Myrtle Flora Dunham and Arthur D. Austin

MYRTLE FLORA DUNHAM, daughter of GRACE EMILY HILLS and JONATHON O. DUNHAM, was born May 25, 1880 in Wisconsin,⁴⁵³² and died November 8, 1959 in Ladysmith, Rusk, Wisconsin.⁹⁰⁷¹ She is buried in Bruce Cemetery, Rusk County, Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶

She married ARTHUR D. AUSTIN. He was born May 7, 1879 in Taylor County, Wiscosnisn,⁹⁰⁷⁴ and died June 18, 1960 in Ladysmith, Rusk, Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶ He is buried in Bruce Cemetery, Rusk County, Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶

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Children of MYRTLE FLORA DUNHAM and ARTHUR D. AUSTIN:

1. LUCILLE MABEL AUSTIN, b. September 23, 1903, McLeod County, Minnesota;⁹⁵⁷⁷ m. (1) WESLEY O'NEIL FORTNER on February 24, 1924 in Humphreys County, Tennessee¹²⁷³, m. (2) RAY LEONARD KROON; d. August 22, 1973, Redding, Shasta, California.⁹⁵⁷⁷
2. CLAIRE M. AUSTIN, b. September 23, 1905;⁵⁶ m. (1) CHARLIE P. MCALISTER, m. (2) CHARLES DERING on October 13, 1935 in Price County, Wisconsin⁴²¹, m. (3) PERCY EDWIN MARSH on May 1, 1947 in Houston County, Minnesota²⁰²⁴; d. January 3, 1984, Barron County, Wisconsin.⁵³⁶⁵

Education

Obituaries

Rhinelander Daily News, November 9, 1959⁹⁰⁷¹

Former Resident Dies When Oil Heater Explodes

Mrs. Arthur Austin, 70, an invalid, died Sunday night when an oil space heater exploded and flames swept the small frame cottage she occupied at Ladysmith with her husband.

Mrs. Austin, the former Myrtle Dunham, was a native of Rhinelander. She attended high school here, graduating in 1898.

Austin, 83, was able to shove the stove from their home, but flames blocked his attempt to reenter and help his paralyzed wife, the Associated Press reported. Austin was treated a a hospital for shock.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 18, 18807010	Lincoln, Polk, Wisconsin	Jonathon O. Dunham Grace Emily Hills Edna E. Dunham Myrtle Flora Dunham
April 15, 19109072	North Crandon, Forest, Wisconsin	Arthur D. Austin Myrtle Flora Dunham Claire M. Austin Lucille Mabel Austin
January 6, 19209073	Lawrence County, Tennessee	Arthur D. Austin Myrtle Flora Dunham Claire M. Austin Lucille Mabel Austin
April 25, 19309751	Humphreys County, Tennessee	Myrtle Flora Dunham Howard O'Neil Fortner
May 10, 19409750	Prentice, Price, Wisconsin	Myrtle Flora Dunham Howard O'Neil Fortner
May 12, 19509576	Ladysmith, Rusk, Wisconsin	Arthur D. Austin Myrtle Flora Dunham