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Ancestors of Maxine Delores Hickman

      20. Bazel Young, born 1797 in Virginia; died 1884 in Wirt County, West Virginia. He was the son of 40. Mathias Young and 41. Millie Holliday. He married 21. Agnes Nancy Pierson 16 Apr 1817 in Kanawha County, Virginia.

      21. Agnes Nancy Pierson, born 28 Aug 1791 in Virginia; died Abt. 1855 in Virginia. She was the daughter of 42. Joseph Pierson and 43. Charlotte McKee.

Notes for Bazel Young:
      Dates for birth and death of Bazel Young are from the notes of his great grandson, James (Jimmy) Mortimer Hickman and the second Marriage record for Bazel lists age as 73 and wife 72
      Bazel Young may be buried at Pisgah Cemetery in Wirt Cemetery in unmarked grave next to his second wife, Sarah Wilson Pickergil Young.
            Land Deed transcribed by Regena Cogar:
VA Grants 72, p. 235
Library of Virginia Digital Collection:
Land Office Patents and Grants
      James Pleasants Junr. Esqr. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To all to whom
these presents shall come, Greeting: Know Ye, That in conformity with a Survey made on the twenty Sixth day of August 1822, by virtue of a Land Office Treasury warrant Numbr 6768 issued the 17th December 1819, there is granted by the said Commonwealth, unto Bazel Young A certain Tract or Parcel of Land, containing Fifty acres Situate in the County of Nicholas on Smiths branch a south branch of Peters creek and bounded as followeth To wit, Beginning at a white Oak and maple corner to Joseph Peerson, S.13°E. 40 poles crossing said branch to a gum S.20°W. 28 poles up the branch to a dogwood on a line of a survey of 500 acres made for John Hamilton and with his line west 96 poles up the side of a ridge to a white walnut and ash on the upper bench of the same North 40 poles along the ridge to a large beech and double lynn on the side of the same N.20°E. 90 poles to a small sugar tree and maple on a line of Peersons survey and with a line of the same S.45°E. 64 poles to the Beginning To have and to hold the said Tract or Parcel of Land with its appurtenances to the said Bazel Young and his heirs forever. In witness whereof, the said James Pleasants Junr. Esqr. Governor of theCommonwealth
of Virginia, hath hereunto set his Hand, and caused the lesser Seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed, at Richmond, on the twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three and of the Commonwealth the forty seventh
James Pleasants Jr.
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Surnames: YOUNG, SMITH, PEERSON, HAMILTON
NOTE: Transcriber's comments are in brackets [ ].
NOTE: Image format copyrighted by the Library of Virginia.
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/dlp/index.htm
      From Brenda Hickman 26 Mar 2002:
Do you realize that we know that in 1830 Bazel was in Nicholas Co.; in 1840 he was in Braxton County; 1850, Braxton County; 1870 and 1880 in Wirt County but we don't know where he was in 1820 or 1860. Since he and Agnes Nancy were married in 1817 he should be head of household somewhere in 1820.

