Young Family
Young Family

The Young Family came into the Blazer Family when Sarah Idella Young married James Henry Blazer. Sarah was the daughter of Jessie Wilson Young and Sarah Jane Hawk Young. She was born December 28, 1870 in Greene County, Tennessee. She died October 28, 1906 in childbirth. She is buried in the Blazer Family Cemetery on Blazer Road in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. She and James had 7 children.

Jessie Wilson Young

Jessie Wilson was the son of Joshua Young and Elizabeth Wilson Young. He was born September 16, 1840 in Tennessee. He married Sarah Jane Hawk. She was the daughter of Henry Hawk and Ann Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) and was born October 12, 1847. Sarah Jane died September 1, 1880 in Franklin Tennessee. Jessie died March 21, 1921 in Franklin Tennessee. Both are buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. They had 5 children.

Jessie and Sarah Young’s Children

Anna Elizabeth Young (b 1866)-m-Charlie Temple
John Henry Young-died at young age
Jessie Etta Young-died age 4
Minnie Lee Baxter Young –m-Robert Blazer
*Sarah Idella Young (b 1870)-m-James Henry Blazer

Henry Hawk was born in 1818 and died November 10, 1890. Ann Elizabeth was born in 1831 and died March 10, 1905. Both are buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Franklin Tennessee. If anyone knows any more about this family, please let me know. I would love to find out more about them.

Joshua Young was the son of Jacob Young and Martha Patrick Young. He was born in 1800 in North Carolina and died in 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee. He married Elizabeth Wilson on June 19, 1822 in Warren County, North Carolina. She was born in 1799 and died January 30, 1848 in Franklin Tennessee. They are both buried in Gee Cemetery, Franklin Tennessee. They had 7 children.

Joshua and Elizabeth Young’s Children

Mary Young-m-Mr. Roberts
William Young
James Young
Joseph Young
*Jessie Wilson Young-m-Sarah Jane Hawk
Sarah Young-died age 2
Amanda Jane Young-m-W.P. Pennington

Jacob Young was born November 12, 1762 and died April 23, 1847. He married Martha Patrick on April 12, 1790 in Rockingham North Carolina. I was told that she was the daughter of William Patrick but I have no proof of that. She was born February 4, 1776 and died January 7, 1840. They had 5 children. I have no further information on either of them.

Jacob and Martha Young’s Children

Issac Young
Elijah Young
*Joshua Young-m-Eliazbeth Wilson
Elizabeth Young
Martha Young-m-Anderson Bailey

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