Mary was born in Scotts Hill, Tennessee, probably in 1843.[1] She married Jesse Austin about 1858. The couple had several children.[2] Mary died in Dallas, Texas, on 17 June 1889 and is buried in Grove Hill Memorial Park.[1]
Research Notes
Some trees on FamilySearch and Ancestry give birth date of 1845, but Mary's first child was born in 1859, so this is unlikely. Heritage-577 10:46, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 01 November 2019), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Medlin Austin (1843–17 Jun 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #161877508, citing Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Tom White (contributor 47243299).
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFN9-SJ3 : 15 July 2017), Mary Austin in household of Josey M Austin, Precinct 5, Cooke, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 116, sheet 322D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,298.
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3DH-X1M : 13 March 2018), Mary Elizabeth Medlin in entry for Almeda Elizabeth James, 15 Jan 1942; citing certificate number 1339, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,818.
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