Ernest Vance Austin

Male31 December 1935–5 July 2017

Brief Life History of Ernest Vance

When Ernest Vance Austin was born on 31 December 1935, in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, his father, Zebulon Vance "Zeb" Austin, was 42 and his mother, Ruth L Jarvis, was 37. He married Irene Foster on 13 December 1959, in District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Kings Creek Township, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States in 1940 and Kings Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States in 1950. He died on 5 July 2017, in Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Vance Austin
1935–2017
Irene Foster
1937–2004
Marriage: 13 December 1959
Beth Austin
1964–1965

Sources (4)

  • Earnest V Austin, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Ernest Vance Austin, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
  • Ernest Vance Austin, "Find A Grave Index"

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  • Marriage
    13 December 1959District of Columbia, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1937 · The Neutrality Act

    Age 2

    The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

    1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

    Age 6

    The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

    1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space

    Age 23

    Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.

    Name Meaning

    English, French, and German: from the personal name Austin, from Latin Augustinus, a derivative of Augustus (see Augustin ). This was an extremely common personal name in every part of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, owing its popularity chiefly to Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), whose influence on Christianity is generally considered to be second only to that of Saint Paul. Various religious orders came to be formed following rules named in his honor, including the ‘Austin canons’, established in the 11th century, and the ‘Austin friars’, a mendicant order dating from the 13th century. The popularity of the personal name in England was further increased by the fact that it was borne by Saint Augustine of Canterbury (died c. 605), an Italian Benedictine monk known as ‘the Apostle of the English’, who brought Christianity to southern England in 597 and founded the see of Canterbury.

    English: variant of Aspden , with which this surname became confused.

    History: This was the name of a merchant family that became established in eastern MA in the 17th century, notably in Charlestown. Richard Austin came from England and landed at Boston in 1638, and his son Anthony was clerk of Suffield, CT, in 1674. The surname is very common in England as well as America; this Richard Austin was only one of a number of bearers who brought it to North America. — In 1821 Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), born in Austinville VA, founded the first Anglo colony in TX.

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

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