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Below is a family biography included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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WILLIAM H. AUSTIN, a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1859, is the son of Lloyd Austin, born in Pennsylvania in 1824.
Lloyd, the father, migrated to Nebraska in 1881, settling in Wallace, Lincoln county. He was a mason by trade, and is quite energetic and prosperous. He is allied to the democratic party in politics, and has been connected with the Methodist Episcopal church for a number of years, and although not demonstrative in his profession of religion, he is considered a good quiet christian man. He was married, in 1844, to Miss Matilda Keller, a native of Pennsylvania, and born in 1826. To them have been born the following — Hattie (deceased); Mary, born 1847, died 1881; John, born 1849, died 1879; Julia (deceased); Anna (Mrs. Keene), lives in Pennsylvania; Edwin, lives in Lincoln county, Nebr.; Ida, lives in Pennsylvania; William H., Rosa (Mrs. Toby), lives in Steuben county, N. Y.
William H. Austin, the subject of this sketch, is a hard working, prosperous farmer of Logan township, Buffalo county. He emigrated from Pennsylvania to Nebraska in 1879, first locating in Elm Creek; after a few years he took up a homestead of one-fourth of section 28, township 10, range 18 west. Mr. Austin began life for himself when twenty years of age, with no capital; he now has 240 acres of well improved land, well stocked. In 1884 he was married to Samantha Baley, a native of Ohio — Mr. Frank Hull, county judge, officiating. She is a daughter of William and Mary (Stevens) Baley, natives of Ohio. Their marriage has been blessed with three children, viz. — Carl, born April 21, 1885; Perry, born February 23, 1887, and Emory, born May 23, 1889. Politically, Mr. Austin is a republican, and at various times he has held different township offices.
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This family biography is one of the numerous biographies included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company.
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