Allen
Wesley
Austin Family
Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas
and California
Allen Wesley Austin
b. 25 Aug 1840 Alabama
d. 27 Nov. 1917 Portland, Arkansas
m. Susan Jane Jones Austin Ashley Co.,
Arkansas [DeArmond p352]
Widow of Joseph Wesley Austin, brother of Allen W. Austin, above)
b. 1841 Georgia
d. ? after 1881
buried - ?
her father: ?
her mother: ? lys
his father: Seaborn I. Austin (b. 1812)
his mother: Christianna Crew(b. 1808
Children with
Susan Jane Austin
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Mary Ophelia Austin (twin)
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b. 1866 Georgia
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m. William Allen Stell
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William C. Austin
(twin)
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b. 1866 Georgia
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m.
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Seaborn Lafontina "Dick" Austin
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b. Jan. 1868 Georgia
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d.
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1m. Hattie ?Coleman (b. Sept 1879)
2m. Lucile
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Sally Edna Austin
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b. 1869 Georgia
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d.
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his 2m. John D. Hollaway
(son of James
L. Hollaway)
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Louella W. Austin
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b. 1872 Georgia
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Joseph M. Austin
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b. 1873 Georgia
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Julius Roe Austin
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b. June 8, 1875 Georgia
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m. Emma Hundley
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Septimus Lysurgas "Tim" Austin
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b. 1878 Arkansas
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d. alive 1920 Miss.
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m. Alena / Alma Cain
(dau. to Willis Cain and Alice
Hollaway(dau of James L. Hollaway))
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Benjamin
Hill Austin
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b. 1881 Arkansas
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d. abt 1917-1920 AL
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m. Clyde
Pearl Hollaway
(son of James
L. Hollaway)
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*DeArmond p. 374
The Austin family became particularly
close to the Hollaway family in Ashley County, Arkansas.
Willie Lee Hollaway, the father of Clyde Pearl Hollaway who married
Benjamin Hill Austin, had a second marriage to Lou "Ella" Austin,
daughter of Joseph Wesley Austin.
1850 - Allen W. Austin is in
the family of his father in Muscoogi Co., Georgia,
Seaborn I.
Austin 38
m
farmer
$1500
Christianna
" 42 F
William C.
" 16 m
Joseph W.
" 12 m
Allen W.
" 10 m
Henry M.
" 8 m
Levina F.
" 3 f
[US
Census, Georgia, Muscoogee Co., McNorton. dist.
p. 398a]
1870 - We find Allen Austin in Georgia
where most of his children seemed to have been born.
Austin, Allen
W 30 m w farmer &
laborer
/ $300 Alabama
" , Susan
J. 29 m w Keeping
house
Georgia
" , William
C.
4 m w
(twin)
Georgia
" , Mary
O. 4
f w
(twin)
Georgia
" , Seaborn
L
2 m
w
Georgia
" ,
infant 7/12
f w (?Sallie E.)
Georgia
" , Louella
W 8 f w
Georgia
" ,
Joseph
7
m w
Georgia
[US Census, Georgia, Chattahochie, Casseta dist. p.33]
1880 - about 1878 the Austin family moved
to Ashley Co., Arkansas
Austin, Allen
W.
w m
40
farmer
Alabama Georgia Georgia
" , Susan
J
w f 38
wife
house keeper
Georgia Georgia
Georgia
" , Leuella
W w
f 18
step-dau. house
keeper
Georgia Georgia Georgia
" , Joseph
M. w
m 17
step-son
laborer in farm
Georgia Georgia Georgia
" , Mary
O
w f 14
daughter house keeping
Georgia Georgia Georgia
" , William
C. w
m 14
son
Georgia Georgia Georgia
" , Seaborn
L. w m
12
son
Georgia Georgia Georgia
" ,
Sallie E. w
f 11 daughter
Georgia Georgia Georgia
" ,
?Lysundn A. w
m 7
son
Georgia Georgia Georgia
" ,
Julius R.
