(1) Er ist verheiratet mit Eleanor Euphemia Strong.
Sie haben geheiratet am 21. Oktober 1845 in Abbeville District, South Carolina, er war 32 Jahre alt.
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(2) Er ist verheiratet mit Elizabeth Jane Irwin.
Sie haben geheiratet im Jahr 1842, er war 28 Jahre alt.
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Rev John Norris Young
Birth: Feb. 17, 1813
Abbeville County
South Carolina, USA
Death: Oct. 31, 1891
Due West
Abbeville County
South Carolina, USA
One of the Founders of Erskine College
Rev. John Norris Young, L. L. D., was born Feb. 17th, 1813, in the bounds of Rocky Springs A. R. Church, in what was known as the Flatwoods of Abbeville, S. C He was the son of Francis Young and Nancy Little Young. "His paternal grandfather came from the region of Raleigh, N. C, and settled in Abbeville Co., S. C His maternal grandfather seems to have been a native of Abbeville Co., and was shot and killed by Tories during the Revolutionary War in his own door. Francis Young afterwards moved to Little Generostee, then under the pastoral care of Rev. Robert Irwin and was elected a Ruling Elder in that congregation."
John's early education was obtained in the common schools, but his classical course was begun under the care of his elder brother, Rev. James L. Young. In this course, as well as his subsequent college course, he was associated with G. and N. M. Gordon and Laughlin McDonald, all of whom became ministers of the A. R. Church.
John Norris Young entered Miami University in the Fall of 1833 and graduated August 10th 1837, under the Presidency of
Robert H. Bishop. John remained in Ohio the entire four years of his course, spending his vacations in Hopewell congregation, not far from Oxford, the seat of the University.
Returning South, John was at once elected temporary Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in the Academy at Due West, S. C. He began the study of Divinity at the same time under Dr. E. E. Pressly, and was licensed by the 2nd. A. R. Presbytery at Bethel, Lincoln Co., Tenn., Oct. 8th, 1840. In 1839 he was elected by the Synod of the South permanent Professor to the chair of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in Erskine College, then just organized. This position he held until Oct., 1881, when he resigned. He, however, continued to discharge the duties of this position for another year, or until his successor, Prof. J. H. Miller, one of his own students, was prepared to take his place. Including his service in the Academy, he taught forty-five years in this Institution. During all of this period, he was also Treasurer of the College, and continued to hold this position for several years after he resigned as Professor.
Though he was fully ordained to the work of the ministry, he was never pastor of any church, but preached in the vacancies in his own Presbytery convenient to his work, for he loved to preach. "His preaching was practical in its character, and always instructive and edifying." The Board of Trustees of Erskine College conferred upon him the degree of L. L. D. in January, 1891.
Rev. Young was twice married. In 1842, he married Elizabeth Jane Irwin, of Oxford, Ohio. The fruits of this union were two children, neither of whom survived the period of early childhood, nor did the mother long survive. He later was married the second time, Oct. 21st, 1845 to Euphemia Eleanor Strong, daughter of Rev. Charles Strong, of Newberrv, S. C. She was the fourth child of Rev. Charles and Nancy Strong, was born in Newberry, S. C, Jan. 19, 1823, and died Oct. 28th, 1862, in her thirty-ninth year. The fruits of this union were ten children.
Rev. Dr. John Norris Young departed this life on October 31st 1891. Two weeks previous to his death he sustained a serious injury from a fall. He was thought to be recovering, but he was suddenly stricken with paralysis, and passed away without a struggle. He was buried in the cemetery at Due West A.R.P. churchyard cemetery.
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Dr. Wm L. Pressly had this to say of Dr. John Norris Young in a sketch after his death :
"Besides being a man of extended and varied information, Dr. Young was a man of great public spirit, fine practical sense, and of sterling integrity. These qualities were perceived and recognized by the church and for nearly forty years he was entrusted with the management of the finances of the college, without bond or security of any kind. It need not be said that the confidence thus reposed was never abused. These qualities were recognized by the community as well as by the church. And hence his counsel was often sought and appreciated by those who knew him best, but the crowning glory of the character of this good man was his piety,—his unassuming, unaffected, unostentatious piety. In him was illustrated those more quiet and retiring and unobtrusive graces of the spirit—such as meekness, humility, gentleness and patience, which more than any other assimilate to the character of Him, 'who was meek and lowly of heart.'
The church has no more precious legacy than the memory of such a man, as Rev. John Norris Young, L. L. D."
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Parents:
Francis Young (1774 - 1841)
Nancy Little Young (1778 - 1845)
Spouses:
Elizabeth Jane Erwin Young (1818 - 1844)
Eleanor Euphemia Strong Young (1823 - 1862)
Children:
Francis George Young (1843 - 1844)
William Erwin Young (1844 - 1845)
Elizabeth Jane Young McClintock (1846 - 1916)
Charles Strong Young (1847 - 1922)
Matthew Henry Martin Young (1848 - 1928)
James Little Young (1852 - 1904)
Nancy Caroline Young (1853 - 1859)
Mary Evelyn Young Henry (1855 - 1932)
Eleanor Euphemia Young (1857 - 1858)
Burial:
Due West ARP Church Cemetery
Due West
Abbeville County
South Carolina, USA
Created by: GMG
Record added: May 29, 2013
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