AUSTIN QUERY FOR COLBERT and LAWRENCE CO, AL >From Helen Austin, [email protected] John Harvey AUSTIN b 29 Apr 1876 Falkville, Morgan, AL mar 1899 Mt. Springs, Lawrence Co, AL; removed to Old Brick Presbyterian Church area, west of the Town Creek about 1917 after it had become part of COLBERT co. AL. Many of his family are bur at that church and John H., d 11 Sep 1957 in Colbert at his farm. His brother, Isaac Samuel AUSTIN b Jul 1867 Morgan Co, AL, d 1 Jul 1947 AL, and was bur 1947 Shiloah, Franklin Co, AL. He lived for a time at Leighton, Colbert Co, AL, not far from his brother. There were many AUSTIN, ASTON, ASTIN settlers in the Brick community from before 1820. Does anyone know if the Matthew A. ASTON b 1847 and wife, Clara O'NEAL, who are bur in Old Brick Cem, are connected to the John C. AUSTIN b 1831 TN d 1907 Lawrence, AL who was the father of the John Harvey and Sam mentioned above ? I do know that Matthew was the son of Alexander L. AUSTIN who was probably a son of either, John, James, or William of the 1820 census of Lawrence Co, AL. These early Austins were related to the Alexander Ginges AUSTIN of Lawrence Co, AL and formerly of Spartanburg, SC who was a Rev War Vet. His only son reported in his pension record and will, was James , a schoolteacher. This researcher believes that the other James and John, and perhaps the elder William on the early census were younger brothers of Alexander. I list below the data from the 1830 and 1850 census for Lawrence Co. The Aston (spelling) families including Alexander L. and Matthew A. were in that section of Lawrence that became part of Colbert County in 1895. The spelling for all thes individuals seems to vary from AUSTIN, ASTON,to ASTIN. 1830 U. S. Census for Lawrence Co, AL "Austin, Alexander",0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0 "Austin, James",0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0 "Austin, Phebe",0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 "Austin, William",1,2,0,1,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,,1,1,1,0,2,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0 "Austin, William",2,1,2,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,,0,2,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 "Autin, John",0,0,1,2,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0 1850 U. S. Census for Lawrence Co, AL Astin, John 45M S.C. Jemima J. 20F. Ala Wm. M. 6/12M Ala Aston, Alexander 47M S.C. Elizabeth 27F Ala Margaret 8F Ala Charles 6M Ala Mathew 2M Ala Aston, James 40M Ten Susannah 43F Ky. Mary 14F Ala James 12M Ala Sarah 10F Ala William 8M Ala Rachael 6F Ala Aston, William 71M N.C. Sarah 42F S.C. Ibby 31F Ten Elen 24F Ala Susannah 23F Ala Silas 20M Ala Aston, William H. 36M Ten Sarah 26F S.C. John 8M Ala William 5M Ala James 2M Ala Mahilith 4/12F Ala Holland, Clemenlee 14F Ala Austin, Wm. 57M Ten Mary 51F Ky Thos. J. 31M Ala Sarah A. 26F Ala Hugh J. 23M Ala Martha P. 18F Ala Albert G. 16M Ala