Editing Stephen F. Austin (section)

==Death and estate==
In December 1836, Austin was in the new capital of Columbia (now known as [[West Columbia, Texas|West Columbia]]), where he caught a severe cold; his condition worsened. Doctors were called in but could not help him. Austin died of [[pneumonia]] at noon on December 27, 1836. He was at the home of George B. McKinstry, near what is now West Columbia, Texas. He was 43. Austin's last words were, "The independence of Texas is recognized! Don't you see it in the papers?..."<ref>Cantrell 2001, p. 364</ref> Upon hearing of Austin's death, Houston ordered an official statement proclaiming: "The Father of Texas is no more; the first pioneer of the wilderness has departed."<ref>Hatch (1999), p. 49.</ref> Originally, Austin was buried at [[Gulf Prairie Cemetery]] in [[Brazoria County, Texas]]. In 1910, Austin's body was reinterred at the [[Texas State Cemetery]] in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]. Austin never married, nor did he have any children. He bequeathed all his land, titles, and possessions to his married sister, [[Emily Austin Perry]].