Charles Littleton Younger

Brief Life History of Charles Littleton

When Charles Littleton Younger was born on 23 January 1871, in Mitchell, Wheeler, Oregon, United States, his father, Nero Littleton Younger, was 28 and his mother, Nancy Jane Young, was 21. He married Catherine Anna Kitty Smith on 16 January 1893, in Grant, Oregon, United States. He lived in Malheur City, Malheur, Oregon, United States in 1910 and Marysville Placer, Grant, Oregon, United States in 1920. He died on 15 November 1948, in John Day, Grant, Oregon, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Canyon City Cemetery, Canyon City, Grant, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Littleton Younger
1871–1948
June G Wines
1878–1906
Marriage: 16 May 1898
Stanley William Younger
1899–1978
Cora Eva Younger
1900–1996
Chester William Younger
1902–1968
Ira Jerald Younger
1903–1982
Florence Lila Younger
1905–2001

Sources (26)

  • Charles L Younger in household of Daniel M Butler, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Charles Younger, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Charles Littleton Younger, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

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Name Meaning

English (mainly Northumberland and eastern Scotland): from Middle English yungre ‘younger’, comparative of Young , used to distinguish a younger man from an older man bearing the same personal name (typically, father and son). In one case, at least, however, the name is known to have been borne by an immigrant Fleming, and was probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer ‘young nobleman’ (see Jonker ).

Americanized form of various cognate or like-sounding names in other languages, notably German Junger and Junker , or Dutch Jonker .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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