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Jon Meacham

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James Bevan Austin

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• • Great-grandfather of Jon Meacham — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 10 
  • Father:
  • George Austin 
  • Mother:
  • Katherine E. Bevan   
  • Birth Date:
  • 5 Oct 1889 
  • Birth Location:
  • Logansport, Cass, Indiana 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 7 Jan 1977 
  • Death Location:
  • Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Ethel M. Hand
  • Marriage Date:
  • 3 Aug 1915 
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. Aloysis Church, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri 
  • Child:

  Jean Bevan Austin (Ahnentafel No:5 )

• Additional marriages for James Bevan Austin

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  • Spouse:
  • Katherine S. - - - - - -
  • Marriage Date:
  • AFT 12 Sep 1925

• Sources for James Bevan Austin

  • ¹ Chattanooga News-Free Press (Chattanooga, Tennessee), 09 JAN 1977, p. 8, Obituary for James Bevin Austin.
  • ² Federal Census, TN, Hamilton County, 1930, Chattanooga, E.D. 33-53, Sheet 2A, Image 3 of 31.
  • ³ Federal Census, KS, Douglas County, 1910, Lawrence Ward 3, E.D. 68, Sheet 2B, Image 4 of 29.
  • ⁴ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 01/24/2025).
  • ⁵ Missouri, U.S., Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985, Marriage certificate for James B Austin and Ethel Hand.
  • ⁶ Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, Death certificate for spouse Ethel M Austin.
  • ⁷ The Evening Kansan-Republican (Newton, Kansas), 06 AUG 1915, Wedding of James Bevan Austin and Ethel Hand.
  • ⁸ The Weekly Kansan Republican (Newton, Kansas), 23 MAY 1918, p. 4, Birth notice for daughter Bevin and Ethel (Hand) Austin.
  • ⁹ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Draft registration for James Bevan Austin.

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