Fourth Generation

26. Josephine RUSSELL appeared in the census in 1870 in Round Prairie, Benton Co. Arkansas. Round Prairie, Benton Co. Arl 1870
906/806
Russell, James 36 M W Farmer Tenn
Jane 34 FW Alabama
Andrew 10 Ark
Josie 8 F ark
William 6 M Ark
Elisha 3 M ark
Mary 2 F ark
Mary 57 F Tennessee
She appeared in the census in 1880 in Wallace & Maysville, Benton Co. Arkansas. Family #129/130
Russel, Olive Jane 40 Farmer Ala Tenn Tenn
Andrew J. 20 Works on Farm Ark. Ala, Tenn
Josephine 18 Works in home Ark Ala Tenn
James W. 16 Works on Farm Ark Ala Tenn
Elisha P 13 Works on Farm Ark Ala Tenn
Mary C. ? Ark Ala Ten
Elizabeth 6 Ark Tenn Tenn
Mary 22 Daughter in Law Ark. Tenn Tenn
She died before 1906. Based on suit of Samuel Russell deceased lists heirs of Josephine Austin and her 4 children. Also states that all are living outside Arkansas She was born BET 1862/1863 in ARKANSAS.⁹⁵

Josephine RUSSELL and George Harris AUSTIN were married on 16 Jan 1881 in Benton Co., Ark.⁹⁷ Marriage records say she was 19 he was 23 George Harris AUSTIN⁹⁸ (son of Jessie AUSTIN and Mahala BRIM) was born about 1858 in BENTON CO. ARK.⁹⁹ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Wallace & Maysville, Benton Co. Arkansas.¹⁰⁰ He died about 1893.¹⁰¹ Aug. 11, 1921 Fayetteville Daily Democrat, Fayetteville, Arkansas:
Mr. & Mrs. Russell H. Austin announce the arrival of a baby girl, Ruth

Suit of Samuel Russell/Ellen Russell state that Josephine died before 1906 and had 4 children.

"David 7 siblings were born Cherokee but raised Choctow. His father, George Austin, died when he was 5 and around 1893, the family was adopted by the Choctow Nation."
Willis Austin and eleanor Burrow, a 4 page family history... Josephine RUSSELL and George Harris AUSTIN had the following children:

150	i.	Elijah (Liege) AUSTIN102 died in Tulsa, Oklahoma.94
151	ii.	Gladys Louise AUSTIN.102
152	iii.	Linda AUSTIN.102
153	iv.	Will AUSTIN102 died by committing suicide by drinkng lye. in 1931 in prob. Oklahoma.94 He committed suicide by drinking lye after gathering up and burning all the papers identifying the family members as being part of the choctaw tribe.-Barbara Holz He was buried in 1931 in Wann Cemetery, Claremore, Oklahoma.94
+154	v.	Nora Bell AUSTIN.
+155	vi.	David Houston AUSTIN.
156	vii.	Straude AUSTIN102 was born in 1893 in Oklahoma. He died flu epidemic on 18 Jan 1918 in Oklahoma.94 Flu killed over 500,000 in US and 3,000,000 world wide. He served in the military in 1917/18 in France.94
+157	viii.	Henry Elisha AUSTIN.