John Young Early Settler
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John Young Early Settler
Waymark Code: WMP04
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2006
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After military service in Rev. War and Indian Wars, John Young and wife Keziah, Lewis Tackett's daughter, settled here (1801) on land granted by Va. Gov. Tyler. They raised 11 children on Young's Bottom farm, bordered by Sand Run Creek to Youngs Creek from Elk R. to Wills Creek. He helped build Fort Lee and defend Tackett's Fort, from which in 1790s raid he saved wife and infant son in daring escape in canoe.
Marker Title: John Young Early Settler
Marker Location: US 119 South, at Sand Run Gospel Tabernacle, 4.3 miles north of the Elkview bridge.
County or Independent City: Kanawha
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Cemetery Caretaker O.W. England and WV Archives and History 1995
Marker Number: Not listed
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