Reuben
Young
Born in Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Son of Moses Young
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Unknown (Burleson) Young
— married
about 1821 in Burke County, North Carolina
Husband of
Sophia (Baker) Young
— married
about 1831 in Burke County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
Greenberry Wilson Young and Moses Young
Died
at age 67
in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Aug 2014
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Biography
Though censuses are consistent about indicating Reuben's birth year as 1797, his tombstone at Green B. Young Cemetery in Clarissa Community, Mitchell County, North Carolina, specifies 1795.
In Memory of Reubin Young Born April 1, 1795
Died August 9, 1864 Aged 69 yrs 4 mths 8 days
Thou art gone to rest, Thine is an earthly tomb, But Jesus summond thee away, Thy Saviour called thee home
[1]
On 4 January 1845, the settlement of the estate of Simeon Burleson, father of Reuben's first wife, was accepted by the court in Yancey County, North Carolina. Noted within the estate settlement was that "Reuben Young's wife" had already received an advance from the estate of Simeon Burleson[2].
Children of Reuben Young
- Greenberry Wilson Young 1822-1898
- Moses Young 1824-1906
- Mary "Polly" Young c1826-c1845
- David McDaniel Young 1832-1917
- Thomas B. Young 1834-1909
- Susannah C. Young c1836-
- Temperance A. Young c1838-
- Dorothy E. Young c1840-
- Nancy S. Young born 1843-1844-
- Reuben J. Young 1845-1932
Sources
- ↑ Personal cemetery visit by Kathy Gunter Sullivan. See also Find A Grave
- ↑ FamilySearch; United States, North Carolina, Yancey County, Probate Records; Probate records, 1855-1938, Catalog #151993 (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/151993); Record of wills, 1838-1935; DGS #4779747; Will Book Volume #1, Pages 103-108; Images 59-62 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-LGCH-4JT?i=58&cc=1867501&cat=151993); Settlement of the estate of Simeon Burleson. For more details see the freespace profile Probate for Estate of Simeon Burleson.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reuben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Reuben:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Reuben by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Reuben:
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~1.56%
Jim Burleson
:
23andMe, GEDmatch CE3609450 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CE3609450 [compare]
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~0.78%
Christine (Hall) Maier :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member clmaier5579
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Kathy (Gunter) Sullivan
No known record shows Reuben's middle name as "Jasper." His son was named Reuben J. Young.
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by Kathy (Gunter) Sullivan
Robin Lee
Young-39387 and Young-12437 appear to represent the same person because: same death and wife
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by Robin Lee
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