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John Young (abt. 1785 - 1868)

John Young
Born about in Union, Monroe, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 1823 in Union, Monroe, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 83 in Braxton, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 19 May 2016
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Biography

John Young was born in Appalachia, in Virginia.
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Native Virginian (Born in Virginia, Now West Virginia as of June 20, 1863)
Son of Sinnett Young and Barsheba Catlett.

John and Susannah lived at Union; in 1840 they moved to Braxton County, WV. John served through the War of 1812, one term of enlistment in the southern and eastern States, and another term in Canada where he marched on ice a good deal of the time. HIs widow was drawing a pension for John's services in the War.


  • Fact: Residence (1850) Braxton county, Braxton, Virginia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1860) Braxton, Virginia, United States
  • Fact: Burial (4 January 1868) Braxton, West Virginia, United States


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  • 1860 Residence

Household - 1860 Braxton County, West Virginia

Gender Age Birthplace

John E Young M 24 Virginia

Sarah M Young F 18 Virginia

John Young M 72 Virginia

Susanah Young F 55 Virginia

Nancy Young F 17 Virginia

Mary Young F 15 Virginia

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M419-SGG : 30 December 2015), John Young in entry for John E Young, 1860.

  • "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR43-V2Y : 4 December 2014), John Young in entry for Allen Hall and Rebecca Young, 23 Aug 1855; citing Braxton County, West Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 34,484.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137265755/john-young: accessed August 15, 2024), memorial page for John Young (1785–1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137265755, citing Keener Cemetery, Dessie, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Cheryl (Frame) Brown (contributor 47191868).




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Young-46860 and Young-18631 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate that I did not see at time of creation.
posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
Merged - needs profile cleanup.
posted by [Living Moore]
Parents were listed on several sites as;

Sinnett Young, Barsheba Young (born Catlett)

posted on Young-46860 (merged) by Dewey Young
Thanks Dewey for the information on the parents. Feel free to "adopt" this Profile and add them and any other details.
posted on Young-46860 (merged) by Sandy (Craig) Patak

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