Alice Young

Brief Life History of Alice

When Alice Young was born on 4 September 1839, in Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States, her father, Brigham Young, was 38 and her mother, Mary Ann Angell, was 36. She married Hiram Bradley Clawson on 26 October 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 2 November 1874, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hiram Bradley Clawson
1826–1912
Alice Young
1839–1874
Marriage: 26 October 1856
John Willard Clawson
1858–1936
Leo Herbert Clawson
1859–1938
Walter Scott Clawson
1861–1906
Selden Irwin Clawson
1863–1958
Luna Clawson
1866–1867
Harry Clawson
1868–1869
Monroe Clawson
1872–1873

Sources (18)

  • Alice Clawson in household of Hiram B Clawson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Alice Clawson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Alice Young in entry for Selden I Clawson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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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