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Aida Austin as a young girl

by Louise Smith Posted on June 9, 2010

Aida A. Austin, my great aunt, was the daughter of William Henry and Mary Ann Eldred Austin. Aida never married, but she wrote a diary in 1881 and several in the 1940s. Aida saved many letters and photos over the … Continue reading →

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Uncle Augustus and Aunt Maria

by Louise Smith Posted on June 7, 2010

Augustus Austin and his wife, Maria Eldred Austin. Photo courtesy of cousin Kathy T. The Mill on Halfway Brook tells the story of the January 1916 birth of Phebe Maria Eldred just 10 days after her parents, James and Polly … Continue reading →

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Aunt Sal

by Louise Smith Posted on April 22, 2010

Sherman S. Leavenworth talks about Aunt Sal in his Civil War Letters home. Whether she is an aunt, I do not know. She had a number of daughters and there is a Sarah (nickname is Sally) in the 1850 Lumberland … Continue reading →

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