Hi, William Henry Harrison Austin was the son of Samuel and Mildred Austin, b. June 6, 1840. We know he married Christena S. E. Wood in Feb. 1864, all in Albemarle Co. VA. We know he had a sister "Lizzy" M. Austin who married Christena's brother Christopher in 1867, and that Liz was born about 1845. They all went to MO together in 1888 or so. I got my copies of the Miscellaneous Papers Index of Albemarle County. (God bless Mr. Maupin, the bored clerk who did this in his spare time!) Samuel Austin died in 1880 and left a will! In it he only names the two children...WHH and Elizabeth M. There is also a will for Richard Austin, died 1828. His wife's name was Mary (Snow). His children included Samuel, Eli, John, Elizabeth, Nancy, and another girl I can't think of off the top of my head. Perhaps Mildred died early...maybe in childbirth with Lizzy or a third child...in 1850 census of Albemarle, there is a Samuel who is living with another family, the Prichetts, and he is a carpenter age 40, born in VA. Eli is listed as married (we know her name was Harriet Wood...hmmm, another Wood...) and the children are listed as HARRISON age 10, William, age 8, and Harriet age 4. Could this be our William Henry Harrison...going by Harrison since they already had a kid named William????? (Harriet Austin's will names Eli, and one son, Richard....) If so, where's Lizzie? Little Harriet is the right age...but definitely not the same name....Could she be living with one of the Aunts...who married and I don't know what there married names are? Also, the 1850 census is very limited on Austins...there was H. O. Austin, a physician, age 23...a son of Richard's brother Obediah, (who did not have any kids named Samuel), F. L. Austin, another son of Obediah, and Eli (who I mentioned before). That's it...all one big happy family! Any ideas on if I might be right or wrong? I have contacted the Austin Families of America Association before and again now, but haven't heard back from them as yet on this family. Really appreciate all your help. Kathy Oathout Mattoon, IL