w m 4 son
Georgia Georgia Georgia
" ,
Septimius
L. w m
2
son
Ark
Georgia Georgia
[US Census, Arkansas, Ashley Co., Beech Creek twp., p. 189]
1900 - Austin, Seaborn
L. head w m Jan.
1868 32 mar 0yrs
Georgia Georgia
Georgia Chemist
" , Hattie
M. wife w f Sept
1879 20 mar
0 Arkansas
Lousiana Louisiana
[US Census, Arkansas, Desha , Franklin twp. enum. dist. 60,
sheet 4]
1910 -
The oldest daughter of Willie Hollaway, Clyde gets married about 1908
and moves off to Colorado with her new husband.
Austin, Benjamin H.
head m
w 29 m2 2 Arkansas
Georgia Georgia blower
blast furnace
" , Clyde
wife f w
24 m1 2 Arkansas
Arkansas Alabama
" ,
Lee
son m w 2/12
s
Colorado Arkansas Arkansas
[US Census, Colorado, Pueblo City, Enum. Dist. 18, p. 159]
Austin, Septimus L.
head m w 52 mar 4yrs
Arkansas Georgia Georgia
" ,
Alena
wife f w 23 mar
4yrs Arkansas Alabama Arkansas
" ,
Evelyn
dau f w 2 6/12
s
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas
[US Census, Arkansas, Drew Co., Bartholowew. enum. dist 41,
sheet 1b]
1914- Benjamin Austin had been working in
the smelting industry in Colorado and then later in the steel mills of
Birmingham, Alabama. According to my mother Benjamin fell into a
vat of molden steel and killed immediately. Clyde was made a
widow with three young sons. By 1920 she seems to be managing by
well enough to own her home in which she seems to be operating a
boarding house. She has a couple of black servants that live in
the back who I assume help her with the care of the house.
1917-1918- Benjamin Hill Austin registers
for the draft in Jefferson Co., Ala.
serial number 1688
Benjiman(sic) Hill Austin
permanant home address 3300-9 Ensley , Jeff.
co., Ala
age 38 date of
birth Aug. 1 , 1880
white
race native born
occupation - Asst.
Blower employer T. C. I. RR Co.
Ensley, Jeff. Co., Ala.
nearest relative Clyde
Pearl Austin, wife
address 3300 - 9 Ensley,
Jeff. Co, Ala
height medium
build medium
eyes brown
hair light
serial number 1765
Julius Roe Austin
permanant home address 1814W 13th Pine Bluff, Ark
age 43 date of
birth June 8th, 1875
white
race native born
occupation - Foreman
employer Ark Oak
Flooring Co.
Pine Bluff, Ark
nearest relative Lucy G. Austin
address 1814W 13th Pine
Bluff, Ark
height medium
build medium
eyes brown
hair light
1920- Clyde Hollaway Austin is a widow,
listed as (Mrs) Ben. H. Austin,
living in Pine Bluff City, Jefferson Co., Arkansas. She seems to
be
running a boarding house and has four single adults and a couple living
with her and calls herself a housekeeper. She also seems to have
two
servants living in rear.
Benjamin Hill Austin, my Grandfather and
Grandma's first husband worked
for the Colorado Fuel and Iron.
He was a superintendent for them. When
they were first married, they
lived in Pueblo, Colorado and Uncle Ralph
was born there. They moved back
to Birmingham and that is where he died.
He was burned in an explosion
at the plant. He lived a day and Grandma
saw him and he died shortly
thereafter. When Grandma would talk about
him, she would always cry. She
loved him until she died. He was her true
love. You could tell by the way
she spoke about him. I know that my Dad
was born in 1913 and he was 5
when his Dad died. That would make it
1918. I think Grandma married
Grandpa Bainbridge about 3 years later. I
don't have the date of the
remarriage.
