Austin, Jesse

Summary

Father: Bartholomew Austin
Mother: Anne Reeves

Birth: 5 Jan 1797, North Carolina
Birth Source: Gravestone inscription, photo at Find A Grave

Death: 19 Jun 1890, Wise County, Virginia
Death Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917

Spouse1: Margaret Douglas

Narrative

Children of Jesse Austin and Margaret Douglas:

1. Matilda Ann Austin, b. 4 Dec 1835
2. Sarilda Austin, b. 24 Sep 1837
3. Andrew Jackson Austin, b. 29 Jan 1840
4. Ann Reeves Austin, b. 12 Jun 1842
5. Margaret Jane Austin, b. 30 Jun 1844
6. Jesse Franklin Austin, b. 12 Mar 1847
7. David Washington Austin, b. 24 Apr 1849
8. William Douglas Austin, b. 6 Aug 1851
9. Julia Ann Austin, b. 13 Jun 1854
10. Mahala E Austin, b. 15 Nov 1856
11. Thomas Jefferson Austin, b. 30 Jul 1859
12. Jerusha Austin, b. 11 Jun 1863

Jesse Austin served as a tax assessor in Wise County for a period of time, which was created out of Russell County. He was a surveyor but was known as a Minister of the Primitive Baptist Faith.

Research Notes

Sources

The Austin Family Association of America, as published by The Virginia Genealogist
1840 Census - Ashe County, North Carolina
1850 Census - District 19, Grayson County, Virginia
1860 Census - District 1, Pike County, Kentucky
1870 Census - Robinson, Wise County, Virginia
1880 Census - Robinson, Wise County, Virginia
Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917, online database at Ancestry.com
Find A Grave