My second cousin was researching our Young family history but she has since passed away. According to what she found - Wesley Young and Elizabeth "Betsie" P(aralee?) Jones Young were my great-great grandparents. Barbara only found Wesley in one census in 1860 in Winston County, Alabama. According to family history Wesley died during the Civil War of disease. Adolphus "Dolphus" Ervin Young, their son, was my great-grandfather. He was married twice - both times to women whose initials were M. E. L. I have joked that his first wife must have had monogrammed possessions and he married his second wife because she had the same initials so she could use his first wife's possessions. At any rate his first wife was Mary Elizabeth Lee. I don't know who her parents were. They were married in Cullman County, Alabama on 19 Nov 1882. I don't know if they divorced or if she died or what happened but by 22 Apr 1908 he married his second wife, my great-grandmother, Mary Ellen Lewis, in Cullman County, Alabama. According to what Barbara Handley found, Mary Ellen already had a daughter, Gertrude Velma, from a previous relationship. Barbara told me that Mary Ellen was never married to Gertrude's father. My mom told me that she heard that when Dolphus married Mary Ellen Lewis - they both had been married before and had several children from those marriages. I think it's possible that Dolphus' kids from his first marriage all got married and moved away from home and his first wife died and then he met and married Mary Ellen Lewis who already had Gertrude. Barbara Handley told me that Dolphus adopted Gertrude and she took his last name. My grandmother, Zora Belle Young was born 14 Dec 1910 in Flat Creek, Jefferson County, Alabama. Another sister, Geneva was born shortly after and then a brother, Casey, but he died at a very young age. All of these people eventually settled and lived in Jefferson County, some of them married there and raised families there. Samuel Robert Young married Eunice Fulmer. Lucy Paralee Young married Andrew Marvin Kirkpatrick in Culllman County but they moved to Jefferson County. Lydia E. Young married H. N. McGraw. My grandmother, Zora Belle Young moved to New Orleans for awhile and met and married Stanley Stolarski. They had one son, my uncle Frank Stolarski. My grandmother left Stanley when she found out he was already married. She moved back to Alabama and met and married my grandfather, Frankie William Jernigan. Gertrude married Rufus Cecil Coley and Geneva married Luther "Luke" Handley. They were Barbara Handley's parents. Alot of the Coleys and Handleys still live in the Birmingham, Alabama area. 21 July 1860, Township 10 Range 5, Winston County, P.O: Houston Dwelling 243/ Family 243: Wesley Young, 23, Farmer, Personal estate:100; born in Alabama; Married within the year Elizabeth Young, 26, born in Georgia; Married within the year 5 July 1870, Township 11, Winston County, P.O.: Houston Dwelling 16/ Family 16: Elizabeth Young, 36, Housekeeper, Real estate:150, Personal estate:100; born in Georgia Martha A. R. Young, 9, born in Alabama Adolphus E. Young, 7, born in Alabama Cintha L. Young, 3 months, born in Alabama in March,1870 18 June 1880, Township 10 Range 5 West, Cullman County, District 47 (Beat 7) Dwelling 116/ Family 119: Elizabeth Young, 45, Widowed, Keeping house, born in Georgia, both parents born in Georgia Martha A. R. Young, 19, Daughter, Single, Works on farm, Attended school within the year, born in Alabama, father born in Alabama, mother born in Georgia Dolphus E. Young, 17, Son, Single, Works on farm, Attended school within the year, born in Alabama, father born in Alabama, mother born in Georgia Cintha S. L. Young, 10, Daughter, Works on farm, Attended school within the year, father born in Alabama, mother born in Georgia 25 June 1900, Precinct 9, Cullman County, Hunters (District 57) Dwelling 208/ Family 208: D. E. Young, Head, born Mar 1863, 37, Married for 17 years, born in Alabama, father born in Alabama, mother born in Georgia, Drygoodesalesman Mary E. Young, Wife, born in 1865, 39, Married for 17 years, Has 4 children, All 