Tandy Key Young   Born 26 Jun 1794.  Died 7 Jan 1861 in Byhalia, Marshall County, Mississippi.  Buried first at 'Barnard Place Cemetery' later moved to Watkins-Ingram Cemetery, Warsaw, Marshall County, Mississippi.

Tandy Key Young was a farmer, a teacher and a surveyor. Tandy K. Young moved from Tennessee to Tuscaloosa, Ala. about the year 1823, where most of their children were born, especially the younger ones. Tandy with his wife and family, some relatives, friends and their slaves pioneered from Tuscaloosa, Ala to settle at first in Tishomingo County, Mississippi and shortly after moved on to finally settle in Marshall County, MS. They made their journey in covered wagons in the year 1838, leaving their oldest daughter, Eliza D. Young, who was about 16at the time, with some relatives, who lived in a brick house, so Eliza could finish her education at the University of Alabama. On their journey from Alabama to Mississippi they traveled through unsettled country and camped with Indians, Choctaws and Cherokees, who were moving into the Indian Territory. On their journey from Al to Ms, one of their wagons loaded with some slaves and others was lost, maybe intentionally, no one ever knew which for sure, as they were never found and this was a considerable loss to Tandy.

When Tandy and his party reached Mississippi they built cabins with logs cut from the trees. The cabins had only dirt floors, some of the children were often frightened at nights by the sounds made by wild turkey and deer gallping across the clearings around the cabins. Wild game was in abundance and things soon got better as Tandy was a teach and a surveyor and people began moving in and taking up land. Some of the children played with the Indian children and learned to speak some of their language.

After finishing her education in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Eliza D. joined her family in Byhalia and there she met and married Thomas F. Stanback Sept 10, 1841. See Charles Barnard for continuation on her married life.

Tandy entered as a private in the 18th Mississippi Cavalry Battalion, Co C alongside Charles Barnard. However, several references to Tandy refer to him as Captain Young. I have not found military records to document this rank.

Tandy K. Youngs wife, Rachel S. Meroney Young died on 27 Aug 1858 just 7 days after her Mother passed away on 20 Aug 1858. Both were orignally buried at the Barnard Place. After his wife's death, Tandy moved to Tishomingo County, MS and was living there with his son B.F. Young and family in 1860. It is unclear whether he remained there until his death or if he moved back to his place in Marshall County. Tandy Key Young died on Jan 7 1861 and was also buried on the Barnard Place. When the Barnard Place was sold in 1889, the remains of Tandy K., and Rachel S. Young and Martha S. Massey Meroney were moved to the Watkins Ingram Cemetery in Warsaw, MS. or at least an attempt was made. It was said that so little remained of Martha that the "ashes" remained but the gravestone was moved.

The gravestones of T.K. Young and Rachel can be found today at the Watkins-Ingram Cemetery also called the Warsaw Cemetary in the community of Warsaw, Marshall County, MS. The community lies about 2 miles south of Byhalia, MS on Hwy 309. The cemetery is behind the Warsaw Baptist Church and is entered through the Warsaw Trailer Home Park entrance.