Grandpa - 1892-1976

approx. 1910

This is an early photo of my Grandfather, Samuel - restored. He is the younger of the two men on the right. I named this photo, "Lunchtime at the Coal Mines." Those buckets were lard buckets. No cool lunchboxes for these hardworking Appalachians. 

Back then Grandpa’s family raised pigs and chickens. In the fall when they killed and butchered the pigs the meat was cut up and cured in the smokehouse.  The bits and pieces of skin, and fat they didn't use were then melted over an open fire - the fat strained through cheesecloth and the yummy pork skin were called cracklins, pork rinds, or as we know them today chicharrones. I ate them a lot as a kid and my friends thought they were gross. For a time, the only way we could get them, was if Grandma sent us a package of things we couldn't get in California; such as pork rinds,  and fodder beans. 

A packed lunch would consist of cornbread, or a biscuit, a piece of ham, or bacon. Some were so poor they would have melted bacon grease on their bread portion with some homemade jam. During the Depression, butter was expensive and hard to come by. 

Back to my Grandpa Samuel Webster Young. 

He was born in Feb 1892 to Layton and Alpine Ira (Peak) in Glenmary Tennessee in Scott County. The county is known for having seceded from Tennessee in protest of the state's decision to join the Confederacy during the Civil War, and subsequently forming The Free and Independent State of Scott.

He had 4 other siblings -

Millard Henry - 1888

Grandpa  - 1892

Valanie - 1894 -

Maggie - 1896

Taken in the late 1970's just before his death -  

Millard, Maggie (Addie), and Grandpa. 

Samuel married Nanny Hembree in 1915. This is their wedding photo. 

1917 he registered for the draft during WW1. He worked at the Tennesee Lumber and Coal in Glenmary, Tennessee. No one in our family has been able to find out if he ever served. He was a quiet man and even his 3 sons, didn't know so if he had served he never talked about it. I also am at this time, unable to find any records. Seems at one time, I did find a record asking for a deferment. 

He worked as a coal miner and they had a farm raising pigs and chickens - Somewhere in the 1930's he had to quit and was diagnosed with Black Lung Disease. It aged him fast but he did live to be 84. My Grandma did receive a survivor's benefit after he died. 

Together they raised a family of 9 children. My dad is the young man sitting on the left. He was the youngest boy and 2nd youngest overall. 

Looks like a bit of a smile on Grandpa's face. 

He was a sweet man. Tall, thin, and very strong. Big hands. He didn't talk much in fact, I don't know if I can remember him saying anything to us kids. He was my Dad's hero. 

Here he is with 2 of his grown sons - a couple of years before he passed. My dad is on the right. 

Rest In Peace Grandpa. 

Till we meet again...

 

CIVIL WAR - 2nd great-grand-uncle

 

William Young - 2nd great-grand-uncle

BIRTH  14 JAN 1814 • Roane County, Tennessee, USA

DEATH 14 MAR 1909 • Milwaukie, Clackamas, Oregon, USA

It was just a regular day of working on my family trees - updating and such. 

I had requested a photo of his grave on Find-A-Grave. Within hours I was notified that the photo request could not be fulfilled because there was no marker. 

Later I received an email from the pioneer cemetery in Milwaukie, Clackamas County, Oregon, stating they wanted to provide him a military marker since he was a veteran who served in the Civil War. She said they did a brief check on NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) but couldn't find "my William Young." 

Any chance to do a deep search is always invigorating, never knowing what I'll find, or if I will find anything. The search could take days or 2 years. 

I looked and looked - this was the first time I have done such a search - I joined Fold3. I looked at Tennesee Gen websites on military soldiers during the Civil War.  After a couple of days, I started getting a headache and decided I needed a couple of days of rest so that when I could come back, with fresh new eyes - which worked because within the first hour, I found him, serving in the US Army Tennessee Company B  5th Calvery. 

I have since talked with the Pioneer cemetery in Oregon and I will download the documents I have found for them. They still have to get "the official permission".