4 children are still living, born in Alabama, father born in Georgia, mother born in Georgia Samuel Young, Son, born in Sep 1883, 16, born in Alabama, both parents born in Alabama, Farm laborer Lucy Young, Daughter, born in Sep 1886, 13, born in Alabama, both parents born in Alabama Liddia Young, Daughter, born in Sep 1888, 11, born in Alabama, both parents born in Alabama "Eliza?" E. Young, Daughter, born in July 1891, 8, born in Alabama, both parents born in Alabama 27 April 1910, Palos (Beat No. 19), Jefferson County, Alabama (District 115) Dwelling 217/ Family 217: Dolphus E. Young, Head, 47, Marriage 2, Married for 2 years, born in Alabama, both parents born in Alabama, Driver, Wagon Mary E. Young, Wife, 27, Marriage 1, Married for 2 years, Has one child, That one child is still living, born in Georgia, both parents born in Georgia Gertrude Young, Daughter, 8, born in Alabama, father born in Alabama, mother born in Georgia And then I lose the family. Not sure where they were in 1920 but probably still in Jefferson County possibly in or near New Castle. According to family history, Dolphus's second wife, Mary Ellen Lewis Young (my great-grandmother) died there on 22 Feb 1922. She is buried at Vance Cemetery in Jones Chapel, Cullman County, Alabama. Dolphus died in New Castle on 16 Jan 1925. I don't know where he was buried. He is not buried at the Vance Cemetery with Mary Ellen Lewis Young. She is buried with her parents, James Clark Lewis and Mary Jane Lovell Lewis. Barry Jernigan Murfreesboro, TN PS I'll tell more about my other Cullman County families (Lewis and Lovell) in later posts on the list.

You would per chance have any info on the following Young Family would you? My line goes like Peter Young (1784) born PA, Stephen (Steve) W., (abt 1830) born AL, William Young (1860)born Itawamba County, MS, Berry W. Young (1891)born Calhoun County, MS. ----- Original Message ----- From: <FINCH64@aol.com> To: <ALCULLMA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:14 PM Subject: [ALCULLMA] My Young family in the 1860-1910 censuses > My second cousin was researching our Young family history but she has since > passed away. According to what she found - Wesley Young and Elizabeth "Betsie" > P(aralee?) Jones Young were my great-great grandparents. Barbara only found > Wesley in one census in 1860 in Winston County, Alabama. According to family > history Wesley died during the Civil War of disease. Adolphus "Dolphus" Ervin > Young, their son, was my great-grandfather. He was married twice - both times to > women whose initials were M. E. L. I have joked that his first wife must have > had monogrammed possessions and he married his second wife because she had the > same initials so she could use his first wife's possessions. > > At any rate his first wife was Mary Elizabeth Lee. I don't know who her > parents were. They were married in Cullman County, Alabama on 19 Nov 1882. I don't > know if they divorced or if she died or what happened but by 22 Apr 1908 he > married his second wife, my great-grandmother, Mary Ellen Lewis, in Cullman > County, Alabama. According to what Barbara Handley found, Mary Ellen already had a > daughter, Gertrude Velma, from a previous relationship. Barbara told me that > Mary Ellen was never married to Gertrude's father. My mom told me that she > heard that when Dolphus married Mary Ellen Lewis - they both had been married > before and had several children from those marriages. I think it's possible that > Dolphus' kids from his first marriage all got married and moved away from home > and his first wife died and then he met and married Mary Ellen Lewis who > already had Gertrude. Barbara Handley told me that Dolphus adopted Gertrude and > she took his last name. > > My grandmother, Zora Belle Young was born 14 Dec 1910 in Flat Creek, > Jefferson County, Alabama. Another sister, Geneva was born shortly after and then a > brother, Casey, but he died at a very young age. > > All of these people eventually settled and lived in Jefferson County, some of > them married there and raised families there. > > Samuel Robert