Charles C. Austin

1796 - 1878  (82 years)

• Name	Charles C. Austin  [1]
  Birth	24 Mar 1796	Anson Co.,NC
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Dec 1878	Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN
  Burial	Granny Austin Cemetery, Scotts Hill, Henderson, TN
  Person ID	I752	William & Ruth Austin of North Carolina
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Richard Austin,   b. 1755, Ireland, UK d. VA
  Mother	Sarah Suzanne Morgan,   b. 1756   d. 1855 (Age 99 years)
  _UID	EF3DB0A58C34DE4284FA2D9A3D55FF033A48
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Phoebe Ellen Woodward,   b. 1798, Wake Co.,NC d. 9 Apr 1854, Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN (Age 56 years)  [2]
  Marriage	1815	Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC
  _UID	B402AE1772C6B04186F14F7C50D65E4CB6E7
  Children	1. Hulda Austin,   b. 1816, Anson Co.,NC d. 1881, Scotts Hill, Decatur, TN (Age 65 years)   2. Rachel Austin,   b. 1818, Anson Co.,NC d. 1878, Scotts Hill, Decatur, TN (Age 60 years)   3. Ephriam Henry Austin,   b. 24 Feb 1820, Anson Co.,NC d. 6 Nov 1888, Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN (Age 68 years)   4. Mehalia Austin,   b. 1822, Anson Co.,NC d. 1871, Senath, Dunklin, MO (Age 49 years)   5. Dr. Pleasant Woodward Austin,   b. 1824, Anson Co.,NC d. 1896, Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN (Age 72 years)   6. Alfred Charles Austin,   b. 1826, Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN d. 1890, Senath,Dunklin,MO (Age 64 years)   7. Abigail Austin,   b. 1828, Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN d. Dec 1879, Scotts Hill, Decatur, TN (Age 51 years)   8. George Washington Austin,   b. 1830, Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN d. 1884, Senath, Dunklin, MO (Age 54 years)   9. James Madison Austin,   b. Mar 1832, Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN d. 1912, Scotts Hill, Decatur, TN (Age 79 years)   10. Francis Marion Austin,   b. 1834, Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN d. 1913, Nathan, AR (Age 79 years)   11. Benjamin Franklin Austin,   b. 13 Aug 1838, Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN d. 14 Dec 1914, Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN (Age 76 years)   12. Cynthia "Cint" Austin,   b. 8 May 1840, Scotts Hill,Henderson,TN d. 29 May 1917 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Beatrice "Beady" Presley,   b. Abt 1797, NC d. 1878 (Age 81 years)
  _UID	889E5046451BB940A39983BCBF376AA595AE
  Family ID	F335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

• Photos

  Charles Austin, born 1796 Charles Austin of Anson Co., NC/Scotts Hill, TN.

  
  

  Headstones

  Charles Austin b. 1796 son of Richard Austin b. 1755 Granny Austin graveyard - monument

  
  

• Notes

  Gedcom from Mark Anderson, descendant of David Tarwater Austin, gives birth date as 26 Mar 1796 and death as 28 Dec 1875. Census: TN, Henderson County: 1850 421-91 Chas and Phoebe +; 1860 197-284 Chas +; 1870 p 124 Chas and Beady. Children - Grandchildren : from genealogy as prepared by Gordon H. Turner and listed in his book " The History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee " BURIAL: Granny Austin Cemetery, Scotts Hill, Henderson, TN -------------------------- Notes for Charles C. Austin as compiled by Alan Miller: Charles Austin was born March 26, 1796 in rural Anson County, North Carolina in a community called Austinville. He was the first son of Richard Austin and Sarah Morgan of North Carolina. He married Phoebe Ellen Woodward at a location near Charlootte, North Carolina. Five of their children were born in North Carolina, and they all moved to Henderson County Tennessee around September or October 1825 just west of present day town of Scotts Hill. Charles built a large house of yellow poplar logs for his large family. They had seven more children after the move to the Scotts Hill area and also reared two or more orphaned nephews and/or nieces in the same residence. Charles was the first settler to settle in the Scotts Hill area. According to family history, Charles came with a few other men probably neighbors from North Carolina in the early 1820's to scout out the land and locate places to build homes for their families before going back to bring their families back to settle in 1825 to build cabins for their families before cold weather came. Gordon Turner, Sr. wrote that Charles Austin's holding of more than 2500 acres came partly from seven grants from four Tennessee governors and by transfer of land granted to his father Richard Austin of North Carolina. His first wife Phoebe Ellen was the first to be buried in the cemetery located on the farm in 1854 and became known as the Granny Austin Graveyard. Charles was buried beside her in 1875. Those who traveled the route westward came in wagons, two-wheel carts, by horseback, and afoot making the journey in about six weeks. The likely route was probably an overland route through Charlotte, Asheville and Warm Springs (now called Hot Springs) in North Carolina. They crossed the Appalachian Mountains by following the French Broad River gap into Tennessee by way of Dandridge, Knoxville, Kingston, through the Cumberland Mountains at Crossville, Sparta, McMinnville, probably soututhwestward to Pulaski or Columbia, possibly following the Natchez Trace for a short distance in the vicinity of Waynesboro, crossing the Tennessee River at Carrollsville near present day Clifton. The remaining twenty miles was probably uncharted dense woods where deer, bear, and much small game lived. He was a tall, large-framed man, and he quickly built a log cabin for his family about one and a half miles southwest of the present day Scotts Hill, Tennessee. He homesteaded about thirteen hundred acres of land west of present day Scotts Hill, Tennessee. Others came in a few years after his arrival including his brothers Morgan, James and Jeremiah moved to the Scotts Hill area and settled. Charles served as a Justice of the Peace in Scotts Hill and farmed his large acreage with the help of his large family. His land was divided up numerous times when his children married and was passed down to his descendants. Some of the land is still owned by his descendants who were many. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73908100/charles_c-austin: accessed May 12, 2024), memorial page for Charles C. Austin (26 Mar 1796–28 Dec 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73908100, citing Granny Austin Cemetery, Scotts Hill, Henderson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Alan Miller (contributor 47205091).

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Gordon H. Turner, Sr., History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee, (Carter Printing Co., Southaven, Mississippi, 2nd Printing 2007 by Marion Turner Johnson ). [S2] Data base of Mark Anderson, manderson227@verizon.net, (FTM pdf file, June 2006).