Lewis Young1

M, #12, b. 6 September 1837, d. 16 August 1898
Father*Charles Young2 b. 1811
Mother*Sarah (__________)2 b. 1811
Birth*6 September 1837 Lewis Young was born on 6 September 1837 at Pennsylvania.3,4 
(InHomeOf) Census18501850 He appeared on the 1850 census in the household of Charles Young, #166-170, Moore Twnship, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. His info on the census included - Young, Lewis 12 b.PA.2 
Marriage* Lewis Young married Harriett Marsh, daughter of Solomon Marsh and Magdalena Silfies.1 
Census1880*1880 Lewis Young appeared on the 1880 census as the head of household, ED 58 #424-499, Stemton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, along with Harriett Marsh, Lily Young, Sylvester Young, Preston E Young and Maggie Young. His info on the census included Young, Lewis 43 b.PA (parents b.PA) carpenter.4 
Death*16 August 1898 Lewis Young died on 16 August 1898 at Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, at age 60.5,3 
Obituary16 August 1898 His obituary: on 16 August 1898 at The Allentown Leader, Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, Death of Lewis Young
Northampton's Undertaker Expires Suddenly of Heart Disease

     Lewis Young, the well known undertaker and carpenter of Northampton, died very suddenly at 9.30 this morning, while at his work of superintending the erection of a new house. He was waiting for a lumber team when stricken with apoplexy of the heart. Relief was summoned by several neighboring women, but he died in five minutes. He was 61 years old and is survivied by his wife and five children, Sylvester, Preston, Maggie, and Mrs Louis Sheirer of Northampton, and Mrs Scheetz, of Treichlers. Three bothers and two sisters also survive, Amandes, of Northampton; Tilghman and Cyrus, of Chicago; Mrs Peter Bush, of Bushkill Center, and Mrs James Hanlon, of White Haven. Mr Young was a very substantial and highly respected citizen. Funeral Friday morning with interment at Howertown.6
Burial* He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Howertown, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.3 
RelationshipGreat-grandfather of Col. Charles Kenneth Rose

Family

Harriett Marsh b. 2 Feb 1840, d. 15 May 1931
Marriage* He married Harriett Marsh, daughter of Solomon Marsh and Magdalena Silfies.1 
Children
Last Edited29 Mar 2020

Citations

  1. [S17] Preston Young death certificate found on Ancestry.
  2. [S10] 1850 census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XHRV-QZ
  3. [S1] Find A Grave, Memorial ID 93850617.
  4. [S7] 1880 census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBF-KH8
  5. [S27] Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards 1777-2012 on Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1967/31501_B018608-00757/1110193 - note year is 1888 which is in conflict with tombstone & obit.
  6. [S28] Available on Newspapers.com.