I was warned of a lot of bureaucratic red tape and that it might take a few months. She also said they will contact the Sons of the Civil War Veterans to officiate at the service, with honors and place the cement marker, honoring his service. 

I'm in Northern California - this cemetery is just 12 miles south of Portland. I told her we would drive up (a 6-hour drive) to be part of it. 

HOW COOL IS THAT????

And to think there are those, who think Genealogy is boring. HA! 

Two Zachariahs, One Zilphy, One Zeak, a Zebulon and Ziddie

For this LAST post, I took the easy way- I just made a list of all the ancestors that either had a Z surname or Z first name.

Zachariah Cross - My 6th Great Uncle.
1741- 1815 Died in battle - The British Invasion of Maryland
His burial was at the Cross Family Cemetery in Baltimore, USA. The cemetery is no longer in existence-Body lost or destroyed

Specifically: Cemetery was destroyed

Zilphy Fielden - 

Not quite sure where she fits in yet. She was married to a Reverand who

might be part of the family. Still checking this line. 

Zeak Hembree - 1st cousin 4x removed

Born 1836 but am unable to find any more about him. Might have died as an infant. 

Zachariah Jones - 4th great-uncle

1778 he was employed by the State of Virginia as an Indian Spy at the rate of one dollar a day, but without rations, clothing or munitions, which he provided for himself. The distance that he was employed to act as a spy was between sixty and seventy miles and immediately west of the inhabited part of the County of Greenbrier. He continued to act as a spy for a period of two years.

Zebulon Smith - 5th great-uncle

Revolutionary War Veteran

Ziddie Almeda Young - Paternal Aunt

This aunt was a hoot and the aunt, I knew the most. I always looked forward when she would come to visit. We lost track after I left home and started my own family, which I regret. She would tell, tales of the family, and we were always laughing. 

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The Young Family

My dad came from a very large Scott County, Eastern Tennessee family,  The Young's. I've always had a love and interest for this family because they were interesting. Through my searches,  there are other surnames that keep weaving in and out through the Young Family.

My 5th GGrandfather"Young" came from his native London leaving his parents, John and Amy Young, in England and settled in Virginia - 20 years before the Revolutionary War, around 1755. August 23, 1766, Sam purchased 321 acres on Back Creek.  Back Creek is a 59.5-mile-long (95.8 km) tributary of the Potomac River.  Its name reflects its location to the west of North Mountain. The perspective of colonists from the east in the 18th century led them to call it "Back Creek" because it lay to the back of North Mountain.  I believe now it would be the state of West Virginia. He sold much of it to settlers fo ginseng, deer skins, and furs. This produce he took away to Winchester or Fredericksburg, and exchanged for merchandise, which he bartered or peddled, and thus acquired considerable wealth.

He served in the war as did his father, brothers, and cousins - who came to America. These Young's - proud Scotch-Irish-Americans throughout history have loved their new country and pioneered, long and hard so that we can live the way we do today.

PROUD of my YOUNG Heritage

Sam and Jane's final resting place. 

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Here are the 11 NEW Ancestor Discoveries

So here they are - Next week I will go over them. The first one, John Brigham Young - Young is my maiden name - however, he is more likely to be a cousin to one of my gg grandfathers. From what I could tell, he is no relation to the LDS Brigham Young and this one never left Tennessee. I guess Brigham was a popular name back in the 1860's when he was born. and not to insult any LDS, when I was a kid, and we studied all of that in school, kids used to make fun of me, saying I was a distant relative of the Brigham Young. I'd say probably THAT was the moment in time when I started getting interested in genealogy. Mid 1960's - Mom told me, there were many Young's who are not related. But because of the surname connection, I have read a lot about Brigham and his many wives and children over the years. If there is a family tie, it would not be a direct line.

Now the really exciting and mysterious part is that the other 10, I have no idea which part of my family, they come in under.

Overwhelming. I do need to move on, from the Hasenstab's for awhile. The rest of my family tree is waiting to be discovered.