BIO: Andrew O. Austin, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, page 274.
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  Austin, Andrew Orthello, was born on November 9, 1864, in Brookfield, 
Madison County, N.Y. He was converted and joined the church about 1880. 
He attended the district school near his home for some time, and later 
the Brookfield Union School for several years. He attended Colgate 
Academy, at Hamilton, one year, and graduated in 1886. he taught school 
until 1892, when he took a course in Eastman's Business College, 
Poughkeepsie, N.Y., graduating in 1892. After leaving the Business 
College he followed teaching until 1895, when he entered Drew 
Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 1898. During the last 
three years of his teaching he was principal of the village school in 
Guilford, N.Y.
  In 1888 he was married to Miss Frances B. Sprague, of Brookfield, 
N.Y.
  He received local preacher's license in 1894 and joined our 
Conference in 1898, receiving deacon's orders at the same session of 
Conference, and elder's orders in 1900. His pastorates have been as 
follows: 1898-1900, Union Center; 1901-02, Foster; 1903, Chenango 
Bridge.