Beckham County, OK - Obits: Grandpa Austin, 1921 29 July 2007 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ AUSTIN, GRANDPA (21 Apr 1921, The Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): Grandpa Austin died Monday afternoon at the home of his niece, Mrs. Nora Woods, in this city. The remains were buried Tuesday afternoon at the Doxey-Sayre cemetary (sic). Grandma Austin and Mrs. Woods' family have many friends here who sympathise with them in their bereavement. (Research: Census, 1900, Kansas, Cowley Co, Arkansas City Ward 3, ED 43, pg 1B (T623-476): #19/20 W. H. Austin, age 57, b Dec 1842, Ms; f/m b Al; Carpenter; married 32 years; Alice L. Austin, age 52, b Oct 1847, Ms; f/m b Ga; married 32 years; no children born. #20/21 Chas. E. Woods, age 45, b May 1855, NY; f/m b NY; Day laborer; married 2 years; Nora L. Woods, age 27, b Jan 1873, Ar; fb Ms; mb Ar; married 2 years, 1 child born, 1 living; Mary Woods, age 1, b Jan 1899, W.Va; fb Ar; mb NY. Census, 1910, Oklahoma, Roger Mills Co, Berlin Twp, ED 234, pg 3B, #46/46 (T624-1272): Willous Austin, age 67, b La; fb Ms; mb US; farmer; married 42 years; Alice Austin, age 63, b Ms; f/m b Ga; married 1 time 42 years; no children born; Nora Wood, niece, age 37, b Ar; f/m b Ms; married 12 years; 3 children born, 3 living; Mary Wood, age 11, b W. Va; fb NY; mb Ar; Clark Wood, age 9, b Ks; fb NY; mb Ar; Saller Wood, male, age 5, b Ok; fb NY; mb Ar. Census, 1920, Oklahoma, Beckham Co, Sayre, ED 16, pg 10B, #192/192 (T625-1451): Fourth Street: Nora L. Woods, Head, age 46, b Ar; fb Al; mb Ms; Agent-toilet goods; married;* Mary A. Woods, daughter, age 20, b W. Va; fb NY; mb Ar; Tatting at home; Jason C. Woods, son, age 19, b Ks; fb NY; mb Ar; Apprentice - drug store; Prentice W. Woods, son, age 14, b Ok; fb NY; mb Ar; Alice L. Austin, aunt, age 72, b Ms; f/m b Al; Fancy work at home; married.* *Note each of these women indicate married status; but spouses are not listed in the household.)