John W. Young (abt. 1840 - 1908)

Born about 1840 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Hester Ann Bennett — married before 1860 in Columbia, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Martha Ann (Jacobs) Young — married 21 Apr 1870 in Lucas, Ohio, United States

Died 5 Jun 1908 at about age 68 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States

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Biography

John Young is a part of US Black heritage.

Pvt John Young served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 27 March 1863
Mustered out: 10 July 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company D 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored)

John W. Young was born about 1838^[1]-1841^[2][3] in Columbia^[4] or Lancaster^[5] in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania^{[2][1][3][6][7]}. He was the child^[2][8] of Mary and George Young, the husband^[1][8] of Hester, the husband^[8] (maybe)^[9] of Sarah, and the husband^[3][6][7] of Martha Ann Jacobs. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.

Occupations

• 1906-1908^[8]: Watchman
• 1904-1905^[8]: Janitor
• 1880^[6], 1900^[7]: Minister
• 1860^[1], 1863^[10], 1870^[3]: Laborer

Residences

• 1904-1908: 580 Norwood Avenue, Toledo, Ohio^[8]
• 1900: 580 Norwood Avenue, Toledo, Ohio with his wife Martha^[7]
• 1898: Sandusky, Ohio^[8]
• 1895-1898: Frankfort, Ohio^[11][8]
• 1892-1895: New Richmond, Ohio^[8]
• 1891: Circleville, Ohio^[8]
• 1890: Middleport, Ohio^[8]
• 1886: Sabina, Ohio^[8]
• 1883: Altoona, Pennsylvania^[8]
• 1879-1880: Waynesburg, Pennsylvania^[8]
• 1880: Marion, Pennsylvania with his wife Martha^[6]
• 1870: Toledo, Ohio with his wife Martha, their child Betty, and his son John Jr.^[3]
• 1863: Columbia, Pennsylvania (military enlistment)^[10]
• 1860: Columbia, Pennsylvania with his wife Ester (Hester), their infant John Jr., 4-year-old Elisabeth Parna, Sarah and Jacob Cooper, and Eliza and William Titus and their family^[1]
• 1850: Columbia, Pennsylvania with his parents, siblings, 27-year-old Jane Smith, and 55-year-old Ann Worthington^[2]

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company D of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 23 years old, married and working as a laborer when he enlisted on 27 March 1863 in Columbia, Pennsylvania. He was discharged on 10 July 1865 from Beaufort, South Carolina.^[10]

He was born and raised in the same town as and lifelong friends with 54th Massachusetts comrades George Thomas Prosser and Sylvester Burrell, Co. D.^[12]

Company Remarks

See also Images.

31 August 1863

Corp Jones in Hospital Privates R Johnson J Butler Jeffrey R Jones Vroman H Parker Hopkins Davis R Butler Burrel Young

30 August 1863

Corp Jones in Hospital Privates J Butler Kennard Davis J. W. Young Vroman Jeffrey H Parker R Johnson Hopkins Johnson

29 August 1863

Corp Jones in Hospital Privates J Butler R Johnson Davis H Parker J. W. Young Vroman

28 August 1863

Corp Jones in Hospital Privates R Johnson R Jones Davis Hopkins H Parker Jeffery Young J Butler J Handerson Vroman all sick in quarters

Military Pension

Military Pension Application No. 80820 Certificate 55495 (5 August 1865)

Surgeon's Certificate obverse February 1908

Surgeon's Certificate obverse November 1906

Surgeon's Certificate obverse November 1906

Surgeon's Certificate obverse February 1906

Surgeon's Certificate obverse August 1905

Surgeon's Certificate obverse June 1904

Surgeon's Certificate obverse February 1902

Surgeon's Certificate obverse September 1900

Surgeon's Certificate obverse December 1898

Special Examination by J. H. Jenks May 1896

Index p. 1 May 1896

Summary p. 2 May 1896

Summary p. 3 May 1896

Summary p. 4 May 1896

Summary p. 5 May 1896

Deposition A of Lee Anderson p. 6 May 1896

Deposition A of Lee Anderson p. 7 May 1896

Deposition B of Barnard S. Sweeney p. 8 May 1896

Deposition B of Barnard S. Sweeney p. 9

Deposition B of Barnard S. Sweeney p. 10

Deposition B of Barnard S. Sweeney p. 11

Index 1865-1895 (4 pages)

Surgeon's Certificate obverse December 1895

Department of the Interior Request to George Remsley concerning incurrence of illness November 1894

Surgeon's Certificate obverse March 1894

Applicant for Increase, Surgeon's Certificate obverse October 1892

Surgeon's Certificate (Minority) obverse June 1891

Surgeon's Certificate obverse June 1891

Surgeon's Certificate obverse April 1890

General Affidavit of Alexander Morgan obverse August 1887

Application for Increase, Surgeon's Certificate May 1886

Application for Increase, Surgeon's Certificate obverse August 1883

Application for Increase, Examining Surgeon's Certificate May 1880

Examining Surgeon's Certificate obverse June 1879

Application for Increase, Examining Surgeon's Certificate May 1874

Periodical Examination, Surgeon's Certificate obverse October 1873

Surgeon's Certificate obverse September 1871

Surgeon's Certificate obverse September 1869

Declaration for Invalid Pension August 1865

Military Pension Widow's Application No. 898106

See Mrs. Martha Ann (Jacobs) Young's military pension claim indices

Military Pension Contesting Widow's Application No. 944848 (27 June 1910)

See Ms. Hester Bennett's military pension claim indices

Appearances in comrade's pension files

POW George Thomas Prosser: Department of the Interior comrade-at-arms whereabouts of George Remley and John W. Young March 1900

George Thomas Prosser: War Department rolls concerning John W. Young August 1898

Death

He passed away in 1908^[13] and is buried^[4] at Forest Cemetery in Toledo, Ohio.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
• African American Civil War veterans of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} 1860 federal census
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 1850 federal census
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} 1870 federal census
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find a Grave memorial
5. ↑ regimental descriptive
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} 1880 federal census
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} 1900 federal census
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13} military pension files of Private John W. Young, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company D
9. ↑ not much evidence for t his marriage; may have been witness misremembering the name of his wife Martha
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Emilio, Roster p. 359
11. ↑ List of Comrades in military pension files of Private John Saunders a.k.a. William Gibson, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. D
12. ↑ military pension files of comrade George Thomas Prosser
13. ↑ military pension index

• 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Columbia, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_787; Page: 248B; Image: 500 (as John Smith)
• 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Columbia, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1120; Page: 42; Family History Library Film: 805120
• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Toledo Ward 3, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: M593_1237; Page: 279B; Family History Library Film: 552736
• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Greene, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1133; Page: 262D; Enumeration District: 076
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Toledo Ward 8, Lucas, Ohio; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1241297
• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #132262780
• Fold3.com. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900." National Archives Catalog #2588825. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942." Free Access Black History Collection Records 5-28 February 2019.
• Fold3.com. "Records of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored), 1863-1865." National Archives Catalog #577134. "Regimental and Company Books of Civil War Volunteer Union Organizations, compiled 1861 - 1865." Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018.
• National Archives Catalog #300020. "Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Veterans of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, compiled 1861 - 1934."