Hello Everyone, I would welcome any help and information on my Nichols and Austin family lines please. The Nichols and Austin family members I am interested in are part of an Austin Families' database, "Thomas of Virginia." Unfortunately, this database is not posted on othe Austin web site. The Austins that I am are interested in are the children of Richard Austin, born 1775, died 1830. He married 1) Elizabeth Simons in 1803, and had four daughters. Following her death, he married, in 1811, Mary Odel, born about 1785. They had 12 children. Ann Austin was the fourth of these children; our records did not give information about her marriage to William Nichols. Elike Austin was the tenth child, born 6 Sep 1814, died 22 Jan 1871 in Shelbyville, IL. Our files show he married Matilda, but we did not have her last name. They had four children. Samuel Austin, the eleventh child, was born in 1820, and died 24 Mar 1901. He married Malinda Nichols, born 20 Feb 1820, and they had six children. One son of Samuel and Malinda was William Richard Austin, born 14 Oct 1844, died 28 May 1914. He married Josephine Mary Bivins on 21 Sep 1865. They had four children. Their marriage ended in divorce. Barbara eor@saber.net