It has been a long time since I've posted my line. Maybe someone will be able to help me at this time. I would love to find ancesters further back. It is believed that our Austin line came from NC or SC, but I cannot trace it back that far. 1. JOHN AUSTIN (found in 1860 census Alabama, Walker Co, Eastern Div.) 39 yrs.old b. abt. 1821,in TENN. m. ELIZABETH RODGERS b. abt. 1821, in SC. There are nine children listed and a WILLI R. RODGERS (22 years old) also listed. Could be Elizabeth's child by an earlier marriage or her younger brother. BRYANT b. abt. 1843 MS. d. Nov 7, 1890 m. TERESA A. TRICE JOHN RICHARD (Both Bryant and John R. served in Co D 1st Ala. Cav. Civil War -Union side) JAMES ALLEN b.Nov 22, 1846 LA d. Sept 3, 1877 MARY E. b.Abt 1849, LA REBECCA C. b.Abt.1851, ALA SARAH A. b.Abt. 1853 ALA m. JOHN REAL WILLIAM JEFFERSON b.March 12, 1855 ALA d. Jan. 1936 ABRAHAM b. Abt. 1857 ALA LUCY A. b.Sept. 1859 ALA John (1821) later married a CHARLOTTE REAL in MS. and had several other children. Emily, Tennessee, Sentha E. (known as Piney)(1869) Margaret E. (1871) Thomas Gideon,(1872) Robert Franklin (1875) and Seth (1879) 2. JOHN RICHARD AUSTIN (2nd child of John and Elizabeth) b.Dec. 19, 1844 MS. d.Feb. 22, 1918, Batesville, MS. m. SARAH ANN REAL AUSTIN . Children are: ELLINOR VICTORIA b.7/1/1870 d. 5/ 1950 m. JAMES OWEN McMINN MARGARET LOUISE (MAGGIE) b.9/7/1872 d.?? m WILL WOOD & DON WALTERS JOHN BRYANT b 3/5/1876 d. 1960 m. STELLA HUDSON JESSE E. b. 3/24/1878 d before 1880. WILLIAM WALTER b.3/27/1881 d.1/12/1971 m. MAGGIE GREENLEE 3. WILLIAM WALTER AUSTIN & MAGGIE had 10 children, the oldest was my father. WILLIAM GARLAND AUSTIN. SARAH ANN REAL was previously married to MIKE AUSTIN--a cousin to John Richard and they had 3 sons. SAMUEL GIDEON (GID) b.2/10/1858 d. 3/29/1891 m LOUISA ??? & MATTIE McMINN RICHARD WILSON (DICK) b.4/10/1860 d. 5/10/1928 m. LUCY JANE LEDBETTER MICHAEL GREEN (BIG GREEN) b 2/15/1862 d. 9/14/1946 m. ZULA A. McMINN & WILLIE KATHERINE ROBERTSON I hope someone recognizes some of these names and contacts me. I do have further information to share. Surnames REAL and McMINN come up several times. Pat Austin Whalon