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, Hillery Brown (1869-1944) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 605-606 HILLERY BROWN YOUNG, son of Stillman and Louverna (Martin) Young, was born July 7, 1869. He was a twin, and his mate, Lyman, died in infancy. He was married September 17, 1896, to Alice M., daughter of Thomas G. and Louisa Nixon. They have one child, Troy, born August 25, 1898. Mr. Young has been engaged in business pursuits since boyhood, having been surveying at the age of fourteen years. He was deputy under John V. Tenney, county surveyor of Upshur County for four years. He has practiced law in justices courts for twenty years. He was appointed notary public at the age of twenty-one years and has held the office ever since. He has for six years been successfully engaged in the real estate business, having landed several large coal and timber deals in this and adjoining counties. Mr. Young is a Republican, and as such has been secretary of the board of education of Banks District for several years; is now a member of the Upshur County Republican Executive Committee. He is now a resident of Arlington. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #12956 FULL-NAME: H. Brown Young BIRTH-DATE: July 7, 1869 BIRTH-PLACE: Upshur County DEATH-DATE: October 10, 1944 (at age 75y-3m-3d) DEATH-PLACE: East Main Street, Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV USUAL-RESIDENCE: East Main Street, Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Alice M. Young) OCCUPATION: - - FATHER: Stillman Young (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Unknown INFORMANT: Tray Young (of Harrisburg, Pa) BURIAL: Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va. (wife of Hillery Brown Young) From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #'62-011957 FULL-NAME: Alice Margaret Young BIRTH-DATE: December 25, 1873 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: August 7, 1962 (at 88 years of age) DEATH-PLACE: E. C. Leonard Mem. Hosp., Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV USUAL-RESIDENCE: 55 E. Main St., Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed OCCUPATION: Housewife FATHER: Thomas G. Nixon MOTHER: Louisa McCauley CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Cerebrah Hemorrhage INFORMANT: W. E. Nixon (of Charleston, W.Va.) BURIAL: Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------