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James Jackson Young

20 Feb 1829 – 3 Jan 1861

Birth	20 Feb 1829
Death	3 Jan 1861
Cemetery	Sams-Burnett-Mennerly Cemetery Drop , Denton County , Texas , USA
Added by	Don Leuty on 27 Feb 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66150235

Bio

FamilySearch ID: K8D9-NCY James Jackson Young died at his homestead in Denton County, Texas on 3 Jan. 1861. He was the son of Rev James L and Margaret Jones Young. He was born in Illinois on 20 Feb 1829. He lived several years in Texas. He joined the M.E. Church, South in his 21st year and lived a consistent member until death. Some time after he joined the Church, he married Miss Ellen Wilson, who, with two children, is left to mourn. He with two other children had gone before, sings in the paradise of God. Brother Young was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and was buried by the Order. The writer was well acquainted with Brother Young. His house was a regular preaching place on the Denton Circuit, and the itinerant's home. He was a Christian gentleman, a good citizen, a kind husband and father, and was loved by all his neighbors. William Shaw Texas Christian Advocate May 30, 1861

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Family

Parents

• Rev James L Young 1790–1856
• Margaret "Peggy" Jones Young 1797–1880

Spouse

• Elenor "Ellen" Wilson Young Wilson 1832–1868 FaG

Siblings

• Margaret Young Vawter 1818–1863
• Thomas Jefferson Young 1821–1887
• Elizabeth Jane Young Cox 1822–1902
• Sarah Clarissa "Clara" Young Russell 1825–1908
• William Wesley Young 1831–1890
• Rev Henry Fletcher Young 1833–1913
• Dorinda Emily Young McIntire 1841–1927

Children

• Martha Young 1852–1856 FaG
• Margarett Lovina Young Leuty 1854–1940 FaG
• William Alexander Young 1858–1858 FaG
• Willis Henry Young Sr 1859–1922 FaG

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