Catskill NY: George Austin and Eliza Ludington

George and Eliza married on 24 March 1826 in a joint ceremony with Eliza’s sister Amelia and William McKinstry in Catskill, New York.  George was born in Chenango County, NY to Abner Austin and Eliza Merrill on 17 Dec 1803.  Eliza was the first born child of Tertullus Ludington and his first wife Rebecca Brown. She was born in Catskill on 6 Nov 1805, three years before her sister Amelia.

George and Eliza had six children, half of them moved west.

 1826-1878    Captain William Austin followed his aunt Amelia Ludington McKinstry to Texas where he married Mary Eliza Ives and had 4 children.  After 31 years there he died on a return trip to Catskill.

1828-1869    Celia married John William Smith with whom she 6 children in Rochester, New York.

1833-1878    Edward headed to California where he was an oiler and reported personal wealth of $10,000 in the 1870 census. He never married.

1835-1896    Caroline married German immigrant Augustus G A Brunjes with whom she had 6 children in New York City.

1837-??          Susan has not been found after 1855 – did she marry or die? Not sure.

1839-1871    Louisa married Arthur Hogeboom in 1868, moved to San Francisco, and died within 3 years, no surviving children.