Leslie William Austin was born October 25, 1895, in Sundance, Crook Co., WY. He died July 27, 1970, in Hettinger Hospital, Marmarth, Slope Co., ND. (He may have been from Bowman.)

Can anyone tell me how to go about finding an obituary from this area?

I'd try the Slope Messenger, New England, N.D. I lived in Marmarth from 1935 through 1946, and it seems like I was in school with some Austin kids. Later there was a "Shag" Austin that was a deputy sheriff in Walworth County, S.D.

Leslie is listed in the ND death index with the following info:
"AUSTIN, LESLIE SR W 07/27/1970 Died Adams MALE 74 Years 10/00/1895 North Dakota Resided Slope"

He married Edna Parker from Slope County. They had 10 boys (one named James)and 1 girl.
Edna passed away in 1951 and Leslie in 1970 after ranching all his life in Slope County. HIs father, William "Bill" Austin died in 1941 at Bowman. His mother, Jennie Blanche Shibley, died in Yakima in 1947. I have some pictures if you are interested, let me know.

I would be very interested in the photos you mention.

Myron Foster abacusmf@tds.net