James Wiley Young (1818 - 1908)

Born 28 Apr 1818 in Strait Creek, Brown, Ohio

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Died 27 May 1908 at age 90 in Topeka, Shawnee Co, Kansas

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Biography

Johnson Co. Marriage Book 1 p. 209, Reel 821
.."Be it remembered that on the 2nd day of June A.D;. 1841 marriage License issued to James W. Young & Mary E. Hamilton. This certifies that James W. Young and Mary Ellen Hamilton both of Johnson county Indiana were legally joined in marriage by me on the 3 day of June 1841 /s/ Sayers Cagely"

Obituary

Eskridge Star, 28 May 1908
"James Wiley Young - Dead.
.."James Wiley Young was born in Brown County, Ohio, April 28, 1918, and died in Eskridge, May 27, 1908, aged 90 years and 29 days. At an early age he came to Johnson County, Indiana.
..On June 3, 1841, he was married to Mary Hamilton. There were born to them five sons and six daughters of whom the five sons and four daughters remain to feel the loss of their parent's love and sympathy, for Mother Young was laid to rest three years ago, the third of this month. ..For many years, Mr. and Mrs. Young were useful members of the Presbyterian Church at Franklin, Indiana.
..Mr. Young with his wife and seven children came to Kansas while it was yet a territory. he was bitterly opposed to slavery and bravely did his part in bring Kansas into the Union as an anti-slavery state. On account of Father Young's age, he was exempt from the army life and battles, but he furnished two sons who brought back a good report of faithful service, at the close of the war.
..Mr. Young belonged to the State Militia and as a member of that organization, often sacrificed his time and means that the Union of all the states might be preserved. Of the children now living Lizzie, William George and Clara have homes in Oklahoma. John, James, Jennie, Ellen and Sherman live in Kansas. Twenty-three grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren still survive."

Burial

Shawnee Center Cemetery
Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #33943030
• Johnson Co. Marriage Book 1 p. 209, Reel 821
• Eskridge Star, 28 May 1908