Commodore Perry Young (1816 - 1894)

Born 15 Mar 1816 in Tennessee, United States

Died 19 Sep 1894 at age 78 in El Dorado, California, United States

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Biography

Commodore Perry Young was born about 1816 in Tennessee. He died in 1894 and is buried in Sutter's Mill Pioneer Cemetery in Coloma, California. ^[1][2]

A Commodore Perry Young bought 44.7 acres of land in Pettis, Missouri in Nov. 1837.^[3]

There is a marriage in Iowa also, but need more data to verify this is the same person. Married to Mary Elizabeth Cottroff. 1868.^[4][5] But he is listed as being in California by 1866. And no wife listed in 1870 census.

1866 voter registration roles state he is in Coloma, California. ^[6]

1882 voter registration roles state he is in El Dorado County, California. ^[7]

1860 US Census Diamond Springs, California^[8]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

W E Shepard Male 27 Mo

J B Gose Male 27 Mo

C P Young Male 44 Tenn

1870 US Census Coloma, California^[9]

Name Age

Com Perry Young 54 miner

Tho Perry 52 farmer

1880 US Census^[10] Placer Miner in Coloma, California.

Sources

1. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z6-6ZY4 : 29 November 2016), Commodore Perry Young, died 1894; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Pioneer Cemetery, Coloma, El Dorado, California, United States.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVS-D5GB : 5 June 2019), Commodore Perry Young, ; Burial, Coloma, El Dorado, California, United States of America, Pioneer Cemetery; citing record ID 6759433, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015
4. ↑ "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV2F-PKQ : 13 January 2020), Commodore Perry Young in entry for Florence Lena Young, .
5. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJHW-BY5 : 3 November 2017), Commodore P. Young and Mary Potorff, 26 Nov 1868, Wayne, Iowa, United States; citing reference 317, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,009,071.
6. ↑ California Voter Registration
7. ↑ California Voter Registration
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKC-SVP : 18 March 2020), C P Young in entry for W E Shepard, 1860.
9. ↑ 1870 US Census
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GR-F5P : 26 August 2017), C P Young, Coloma, El Dorado, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 52, sheet 66D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,065.