In August, 1850, Augustine "Austin" Franklin Freel was living with his family on their farm in Polk County, Iowa. His father was employed as a blacksmith. His father's real estate was valued at $600.00 ($18,584.21/2018). Enumerated in the household were:
In October, 1859, Austin Franklin Freel purchased 80 acres in Harrison County, Missouri.
In June, 1860, Augustine "Austin" Franklin Freel & Amanda M. Donahoo were farming in Marion, Harrison County, Missouri. Neither of them could read or write. His real estate was valued at $400.00 ($11,581.47/2018); his personal estate was valued at $100.00 ($2,895.37/2018). Enumerated in the household were:
Austin Franklin Freel (24) - Transcribed as Fields
Austin Franklin Freel enlisted in the U.S. Army at St. Louis, Missouri as a private in Company A, 35th Infantry Regiment Missouri. He was 28 years old, 5'8" tall; with a sandy complexion; gray eyes and light hair. He was a farmer from Hamilton County, Iowa.
Austin Franklin Freel died less than 5 months later, on January 9, 1863. He was dead at Jefferson Barracks General Hospital. He was buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, 2900 Sheridan Road St. Louis , MO 63125, Section 26 Site 5772.
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, database, FamilySearch, Austin Freel and Amanda L. Donahoe, 11 Oct 1855, , Warren Co., Iowa, United States; citing reference bk A p 3, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,029.
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Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Freel-45 created through the import of FOWLER FAMILY TREE.ged on Apr 6, 2012 by Catherine Morgan. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Catherine and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Austin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Austin: