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Silas Young 1822–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1822

Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1905

Death Location: Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States

Father: John Young

Mother: Eliza Kephart

Spouse(s): Lavinia Pullin

Children(s): Nancy Young

Silas Young was born in 1822 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States, the child of John Young And Eliza Kephart. Silas Young married Lavinia Margaret Pullin, and had children including Nancy J Young. Silas Young passed away in 1905 in Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Silas Young was born in 1822 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States, the child of John Young And Eliza Kephart.
  • Silas Young married Lavinia Margaret Pullin, and had children including Nancy J Young.
  • Silas Young passed away in 1905 in Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States.

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Silas Young's Ancestors

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Silas Young
1822–1905
Birth Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Young
1800–
Eliza Kephart
1802–1877
Virginia
Grandparents
Henry Kephart
1780–1815
Magdalene Bargley
1780–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Young's Descendants

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Silas Young (May 1822–1905) m. Lavinia (Margaret) Pullin (Aug 1819–abt 1854)
  1. 1. Nancy (J.) Young 1848–1890 m. Richard ("Dick") George 1832–1907
    1. 1. Luvenia (V.) George 1869– m. George (W) Graley 1871–1933
      1. 1. Della Graley 1897–1926 m. Clarence (E) McKown 1890–1967 m. Emory (W) Harmon 1891–1933
        1. 1. Hazel (Dell) McKown 1917–1982 m. Hugh (J) Spurlock 1910–1982
        2. 2. Lavania McKown 1919–

Silas Young's Timeline

2 Records

1822
May 1822
Birth of Silas Young in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
1905
1905
Age 83
Death of Silas Young in Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1822
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Kentucky, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States

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