The Ellen G. White Letters and Manuscripts: Volume 1

AUSTIN, Horatio Nelson (1818-1889) and Caroline R. (1821-1915)

Church members from Berkshire, Vermont. Horatio Austin was a lifelong resident of Berkshire who, with his wife, became a Sabbathkeeper in 1854. The Austins were dairy farmers and known for their hospitality. “Bro. Austin remarked that his doors were open,” reported M. E. Cornell of meetings held in Berkshire in 1862, “that he could keep ten horses, and as many persons as were drawn by them to the place.” Ellen and James White stayed with the Austins in 1859 while attending a conference. 1EGWLM 784.3

Caroline Austin was an active layperson and served for some time during the 1870s as vice president of the Vermont Tract and Missionary Society. A few years after her husband's death, Caroline moved to Battle Creek, Michigan, to live with her daughter Ella, wife of Henry W. Kellogg, who for many years was manager of the Review and Herald Publishing Association. Letters from Ellen White to Henry Kellogg during the 1890s often included greetings to Caroline. 1EGWLM 784.4

See: Obituary: “H. N. Austin,” Review, Jan. 21, 1890, p. 47; obituary: “Caroline R. Cummings Austin,” Review, Mar. 25, 1915, p. 22; “Horatio N. Austin” in Franklin, Grand Isle Counties, Vermont Business Directory, 1883 [database online], ed. Donella K. Ashline, 1999, http://search.ancestry.com (Dec. 4, 2006); M. E. Cornell, “Report From Bro. Cornell,” Review, Apr. 8, 1862, p. 149; Ellen G. White, Ms 8, 1859 (Oct. 16 entry); search terms “C. R. Austin” and “H. N. Austin” in Review and Herald online collection, www.adventistarchives.org. 1EGWLM 784.5