Historical Sketches of Kentucky by Lewis Collins, Maysville, KY. and J. A. & U. P. James, Cincinnati, 1847. Volume 1. Reprinted 1968. Campbell County. The Poets and Poetry of Kentucky, page 582. AUSTIN T. EARLE Was for several years, about 1857 to 1860, a resident of Newport, Ky.; a native of Nashville, Tenn., born June 15, 1821; his father dying while he was young, he was chiefly raised and educated in Ohio, and when not engaged in steamboating upon the Ohio river, generally resided in Ohio; was a soldier in the Mexican war; and a contributor of prose and poetical articles to several Cincinnati newspapers. [Note: Poem shown: "This Winter Night, 'Tis Dreary."] Earle = Nashville-Davidson-TN OH http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/campbell/earle.at.txt