James E.B. Austin
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James Elijah Brown Austin (October 3, 1803 – August 14, 1829) was an American settler and brother of
Emily Margaret Brown Austin.[1]
Born in Missouri, James attended high school in
Maria Brown Austin and sister Emily
down to Texas but returned the next year without them.
James entered into a partnership with
Coahuila and Texas, for the continuance of slavery and succeeded in protecting the ownership of settlers already established. He returned from the capital with 300 Spanish horses. With his brother, he opposed the Fredonian Rebellion
of 1827.
James married Eliza Martha Westall March 20, 1828. He named his son Stephen F. Austin Jr. James died on August 14, 1829 in New Orleans of yellow fever.
References
Sources
- Charles A. Bacarisse: James Elijah Brown Austin from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- Jones, Marie Beth (1982), Peach Point Plantation: The First 150 Years, Texian Press, ISBN 0-9630042-0-4