Sylvester Young1

M, #2014, b. 1864
Pedigree
Father*Lewis Young1 b. 6 Sep 1837, d. 16 Aug 1898
Mother*Harriett Marsh1 b. 2 Feb 1840, d. 15 May 1931
Birth*1864 Sylvester Young was born in 1864 at Pennsylvania.1 
(InHomeOf) Census18801880 He appeared on the 1880 census in the household of Lewis Young, ED 58 #424-499, Stemton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. His info on the census included - Young, Sylvester 16 b.PA.1 
(MentionedIn) Obituary16 August 1898 Sylvester Young is mentioned in the obituary of Lewis Young on 16 August 1898 at The Allentown Leader, Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, as Sylvester of Northampton, one of his 5 children; 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.2
Census1900*1900 Sylvester Young appeared on the 1900 census as the head of household, ED 94 sht 32 #618-656, Allen, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. His info on the census included living next door to his parents. The info to be entered if needed:
Young, Silvester 36 b.PA May 1864 (parents b.PA) married 15 years, carpenter in cement mill, rents home
Young, Rebecka 36 b.PA Nov 1863 (parents b.PA) married 15 years, 6 children, 2 living
Young, Eva H 10 b. PA Jun 1889
Young, Harriet A 3 b.PA Aug 1896.3 
RelationshipGranduncle of Col. Charles Kenneth Rose
Last Edited29 Mar 2020

Citations

  1. [S7] 1880 census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBF-KH8
  2. [S28] Available on Newspapers.com.
  3. [S6] 1900 census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6DZ9-C15