Descriptive Summary
Austin, J. Walker
Austin, J. Walker Papers
1803, 1822-1869,
1881
Materials are written in English.
1926
2 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Correspondence, deeds, notes, bills,
and tax receipts of J. Walker Austin, realtor, financier, and proprietor.
Biographical Sketch
J. Walker Austin (1803-1881), realtor, financier, and proprietor, and his wife Euphemia McKinney moved from Missouri to Texas in 1857, along with his daughter, Sallie Ann, and her husband, Archibald J. Rose, known for his efforts with the Texas State Grange. Austin lived and worked in Travis County from 1857 through 1858, and Bastrop County from 1858 through 1860, before settling in San Saba County.
Source: Handbook of Texas
Online, s.v. Rose, Archibald Johnson,
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/RR/fro70.html (accessed June 30,
2010).
Euphemia McKinney Austin. Find a Grave. Accessed February 17, 2012. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32127640.
Scope and Contents
Composed of correspondence, deeds, notes, bills, and tax receipts, the J. Walker Austin Papers, 1803, 1822-1869, 1881, chronicle the life and career of Austin. The papers consist of documents relating to both J. Walker Austin and the McKinney family, including a Confederate soldier’s discharge.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Austin, J. Walker, 1803-1881--Archives.
Moore, John W.
Palm, A. B.
Rose, Archibald Johnson, b. 1830.
McKinney, James P.
McKinney family--Archives.
Subjects
Real property--Texas
Capitalists and financiers--Texas
Places
Macon County (Mo.)
Austin (Tex.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Preferred Citation
J. Walker Austin Papers, 1803, 1822-1869, 1881, Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Separated Material
Some material has been separated to the Artifact Collection.
Related Material
See also the McKinney (James P.) Papers.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Barbara Dilts, October 1978. Subsequent revisions
were made by Sara Clark, April 1984.
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2A146
Correspondence, 1826, 1848-1861, and
undated
2A146
Land deeds and sales, 1803,
1833-1850
2A146
Tax receipts, 1822, 1834-1859
2A146
Financial records, 1822-1869, 188l, and
undated
2A146
Newspaper clippings, undated
2A146
Confederate soldier’s discharge,
1865
3S142
Oversize bill of sale, 1843