Mary Frances Kavanaugh

15 January 1835–7 February 1900 (Age 65)
Lafayette, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Mary Frances

When Mary Frances Kavanaugh was born on 15 January 1835, in Lafayette, Missouri, United States, her father, Rev. Dr. William Williams Kavanaugh, was 37 and her mother, Mary Hancock, was 35. She married John Alexander Austin on 16 September 1855, in Carroll, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Wakenda, Carroll, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Austin, Travis, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 7 February 1900, in Carroll, Missouri, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Carroll, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Alexander Austin
1820–1902
Mary Frances Kavanaugh
1835–1900
Marriage: 16 September 1855
Mary Belle Austin
1856–1885
Melissa K. Austin
1856–
Tillie Austin
about 1870–
Sallie L Austin
1857–1935
Peter Emmett Austin
1859–1936
William A. Austin
1860–1928
Susan Virginia Austin
1863–1941
Lucy Jane Austin
1865–1957
Henry Clifton Austin
1867–1956
Ada Ewing Austin
1869–1945
Robert David Austin
1871–1928
John Floyd Austin
1871–1871

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 September 1855Carroll, Missouri, United States
    • Children

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 1
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1839
    Age 4
    Historical Boundaries: 1839: Bastrop, Republic of Texas 1840: Travis, Republic of Texas 1845: Travis, Texas, United States.
    1861
    Age 26
    Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Oonagh.Irish: variant of Kavanagh .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Kavanagh

    Sources (15)

    • Franis Austin in household of John Austin, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Mary F Kavanaugh in entry for Jno A Austin, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
    • Fanny Austin in household of John A Austin, "United States Census, 1870"

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