WI BIO - Dodge Co - AUSTIN, Samuel M.
History of Dodge County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 
1880, p 743 

Samuel M. AUSTIN, farmer, Section 2 [Portland Township, Dodge County, 
Wisconsin], P. O. Danville [Dodge County], was born in Grafton County, New 
Hampshire, in December 1829. His parents, Samuel and Mercy AUSTIN, removed 
to Pennsylvania in 1832, thence to Ohio in 1834, and to Jefferson County, 
Wisconsin 03 July 1844; afterward to Elba Township, Dodge County, Section 34, 
where they resided until their death. Mr. [Samuel M.] AUSTIN is among the 
earliest settlers and largest farmers of Dodge County; has 800 acres of land; 
is engaged extensively in stock raising.

Mr. [Samuel M.] AUSTIN was married to Philena ADAMS [a maiden name?], whose 
parents settled in Jefferson County [Wisconsin] in 1840, and came to Elba 
Township, Dodge County, in 1845. [Samuel M. and Philena AUSTIN] have six 
children: Martha, Abbie and Adda (twins), Mary, Anna, and Samuel.

Submitted by: Cathy Kubly