William Grafton Austin (1868 - 1929)

Born 6 Jan 1868 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Jul 1929 at age 61 in Santa Clara, California, United States

William Austin was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Biography

Born in Galveston

Colonel William Austin served with the United States Army during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: 1898
Unit(s): unknown
Service Ended: 1898

William Austin is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 1887-1892, 1898
achieved the rank of SGT., American Indian Wars, Spanish American War,

William Austin is Notable.

William Grafton Austin

William Grafton Austin was a Medal of Honor recipient. Col. William Grafton

William was born on January 6, 1868 in Galveston, Texas.

Parents: Charles William Austin (1833 - 1889) and Georgia Bell Grafton Austin (1844 - 1913)

Siblings:

William Grafton Austin (1868 - 1929)

Andrew Yates Austin (1870 - 1932)

Susan Tennent Austin (1875 - 1948)

Spouses:

#Carrie J Ratz Austin (1874 - 1897)

#Marie Shotwell (1880 - 1934)

#Frances Alice Brooks Austin (1894 - 1968)

Children:

1. Infant Austin (1897 - 1897)
2. Hope Brooks Austin Winklebleck (1914 - 1967)
3. Margaret Grafton Austin Fergusson (1919 - 2013)

William died on July 15, 1929 in Santa Clara, California^[1]

Records:

U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 for Wm G Austin

Name: Wm G Austin

Birthyear: abt 1863

Birthplace: Texas, United States

Enlistment Age: 24

Savannah, Georgia, Voter Records, 1856-1896, 1901-1917

Name: Wm G Austin

Age: 43

Birth Date: abt 1868

Race: White

Residence Date: 1911

Residence Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

District of Columbia, Select Marriages, 1830-1921^[2]

Name: William G. Austin

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1917

Spouse: Francis A. Brooks

FHL Film Number: 2051921; Reference ID: 80196

New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name: William G Austin

Arrival Date: 16 Mar 1918

Birth Date: 1868

Birth Location: United States of America

Birth Location Other: texas

Age: 50

Gender: Male

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England

Port of Arrival: New York, New York

Ship Name: St Paul

California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959^[3]

Name: William Austin

Gender: Male

Birth Date: abt 1868

Birth Place: Grimes County, Texas, USA

Age: 59

Arrival Date: 7 Sep 1927

Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California

Ship Name: President Wilson

Port of Departure: Balboa, Panama

Savannah, Georgia, Cemetery and Burial Records, 1852-1939^[4]

Name: Captain Charles William Austin (Notable), designer of 1st ironclad

Birth Date: Jan. 17 1833 Norwich, New London County, Connecticut,

Age at Death: 56

Death Date: 17 Apr 1889 Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia

Cemetery: Laurel Grove, Savannah Chatham County, Georgia, USA

Find A Grave: Memorial #43897674 for Captain Austin

Parents: Andrew Yates Austin (1803 - 1882) and Susan Tennent Rogers Austin (1809 - 1872)

Sources

1. ↑ California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California.
2. ↑ District of Columbia, Marriages, 1830-1921. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
3. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85
4. ↑ Savannah Georgia Cemetery and Burial Records. Savannah, Georgia: Research Library & Municipal Archives City of Savannah, Georgia.

• Col. William Grafton
• Find A Grave: Memorial #10906550 for Colonel Grafton's
• "Savannah Chief to Wed " The Constitution (Atlanta: 20 Sep 1908) 2.
• South Bend news-times. March 29 1918 EVENING EDITION Page 14 Image 14 (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87055779/
• The Washington herald. August 26 1917 Page TWELVE Image 12 (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045433
• The Galveston Daily News (Galveston Tx.: 17 Jul 1929) 4.Source: V8M8I