Civil War; Co. A, 1st NY Light Artillery; son of Henry Austin and Margaret Lee Austin. Father of: Estella May, Harry Delos, Nathaniel Stephen, and Lina Ann Austin.
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William Austin, aged 81 years, died at his home in this city last Monday morning from a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Austin was an old resident of this city and was respected by all who knew him, being a man of many admirable qualities.
Mr. Austin had been a resident of Evansville for many years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Nathon Austin, Sun Prairie and Harry Austin, Jamesville and two daughters Mrs. George Atcheson, Moline; Ill. and Mrs. Charles Doolittle, Evansville.
The funeral was held from the house Wednesday afternoon, the services being conducted by the Rev. Barnlund of the M. E. church. The pall-bearers were sons and grandsons of the deceased. Interment was made in Maple Hill cemetery.
October 14, 1920, Evansville Review, p. 5, col. 4, Evansville Wisconsin
Mr. and Mrs. George Acheson and daughter, Mrs. Lola Berthrong, Moline, Ill. were called here on account of the illness and death of Mrs. Acheson's father, William Austin.
October 14, 1920, Evansville Review, p. 5, col. 4, Evansville Wisconsin [notices courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
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Personal War Sketches
Grand Army of the Republic
T. L. Sutphen Post No. 41, Evansville, Wisconsin
Record 14
Comrade William Seward Austin who was born the 10th day of December A. D. 1839 in Frankfort, County of Herkimer, New York. Enlisted at Utica New York, September 1864 as a private in Co. A. 1st N. Y. Light Artillery. Was discharged June 28th, 1865 at Elmira, N. Y. for reason of close of the war to preserve the Nation and my services no longer required. Battery A was with McClellan all through peninsula campaign and its guns were captured at the battle of Fair Oaks after they had fired 773 out of 775 rounds of shot and shell, not being able to save the guns from the ? 109 horses out of 129 belonging to our battery were killed. Col. G. D. [Guilford D.] Bailey, Major Van Walkenberg and Adjutant Ramsey were among the killed.
The following are names of some of my comrades. C. R. Austin, J. S. ; A. F. Clark. My battery was detailed as escort to Lincoln at Harrisburg, Pa. [courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
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William Austin, aged 81 years, died at his home in this city last Monday morning from a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Austin was an old resident of this city and was respected by all who knew him, being a man of many admirable qualities.
Mr. Austin had been a resident of Evansville for many years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Nathon Austin, Sun Prairie and Harry Austin, Jamesville and two daughters Mrs. George Atcheson, Moline; Ill. and Mrs. Charles Doolittle, Evansville.
The funeral was held from the house Wednesday afternoon, the services being conducted by the Rev. Barnlund of the M. E. church. The pall-bearers were sons and grandsons of the deceased. Interment was made in Maple Hill cemetery.
October 14, 1920, Evansville Review, p. 5, col. 4, Evansville Wisconsin
Mr. and Mrs. George Acheson and daughter, Mrs. Lola Berthrong, Moline, Ill. were called here on account of the illness and death of Mrs. Acheson's father, William Austin.
October 14, 1920, Evansville Review, p. 5, col. 4, Evansville Wisconsin [notices courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
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Personal War Sketches
Grand Army of the Republic
T. L. Sutphen Post No. 41, Evansville, Wisconsin
Record 14
Comrade William Seward Austin who was born the 10th day of December A. D. 1839 in Frankfort, County of Herkimer, New York. Enlisted at Utica New York, September 1864 as a private in Co. A. 1st N. Y. Light Artillery. Was discharged June 28th, 1865 at Elmira, N. Y. for reason of close of the war to preserve the Nation and my services no longer required. Battery A was with McClellan all through peninsula campaign and its guns were captured at the battle of Fair Oaks after they had fired 773 out of 775 rounds of shot and shell, not being able to save the guns from the ? 109 horses out of 129 belonging to our battery were killed. Col. G. D. [Guilford D.] Bailey, Major Van Walkenberg and Adjutant Ramsey were among the killed.
