted > To Corporal > 10/20/1865 Mustered Out > Huntsville, AL > > > > He and other members of his unit who had the surname AUSTIN can be studied > on > this web page. http://www.1stalabamacavalryusv.com/page1.asp > > that is www.1stalabamacavalryusv.com/page1.asp > > Thanks, Helen Austin > > still searching for the whereabouts of our John Calhoun Austin b 1831 TN > during the civil war. He was on the Morgan Co, AL census of 1860 and 1870, > but I > have found no proven service record for him, either as a confederate or a > union > soldier. Many of his in-laws and neighbors joined the 1st AL Union > Cavalry. >