Mary Elizabeth Austin

Family/Spouse: James Carroll Dodson. James (son of Carroll "Toby" Dodson and Elizabeth Boyd) was born on 26 Aug 1872 in White County, Tennessee; died on 6 Apr 1921 in Tennessee; was buried in Beene Cemetery,Bridgeport,Marion Co.,TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jennie Elizabeth Dodson was born on 11 Nov 1891 in (White County) Tennessee; died on 29 Mar 1985 in (Broward County, Florida); was buried in Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Gardens East, Hollywood, Broward County, Florida.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Notes:

CSA Veteran...

Thomas married Mary Emaline Miller. Mary was born on 22 Dec 1849 in (White County) Tennessee; died on 31 Oct 1917 in White County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Union Cemetery, Sparta, White County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Notes:

Many AUSTIN family members enumerated in the 1850 White County Census...DAH

Enumerated with wife,"Jane, (born 1821)",in 1850 White County Census...DAH

Refer to "Heritage of White County", p. 209 for more details...DAH

For more information re AUSTIN descendants, refer to E. Ray Austin, 103 Falcon Drive, Byrdstown, TN 38549

Brenda Shropshire reports that this family went to Texas...DAH

William married Jinsey Ginnetta "Jane" Pfifer(White County, Tennessee). Jinsey (daughter of Joseph P. Phifer and J. Lucinda "Lindy" Witt) was born on 8 Sep 1818 in North Carolina; died on 7 May 1875 in White County, Tennessee; was buried in Mount Gilead Cemetery, White County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Biography

Source: John Clinard .

(2) "Austins of White County Tennessee," Compiler: Liz Austin Carlin, Genealogy Content Copyright © 2013 Austin Families Association of America (genealogy may be freely distributed, but not sold in any form for profit):

Nathaniel Austin Sex: M

Born: 8 FEB 1781 at VA Died: 27 SEP 1869 at Lost Creek, White, TN Buried: at White Co., TN

Marriage Wife: Mary _____ (1784 - 29 JUN 1870) Married: Abt 1804 at VA

Children William Henry Austin (30 SEP 1805 - 28 NOV 1878) James "Jim" Austin (1807 - 1895) Elizabeth Austin (17 AUG 1808 - 26 JUN 1896) John Wesley Austin (23 OCT 1809 - 1833) Nancy Austin (11 JAN 1811 - 1 DEC 1843) Susan Austin (18 APR 1812 - 8 DEC 1889) Raleigh "Rollin" Austin (1 AUG 1815 - Abt 1894) Jackson Austin (Abt 1818 - Abt 1823) Mary "Polly" B. Austin (1820 - ) Thomas Wynn Austin (20 DEC 1821 - 27 JUL 1874) Roberson Cummins Austin (11 APR 1826 - 5 FEB 1912) Nathaniel Glenn Austin (10 SEP 1827 - 5 OCT 1898)

Parents Father: Unknown Austin ( - )

Siblings Josiah Austin (16 JAN 1770 - ) Elizabeth Austin (9 SEP 1772 - ) Lucy Austin (4 OCT 1774 - ) William Austin (23 DEC 1776 - ) John Austin (6 JAN 1779 - 27 FEB 1858) Nathaniel Austin (8 FEB 1781 - 27 SEP 1869) David Austin (23 AUG 1783 - ) Hannah Austin (18 JAN 1786 - ) Robin Austin (10 JAN 1788 - )

Notes

BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSES-BURIAL: Austin Cemetery, Lost Creek, White County, TN.

BIRTHDATE: "List of children in family record of Henry (Frank?) Pleasant Austin, youngest son of Pleasant Austin, who purchased John Austin Sr's home" per Bess Austin Machtley. All said to have been born in Virginia. Recorded in AFAOA Tennessee Notebook A, page 282, White Co., TN. This list of children is recorded in a family Bible in the possession of Col.Jimmie L. Akin of Denver, Colorado and also a Bible in the possession of Sula Matthew Swafford of Georgia (a photocopy of this hand-written page is also kept in AFAOA Tennessee Notebook , White Co., TN.

NATHANIEL AUSTIN HOME: "The Way Effie Elizabeh (Hale) Johnson remembers the Nathaniel Austin Place," booklet, no year, in possession of AFAOA, Nathaniel Notebook.

