Fones Austin

Abt 1812 - 1904  (~ 91 years)

• Name	Fones Austin
  Born	Abt Jun 1812	North Kingstown, RI
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Mar 1904	North Kingstown, RI
  Buried	Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI
  Person ID	I00666	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Russell Austin,   b. 7 Jul 1775, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI ,   d. 18 Feb 1847  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Catherine Essex,   b. Abt 1787, Warwick, Kent Co., RI ,   d. 16 Feb 1880  (Age ~ 93 years)
  Married	Nov 1802
  Family ID	F00242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Betsey" Bowen Arnold,   b. 1814,   d. 18 Oct 1875  (Age 61 years)
  Married	Jan 1844	Smithfield, RI   [1]
  Notes	One source has the marriage year as 1845.
  Children	1. George Russell Austin,   b. 23 Nov 1844, North Kingstown, RI ,   d. 20 Nov 1907, Cranston, RI  (Age 62 years)   2. Henry W. Austin,   b. 1847, North Kingstown, RI   3. Emily M. Austin,   b. Abt Jun 1849,   d. 3 Dec 1864  (Age ~ 15 years)   4. Charles L. Austin,   b. Abt Sep 1852,   d. 25 Nov 1864  (Age ~ 12 years)   5. Mary Melinda Austin,   b. 21 Nov 1855, East Greenwich, RI ,   d. 21 Jun 1902, North Kingstown, RI  (Age 46 years)   6. Fannie E. Austin,   b. Abt 3 Dec 1857,   d. 7 Jul 1860  (Age ~ 2 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F00297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The 1850 census at North Kingstown shows Fones Austin 38, Betsey B. 35, and George Russell 5 months. Note from Shirley M. Greene: "He worked 11 years in a cotton mill and several years on the railroad. My father-in-law told us that every fall he would set his grass afire along the tracks, blame the railroad, and collect enough money to pay his taxes every year." Fones Austin (under 21) is mentioned as s/o Russell Austin in the 1817 will of Daniel Fones. Daniel was the uncle of Catherine (Essex) Austin.

  
  

• Sources

  [S012827] Email from Shirley M. Greene, 15 September 2003.