>Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:31:38 -0700 >From: "Monica Buzbee" <monica@buzbee.net> >To: <Austin-L@rootsweb.com> > >Hello Listmembers, >I am not a member of this list, so please reply also to my personal e-mail >(Monica@Buzbee.net) if you have any info on this couple. > >Hugh Austin, (b. bet. 1800-1810) and Julia Haley, (b. ca. 1810 Rockingham >Co., NC) were married ca. 1833 probably in Lincoln Co., TN. Julia was the >daughter of Charles Haley and Mary Polly Walker who came to Lincoln Co., TN >ca. 1830 from Rockingham Co., NC. I am unable to locate Hugh & Julia in any >census records in 1840. > >By 1850, Julia appears in Pontotoc Co., MS as head of household with four >children: > >1850 Federal Census, Pontotoc Co., MS, P. 100 >9/9 Julia A. Aston, 39, b. NC >Archibald, 17, b. TN >Martha, 15, b. TN >Mary, 12, b. TN >Hugh, 10, b. TN >(at 7/7 is family of William Cooper and wife, Lydia, who were parents of >William Cooper, age 14, future husband of Mary Austin of this census). > >In 1860, Julia was enumerated in Poinsett Co., AR as a domestic laborer in >the home of her daughter, Mary Austin Cooper. The Archable H. Asten at #308 >is the son of Hugh and Julia. At #310 is the Rev. Jeremiah T. Haley, a >Methodist Minister and brother to Julia Haley Austin. At #311 is Joseph >Hawl (Hall) and wife, Matilda, dau. of Jeremiah T. Haley). Matilda's >cousin, Hugh M. Asten is living with them. In neighboring Harrisburg Twp. >at #389 is Samuel Asten, relationship unknown. > >1860 Federal Census, Poinsett Co., AR, Bolivar Twp., Cold Water P.O., P. >45/575 >308/308 Archable H. Asten, 27, b. TN >Mary, 28, b. AL >Nancy, 7, b. MS >James, 5, b. MS >Samuel, 2, b. MS > >310/310 Jeremiah Haley, 47, NC >Mary Haley, 53, TN >Elizabeth, 19, TN >Mcaley, 18, TN >Rachel, 16, TN >Mary, 14, TN >July, 12, AL >**In this record, Julia is recorded as having been born in Alabama. >Conflicts with above census (1850). > >311/311 (continuing on P. 46) >Joseph Hawl, 30, b. AL >Matilda, 20, b. TN (daughter of Jeremiah T. Haley m. "Hall") >Catharine, 2, b. AR >Hannah J. Hawl, 66, b. NC >Sarah Hawl, 32, b. AL >Hugh M. Asten, age 20, carpenter, b. TN >Jesse Lip...?, 18, b. GA >Louiza (also Lip...?), 13, b. TN > >1860 Federal Census, Poinsett Co., AR, Harrisburg Twp., Cold Water P.O., P. >587/51 >389/389 Samuel Asten, 24, carpenter, b. TN >Martha, 28, b.not stated (probably TN as above) >James, 1, b. AR >Samuel, 3/12 not stated (probably AR as above > >390/390 William J. Cooper, 23, brickmason, b. TN >Mary Cooper, 23, b. not stated (probably TN as above) >Samuel Cooper, 2, b. MS >Mary Cooper, 6/12, b. AR >July Asten, 49, Domestic, b. NC (age is off, but I bet it's Julia Haley >Austin--widow) >Thomas Greenhaw, 18, Day Laborer, b. AL > >Julia Haley Austin reportedly died ca. 1869 in Harrisburg, Poinsett Co., AR >(Source: Goodspeed's History of N.E. Arkansas--Poinsett Co.). > >Questions: Where were Hugh and Julia in 1840? When did Hugh Austin die? >What happened to daughter Martha? Where is Julia Haley Austin buried? Who >were Hugh Austin's parents? > >Happy to share any useful information. > >Thanks, >Monica Wilbanks Buzbee