Brief Life History of John Ballard "Jack"
When John Ballard "Jack" Young was born in 1810, in Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia, United States, his father, Robert Haines Young, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Britton, was 27. He married Mary Patrick on 20 October 1835, in Chatham Hill, Smyth, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Smyth, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Virginia, United States in 1870. He died on 7 August 1892, in Chatham Hill, Smyth, Virginia, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Young Cemetery, Smyth, Virginia, United States.
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- John Young, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jn Young, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- John Young, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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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