Background
Austin, John Osborne was born on December 28, 1849 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Hanson (Osborne) Austin.
Austin, John Osborne was born on December 28, 1849 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Hanson (Osborne) Austin.
Graduate Union Hall School, Providence (of which his father was principal), 1866.
William and Emma Louise (Barker) Whitaker, of Providence, June 24, 1878 (died 1916). Engaged in the wool business until 1883. Then in genealogical and literature work.
Traveled extensively, including South African diamond fields (1873), in Europe several times, California, Society Islands and New Zealand.
Author: The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, 1887. Ancestry of Thirty-three Rhode Islanders, 1889.
The Ancestral Dictionary, 1891. One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families, 1893.
The Roger Williams Calendar, 1897.
The Journal of William Jefferay, Gentleman, 1899. More Seven Club Tales, 1900. Philip and Philippa, 1901.
A Week’s Wooing, 1902.
American Authors’ Ancestry, 1915. A memorial volunteer of stories dedicated to his wife, 1916.
Impressions and Reflections of Sixty Years, 1917. Home: Providence, R.L.
Married Helen Augusta, daughter