Mary (Blust) Young (abt. 1800)

Born about 1800 in Germany

Descendants

Biography

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

Catherine Young was a daughter of Andrew and Mary (Blust) Young, natives of Germany, who settled first in Philadelphia, later in Indiana, where he owned and operated a flour mill. At the time of the Civil War family duties and cares prevented his enlistment, although he held strong views upon the subjects of slavery and the dissolution of the union. He nevertheless hired two substitutes to represent him at the front, and loyally supported the entire policy of the administration, at home serving to hold in check the malcontents and in preventing the spreading of false reports in regard to the actions of the national government. He and his wife were the parents of six children, three surviving to the present time.

Sources

• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 1, p. 218-219)