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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lincoln County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JOHN YOUNG, lumberman and builder, was born in New Hampshire March 24, 1842, and is one of nine children born to Benjamin and Melinda (Everett) Young. Our subject remained at home until he was eighteen years of age, and received his early education in the district schools of New Hampshire. After immigrating to Illinois he attended a graded school, where he received a good practical education, and after this he was engaged in farming and threshing for several years. He was in the army, and served several years in the quartermaster’s department. In 1867 he came to Lincoln County, and settled at Flintville, where he purchased some property. In 1870 he wedded Sarah M. Bradford, and the fruits of this union were five children, four of whom are living: Sarah, George, John and James. In 1879 Mr. Young purchased a milling property, and has since been engaged in sawing lumber and grinding grain. Although commencing life with but little of this world’s goods, Mr. Young now owns, exclusive of town and mill property, about 200 acres of land near Flintville. The father of our subject was born in New Hampshire about 1810, and was of English origin. He received a good business education, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1856 he moved to Illinois, and is living there at the present time. The mother of our subject was also born in New Hampshire, about 1810, and is still living.
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This family biography is one of 137 biographies included in The History of Lincoln County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Lincoln County was included within The History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin & Moore Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin , Moore Counties of Tennessee
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