John W. Young and Mary McCracken

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Husband John W. Young ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Mar 1848 - Centre Co, PA 1 3
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         Father: Albert Young (Abt 1809-1881) 3 4
         Mother: Mary Wagoner (Abt 1812-Aft 1898) 1 3

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Wife Mary McCracken ^{1 3}

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         Father: Greenwood McCracken (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth [Unk] (      -      ) 3

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1 F Elizabeth Young ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Charles Strong (      -      ) 1 3

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2 F Lydia Young ³

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            AKA: Eliza Young 1
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         Spouse: Walter Maurer (      -      ) 3

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3 M George Young ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Bertha Witherite (      -      ) 1 3

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4 F Minta Young ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: John Lang (      -      ) 1 3

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5 M Albert Young ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Alice Williams (      -      ) 3

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6 F Mollie Young ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Clark Witherite (      -      ) 3

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7 F Sarah "Sadie" Young ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Clark Woods (      -      ) 3

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8 M William Young ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Lucy Williams (      -      ) 3

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9 F Earla Young ^{1 3}

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10 F Dove Young ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Warren Currey (      -      ) 3

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11 M Leslie Young ^{1 3}

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12 F Ruth Young ^{1 3}

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13 U Imo Young ^{1 3}

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General Notes: Husband - John W. Young

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He was a native of Centre County, Pennsylvania, and was reared and educated in Clearfield County. He was reared to agricultural pursuits, and during early life assisted his father in paying for the old homestead farm in Ferguson township, on which he continued to reside. After his father's death he purchased the interests of the other heirs, added to the land, but also sold some, and ended with eighty-one acres, improved with substantial and commodious buildings and a fine orchard, as well as many other conveniences and comforts which added to its value and neat appearance. About sixty-five acres were cleared and cultivated, and the whole tract was underlaid with coal and fire clay. For some years he successfully operated coal mines uon his place, and in this way added not a little to his income.
He and his wife were members of the Baptist Church. Reared a Democrat, Mr. Young always adhered to the principles of that party, and took an active part in public affairs, filling a number of important township offices, including those of judge of the election board and treasurer two terms.

He attended the country schools in boyhood but as soon as he was old enough to profitably handle a farm implement, there was work for him to do. He carried on general farming, occasionally doing a little trucking and giving some attention to raising stock. For some years he was operating a coal bank which was on the old homestead farm, and had the third opening on the 32-inch vein of coal, taking out some ten thousand bushels of coal annually. Mr. Young and his son did most of the mining themselves and also did the delivering. They owned some fifty acres of this rich coal land. Twenty acres of the farm was covered with second growth timber.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 971.

2 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 691.

3 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 692.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 971, 1643.