Austin Williamson was an oil pumper. He married a lady by the name of Bertie Curtis on July 10, 1926. That marriage is recorded in Hancock County, Ohio.
Austin Williamson earned the nickname, "Polkadot Shirt Bandit."
If you want to read the article about his last adventure, which took his life, you can find it in the following newspaper.
Source:
The Findlay Morning Republican
Findlay, Hancock, Ohio
Tuesday, July 5, 1927
Page 12
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PLEASE NOTE:
There is a discrepancy between the number engraved for the birth year on the headstone (1903) and the Hancock County, Ohio, Births, recorded in the Book Register for 1902 - 1908, Vol. 3A, page 572, (1902).
Name: Williamson, Austin
Date of Birth: 1902 Nov 17
Place of Birth: Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Sex: Male
Color: White
Name of Father: Chas Williamson
Name of Mother: Jennie Morgan
Residence: Liberty Township
SOURCE:
Hancock County Birth Register - 1902 - 1908 - Vol. 3A, Page 573
I found the birth record on Family Search.
Austin Williamson earned the nickname, "Polkadot Shirt Bandit."
If you want to read the article about his last adventure, which took his life, you can find it in the following newspaper.
Source:
The Findlay Morning Republican
Findlay, Hancock, Ohio
Tuesday, July 5, 1927
Page 12
**********************************************
PLEASE NOTE:
There is a discrepancy between the number engraved for the birth year on the headstone (1903) and the Hancock County, Ohio, Births, recorded in the Book Register for 1902 - 1908, Vol. 3A, page 572, (1902).
Name: Williamson, Austin
Date of Birth: 1902 Nov 17
Place of Birth: Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Sex: Male
Color: White
Name of Father: Chas Williamson
Name of Mother: Jennie Morgan
Residence: Liberty Township
SOURCE:
Hancock County Birth Register - 1902 - 1908 - Vol. 3A, Page 573
I found the birth record on Family Search.
Austin Williamson was an oil pumper. He married a lady by the name of Bertie Curtis on July 10, 1926. That marriage is recorded in Hancock County, Ohio.
Austin Williamson earned the nickname, "Polkadot Shirt Bandit."
If you want to read the article about his last adventure, which took his life, you can find it in the following newspaper.
Source:
The Findlay Morning Republican
Findlay, Hancock, Ohio
Tuesday, July 5, 1927
Page 12
**********************************************
PLEASE NOTE:
There is a discrepancy between the number engraved for the birth year on the headstone (1903) and the Hancock County, Ohio, Births, recorded in the Book Register for 1902 - 1908, Vol. 3A, page 572, (1902).
Name: Williamson, Austin
Date of Birth: 1902 Nov 17
Place of Birth: Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Sex: Male
Color: White
Name of Father: Chas Williamson
Name of Mother: Jennie Morgan
Residence: Liberty Township
SOURCE:
Hancock County Birth Register - 1902 - 1908 - Vol. 3A, Page 573
I found the birth record on Family Search.
Austin Williamson earned the nickname, "Polkadot Shirt Bandit."
If you want to read the article about his last adventure, which took his life, you can find it in the following newspaper.
Source:
The Findlay Morning Republican
Findlay, Hancock, Ohio
Tuesday, July 5, 1927
Page 12
**********************************************
PLEASE NOTE:
There is a discrepancy between the number engraved for the birth year on the headstone (1903) and the Hancock County, Ohio, Births, recorded in the Book Register for 1902 - 1908, Vol. 3A, page 572, (1902).
Name: Williamson, Austin
Date of Birth: 1902 Nov 17
Place of Birth: Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Sex: Male
Color: White
Name of Father: Chas Williamson
Name of Mother: Jennie Morgan
Residence: Liberty Township
SOURCE:
Hancock County Birth Register - 1902 - 1908 - Vol. 3A, Page 573
I found the birth record on Family Search.
Gravesite Details
Year of Birth is engraved as 1903, but the Hancock County, Ohio, Birth Records recorded the birth year as 1902.
"OOPS!", said the Engraver.
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