Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

David H. YOUNG

David H. YOUNG

Male 1841 - 1864  (~ 23 years)

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  • Name David H. YOUNG 
    Born CA 1841  Page Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Age 22 in 1861 marriage record would put birth in about 1839. But age 22 on his headstone would put birth in about 1842, while age 21 in the WV Adjutant General's report of his death puts it in about 1841.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Military From 4 Sep 1861 to 30 Jul 1864  [3, 4
    Cpl, Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 
    Died 30 Jul 1864  Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Cause: typhoid fever 
    Buried Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I44471  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2014 

    Father William YOUNG 
    Mother Mary ___ 
    Family ID F40016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ellen DOUGLASS,   b. 15 Feb 1843, Harrison Co, VA (now Barbour Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1922, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 27 Jun 1861  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Sarah Alice YOUNG,   b. 24 Mar 1862,   d. 9 Aug 1868  (Age 6 years)
     2. Mary D. YOUNG,   b. 21 Aug 1864,   d. 2 May 1955, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F17983  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: typhoid fever - 30 Jul 1864 - Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.

    3. [S2727] Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of West Virginia for the Year Ending December 31 1865, (Google Books), p. 135.

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 136 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790693&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as D. H. Young, 22, b. Page Co VA, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Mary; and Mary E. Dougless, 18, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Levi D. & Malinda. "Solemnized June 27th 1861 by Eli M. Gaston."