John Young was born on 8 July 1785 at
Virginia.
5,6,7 Conflicting evidence places his birth at
South Carolina.
8,9 He was the son of
John Young.
4 John Young married
Elizabeth Turner, daughter of
John Turner and
Tabitha Mobley, on 5 March 1812 at
Warren County, Kentucky.
10,11 John died on 28 October 1852 at age 67 years, 3 months and 20 days at
Audrain County, Missouri.
12 He was buried at
in Audrain County, Missouri.
12 John and
Elizabeth Turner obtained a marriage bond in 1812.
John Young signed the bond as surety with John. John Young was over 21, and consent for Elizabeth Turner was given by her father, John Turner.
13 The fourth United States Census was taken in 1820. John was enumerated as "John Young", head of a household at Simpson County, Kentucky. His household consisted of two free white males under 10 years of age, one free white male of 26 and under 45, two free white females under 10 years of age, and one free white female of 26 and under 45.
1 The fifth United States Census was taken in 1830. John was enumerated as "John Young", head of a household at Simpson County, Kentucky. His household consisted of one male under 5 years of age, two males of 5 and under 10 years, one male of 10 and under 15, one male of 15 and under 20, one male of 20 and under 30, one male of 40 and under 50, one female of 10 and under 15, one female of 15 and under 20, and one female of 30 and under 40.
14 John moved to Audrain County, Missouri from Simpson County, Kentucky in 1837.
15 The sixth United States Census was taken in 1840. John was enumerated as "John Young", head of a household at Audrain County, Missouri. His household consisted of one male of 5 and under 10 years of age, one male of 10 and under 15, one male of 15 and under 20, one male of 50 and under 60, and one female of 30 and under 40.
2 John Young obtained a land patent for 40 acres at
Audrain County, Missouri, on 1 June 1845. The land was located in NE 1/4, section 8, township 52, range 12.
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The seventh United States census was taken in 1850. John was enumerated as "John Young", head of a household at Audrain County, Missouri. His given age was 66 and his given place of birth was Virginia. He was a farmer and the value of his real estate was $1,000. Also enumerated in his household were
Elizabeth Young and
Ephraim M. Young.
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