Benjamin Franklin Austin (1861 - 1917)

Born 1 Apr 1861 in Butler Co., Ohio, USA

Husband of Nancy Ellen (Decker) Brachlau — married 1 Sep 1885 in Preble, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1917 at age 56 in Somers Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, USA

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Biography

Benjamin F Austin was born in April 1861 in Butler Co., Ohio.

1870 census^[1] 1880 census^[2]

He married Nancy Decker 1 September 1885 in Preble Co., Ohio.^[3]

1900 census -- Somers Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, USA

Benj F Austin, head, male, white, born Apr 1861, age 39, married 14 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, rent farm; Nancy E Austin, wife, female, white, born May 1870, age 30, married 14 years, 4 children/ 3 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Elliot F Austin, son, male, white, born Nov 1886, age 13, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, at school, attended school; Charles R Austin, son, male, white, born Jan 1889, age 11, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, at school, attended school; Emma P Austin, daughter, female, white, born Jan 1892, age 8, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, at school, attended school; Elizabeth E Decker, mother-in-law, female, white, born May 1848, age 52, widow, 1 child/ 1 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio.^[4]

1910 census -- Somers Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, USA

Benjamin Franklin Austin, head, male, white, age 49, married 24 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, own free farm; Nancy Ellen Austin, wife, female, white, age 39, married 24 years, 4 children/ 3 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Charles R Austin, son, male, white, age 21, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Elizabeth E Decker, mother-in-law, female, white, age 61, widow, 1 child/ 1 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio.^[5]

He died 19 November 1917 in Somers Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio.^[6]He is buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Camden, Ohio.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6K8-DW8 : accessed 21 October 2015), Frank Austin in household of Franklin Austin, Ohio, United States; citing p. 63, family 472, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,676.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ1X-XYJ : accessed 21 October 2015), Frank B Austin in household of Frank Austin, College Corners, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district 26, sheet 196C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0996; FHL microfilm 1,254,996.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8ZS-Q49 : accessed 20 October 2015), B.F. Austin and Ella N Decker, 01 Sep 1885; citing Preble, Ohio, United States, reference P58 RN174; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 564,858.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM6L-P4Q : accessed 20 October 2015), Benie F Austin, Somers Township Camden village, Preble, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 16A, family 405, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,315.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML6X-1CY : accessed 20 October 2015), Benjamin Franklin Austin, 1910.
6. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8VC-SLG : accessed 20 October 2015), Benjamin Franklin Austin, 19 Nov 1917; citing Somers, Preble, Ohio, reference fn 73301; FHL microfilm 1,984,223.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVV1-9KCH : accessed 20 October 2015), Benjamin Franklin Austin, 1917; Burial, Camden (Preble), Preble, Ohio, United States of America, Fairmount Cemetery; citing record ID 24698074, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.