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From: Bob Austin <>
Subject: [GACHATTA] AUSTIN
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2000 17:32:45 -0600

Greetings List Members,
I am interested in the family of William A. AUSTIN, b. 1776, SC
and Laban Turk (Labon, Labourn, L. T.) AUSTIN, (my gggf) b. GA
cir 1802. If he is the son of W. A., as I suspect, he was
probably born in Colombia Co.

Wm. A. is known to have lived in these GA counties, in
succession, as the land opened up: Columbia, Hancock, Baldwin,
Jones, Muscogee, and Chattahoochee.

It is believed that he also lived in Crawford County, as Laban
Turk married there in Jan 1824. Wm. A.'s oldest son, Allen
Jefferson, got married in Crawford Co. about two years later,
Dec 1825.

About 1827-30 Laban Turk moved to Pike Co., AL and Wm. A. moved
to Muscogee Co., GA. There is known later interaction between the

two families and there is commonality in given names between the
two families.

I am trying to verify the relationship of Laban Turk and Wm. A.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I plan to make a camping trip to all counties starting in April
2001. I would appreciate any suggestions on the sources , in
addition to court houses, the sources of local records available;

genealogy libraries, news papers, etc.
Thanks,
Bob Austin
Huntsville, AL.

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