CENSUS: 1820 TN, White Co., p 359 220010-31010; 1830 TN, White Co. 1-3-0-1-1-0-0-1(male 50-60); 0-1-2-1-0-0-1(female 40-50); 1850 TN, White Co., p 54; 1860 TN, White Co., p 326

WILL-SPOUSE-CHILDREN-GRANDCHILD: Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc., Vol. 8, No. 4, Page 116. White County Records, indexed by Charles T. Leonard. Austin, Nathaniel, Inventories BB (1860-62), p. 152-3, recorded 10 April 1869. Wife Catherine Children: William Austin, James Austin, Thomas Austin, Rollen Austin, Roberson Austin, Mary Hudgens, Nathaniel M. Austin, Daughters: Elizabeth and Susan and Nancy. Grandson: James Frasure. Witnesses: H. J. Camp, Alge S. Morgan Nathaniel his X mark Austin

BIOGRAPHY: A great granddaughter, possibly Mary Attie Austin Anderson, of Nathaniel Austin, who grew up very near his farm, stated: I can remember Aunt Betsy very well and recall her telling many times how her father came driving four white horses to bring his family down the mountain side through "Natty's Pass" into a large cane break on Lost Creek, and there building a small log house, and later the two story log house.

A story told by Mary Attie Austin Anderson, handed down by her mother, was that Nathaniel Austin had three slaves, Abram and Rachael, who were man and wife, and Gates. One morning at breakfast, Abram was over in the corner of the kitchen mumbling; and Nathaniel asked what was the matter. Rachael replied that Abram was wanting another biscuit. When asked how many biscuits he had already eaten, Abram replied, "Just twelve." Nathaniel said, "Give Abram another biscuit!"

The Austins went back to North Carolina to visit relatives, and while gone, the house was accidentally set afire by some of the children [Uncle "somebody" asleep upstairs, upon being awakened and told of the fire, replied sleepily, "Just let her burn", and went back to sleep. He was reported to be kind of 'droll'.] The fire was extinguished, but the family never left home again!

MILITARY: Served in Capt. Tatton's (or Raton) Company.

BIBLE: The original Bible is in the possession of Col. Jimmie L. Akin (Ret.) of Denver, CO. A copy of the information was furnished by Col. Akin for his cousin, Flora Lillie Mae Farmer Mines, of Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN. Mrs. Mines is the daughter of Mary Annie Akin Farmer whose mother was Flora Elizabeth Austin Akin. Flora Elizabeth Austin's parents were Pleasant Austin and Mary Elizabeth Warren Austin, of Sparta, White Co., TN. The original Bible was damaged by water and smoke.

(3) A household headed by Nathaniel AUSTIN is listed in the 1820 census of White County, TN.

Listed in Nathaniel's household are 2 free white males under 10 years of age; 2 free white males between 10 and 16 years of age; 1 free white male between 26 and 45 years of age; 3 free white females under 10 years of age; 1 free white female between 10 and 16 years of age; and 1 free white females between 26 and 45 years of age.

Assuming that Nathaniel is the free white male listed in the 1820 census as then being 26 and 45 years of age, he would have been born between 1775 and 1794, according to the 1820 census.

Assuming that the other persons in Nathaniel's household are children of Nathaniel and/or his wife, those children would have consisted of 4 sons (2 of which sons would have been born between 1810 and 1820, and 2 of which sons would have been born between 1804 and 1810, according to the 1820 census) and 4 daughters (3 of which daughters would have been born between 1810 and 1820, and 1 of which sons would have been born between 1804 and 1810, according to the 1820 census).

(4) www.findagrave.com:

Nathaniel Austin Birth: Feb. 8, 1781 Death: Sep. 27, 1869 . . .

Family links: Spouse: Mary Ann Todd Austin (1793 - 1864) [Note by compiler: Mary Ann Todd AUSTIN was the wife of Nathaniel's brother John, not Nathaniel]; Children: William Henry Austin (1805 - 1878), Elizabert [?] Austin (1808 - 1896), Nancy Austin (1811 - 1843), Nathaniel Glen Austin (1850 - 1854), Matthias Austin (1864 - 1873), Orville C Austin (1894 - 1975)

Burial: Austin-Anderson [Cemetery], White County, Tennessee, USA

Reba Bain Record added: Jul 26, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 28546554

Nathaniel married Mary Ann Todd in 1804 in Virginia. Mary was born on 7 Jan 1793; died on 11 Nov 1864 in White County, Tennessee; was buried in Austin-Anderson Cemetery, White County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married J. Lucinda "Lindy" Witt on 25 Jul 1808 in Henry County, Virginia. J. was born on 25 Feb 1788 in Henry County, Virginia; died on 29 Apr 1868 in White County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]