Edwin N. Austin

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Cass County Michigan Biographies
From The History of Cass County by Glover
...Edwin N. Austin, who carries on general agricultural pursuits in a practical, progressive and profitable manner, is living in Pokagon township and is to-day the owner of one hundred and eighty acres of land, the greater part of which is under cultivation, giving proof in its excellent appearance of the careful supervision of the owner. A native of St. Lawrence county, New York, Mr. Austin was born on the 8th of August, 1850. His father, John W. Austin, was also a native of the Empire state and was a farmer by occupation....
...Edwin N. Austin spent the first twelve years of his life in the county of his nativity and then accompanied his parents on their removal to Allegan, Michigan, where he resided until twenty-two years of age, during which time he actively assisted his father in the work of the home farm. He then left home and came to Cass county, taking up his abode upon a farm in Pokagon township. Here he was married to Miss Rebecca Simpson, a daughter of Moses and Sarah Simpson, pioneers of Cass county, having settled within its borders when the white residents here were comparatively few....
...For two years after his marriage Edwin N. Austin lived upon his father-in-law's farm and then removed to his present place, first purchasing sixty acres of land, to which he has since added part of the hundred and eighty acres, the greater part of which is under cultivation. He has built good buildings here and has improved the property until it is now one of the valuable and productive farms of the township. In its improvement Mr. Austin has displayed good business ability, executive force and keen discernment and in his business relations has commanded the respect of those with whom he has had dealings...

1880 Census Place Pokagon, Cass, Michigan
Edwin AUSTIN Household
Birth Year <1851>
Birthplace NY
Age 29
Occupation Farmer
Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White>
Head of Household Edwin AUSTIN Relation Self
Father's Birthplace NY Mother's Birthplace NY

Edwin married Rebecca A. Simpson, daughter of Moses Wales Simpson and Sarah H. Blaisdell, on 13 Feb 1873 in Cass County, Michigan. (Rebecca A. Simpson was born in 1846 in Pokagon, Cass County, Michigan, died on 1 Aug 1918 in Pokagon, Cass County, Michigan and was buried in Sumnerville Cemetery in Cass County, Michigan.)