Actual date of death was posted as 1865. DEATHS OF PROMINENT CITIZENS IN 1865. March 23, Judge Alexander Younger, in Texas, to which State he had removed prior to 1850, aged 80. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leni Lopez" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 7:08 PM Subject: Re: [YOUNGER] Jane Younger Daughter of JudgeAlexanderYounger-Missouri > Wilma, I saw that also in regard to John, I tracked John Younger in the > census you mentioned.So I knew there had to be another John in the family > . Because the John mentioned in Darcus's story died before Alexander did > in 1866 ( I would take a guess it was a recent death of John for Alexander > to still be so raw ,so a possible death date would be 1865-1866 ) Another > clue. > > > As for "Judge " he became a judge while in Missouri so that was before > the move to Texas. We will have to do some more digging to find the date > of his appointment. > > I was looking for more clues ,so I was reading about the Shackelford > family.When Martha Jane Younger married Gabriel Shackelford in 1841 Mo. > The other articles said he married the daughter of "Judge Alexander > Younger " So it is possible he was a already a Judge by 1841.To be > referred to in that way. > > I did not previously know he had ever been a Judge.But as all the other > family members are mentioned I know this is the right Alexander because > Jane Merchant Hancock is mentioned also. After he "retired" and moved to > Texas he was a plantation owner " Farmer ". Last night I just kept > thinking WOW I have to share all of this.I was really surprised.Did anyone > else know about this ??? Leni > > > --------------------------------- > Never Miss an Email > Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message