Brief Life History of John
When John Young was born on 11 December 1804, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, Jacob Young, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Rickard, was 24. He married Martha " Betsey" Bradley about 1821, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Madison Township, Pike, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 1 April 1900, at the age of 95.
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Sources (4)
- John Young, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Butler in entry for David Young and Elizabeth Hawkins, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- John Young, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1804–1900 Male
1801–1904 Female
Children (11)
1822–1893 Female
1827– Female
1828–1928 Female
1830–1855 Male
1832–1861 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1770–1860 Male
1781–1850 Female
Siblings (7)
1799–1890 Male
1802–1854 Male
1804–1900 Male
1805–1880 Female
1808–1890 Male
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World Events (8)
1808
Age 4
1817
Age 13
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 26
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: nickname from Middle English yong ‘young’ (Old English geong), used to distinguish a younger man from an older man bearing the same personal name (typically, father and son). In Middle English this name is often found with the Anglo-Norman French definite article, for example Robert le Yunge. In Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland this was widely used as an English equivalent of the Gaelic nickname Og ‘young’; see Ogg . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘young’ or similar, notably German Jung , Dutch Jong and De Jong , and French Lejeune and Lajeunesse .
Americanized form of Swedish Ljung: topographic or an ornamental name from ljung ‘(field of) heather’, or a habitational name from a placename containing this word, e.g. Ljungby.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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