The following are names of some of my comrades. C. R. Austin, J. S. ; A. F. Clark. My battery was detailed as escort to Lincoln at Harrisburg, Pa. [courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
Civil War; Co. A, 1st NY Light Artillery; son of Henry Austin and Margaret Lee Austin. Father of: Estella May, Harry Delos, Nathaniel Stephen, and Lina Ann Austin.
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William Austin, aged 81 years, died at his home in this city last Monday morning from a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Austin was an old resident of this city and was respected by all who knew him, being a man of many admirable qualities.
Mr. Austin had been a resident of Evansville for many years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Nathon Austin, Sun Prairie and Harry Austin, Jamesville and two daughters Mrs. George Atcheson, Moline; Ill. and Mrs. Charles Doolittle, Evansville.
The funeral was held from the house Wednesday afternoon, the services being conducted by the Rev. Barnlund of the M. E. church. The pall-bearers were sons and grandsons of the deceased. Interment was made in Maple Hill cemetery.
October 14, 1920, Evansville Review, p. 5, col. 4, Evansville Wisconsin
Mr. and Mrs. George Acheson and daughter, Mrs. Lola Berthrong, Moline, Ill. were called here on account of the illness and death of Mrs. Acheson's father, William Austin.
October 14, 1920, Evansville Review, p. 5, col. 4, Evansville Wisconsin [notices courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
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Personal War Sketches
Grand Army of the Republic
T. L. Sutphen Post No. 41, Evansville, Wisconsin
Record 14
Comrade William Seward Austin who was born the 10th day of December A. D. 1839 in Frankfort, County of Herkimer, New York. Enlisted at Utica New York, September 1864 as a private in Co. A. 1st N. Y. Light Artillery. Was discharged June 28th, 1865 at Elmira, N. Y. for reason of close of the war to preserve the Nation and my services no longer required. Battery A was with McClellan all through peninsula campaign and its guns were captured at the battle of Fair Oaks after they had fired 773 out of 775 rounds of shot and shell, not being able to save the guns from the ? 109 horses out of 129 belonging to our battery were killed. Col. G. D. [Guilford D.] Bailey, Major Van Walkenberg and Adjutant Ramsey were among the killed.
The following are names of some of my comrades. C. R. Austin, J. S. ; A. F. Clark. My battery was detailed as escort to Lincoln at Harrisburg, Pa. [courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
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William Austin, aged 81 years, died at his home in this city last Monday morning from a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Austin was an old resident of this city and was respected by all who knew him, being a man of many admirable qualities.
Mr. Austin had been a resident of Evansville for many years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Nathon Austin, Sun Prairie and Harry Austin, Jamesville and two daughters Mrs. George Atcheson, Moline; Ill. and Mrs. Charles Doolittle, Evansville.
The funeral was held from the house Wednesday afternoon, the services being conducted by the Rev. Barnlund of the M. E. church. The pall-bearers were sons and grandsons of the deceased. Interment was made in Maple Hill cemetery.
October 14, 1920, Evansville Review, p. 5, col. 4, Evansville Wisconsin
Mr. and Mrs. George Acheson and daughter, Mrs. Lola Berthrong, Moline, Ill. were called here on account of the illness and death of Mrs. Acheson's father, William Austin.
October 14, 1920, Evansville Review, p. 5, col. 4, Evansville Wisconsin [notices courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
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Personal War Sketches
Grand Army of the Republic
T. L. Sutphen Post No. 41, Evansville, Wisconsin
Record 14
Comrade William Seward Austin who was born the 10th day of December A. D. 1839 in Frankfort, County of Herkimer, New York. Enlisted at Utica New York, September 1864 as a private in Co. A. 1st N. Y. Light Artillery. Was discharged June 28th, 1865 at Elmira, N. Y. for reason of close of the war to preserve the Nation and my services no longer required. Battery A was with McClellan all through peninsula campaign and its guns were captured at the battle of Fair Oaks after they had fired 773 out of 775 rounds of shot and shell, not being able to save the guns from the ? 109 horses out of 129 belonging to our battery were killed. Col. G. D. [Guilford D.] Bailey, Major Van Walkenberg and Adjutant Ramsey were among the killed.
The following are names of some of my comrades. C. R. Austin, J. S. ; A. F. Clark. My battery was detailed as escort to Lincoln at Harrisburg, Pa. [courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
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