William Vaughn Austin

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Biography

William Vaughn Austin is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

William Vaughn Austin, born 19 May 1942^[1] at Valdosta, Georgia, was the son of William Carl Austin and his wife, Dixie Louise Maupin.^[2]

He was married^[3] and had three children, his wife and all the children livied at home in 1987.^[2]

He spent most of his life at Kingsville, Johnson County, Missouri. He was employed by Western Electric Company, Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri, from 1962-1975, where he rose to the position of supervisor. In 1978 he became an agent for Farmland Realty Company, Holden, Missouri. He was a member of Elm Spring Baptist Church near Kingsville, Missouri.

William died 23 December 1987 at Saint Joseph Health Center, and was buried in the cemetery at Elm Springs Baptist Church near Kingsville, Missouri.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Smallwood, Mary June (Paden) (now deceased) conversation at Gregg Reunion with Margaret Ann (Kepner) Kerns, 729 Northwest 1101 Road, Urich, Missouri 64788-8121 1 October 1989
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Obituary of William Vaughn Austin, page 67 column 2 25 Dec 1987 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107828281/obituary-of-william-vaughn-austin-page/?xid=637 Newspapers.com - The Kansas City Times - 25 Dec 1987 - Page 67; Kansas City, Missouri
3. ↑ Lyle, Edith Margaret (Dayton) (now deceased) telephone conversation with Mary June (Paden) Smallwood (now deceased) in 1972, shared with Margaret Ann (Kepner) Kerns, 729 Northwest 1101 Road, Urich, Missouri 64788-8121