Vester Winfield Austin (1889 - 1957)

Born 21 Oct 1889 in Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Fetna Anne (Perdue) Austin — married 12 Jan 1913 in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States

Died 6 Apr 1957 at age 67 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Vester was born in Ashley County, Arkansas on 21 October 1889.^[1] He was the son of Albert Austin and Victoria Gibbs.^[2] He married Fetna Perdue on 12 January 1913.^[3] The couple had several children.^[4] He died of a stroke in Little Rock, Arkansas on 6 April 1957.^[5] He is buried in Antioch Cemetery, Hamburg, Arkansas.^[6]

Research Notes

• Recorded as "Lester W. Dustin" in 1900 Census. "Victor" in 1920 Census.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4MJ-LWD : 13 October 2017), Vester Winfield Austin, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XX-2NX : accessed 11 November 2019), Lester W Dustin in household of Lunsford Dustin, Carter Township Hamburg town, Ashley, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 14A, family 246, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,049.
3. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMRR-Q2V : 18 March 2019), V W Austin, 12 Jan 1913; citing Marriage, Ashley, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 979,090.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2Z-6R7 : accessed 11 November 2019), Vester W Austin, Hamburg, Ashley, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 1B, line 91, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 64; FHL microfilm 2,339,799.
5. ↑ "Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969"
   Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1957; Roll: 2; Certificate Number: 004771
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61777 #718238 (accessed 11 January 2024)
   Vester Winfield Austin death 6 Apr 1957 (born 21 Oct 1889), son of L Austin & Victoria Austin, in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 11 November 2019), memorial page for Vester W Austin (21 Oct 1889–6 Apr 1957), Find A Grave: Memorial #5057153, citing Antioch Cemetery, Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Louann Morris (contributor 15501176) .

See also:

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35M-MV2 : 23 August 2019), Vester W Austin, 1917-1918.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDFB-BXM : accessed 11 November 2019), Victor W Austin, Prairie, Ashley, Arkansas, United States; citing ED 3, sheet 2A, line 16, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 53; FHL microfilm 1,820,053.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQJ1-6D4 : 28 July 2019), Vester W Austin, Carter Township, Ashley, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-6, sheet 10A, line 8, family 181, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 117.
• "United States 1950 Census"
  citing Page: 20; Line: 18;
  FamilySearch Record: 6XBX-XTCS (accessed 18 December 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-9QHW-XXC5
  Vestaw Austin (60), widowed guest, Mechanic, in household of Elizabeth F Kemp (25 years) in Hamburg, Ashley, Arkansas, United States. Born in Arkansas.
• Vester W. Austin. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Accessed at AncestryLibrary, 18 November 2019. Accessed at ancestry.com, 11 January 2024.
• Austin Families(AFAOA): WilliamRuthNC #I5618
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 October 2020, 18:03), entry for Vester Winfield Austin (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L8ST-YQT ); contributed by various users.