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Margaret Jane Austin

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Margaret Jane Austin

Birth
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Death
30 May 1914 (aged 69)
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Wise County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Margaret Jane was the 5th of twelve children born to Jesse and Margaret (Douglas) Austin. She had two children with John Wesley "Devil John" Wright. Margaret lived out her life as an unmarried woman. She farmed her land, was a homemaker and mother.

"Devil John" Wright had 35 children by several different women. The only marriage record that has been found is one for John & Martha "Mattie" Humphrey dated l4 Oct l866 (Cynthiana, KY Courthouse File #5869). It has been reported that he married Ellen Sanders shortly before he was baptized in July l929."

Margaret died at the age of 69 years. She is buried in the Austin Cemetery, Pound, Wise, VA, south of the Mountain Rd. Her headstone is shared with her sister, Ann Reeves (Austin) Cox.

NOTE: Headstone has birth as JUNE, Death Certificate has birth as JULY.
Margaret Jane was the 5th of twelve children born to Jesse and Margaret (Douglas) Austin. She had two children with John Wesley "Devil John" Wright. Margaret lived out her life as an unmarried woman. She farmed her land, was a homemaker and mother.

"Devil John" Wright had 35 children by several different women. The only marriage record that has been found is one for John & Martha "Mattie" Humphrey dated l4 Oct l866 (Cynthiana, KY Courthouse File #5869). It has been reported that he married Ellen Sanders shortly before he was baptized in July l929."

Margaret died at the age of 69 years. She is buried in the Austin Cemetery, Pound, Wise, VA, south of the Mountain Rd. Her headstone is shared with her sister, Ann Reeves (Austin) Cox.

NOTE: Headstone has birth as JUNE, Death Certificate has birth as JULY.

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Dau. Of Jesse Austin
THY TRIALS ENDED,
THY REST IS WON

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Headstone shared with sister, Ann.

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