Brief Life History of William Clark
When William Clark Young was born on 24 November 1857, in Ephratah, Ephratah, Fulton, New York, United States, his father, John Henry Young Jr., was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth VanLoan, was 22. He married Nancy M Sutton on 13 January 1879, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Palatine Bridge, Palatine, Montgomery, New York, United States in 1900 and Palatine, Montgomery, New York, United States for about 25 years. He died on 11 January 1931, at the age of 73, and was buried in Fort Plain, Minden, Montgomery, New York, United States.
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- William C Youngs, "United States Census, 1880"
- William C Young, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- William Clark Young, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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