Grandma also told me that when
she was a little girl, she rode a horse to
school. Isn't that amazing and
funny? [letter from Carol L. Apple, Apr 22, 20002]
Austin,
Ben. H.
f w head owner 34
wd
Arkansas Arkansas
Arkansas housekeeper At
home
"
,
Lee
m w
son
10
s
Colorado Arkansas Arkansas
" ,
Wesley
m w
son
8
s
Colorado Arkansas Arkansas
" ,
Dan
m w
son
6
s
Alabama Arkansas Arkansas
Oubrey,
Garland m
w
boarder
20
s
Arkansas Georgia Arkansas
Pratt,
Marnie
f w
boarder
19
s
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas
Robertson, Ernest m
w
head / renter 30 mar
Michigan England England
"
, Lucille
f w
wife
21 mar
Missouri Missouri Missouri
Montgomery, Otis m
w
boarder
20
s
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas
Welsh,
Frank
m w
boader
21
s
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas
in rear
Lirric,
Manuel
f b servant/ renter 20 div
Louisiana
Alabama Alabama
Jones, Mary
f b servant/ renter 40 div
S. Carolina not known
not known
[US
Census, Arkansas, Jefferson Co., Enum. Dist. 141, sheet 1b]
Wimberly, William head renter m w 60
m
Alabama Georgia
Georgia Salesman oil
"
, Delia wife
f w 55
m
Alabama Alabama
Georgia proprietor boarding
house
Sisson,
John
boarder m w
52
wd
Mississippi Miss.
Miss.
janitor post office
" ,
Upton
boarder m w
16
s
Miss.
Miss.
Miss. none
Austin, Septimus L
boarder
m w 42
m
Arkansas Georgia
Georgia millright
saw mill
" ,
Alma
wife
f w 33
m
Arkansas Alabama Arkansas
none
" , Evelyn
dau
f w 12 s
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas none
" , Alsen
dau f w 9
s
Arkansas Arkansas
Arkansas none
Finnegan, David
boarder m w 26
mar
Miss.
Miss.
Miss.
clerk R. R.
"
, Ruby Mae
wife
f w 19
mar
Miss.
Miss.
Miss. none
[US
Census, Mississippi, Jones Co., Laurel Ward 1, Dist. 86. enum. dist. 6,
sheet 5a]
1920-22 - Clyde remarries to Charlie
Bainbridge.
" The marriage
between Clyde and Charlie was somewhat strange. They evidently
loved each other, but each maintained considerable independence.
For some reason which I cannot recall, I (Ernest Lee Hollaway, Jr. )
spent several weeks at their home in Pine Bluff, Arkansas about
1930-32. Lee, Ralph, and Dan were all living at home, I
shared with Uncle Charlie a bedroom that had been built onto the garage
in the back yard of the house.
Charlie was skilled decorator, doing interior painting, wall papering,
and hanging drapes and similarwork. I worked with him during the
summer on several projects, probably being more of a hinderance than a
help, and he attempted to teach me some tricks of the trade, especially
in painting.
Charlie was an accomplished 'fiddler' and would often play in the
evenings.
The last time I saw him was in 1949 as my family and I were on our way
to Japan. He and Clyde graciously entertained us . Charlie had
turned a basement room into his hobby room where he had model trains of
which he was justly proud. He remained physically very active,
walking briskly up and down the hill of San Leandro. "
[Report by Ernest Hollaway Jr.,
March, 1996 records]
1930- Ernest L. Holloway, Clyde's brother,
has a family in Arkansas and has taken in Lee Austin, his sisters
oldest son for a period of time.
