Missouri, daughter of Robert Boaz Gordon & Milly Pitts, was Feb 11, 1839 Graves Co, KY, died Sep 13, 1894 Pope Co AR & buried at Ford Cemetery.
Married: Phillip Manly Austin Sep 28, 1859 in Conway Co, AR. Phillip was born Feb 2, 1832 TN, died Jan 4, 1916 Pope Co AR & buried at Ford Cemetery. Phillip remarried to Lydia Ann Beeson about 1896 Pope Co AR.
Military Service: Enlisted in the 31st Regiment, AR Infantry, Co. C, C.S.A.
Occupation: Farmer, Justice of Peace & School Teacher.

Children of Missouri & Phillip:
1. Parallie born 1861 AR.
2. Sarah M. born 1863 AR.
3. Alice Bell born June 13, 1874 AR, died Dec 19, 1937 Pope Co AR & buried at Ford Cemetery.
Married: Robert Leroy Wilson. He was born Feb 14, 1872 Pope Co AR.
Children: Edward Howett, Elsie Angeline, Phillip Leroy, Missouri Catherine, Salena Bell

Notes:
1. Dec 10, 1850 Conway Co AR census record shows 12yr old Missouri living with her parents in Lick Mountain Twp. (pg 264b, #518)
2. Sep 28, 1859 Missouri Gordon& Phillip M. Austin married. (Conway Co AR Marriage Bk A, pg 141)
3. July 1, 1861 A final certificate for homestead land was issued to Philip M. Austin in Conway Co AR. (Bureau of Land Management-General Land Office Records)
4. Jan 8, 1862 Phillip age 30 enlisted as a 1st Sgt. in the 31st Reg, AR Infantry, Co. C in Springfield, Conway Co AR. (Edward Gerdes Civil War web site)
5. May 12, 1862 Phillip was appointed a Captain. (Edward Gerdes Civil War web site)
6. Dec 12, 1862 Phillip resigned for reason of disability. (Edward Gerdes Civil War web site)
7. Aug 25, 1870 Pope Co AR census record shows Phillip Austin age 38, Missouri age 31, Parallie age 9, Sarah M. age 7 & Tennessee Wilson age 16 on their farm in Griffin township, P.O. Dover. Their real estate is valued at $500 and personal property valued at $200. Phillip is a school teacher. (pg 366a, #1132)
8. June 14, 1880 Pope Co AR census record shows Phillip Austin age 48, Missouri age 41, Parallie age 18, Sarah age 17 & Alice Bell age 6 on their farm in Griffin township. Also living with them is Samuel Wilson age 6 listed as adopted & a farm laborer named John Moore age 21. (pg 81a, #177)
9. 1890 - Phillip M. Austin was listed in the Pope County tax list for Griffin township. (Pope Co AR GenWeb)
10. June 12, 1900 Pope Co AR census record shows Phillip Austin age 68, Lydia age 52 on their farm in Burnett township. Lydia was born Apr 1848 AR & they had been married 4yrs with no children. Also in the household was one white servant, West Matthews age 18 & one boarder, James A. Reynolds age 4. James was born Feb 1896 in Alabama. (pg 25a, #191)
11. Apr 15, 1910 Pope Co AR census record shows Phillip Austin age 78 & Lydia age 61 on their farm in Burnett township on Atkins & Appleton Road. They had been married 14 years. Phillip's occupation is farmer. They have a hired hand named James English. (pg 15a, #6)
12. Missouri Gordon-Austin is my ggg Aunt.

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