Thomas Blythe Young

Thomas Blythe Young

• Father: Samuel Porteous Young b. 28 October 1846, d. 17 January 1933
• Mother: Caverhill Tate Blythe b. 19 January 1849, d. 20 September 1930

• Thomas Blythe Young was born on 1 April 1879 in Waddington, St. Lawrence County, New York.
• Samuel Porteous Young and Caverhill Tate Blythe appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Waddington, New York. Other members of the household included Thomas Blythe Young.
• Samuel Porteous Young and Caverhill Tate Blythe appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Waddington, New York. Other members of the household included Thomas Blythe Young.
• He was working on the farm, according to the 1900 census.
• He married Florence Sheridan, daughter of Bartholomew L. Sheridan and Lorinda Young, circa 1902. They were second cousins -- Thomas paternal grandfather Walter Young was a brother of Florence's maternal grandfather Thomas Young..
• Thomas Blythe Young became a widower at the 1905 death of his wife Florence Sheridan.
• The following appeared on 13 July 1905 in The Madrid Herald: Mr. & Mrs. Samuel P. Young of Waddington are moving this week into the Thomas Blythe stone house near the town hall in Waddington village. They have been visiting recently at the home of James W. Short, it being four weeks since they returned from visiting their son Thomas Blythe Young in Ashton, South Dakota, to whom they went in August 1903.
• He married Anna Mexico Alexander, daughter of Paul A. Alexander and Mary Elizabeth (?).
• Thomas Blythe Young and Anna Mexico Alexander appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Perry, Quay County, New Mexico, enumerated next to the househol of Anna's parents.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
• The following appeared on 23 March 1916 in The Madrid Herald: (Madird Locals) The three sisters, Mrs. Mary Ann Short, Mrs. Ellen Elliott and Mrs. Jane Packard regaled themselves with great pleasure on Tuesday with a nice piece of beef that was from a joint sent to [their sister's husband] Samuel P. Young of Waddington by his son, Thomas Young, in Arizona. The beef was from a steer killed on the latter's ranch and was sent parclepost, arriving in perfect condition. By the way, Mrs. Packard, who was so sick about New Year's time, is entirely recovered, the other two sisters also being in good health.      
• Thomas Blythe Young registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Comanche County, Oklahoma, while living with his wife Anna in rural Mountain Park, Kiowa County, and employed there stock farming.
• Thomas Blythe Young died on 9 April 1919 at age 40 in Devol, Cotton County, Oklahoma.
• Anna Mexico Alexander became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Tipton Cemetery, Tipton, Tillman County, Oklahoma.
• The estate of Thomas Blythe Young was filed for probate on 1 May 1919 in Tillman County, Oklahoma. ". . . The petition of Anna M. Young of said Tillman County respectfully shows, that Thomas Blythe Young died intestate on or about the 9th day of April, 1919, at Devol, County of Cotton and State of Oklahoma. That said deceased at the time of his death was a resident of Tillman County, State of Oklahoma, that said deceased left estate, real and personal in said Cotton and Tillman Counties, and the value and character of said property so far as known to your petitioner are as follows, to-wit: Fourteen (14) head of Horses and Mules of the probable value of $700.00, Cash in Bank $561.00, Oil Stock $500,00, Stock in Devol Bridge Company $1,000.00, Lot Fifteen (15) in Block Forty-seven (47) in the Town of Devol, Oklahoma, Value $2,500.00. . . . That the names, ages and residence of the heirs at law of the deceased as far is known to your petitioner are as follows: Anna M. Young, Widow, Tipton, Oklahoma, Lovena Young, Daughter, age Seven, Tipton, Oklahoma, Samuel Eugene Young, Son age Six, Tipton, Oklahoma, Clarence Young, Son age Eighteen, Ashton, S. D. . . ."
• The following appeared on 20 January 1933 in the Ogdensburg Journal: (Waddington, Jan. 20) Samuel Porteous Young, 87, one of our oldest and most highly respected citizens, died Tuesday evening at 9:45 o'clock at his home on Main Street. He had been in failing health for some time due to his advanced age, but during the day had seemed a little better and death was not expected. [:CR;]      Mr. Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young, was born October 28, 1846, in the town of Waddington and has always made his home here. For many years he made farming his business, living on a farm on the Madrid road up to the time he moved his family to the house he purchased on Main Street in the village.
       More than 50 years ago he married Caver Blythe, daughter of Deacon and Mrs. Blythe, also of Waddington, who died September 20, 1930. To this union were born two children, Thomas Blythe Young, who married and lived in the west for some years prior to his death, and also a daughter who died in infancy.
       Surviving are three grandchildren, Clarence Young of Ashton, S. D; Mrs. Leavinia Young Newsom of Bethany, Okla., and Eugene Young of Waddington; also several nieces and nephews. Mr. Young was a member of the First Presbyterian church.
       Mrs. Thomas Young, his daughter-in-law, of Bethany, Okla., came east in March, 1932, to care for Mr. Young and remained with him until the end. Her son, Eugene, is also here with his mother and assisted in caring for his grandfather.
       The funeral was held at the home Thursday afternoon, Jan. 19, at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Dr. Owen J. Roberts of the Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial was made in the family plot in Brookdale cemetery.

• Last Edited: 11 Dec 2015