John Overton Austin
Full Name: John Overton Austin
Birth date: September 1818
Death date: April 21, 1908
Biographical Notes and Resources
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 . 1900
1880
1860
- Confederate States Army, Private, 1st Regiment, Virginia State Reserves (2nd Class Militia). John O. Austin.
FamilySearch . United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
Committee Information
- 12th Adjourned - 1871
- 12th R.S. - 1871
- 12th 1st C.S. - 1870
- 12th Provisional - 1870