Capt. Augustus Austere Tomlinson

1830 - 1898  (68 years)

• Name	Augustus Austere Tomlinson  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	13 Jun 1830	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
  	In another place, AAT wrote that he was born in Jefferson Parish, LA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
  age 22, planter; he is living in his mother-in-law's household, and is mistakenly named Augustus Hartman (a ditto mark is mistakenly carried down).
  Census	1860	Houston, Harris Co., Texas
  aged 30, farmer, born in Louisiana
  Census	1870	Houston, Harris Co., Texas
  aged 39, "stock dealer," born in Louisiana; just his son W.R. is living with him, in his step-brother L.R. Farrow's household (also a "stock dealer").
  Census	1880	Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas
  aged 49, in his son's household; born in LA
  Military Service	Mexican-American War: As a young man, he served in the Mexican War in 1846; muster rolls show him in Capt. Cheshire's co. of the 1st Texas Rifles. He applied for a pension in 1887. In his "declaration of survivor for pension" (filed in Travis Co., Texas) he says that he enlisted as a private at the end of May at Port Isabel, Texas, for 6 mos., and was discharged at Camargo, Mexico in November. The Col. overseeing this regiment was apparently Col. Albert Sidney Johnston, who was killed at Shiloh 1862. Civil War: an Officer in the CSA. He was also a Texas Ranger before the war under John S. "Rip" Ford. This note appears in the Weekly Democratic Statesman on 11 March 1875, v4 p5, describing recent Legislative Proceedings: "Friday, March 5, 1875: Roll called; quorum present. Mr. Stuart, of Falls, called up a bill paying Capt. Tomlinson $1445 for fitting out a ranger company on the Rio Grande prior to 1861. Engrossed." On his "declaration of survivor for pension" he says that he resided "until 1854 in Louisiana - and since 1854 in Texas." There is also an application for an increase in the pension, filed in 1893, and affidavits. These say that he has suffered from "defective eyesight": "Since 1880 he has suffered from some eye granulation and cannot read or pursue ordinary avocation on a/o defective eyesight." Affiants were John Steven Farrow (his 1/2 brother) and Francis R. Lubbock (Gov. of Texas 1861-63, but at the time Col. in the CSA attached to Jefferson Davis's staff). A biography focusing on his service in the Civil War was compiled by Frank G. McDonald, his g-grandson via Edgar Austere & Virginia Louise. See the Texas Histories page for documents. He is also included on the Civil War page.  [3, 4, 5]
  Died	3 Jul 1898	Bellville, Austin Co., Texas
  Buried	Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas   [6]
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  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. John Raphael Tomlinson           b. 1 Jul 1828           d. 7 Jun 1829
  2. Reuben Austin Tomlinson           b. 9 Feb 1832           d. 15 Feb 1833
  3. William Chisholm Noel Tomlinson           b. 13 Dec 1833, Louisiana           d. 31 Oct 1873
  4. Alice Catherine Tomlinson           b. 6 Sep 1836           d. 18 Sep 1841
  Headstones		Augustus Austere Tomlinson (1830-1898)
  Notes	He is said to have made the journey to California in 1849, likely for the Gold Rush, but soon returned. He married his wife that year; as of 1850, they were living with his mother-in-law, who was by then a widow. In the 1860 census for him--his wife is not in this household--there is at T.R. Hartman in his household, an attorney-at-law, aged 22 (b. abt. 1838). Presumably he is a relative of his wife's. His wife does not seem to be living with him in the 1860 or 1870 census, and in 1870 the only child living with him is Willie Ruben. Apparently they were living apart for some reason. In these two censuses he is also living with his step-family the Farrows, with whom he was apparently in business (at least, in 1870 they have the same profession, "stock dealer"). In 1880 he is living in his son Edgar's household, this time with his wife. Reference given in S276: "Historical Review Southern Texas, 1910."
  Person ID	I3871	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	William Chisholm Tomlinson           b. 5 May 1805, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana           d. 29 May 1836, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana  (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Tabitha Marguerite Knight           b. 16 Oct 1807, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana           d. 26 Nov 1890, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas  (Age 83 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1827	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
  Family ID	F2674	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Leonese Hartman           b. Abt 1830, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana           d. 16 May 1891, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1850	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
  	attested by him on his "Declaration of Survivor for Pension" when he applied for a Mexican War pension.
  Children	+ 1. Edgar Austere Tomlinson           b. 10 Dec 1851, Patterson, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana           d. 9 Oct 1924, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas  (Age 72 years) + 2. William Ruben (Willie) Tomlinson           b. 5 Aug 1853, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana           d. 3 Mar 1931, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas  (Age 77 years)   3. Alice Anne Tomlinson           b. 12 Mar 1855, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana           d. 1865  (Age 9 years)
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2010
  Family ID	F2672	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 13 Jun 1830 - St. Mary Parish, Louisiana  Census - 1850 - St. Mary Parish, Louisiana  Married - 24 Oct 1850 - St. Mary Parish, Louisiana  Census - 1860 - Houston, Harris Co., Texas  Census - 1870 - Houston, Harris Co., Texas  Census - 1880 - Columbus, Colorado Co., Texas  Died - 3 Jul 1898 - Bellville, Austin Co., Texas  Buried - - Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Capt. Augustus Austere Tomlinson". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3871&tree=1sttree (accessed September 25, 2020).