John Overton Austin

Full Name: John Overton Austin
Date of birth: September 1818
Date of death: April 21, 1908

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Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	11	Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Republican	Bonham / Fannin		Fannin, Lamar

(1) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal.
(2) Party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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House District 11
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Bonham / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin, Lamar

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Biographical Sketches

AUSTIN, JOHN OVERTON (1818-1910). "In 1870 Austin won election as representative, running as a Conservative Republican, for Fannin County to the Twelfth Texas Legislature." Handbook of Texas Online.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Private, 1st Regiment, Virginia State Reserves (2nd Class Militia). John O. Austin. FamilySearch. United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865

Other Resources

Obituary, "John O. Austin Dead," 4/21/1908, p. 4. Death date 4/21/1908. Bonham Daily Favorite.
Census of 1860 - Jno. O. Austin, Fannin County, age 42, born circa 1818 in Virginia, farmer.
Census of 1880 - John O. Austin, Bonham, Fannin County, age 62, born circa 1818 in Virginia, farmer.
Census of 1900 - John O. Austin, Fannin County, age 82, born September 1818 in Virginia. FamilySearch. 1860 1880 1900
John O. "Uncle John" Austin, burial in Bailey Inglish Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin County. Includes obituary from Bonham News, 4/28/1908. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of Henry Gale, p. 188. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Memorial information, John O. 'Uncle John' Austin, Inglish Cemetery, Fannin County. TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. John O. Austin, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.

Committee Information top

12th Adjourned - 1871 Finance Immigration
12th R.S. - 1871 Immigration Roads, Bridges and Ferries
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Commerce and Manufactures Elections and Privileges
12th Provisional - 1870 Contested House Seats Privileges and Elections

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