Born about in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Martin Nichols
and Peninah (Pugh) Nichols
Sister of
Thomas Pugh Nichols, Malinda (Nichols) Austin, Levi D Nichols, Joseph D Nichols and Green F Nichols
Wife of
Elike Austin
— married
25 May 1834 in Fayette, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Cynthia Austin, Mary Jane (Austin) Waggoner, Margaret (Austin) Hardy, Caroline (Austin) Waggoner, Jacob Elike Austin, John Franklin Austin and Charles T Austin
Died [date unknown]
in Shelby, Illinois, United States [uncertain]
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Contents |
Biography
This profile is part of the Nichols Name Study.
Matilda B Nichols was born about 1818 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States, daughter of William Martin Nichols (1784–1864) and Peninah Pugh (1787–1859).
Matilda (15) married Elike Austin (19) (born on September 6, 1814 in Kentucky; son of Richard Austin Sr and Mary (O'Dell) Austin) on May 25, 1834 in Fayette, Illinois, United States. Their children were:
- Synthia Austin (~1837– ) .
- Mary Jane Austin (1839–1915) .
- Margrett Austin (~1842– ) .
- Christine Caroline Austin (~1844– ) .
- Jacob Elike Austin (1859–1938)
In the 1850 census she (age 32) was in Shelby, Illinois, United States.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Elike Austin | M | 36 | Kentucky | |
| Matilda Auston | F | 32 | Kentucky | |
| Synthia Auston | F | 13 | Illinois | |
| Mary Auston | F | 19 | Illinois | |
| Margrett Auston | F | 8 | Illinois | |
| Caroline Auston | F | 6 | Illinois | |
| Abraham Jones | M | 10 | Illinois | |
| John Auston | M | 2 months | Illinois |
In the 1860 census she (age 42) was in Subdivision 66, Shelby, Illinois, United States.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Elike Austin | M | 45 | Kentucky | |
| Matilda Austin | F | 42 | Kentucky | |
| Caroline Austin | F | 15 | Illinois | |
| John Austin | M | 10 | Illinois | |
| Charles Austin | M | 6 | Illinois | |
| Jacob Austin | M | Illinois | ||
| Abraham Jones | M | 18 | Illinois |
In the 1870 census she (age 52) was in Shelby Precinct, Edwards, Illinois, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Elika Austin | M | 56 | Kentucky | |
| Austin | F | 52 | Kentucky | |
| John Austin | M | 20 | Illinois | |
| Jacob Austin | M | 11 | Illinois | |
| J W Campfield | M | 17 | Illinois |
In the 1880 census she (age 65) was the widowed mother of J. F. Auston in Washington Township, Greene, Missouri, United States.[4]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| J. F. Auston | M | 30 | Married | Head | Farmer | Illinois |
| Nancy A. Auston | F | 20 | Married | Wife | Keeping House | Illinois |
| William A. Auston | M | 6 | Single | Son | Illinois | |
| Charles F. Auston | M | 5 | Single | Son | Illinois | |
| Catie Auston | F | 3 | Single | Daughter | Illinois | |
| Maud Auston | F | 1 | Single | Daughter | Missouri | |
| Matilda Auston | F | 65 | Widowed | Mother | Kentucky | |
| Jack Auston | M | 20 | Single | Brother | Illinois |
Matilda died in Shelby, Illinois after 1880. Matilda was mentioned on a memorial in Austin Cemetery, Shelby County, Illinois, United States, but it is not a headstone real source.[5]
Research Notes
Her Find a Grave memorial mistakenly lists her death date as the same as her husband, however, she was still living at the time of the 1880 US Census (with son John).
Sources
- ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 33; Digital film/folder number: 004181045_003_M9C4-WWM; FHL microfilm: 442916; Image number: 46; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00994-3
FamilySearch Record: M853-M9Z (accessed 1 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DBLQ-PH2
Matilda Auston (32) in Shelby, Illinois, United States. Born in Kentucky. - ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 48; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005165798; FHL microfilm: 803228; Image number: 646; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01707-1
FamilySearch Record: MXHY-DPL (accessed 1 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBY-WDQ
Matilda Austin (42) in Subdivision 66, Shelby, Illinois, United States. Born in Kentucky. - ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 004263243; FHL microfilm: 000545776; Image number: 537; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01417-6
FamilySearch Record: M6WX-QYF (accessed 1 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6D9S-G1M
Austin (52) in Shelby Precinct, Edwards, Illinois, United States. Born in Kentucky. - ↑
1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 2; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00091; Digital film/folder number: 005161221; FHL microfilm: 1254687; Image number: 673; Sheet number: 83; Sheet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: M6X3-M35 (accessed 1 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBD-1DZ
Matilda Auston (65), widowed mother, in household of J. F. Auston (30) in Washington Township, Greene, Missouri, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #105297728 (accessed 1 January 2024)
Memorial page for Matilda B. Nichols Austin (1815-unknown), citing Austin Cemetery, Shelby County, Illinois, USA (plot: No stone. Grave unmarked); Maintained by Alvin Oglesby (contributor 47049777).
- See Also:
- FamilySearch Person: KP47-YT1
- https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-kooiman-bruijn-mantel/I6300.php
Acknowledgement
Research of direct descendent Brenda Mondragon.
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