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John Overton Austin

John O. Austin
Full Name: John Overton Austin
Birth date: September 1818
Death date: April 21, 1908

Terms of Service

  • House, 12th (1) (2) Legislature
    2/8/1870 - 1/14/1873
     
(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 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

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 .

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