Originally established by E. Ray Austin and Ruth Marshall Austin, this database has been augmented by Janet Austin Curtis (who in turn, worked from the research of Marie H. Orrick), and by the Austin family research performed by Pamela Howerton Stone. Major contributions from Steve Austin and from Dorothy Austin Vanover have recently been incorporated.
DNA testing of descendants of William and Milley (Dalton) Austin of Anderson County, Tennessee (William an alleged son of John Austin, Sr.), and a descendant of Bartholomew Austin of Virginia*, and descendants of the White County, Tennessee Austins* has shown that these families, presently considered as separate AFAOA databases, present "perfect" DNA matches (37 out of 37 markers match). Shorter DNA tests (25 markers) of descendants of John Austin, Sr. and John Austin, Jr. of the "Southside" region of Virginia show that there is a very close relationship to these "perfect" families, and there is much evidence that for generations these families have lived in close proximity to each other in Virginia and North Carolina, and in later migration into Tennessee.
Presently, research is being done to establish just how these families do connect to each other.
*Other AFAOA databases available on this web site.
Please note: For privacy reasons, this database follows the criteria for living people.
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