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Martin Simeon Young 1849 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 05, 1849

Birth Location: Laurel, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: Mar 18, 1936

Death Location: Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky

Father: Hiram Young

Mother: Elizabeth Young

Spouse(s): Nancy Steele

Children(s): Thomas Young

Martin Simeon Young was born in 1849 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States, the child of Hiram Young and Elizabeth B Young. In 1850, Martin Simeon Young resided in Laurel, Kentucky, USA. Martin Simeon Young married Nancy Elizabeth Steele, and had children including Thomas Franklin Young. Martin Simeon Young passed away in 1936 in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Martin Simeon Young was born in 1849 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States, the child of Hiram Young and Elizabeth B Young.
  • In 1850, Martin Simeon Young resided in Laurel, Kentucky, USA.
  • Martin Simeon Young married Nancy Elizabeth Steele, and had children including Thomas Franklin Young.
  • Martin Simeon Young passed away in 1936 in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hiram Young
1805 – 1879
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee
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Elizabeth Young
1806 – 1896
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Steele
1851 – 1922
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Young
1888 – 1958
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Martin Young's Ancestors

Self
Martin Young
1849 – 1936
Birth Place: Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Hiram Young
1805 – 1879
Hawkins County, Tennessee
Elizabeth (B) Young
1806 – 1896
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John ("Wolf" Young) Sr.
1785 – 1875
North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Willoughby (Brown)) Young
1787 – 1881
North Carolina, United States
James (B) Gatewood
Mary (Ann) Fry
1779 – 1877
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Martin Young
1765 – 1850
Mary Conder
1760 – 1850
Nicholas Frye
1748 – 1840
Catherine Burns
1755 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martin Young's Descendants

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Martin (Simeon) Young (May 05, 1849 – Mar 18, 1936) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Steele (19 Dec 1851 – 19 May 1922)
  1. 1. Thomas (Franklin) Young (23 Dec 1888 – 24 Feb 1958) m. Iva (Myrtle "Myrtle") Vaughn (8 Sep 1890 – 12 Jun 1970)
    1. 1. Inez (Pauline) Young (9 Feb 1912 – 21 Aug 2005) m. Opal Pennington (6 Apr 1906 – 16 Aug 1996) m. Bordy (M) Russell (3 May 1906 – 1 November 1998)
      1. 1. Bettie (J) Pennington (abt 1929 – )
      2. 2. Jack Pennington (Dec 1930 – 2021) m. Marlene (Helen) Owens (23 Feb 1927 – 26 Jan 2011)
        1. 1. Jaclyn (D) Pennington (10 Nov 1959 – ) m. Randall (Brian) Wright (10 December 1956 – 15 February 2020) m. Richard (K) Minks (25 Nov 1956 – )
        2. 2. Jacie Wright
      3. 3. Mary (Ruth) Pennington (14 Oct 1933 – 16 Sep 2001)
      4. 4. John (Scott) Russell (abt 1946 – )
    2. 2. Thomas (Martin) Young (abt 1917 – )

Martin Young's Timeline

3 Records

1849
May 05, 1849
Birth of Martin Simeon Young in Laurel, Kentucky, United States
Laurel, Kentucky, United States
1850
1850
Age 1
Martin Simeon Young resided here in Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Laurel, Kentucky, USA
1936
Mar 18, 1936
Age 87
Death of Martin Simeon Young in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky
Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 05, 1849
    Event Place: Laurel, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Laurel, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 18, 1936
    Event Place: Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky
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