| Land Patent Aug 5, 1869 |
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Laura Babcock-Johnson |
Land Patent |
1874 Map |
Both Laura & Austin were born in New York, most likely in Oneida County.
They were married March 23, 1857 in East Hamilton, NY. Their oldest child Lillian,
was born June 16, 1858 in Oriskany Falls, NY.
Their next child, Irness Eugene, was born May 25, 1861 near Oronoco, MN (see map above). So I wondered why did Great-Great Gramps move the family to Minnesota. I found that the US Bureau of Land Management - General Lands Office   has a nice searchable website. It was here I discovered a copy of the original land patent. The going rate was $1.25 per acre. Meaning he paid $100 for his 80 acre 1/8th section. Their 3rd child Birdge Lyon, born Dec 18, 1864, was my great-gramps. Their 4th & final child was Willis Austin born in 1869. Children of Laura & Austin |
Lillian Estella Babcock-Kimbirk | Jun 16, 1858 - Sept 07, 1952 |
Irness Eugene Babcock | May 25, 1861 - Unknown |
Birdge Lyon Babcock | Dec 18, 1864 - April 29, 1956 |
Willis Austin Babcock | Nov 1869 - Unknown |
Census Images |
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Wades in 1840
Shows Jared & Triphena Wade & family in Richland, Oswego Co, NY. |
Babcocks in 1840
Shows Austin's family in Augusta, Oneida Co, NY. |
Wades in 1850
Shows Jared & Triphena Wade & family in Hebron Township, McHenry Co, IL. |
Babcocks in 1850
I don't know where Austin is, but his family is in Augusta, Oneida Co, NY. |
Laura & Austin Married in 1857 | |
1860 Image 1
Shows Austin, Laura, Lillian and Austin's father Thomas, brother John & his family and sister Josephine. (Lines 33 - 40) |
1860 Image 2
Image 2 shows brother Albert |
1865
Shows Austin, Laura, Lillian, Irness & Birdge in Oronoco, Olmsted Co, MN. |
1870
Shows Austin & family in Renville Co, MN. (Lines 13 - 18) |
1875
Shows Austin & family in Renville Co, MN. |
1880
Shows them in Dodge Center, Dodge Co, MN with Lillian & her son Leonard Alphonso Kimbirk. |
1885
Shows Laura (Johnson) & Birdge in Ashland, Dodge Co, MN |
1900
Shows Willis & family in St Paul, MN |
1900
Shows Austin, alone, back in Augusta, Oneida Co, NY. |
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1910
Shows Laura & Willis living in Wasoija Township, Dodge Co, MN. |
1920
Shows Laura & Willis living in Rochester, MN. |
Letters From Austin
Below are 11 letters Austin sent to his son & daughter-in-law, Birdge & Sarah. |
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Dec 08, 1892 Mar 08, 1893 | May 26, 1895 Jul 25, 1897 |
And two whose dates are unknown | Nov 25, 189? Unknown |
Austin also wrote a short story
which I retyped from the original scanned pages called Aunt Hobby or the Bazore Library It's a cheerful fable of a girl's determination to better not only herself,
As one visitor was quoted,
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Laura C. (Wade) Babcock Johnson Sep 13, 1837 - (aft 1920 census) |
Austin Hall Babcock Oct 9, 1835 - Feb 3, 1908 |
Married March 23, 1857 East Hamilton, NY Things are beginning to clear up a bit. I found a marriage in Dodge Co, MN between Laura C. Babcock & Charles W. W. Johnson, dated Sep 12, 1885. I have as yet not found a divorce for Austin & Laura, but it would explain why Austin went back to NY alone (1900 Census) & why Laura's last name is Johnson in the 1900 & 1910 censuses. Although his grave stone says 1907, Austin's death certificate is dated 1908. The most likley reason for the discrepancy is that Birdge & Sarah purchased the stone years after his death. According to notes from Birdge's daughter, Ruth (Babcock) Nelson, Austin actually
had several middle names. His full name was
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