      An 1869 deed page 452-53 states that Bazzel Young sold for the sum of 450 dollars a piece of land of one hundred acres more or less which bordered on Lucinda James Young's land. Brenda Hickman discovered this deed and sent it in an e-mail dated 31 May 2000.
This deed made the 4th day of June Eighteen hundred and sixty-nine between Bazzle Young of the County of Braxton and State of West Virginia and John Elliott of the County of Wirt and state
aforesaid. Witnesseth that in the consideration of the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars in hand _____ to the party oof the first part by the party of the second part the said Young doth grant bargain sell and convey unto the said John Elliott all the following described tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Nicholas and state aforesaid are bounded as following To Wit Beginning on Fielding McClung Poplar Corner standing on a line of the lands on which Henry Youngs widow now lives on the
waters of Strange Creek thence _____ said McClungs line to the line that formerly divides Braxton County from Nicholas County and with said county line to Grass Run and up Grass Run to where said Widow Young line crosses it with said Youngs line or lines to the beginning containing one hundred acres more or less and the said Young doth covenant to and with John Elliott that he will _____ generally the title to the said land thereby conveyed Witness the following signature and seals signed
sealed and delivered this 5th day of June 1869.
      Bazel Young
      X
      His Mark
West Virginia Wirt County Reedy Township I the undersigned a justice of the County afforesaid do hereby certify that Bazel Young of Braxton County came personally before me in my county afforesaid and acknowledged his signature to the written deed of conveyance of real estate bear date 4th day of
June 1869 and desired me to certify the same to the records of Nicholas County WVa that said deed might be recorded. Given under my hand the 5th day of June 1869.
Samuel Sheppard
Recorder State of West Virginia Nicholas County Recorder Office Oct. 29, 1869
      This deed of bargain and sale from B. Young to John Elliott was thusly presented in my office and with the certificate thereon admitted to record.
Teste: James S. Craig
Recorder
E-Mail from Brenda Hickman 21 Mar 2001 as sent to her by William Pierson in 1981.
      In the 1830 Census of Nicholas County there were six males in the household counting Bazel. Three of them we 0-5 years of age, one was 10-15, one was 15-20 and then Bazel 30-40. There were 2 females listed including Agnes Nancy. The one female child was 5-10 and Agnes was 30-40.
      In the 1840 Census of Braxton County there were six males listed in the household counting Bazel. Two of them were 10-15, two were 15-20, one was 20-30, and Bazel was 40-50. There were 4 females in the household including Agnes Nancy. One female was 0-5, one was 5-10, one was 15-20, and Agnes 40-50.
      This is the information that I received from William R. Pierson of Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1981:
      Basil Young Family: The male 15-20 in 1830 Nicholas County Census is too old to be a son of Basil and Agnes who married in 1817. The male 20-30 in 1840 Braxton Census is presumably the male 10-15 in the 1830 Census. Only one of the males 15-20 in 1840 can be present in 1830. Combining with the 1850 Braxton Census, I (William R. Pierson) make the family of Basil Young 4 boys and three girls as follows: Boy born 1817-1820, girl born 1820-1825 who either married or died between 1840-50, Andrew J. born 1827-28, boy born 1825-30 (presumably Henry), boy born 1825-30 (possibly one of the boys 15-20 in 1840 who otherwise died before 1840), Charlotte born 1830-31, Louisa born 1835-36. Combining this with the Bail Family History the latter missed Louisa. Margaret might be the unidentified girl born 1820-25. Between the two unidentified boys (in the census record), Jonathan was born in
1819 which leaves David born 1825-30.
      From Susan Bail Adams 5 Jun 2001: Bazel married Agnes Pierson Bail, who is my 3rd g-grandmother by her 1st marriage. Because my gg-grandfather was so young when his own father
died, and was raised by Bazel, I think he was closer to the Young family. His family Bible reflects that with its lack of information on the Bail family. I don't have the Bible and don't know who does, but it was used as the basis of a booklet first written in 1941 called "BAIL 1791-1941: A century and a half of progress." The 1791 date being Agnes' birth year.

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Notes for Agnes Nancy Pierson:
Trying to find the death date for Agnes Nancy.
Just checked the 1860 census of Roane County which borders Wirt and there was a B.S. Young listed and a Jonathan Young and a John Young. But that's all that was given except it was a Roxalana Post Office which means nothing to me. I think I just need to go to the archives and check the 1860 soundex (if there is one) for Bazel and find out if he was in WV during that time. (Brenda 10 Apr 2001)
One source said she died in 1850. She is listed in the Braxton County 1850 Census. In 1860 both she and Bazel are not listed in Braxton County.
In an e-mail from Kay Nixon 3 Jun 2001:
Subject: Agnes
Posted by: Susan Bail Adams
Message: Yes, Agnes was my ggg-grandmother, also. She was b. 1791 to Joseph and Charlotte McKee Pierson who settled McKee's Creek, (Whitewater) Nicholas Co., WV. Joseph was the first school teacher in the area--even though he could barely read, write or "cypher". But, he had a crippled arm and couldn't really do anything else. Agnes married Solomon William--or Wm. Solomon--Bail in 1807. They had 3 children: Joe, who died of measles at age 16, William, who married Felicity Murphy, and John, who married his first cousin, Elizabeth Bail. William Solomon died in the War of 1812 in Norfolk, VA. In
1816, Agnes remarried, Bazel Young. They settled in Braxton Co., WV. She lived until 1850, he until 1884. I read that he remarried and moved to Wirt Co., WV. Agnes and Bazel had 7 children, that I know of. The most famous was Henry, who has a monument built to him at Powell's Mt., Nicholas Co. According to family, my g-grandfather, William Bail, was with his half-uncle, Henry, when he was shot down by the Union soldiers. He helped cover him with leaves until they could return to bury him.
I am also related to Bazel Young. He is my 4th g-grand-uncle and my 1st cousin, 6x removed! His sister, Emilia "Millie" is my 4th g-grandmother.
And a follow up posting:
Subject: Young/Pierson
Posted by: Susan Bail Adams
Message: I wanted to add one more posting because there is some Pierson info. According to the book,"Heritage of Braxton Co., WV 1995" pgs. 178-179, Joseph Perry James Sr. (b. 1796 d. 1881) married Rebecca Jane Pierson (b. 1797 d. 1875). She was the sister of Agnes Nancy Pierson. It doesn't
say they had a son, Joseph Jr. but Joseph Sr.'s brother, Samuel, had a son Joseph. It says Samuel married Miriam Pierson, another sister of Agnes'. I don't know where Agnes was buried. The book has a lot of cemeteries listed but none with Agnes or any other Young. I came up empty on U.S. GenWeb's
Tombstone Project, too. The book also says Joseph Sr. had a daughter, Margaret, who married
William Hall in 1845, son of Jonathan Hall. Do you think your Jonathan Hall was married before he married Margaret Young?