Holloway,
Ernest L. head
renter m w 34 mar
21
Arkansas
Arkansas
Alabama lawyer Gen-Practice
"
,
Vera
wife
f w 33 mar
20
Arkansas Arkansas
Arkansas none
"
, Ernest L. jr.
son
m w 10
s
Arkansas Arkansas
Arkansas none
Austin,
Lee H.
nephew m
w
20 div. m at age 17 Colorado
Arkansas
Arkansas Agent Insurance
[US Census, Arkansas,
Clay County, Corning, enum. dist. 11-18, sheet 8A]
Clyde has remarried to Charles Bainbridge and is living in Pine Bluff,
Arkansas. Note the different spelling
Bambridge,
Charles head
owner m w 60 mar at
52 Missouri
Illinois
Missouri painter house
"
, Clyde
wife
f w 44 mar at 23
Arkansas Arkansas Alabama
Austin,
Ralph
stepson
m w 18
s
Colorado Arkansas Arkansas
"
,
Dan
stepson
m w 16
s
Alabama Arkansas Arkansas
[US Census, Arkansas,
Jefferson, Pine Bluff, enum. dist. 35-45, sheet 12b]
1935-approximately Charles and Clyde
Bainbridge move to Berkeley, California where he was a painting and
paperhanging contractor. By about 1954 they move to San Lorenzo, CA
probably to be near Clyde's son Dan Austin and his family.
1957- December about 21st. Charles
Bainbridge dies in Hayward, California.
Bainbridge Rites on Tap Monday
San
Lorenzo - Services for Charles Bainbridge, 88, 358 Grant
Ave., will be at 9:30 am. Monday in Sorensen Bros. Chapel, 1140 B St.
Hayward.
Burial will be
at Mt Eden Cemetery.
A native of
DeSoto, Mo. Mr. Bainbridge died yesterday at his home. he was a
retired painting and paperhanging contractor who lived 20 years in
Berkeley before moving to San Lorenzso three years ago.
Survivors
include his wife Clyde; step-son Dan Austin of San Lorenzo, Ralph Austin of Livermore, and Less(sic) Austin of Oakland; a sister, Mrs. Edith Hopkins of El
Monte, and eight grandchildren.
[The Daily Review, Hayward, CA. Sat. Dec. 21, 1957, p. 2]
1960's - While Cyde was living in Oakland,
Sadie Hollaway Kirkland Johnson, would go to visit usually by
train. On one particular trip they traveled around by
car. Sadie was surprised that they had to stop so
frequently at gas stations where her sister disappeared into the
restroom. When Sadie went in to follow her the window was alway
open. On more than one occasion she caught the smell of a burning
cigarette. Clyde never admitted to smoking but it seemed
appropriate behavior for the time. Clyde was known for
never opening her bedroom door until she was completely dressed
including her pearl necklace. [experience and story as told to Elroy
Christenson in an interview with Sadie about 1964]
1972, November 1. Clyde Bainbridge dies at
age 87 in California.
Bainbridge, Clyde, of San Lorenzo,
November 1, 1972, wife of the late Charles Bainbridge; loving mother of Ralph Austin and Dan E. Austin, both of San Lorenzo,
and Lee Austin of Napa; dear grandmother
of Carol Apple, Janis Lind, Jennifer, David, Robin and Susan Austin
and two great-grandchildren; dear sister
of Mrs. Eddie Johnson of Cranfils(sic) Gap, Texas and E. L. Holloway of Corning,
Arkansas. A member of Order of Eastern Star, San Lorenzo Chapter,
No 577. A native of Arkansas; aged 87 years.
Friends are invitd to attend the
services at Sorensen Bros. Chapel, 1140 B. St. Hayward, Friday,
November 3, at 11 a. m. under the auspices of Order of Eastern Star and
Rev. Harold Hewitt officiating. Interment. Mt Eden Cemetery,
Hayward.
Sorensen Bros. Mortuary, 581-1234 or
351-1451
[Oakland Tribune(Oakland, CA), Thurs. Nov. 2, 1972, 22E, Eastbay
Funeral Notices]
Source:
Apple, Carol L.
records
and coorespondence. candpaple1(at)juno.com
The Daily Review, Hayward, CA. Sat.
Dec. 21, 1957, p. 2
Hollaway, Ernest Jr.. records and coorespondence 1996
US Census
Johnson, Sadie Hollaway. stories from an interview with Elroy
Christenson
Oakland Tribune(Oakland, CA),
Thurs. Nov. 2, 1972, 22E, Eastbay Funeral Notices
