Biographical Sketch of John Augustine - Andrew County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888

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John Augustine, treasurer of Andrew County, MO., and one of the
prominent citizens of Savannah, was born in Stark County, Ohio, on
February 17, 1845, and is the son of Joseph and Julia A. (Unkerfer)
Augustine, both of whom were natives of Maryland.  From Ohio the
parents immigrated to Missouri, reaching St. Joseph on April 20, 1850,
and settled in Cuchanan County, eight miles east from St. Joseph, near
Platte River.  While living in Ohio the father followed milling and
farming, but in Missouri turned his attention exclusively to farming.
The father died in 1864, and the mother in 1876.  Our subject was reared
on the farm, and attended the schools of Buchanan County.  He remained
on his father's farm until the breaking out of the late war, when on
August 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, of the Thirteenth United
States Regiment of Missouri Cavalry.  After the battle of Lexington,
the company was mustered out, and in 1862 he enlisted in Company E,
of the Fifth Regiment of Missouri Cavalry, Missouri State Militia.
This regiment being mustered out in the fall of 1863, he again enlisted
in Company L, of the First United States Regiment of Missouri Cavalry,
at St. Louis about July 15, 1865.  At the close of the war he made a
trip across the plains into Montana, where he remained about six months,
when he returned to Missouri, and settled in Andrew County, where he began
farming, which occupation he continued until 1872, when he engaged in
merchandising in Buchanan County for two years.  He then returned to
Andrew County, and continued merchandising until his election in
November, 1886, to the office of county treasurer.  He was married, in
1866, to Sarah E. Castle, daughter of John D. Castle, of Andrew County.
To their union two children were born, one of whom survives.  The wife 
died in 1872, and in 1874 he was married to Julia A. Hines, daughter of
Aaron Hines, of Buchanan County.  She died in 1876, and in 1880 he
married Sarah A. Carter, daughter of Alexander Carter, of DeKalb 
County, MO.  Four children have blessed this union, three of whom are
living.