Brief Life History of Franklin Wheeler
When Franklin Wheeler Young was born on 17 February 1839, in Winchester, Scott, Illinois, United States, his father, Lorenzo Dow Young, was 31 and his mother, Persis Goodall, was 32. He married Nancy Leonora Greene on 3 December 1858, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Newton, Cache, Utah, United States in 1870 and Piute, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 22 January 1911, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Orangeville Cemetery, Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States.
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Sources (83)
- Franklin Young in household of Lorenzo D Young, "United States Census, 1850"
- Franklin W Young in entry for James M Taylor and Olive L Young Gilchrist, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Franklin Young in entry for Aretta Young, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
1839–1911 Male
1846–1895 Female
Children (8)
1862–1867 Female
1864–1923 Female
1866–1878 Male
1869–1911 Male
1871–1923 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1807–1895 Male
1806–1894 Female
Siblings (10)
1827–1894 Male
1828–1873 Male
1832–1836 Female
1834–1928 Female
1837–1931 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 7
1849
Age 10
1863
Age 24
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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History of Franklin W. Young to Aretta
Letters from Franklin W. Young to his daughter, Aretta My dear daughter:- In your last, and very welcome letter, you asked me to write and tell you of my “Boy-hood days”, and I will try and do so, b …
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