U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Young, Festus Ralph (1883-1955) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 604-605 FESTUS RALPH YOUNG, born March 16, 1883, son of Richard P. Young and L. P. Simmons, the daughter of Emanuel Simmons, who was captured at Rock Cave in 1863 and died in Andersonville. His wife was Lucy Smith. His grandparents were Festus Young and Rachel Graham, and his great grandparents were Robert Young and Lydia Gould, the daughter of Nathan Gould, Sr., who was the son of Samuel Gould, Jr., the son of Samuel Gould, Sr., the son of John Gould, the son of Zaccheus Gould, of England. Robert Young lived in England in the early part of the eighteen century, during the reign of King George I, and was a man of letters, for he wrote frequently for the king and his son Henry, who lived during the time of King George II. Was captured while boating along the English coast and pressed into the English navy, after seven years of service, during which the war between England and Holland occurred. He landed at Martha's Vinyard, Mass., and there settled, engaged in teaching and collecting paintings. Three times he endeavored to return to England and as many times was ship wrecked. Henry Young's wife was Lydia Ross, and their eldest son was Robert Young, their other children were: William Freeman, Annie, Cynthia, Elizabeth and Margaret. Robert Young married Lydia Gould. Richard P. Young was a soldier in the Civil War, in Company E, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery. H: s children are: Two dead, one infant and Annie; living, Loyal B., Clara J., wife of George S. Wilder; W. Corwin, who married Lucy Perry; Bessie L., wife of Tracy Phillips, and Clyde and Festus Ralph, who was married to Grace Lance, daughter of William Lance and Dora E. Armstrong, the daughter of Harvey Armstrong and Margaret McCoy, on October 4, 1905. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Deaths, Upshur County, WV (Line Number 12) FULL-NAME: Festus Ralph Young BIRTH-DATE: March 16, 1883 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. AGE-AT-DEATH: 72y-3m-28d DEATH-DATE: July 14, 1955 DEATH-PLACE: Georgetown Md. OCCUPATION: Conservation FATHER: Richard P. Young MOTHER: Leannah Simmons CAUSE-OF-DEATH: BURIAL: Fr. Creek Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------