FIFTH GENERATION

182. Melvina E. WHITE was born on 27 Jun 1846 in , Warren, Kentucky. She died on 1 Dec 1868 in Riverside, Warren, Kentucky. She was buried on 3 Dec 1868 in Maxey Cmtry, nr Riverside, Warren, Kentucky. !Info from "History of the Taylor Family", given at Taylor
FamilyReunion,
1909.
"Taylor Family Record" by Joseph Bowyer, 1927.
LDS Archive FGS.
Info from Spencer Drake, Bowling Green, KY, desc. Hezekiah White.
Info from Perrin's "History of Kentucky", Butler Co, KY, article
onHezekiah
White, pp. 685-686.
Info from desc. Wenonah Young Lewis, Louisville, KY.
Info from 1850 Census, Warren Co, KY, Melvina White, age 4 yrs,
bornin KY,
residing with parents at Household #243, Dis. #1.
Info from 1860 Census, Warren Co, KY, Melvina White, age 14 yrs,
bornin KY,
residing with parents at Household #651, Dis. #2.
Info from tombstone at Maxey Cemetery, near Riverside, Warren, KY.

She was married to William Sylvester YOUNG in Aug 1864 in Riverside, Warren, Kentucky. William Sylvester YOUNG was born on 14 Jan 1845 in Riverside, Warren, Kentucky. He was buried in Aug 1893 in Oak Forest Cmtry, Warren, Kentucky. He died on 17 Aug 1893 in , Warren, Kentucky. !Info from "Warren County, Ky Families" book.
Info from "History of the Taylor Family", given at Taylor
Reunion,1909, which
called him Sylvester Young.
Marriage date for Marr. #2 from Warren Co, KY Marriage Records. Wm
S.Young &
Martha Elms were md 9 Feb 1873 at bride's parents by L. T. Arnold.
Inpresence
of Benj. Miller and Ervin Woods.
"Taylor Family Record" by Joseph Bowyer, 1927.
Info from 1850 Census, Warren Co, KY, William S. Young, age 5
yrs,born in KY,
residing with parents at Household #232, Dist. 1.
Info from 1860 Census, Warren Co, KY, William Young, age 14 yrs,
bornin KY,
residing with parents at Household #629, Dist. 2.
Info from 1870 Census, Warren Co, KY, William Young, age 24 yrs,
bornin KY,
residing with his parents and two children at Household #51,
GreenCastle.
(He was a widower.)
Info from 1880 Census, Warren Co, KY, William S. Young, age 35
yrs,born in
KY, residing with (2) wife Martha and children at Household
#224,Green Castle.

!Note: William Sylvester was a Civil War soldier for the Union.
Hegave the
land for the Oak Forest Church and Cmtry in Warren Co, KY.
Tombstone from Oak Forest Cemetery. Tombstone lists birth as 14
Jan1845;
"Warren Co." book lists 14 Feb 1845. Melvina E. WHITE and William Sylvester YOUNG had the following children:

+967 i. Alonso Benjamin ("Lonnie") YOUNG.
+968 ii. Melissa J. YOUNG.

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