History of White County, Illinois
Inter-State Publishing
Chicago, Illinois, 1883
Page 827

William Austin

William Austin (deceased) was born in North Carolina in 1799, and was a son of Elisha and Martha (Fox) Austin. Elisha Austin moved to Warren County, Tenn., and from there to White County, Ill., with his family. His children who grew to maturity were - William, Elisha, Nancy (married James Miller, and afterward Drew Jamison), Benjamin (first married Lucinda, daughter of 'Squire William Emerson, then Susannah, daughter of Isaac Kello), Polly, Hugh (married Mary Watson), Betsey, Jesse (married Catherine Miller, and afterward Margaret Bryant), Patsey (married James Friar). Benjamin is the only one living. William Austin was married March 20, 1823, to Catherine Foster, a native of Virginia, born April 12, 1806, and a daughter of Alexander and Sarah (Foster) Foster. Her parents moved to Warren County, Tenn., where they died. They had a family of six children. Mr. and Mrs. Austin had ten children - Alexander, born Dec. 24, 1823; Elisha, Dec. 17, 1825 (deceased); William F. M., May 8, 1828; Hugh, April 7, 1830; Sarah, July 6, 1832 (deceased); Mary, Aug. 12, 1834 (Mrs. Wm. Spence, deceased); Charles, July 20, 1836; George W., June 6, 1838 (deceased); Catharine, Feb. 20, 1841; Andrew J., Nov. 6, 1842. Mr. Austin died Sept. 13, 1858. His wife is living with her son Hugh.