Young married Eunice Fulmer. Lucy Paralee Young married Andrew > Marvin Kirkpatrick in Culllman County but they moved to Jefferson County. > Lydia E. Young married H. N. McGraw. My grandmother, Zora Belle Young moved to New > Orleans for awhile and met and married Stanley Stolarski. They had one son, > my uncle Frank Stolarski. My grandmother left Stanley when she found out he was > already married. She moved back to Alabama and met and married my > grandfather, Frankie William Jernigan. Gertrude married Rufus Cecil Coley and Geneva > married Luther "Luke" Handley. They were Barbara Handley's parents. Alot of the > Coleys and Handleys still live in the Birmingham, Alabama area. > > 21 July 1860, Township 10 Range 5, Winston County, P.O: Houston > Dwelling 243/ Family 243: > Wesley Young, 23, Farmer, Personal estate:100; born in Alabama; Married > within the year > Elizabeth Young, 26, born in Georgia; Married within the year > > 5 July 1870, Township 11, Winston County, P.O.: Houston > Dwelling 16/ Family 16: > Elizabeth Young, 36, Housekeeper, Real estate:150, Personal estate:100; born > in Georgia > Martha A. R. Young, 9, born in Alabama > Adolphus E. Young, 7, born in Alabama > Cintha L. Young, 3 months, born in Alabama in March,1870 > > 18 June 1880, Township 10 Range 5 West, Cullman County, District 47 (Beat 7) > Dwelling 116/ Family 119: > Elizabeth Young, 45, Widowed, Keeping house, born in Georgia, both parents > born in Georgia > Martha A. R. Young, 19, Daughter, Single, Works on farm, Attended school > within the year, born in Alabama, father born in Alabama, mother born in Georgia > Dolphus E. Young, 17, Son, Single, Works on farm, Attended school within the > year, born in Alabama, father born in Alabama, mother born in Georgia > Cintha S. L. Young, 10, Daughter, Works on farm, Attended school within the > year, father born in Alabama, mother born in Georgia > > 25 June 1900, Precinct 9, Cullman County, Hunters (District 57) > Dwelling 208/ Family 208: > D. E. Young, Head, born Mar 1863, 37, Married for 17 years, born in Alabama, > father born in Alabama, mother born in Georgia, Drygoodesalesman > Mary E. Young, Wife, born in 1865, 39, Married for 17 years, Has 4 children, > All 4 children are still living, born in Alabama, father born in Georgia, > mother born in Georgia > Samuel Young, Son, born in Sep 1883, 16, born in Alabama, both parents born > in Alabama, Farm laborer > Lucy Young, Daughter, born in Sep 1886, 13, born in Alabama, both parents > born in Alabama > Liddia Young, Daughter, born in Sep 1888, 11, born in Alabama, both parents > born in Alabama > "Eliza?" E. Young, Daughter, born in July 1891, 8, born in Alabama, both > parents born in Alabama > > 27 April 1910, Palos (Beat No. 19), Jefferson County, Alabama (District 115) > Dwelling 217/ Family 217: > Dolphus E. Young, Head, 47, Marriage 2, Married for 2 years, born in Alabama, > both parents born in Alabama, Driver, Wagon > Mary E. Young, Wife, 27, Marriage 1, Married for 2 years, Has one child, That > one child is still living, born in Georgia, both parents born in Georgia > Gertrude Young, Daughter, 8, born in Alabama, father born in Alabama, mother > born in Georgia > > And then I lose the family. Not sure where they were in 1920 but probably > still in Jefferson County possibly in or near New Castle. According to family > history, Dolphus's second wife, Mary Ellen Lewis Young (my great-grandmother) > died there on 22 Feb 1922. She is buried at Vance Cemetery in Jones Chapel, > Cullman County, Alabama. Dolphus died in New Castle on 16 Jan 1925. I don't know > where he was buried. He is not buried at the Vance Cemetery with Mary Ellen > Lewis Young. She is buried with her parents, James Clark Lewis and Mary Jane > Lovell Lewis. > > Barry Jernigan > Murfreesboro, TN > > PS I'll tell more about my other Cullman County families (Lewis and Lovell) > in later posts on the list. > > > ==== ALCULLMA Mailing List ==== > CULLMAN COUNTY RESOURCE PAGE IS AT > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/AL/Cullman/ > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >