He was born in 1834 (3). He was 26 years old when he enlisted in 1861 (5, 6 [25 in 1860?], 7 [15 in 1850?], 9 [33 at death in 1868]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 9).
In 1850, he may have been living in Kensington, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, with Mary Ann Austin and others (7). If so, he was a brass founder (7).
In 1860, he may have been living in Philadelphia with Chas and Ann Austin (6). If so, he was a brass turner (6).
When he was enlisted, he was a brass turner (5).
He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (5).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 August 1861 (1, 5). He was enlisted for three years at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Colonel Reiff (5). He served in company A (1).
In April 1862, he signed a death certificate for Gustavus Bernstein (9).
He was discharged, at Convalescent Camp, on 31 January 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability, by order of General Martindale (1, 2, 4, 5). He was then a corporal (1, 2, 4).
He died on 21 or 26 January 1868, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of phthisis pulmonalis (3 [21 Jan], 8 [26 Jan], 9 [26 Jan]). He was a brass turner then (9). The funeral was held on 29 January, at 10 AM, from 1107 Ogden Street (his parents' residence) (8, 9). On 29 January, he was buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania (3, 8 has Odd Fellows!?, 29 [Odd Fellows!?]).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 consolidated morning report, 12 February 1863
3 West Laurel Hill cemetery records, on http://www.thefinalwalt.com (thanks to Amy Waltz!) (Samuel Austin)
4 Register of men discharged, co.A (Samuel C Austin)
5 descriptive roll, company A, number 1 (Samuel C Austin)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 14, division 1, page 373 (Saml Austin)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Kensington, 6th ward, page 448 recto line 41 to page 448 verso line 4 (Saml Austin)
8 [death notice], Philadelphia Inquirer 27 January 1868, page 5 (Samuel C Austin)
9 death certificate, 26 January 1868 (Samuel C Austin)
10 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Gustavus Bernstein, buried 15 April 1862 (Saml C Austin)
[I did not find him in Ancestry's index to pension index cards (searched June 2005)]
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1890 veterans' census]
[I did not find an entry for him in RootsWeb WorldConnect (searched January 2006)]
[I did not find the Samuel Austin whose 1850 and 1860 census entries I have below in the 1870 census (checked HeritageQuest January 2006)]
| line | 41 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dwellings visited | 659 | 659 | ||||
| Families visited | 782 [sic] | 783 [sic] | ||||
| Name | Mary Ann Austin | John Austin | George Austin | Saml Austin | Edward Blacker | Catherine Austin |
| Age | 49 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 18 |
| Sex | F | M | M | M | M | F |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Brass founder | Potter | Brass founder | " | ||
| Real estate owned | 1500 | |||||
| Birthplace | Penna | " | Penna | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Dwelling number | 2413 | |||||||||
| Family number | 2703 | |||||||||
| Name | Chas Austin | Ann | Saml | Edwin | Miriam | Annie | Chas | Geo | Samuel | Eliza |
| Age | 50 | 47 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F | F | M | M | M | F |
| Color | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Carter | Brass Turner | do | Bonnet Framer | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||||||
| Value of personal estate | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | N. Jersey | Penna | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
AUSTIN.--Fell asleep in Jesus, on Sunday, the 26th inst., SAMUEL C. AUSTIN, in the 34th year of his age.
The relatives and friends of the family; also, the members of Purity Lodge, No. 525 [??], I.O. of O.F., are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from the residence of his parents, No. 1107 Ogden street, on Wednesday morning, 29th inst., at 10 o'clock. To proceed to Odd Fellows Cemetery.