John Overton Austin
Full Name: John Overton AustinDate of birth: September 1818
Date of death: April 21, 1908
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 11 | Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 | 12th (1) (2) (3) | Republican | Bonham / Fannin | Fannin, Lamar |
(1) John O. Austin, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/9/1870 and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920.
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal.
(3) 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) (3) Party: Republican Home City/County: Bonham / Fannin Counties in district: Fannin, Lamar |
(1) John O. Austin, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/9/1870 and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920.
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal.
(3) Party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
Biographical Information top
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.
- Memorial information, John O. 'Uncle John' Austin, Inglish Cemetery, Fannin County. Born September 1818; death date 4/21/1908. Biographical sketch, "In Fannin Since 1850," The Bonham News, 8/1/1905, indicates Uncle John O. Austin was born in Virginia in 1817. Includes obituaries from The Daily Favorite (Bonham), 4/21/1908; The Savoy Star, 4/24/1908; and The Bonham News, 4/28/1908. TXGenWeb Project.
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, age 90 years. "John O. Austin died at his home on East 4th street this morning about 11 o'clock, after a long illness." 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. 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).
- Washing machine patent dated 9/1/1885, John Overton Austin, of Bonham, Texas. Austin, John Overton. Washing-Machine., 9/1/1885, patent, [Washington D.C.], crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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
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12th Adjourned - 1871
Finance Immigration | ||
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12th R.S. - 1871
Immigration Roads, Bridges and Ferries | ||
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12th 1st C.S. - 1870
Commerce and Manufactures Elections and Privileges | ||
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12th Provisional - 1870
Contested House Seats Privileges and Elections |
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