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Augustus Alston

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Augustus Alston

Birth
Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
30 May 1891 (aged 75)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Plot
D-28
Memorial ID
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Son of John Alston & Jane Hardaway Davis, who emigrated in 1810 to Williamson County, Tennessee, and located near Triune on property bought from Thomas Sumner.

Augustus Alston's sisters were Elizabeth Davis Alston Hyde, Sarah Kearney Alston Johnson, and Lucy Alston King.

Brothers were Hardaway (1800-1876), James (1805-1879) Solomon (1813-1880), and John (1820-?) "Jack" Alston.

(Alston family information provided by Karen Neely Mullins, #46955310.)

Augustus Alston married Eliza B. Morton Scales 29 May 1834, in Williamson County. They had two surviving daughters, Mary Jane Alston Carl and Sarah Elizabeth Alston Anthony.

After Eliza's death, Mr. Alston married Margaret Westbrook Hill on 22 Mar 1870, also in Williamson County. They also had two daughters, Minnie Alston Smith and Fannie Alston Longhurst. Their combined household included Margaret Westbrook Hill's two youngest sons from her previous marriage.

Date of death listed on memorial is from death certificate. Marker lists date of death as June 1, 1891.
Son of John Alston & Jane Hardaway Davis, who emigrated in 1810 to Williamson County, Tennessee, and located near Triune on property bought from Thomas Sumner.

Augustus Alston's sisters were Elizabeth Davis Alston Hyde, Sarah Kearney Alston Johnson, and Lucy Alston King.

Brothers were Hardaway (1800-1876), James (1805-1879) Solomon (1813-1880), and John (1820-?) "Jack" Alston.

(Alston family information provided by Karen Neely Mullins, #46955310.)

Augustus Alston married Eliza B. Morton Scales 29 May 1834, in Williamson County. They had two surviving daughters, Mary Jane Alston Carl and Sarah Elizabeth Alston Anthony.

After Eliza's death, Mr. Alston married Margaret Westbrook Hill on 22 Mar 1870, also in Williamson County. They also had two daughters, Minnie Alston Smith and Fannie Alston Longhurst. Their combined household included Margaret Westbrook Hill's two youngest sons from her previous marriage.

Date of death listed on memorial is from death certificate. Marker lists date of death as June 1, 1891.


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