In 1880, he was a 14 year old servant in the Whelchel household in Martin's Ford, Lumpkin County, Georgia. S.A. Whelchel.
Name variations: The surnames Alston/Austin are often conflated in Lumpkin County, Georgia.
Sources
1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880" citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00025; Digital film/folder number: 005157375; FHL microfilm: 1254156; Image number: 228; Sheet number: 342; Sheet letter: C FamilySearch Record: M8G6-QFJ (accessed 14 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB6-6GX James Austin (14), single other, Servant, in household of S. A. Welchell (35) in District 831, Lumpkin, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia, United States.
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
S. A. Welchell
M
White
35
Married
Head
Farmer
Georgia
Julia Welchell
F
White
33
Married
Wife
Keeping House
Georgia
Lula E. Welchell
F
White
7
Single
Daughter
Georgia
Fanny E. Welchell
F
White
5
Single
Daughter
Georgia
Susan Welchell
F
White
3
Single
Daughter
Georgia
Mollie Welchell
F
White
1
Single
Daughter
Georgia
James Austin
M
Black
14
Single
Other
Servant
Georgia
Recter Austin
M
White
2 months
Single
Other
Georgia
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