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JAMES YOUNG, where did you come from and where did you go?
My g-g-grandfater, James Young, b. ca. 1820-24, lived in PA at least between 1852 and the end of the Civil War. I don't know where he was before his marriage on 7 February 1852 in Pine Grove, Schuylkill Co., PA, to Elizabeth Hubler, b. 15 May 1830, d. 15 May 1862. James and Elizabeth had four children: Priscilla Louisa, b. 5 January 1853, m. 1875 to a Yessler; William Henry, b. 26 December 1854; George Washington, b. 3 February 1856, d. 20 February 1935, m. Emma Alsesta Sherman; and James, b. ca. 1858.
The family story told to me by Priscilla's grandson, who was raised by Priscilla, was that Elizabeth died in childbirth along with the child. James was drafted into service during the Civil War. I have found those records, but no pension record found yet. While he was fighting, the children were split among their mother's family. Priscilla said that James came back after the war and saw the children at least once, but never got the family back together, and the children were raised by aunts and uncles. I have records from the court regarding their guardianship which gives me a little info on James' service, but not much else on him. Where did he disappear to? Did he move West, remarry and start another family? With such a common name (There were 3 James Youngs on the 1860 census in Pine Grove alone!), it is hard to find information. I have also found the surname as Youngs, and it has been handed down through both Priscilla's and George's families that James was English. However, that could refer to him not being Pennsylvania German, not of British ancestry.
Can anyone help? I do have a picture of James somewhere, but will have to dig for it before I can upload it here.
The family story told to me by Priscilla's grandson, who was raised by Priscilla, was that Elizabeth died in childbirth along with the child. James was drafted into service during the Civil War. I have found those records, but no pension record found yet. While he was fighting, the children were split among their mother's family. Priscilla said that James came back after the war and saw the children at least once, but never got the family back together, and the children were raised by aunts and uncles. I have records from the court regarding their guardianship which gives me a little info on James' service, but not much else on him. Where did he disappear to? Did he move West, remarry and start another family? With such a common name (There were 3 James Youngs on the 1860 census in Pine Grove alone!), it is hard to find information. I have also found the surname as Youngs, and it has been handed down through both Priscilla's and George's families that James was English. However, that could refer to him not being Pennsylvania German, not of British ancestry.
Can anyone help? I do have a picture of James somewhere, but will have to dig for it before I can upload it here.
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Permalink Reply by Donna Gerber on
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Hi, Gene! Thanks for uploading the census records. Yes, I have the one from 1860 which is definitely my Young family, although the daughter's name was Priscilla Louisa, not Barbara. The James Young from the 1850 census isn't mine. I'm beginning to think that James Young is as common a name as John Smith considering all the James Youngs I've found so far.
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Hello again, Gene! None of the above is my James Young. From several different sources, I've found that he was in Co. I 53rd Regt. PA Volunteers and transferred to or from (the records don't agree) Co. I 145th Regt. PA Volunteers. I have been unable to find any record of a pension for him. I knew from the guardianship papers for his children in the Schuylkill Co. courthouse that he had been captured during the war. Just last week I found the record saying he was taken at Petersburg, VA on June 16, 1864, was in prison at Andersonville and survived. He was exchanged on April 1, 1865. I also was checking the 1890 census of Civil War veterans, but haven't had any luck so far in finding him. The closest I've come is a James Young who was mustered in and out on the same days as my James Young, but the Co. and Regt. he was with don't seem to be the same although it is hard to read what they are. This particular James Young was in Green Creek, Sandusky, OH in 1890. I haven't had a chance to do further checking on this man. I've also found my James Young as James Youngs in a lot of the military records. If you can offer any more suggestions, I'd appreciate it.
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