More About Bazel Young and Agnes Pierson:
Marriage: 16 Apr 1817, Kanawha County, Virginia

Children of Bazel Young and Agnes Pierson are:

Jonathan Young, born 14 Sep 1817 in Nicholas County, VA; died 06 Mar 1873 in Braxton Co., VA; married (1) Elizabeth Morrison 05 Aug 1841; died Bef. 1854 in Virginia; married (2) Ann Susan Gerwig 20 Apr 1854; born 22 Feb 1832; died 05 Jun 1914.

More About Jonathan Young and Ann Gerwig:
Marriage: 20 Apr 1854

ii.

David Young, born 08 Nov 1824 in Braxton County, Virginia; died 16 Oct 1899 in Clark County, Iowa; married Emsey Obedience Riffle 05 Jul 1848 in Braxton County, Virginia; born 25 Mar 1830 in Braxton County, Virginia; died Aft. 1919 in Clark County, Iowa.

Notes for David Young:
In an email from Brenda Hickman dated 22 Mar 2001 she discovered that our David Young who was the brother of Henry Young went West. The David Young in Braxton County records is the first cousin of Henry Young and this David Young and is the son of John Young, brother of Bazzel Young.
Hi Grace,
In a way I may have found a semi-solution to our David Young and the other David Young puzzle. This information was taken from The Braxton County Democrat between the years 1883 and 1899. This
particular item was in the September 3, 1897 Braxton Democrat.

Henry Young was born at Keener's Ridge, Braxton County on January 20, 1827 and was killed in action while on picket duty on September 8, 1861. Son of Bazzel Young. Married Lucinda James who
was born July 26, 1829. She survives. father of five children. They are Mrs. Bert Hickman, Mrs. Jasper Given, Mrs. Pierce Matheny, and son Mortimer Young. Also leaves brother A.J. Young. Another
brother named David went west and is now dead. In addition to the above information this obituary describes that a tombstone is placed on Henry's grave at Powell's Mountain in Nicholas County.

One other piece of information: In the 1818 Nicholas County Taxable Property list: A John Young - 1 white folk: A Bazel Young, 1 white folk; A Mathias Young, 2 white folk, 3 horses.

The only info I've found on David Young's was what matches with the other David Young. I did find in the 1850 Nicholas County Census where a David Young, who was 16 and born in 1834, was living with
a McCoy family which also had 7 people by the name of Boggs living there also. This copy of the census did not list relationship to head of household.

Deborah Barker states on her World Connect site that:
1850 Braxton Co.,W. Va . Lists Anderson age 1. Places David and Emsey below
Basil and Agnes.

From Kay Nixon 9 Jun 2001 on learning that the Bail brothers went West:
Did you notice the point in this Bail history about the brothers of Elizabeth that went West in Pioneer Days, wonder if David Young might have went with them? The family connection between Bail and Youngs could be a factor! Wish there was some record of where they actually went. West
is such a big direction.

From Clark and Deb Barker in an e-mail dated 31 Dec 2001:
Certificate of Service from the Iowa State History Dept. in the State Archives states that David Young was a private in Co. D volunteers who enlisted into military service on the 4th day of Jan 1864 and was mustered out on the 19th day of Sep 1865 at Selma, AL. 5'8" tall, 145 lbs, hazel eyes. Information source given as Kathleen Moellenhoff.

More About David Young:
Burial: Unknown, Union Chapel Cem., north of Osceola, IA Fremont Twp.

Notes for Emsey Obedience Riffle:
In an e-mail 31 Mar 2001 from Clark and Deborah Barker:
David Young's proper identity was given to me by "Don Norman's" files and Evelyn Riffle Blake of Craigsville, WV.
E-mail 31 Dec 2001 from Clark and Deborah Barker:
The Osceola Sentinel: Emsy O. Riffle b. in Braxton Co, WVA, and passed away at home of dau, Mahala Padget...married David Young of Charleston, WVA July 5, 1848... mother of 11 children, James A. and George W (sic), deceased. Mahala Padgett of Osceola, Subina Stewart, deceased, John of Osceola. William of St. Joseph, MO, Andrew of Osceola, Edmund of Truro, 2 infant sons and one infant daughter, Amanda, dying in childhood. family came from WVA to IA, settling in Louisa County in 1861. In 1862 (sic) father enlisted in defense of his country at Burlington, IA, and served to close of war, when he returned...to family of 5 small children...In 1870 family moved to Parsons, KS, where lived until 1873, when they came to Clarke Co, settling about 3 miles north of Osceola where father died in 1899. Mother Young maintained her home until a few yrs ago when failing eye sight compelled her to give up her household duties & during rest of life she was cared for by children, Edmund, Andrew and Mrs. Padgett.
source; Kathleen Moellenhoff

More About David Young and Emsey Riffle:
Marriage: 05 Jul 1848, Braxton County, Virginia

iii.

Margaret Young, born Abt. 1825; died Aft. 1850; married Jonathan Hall 14 Sep 1840 in Braxton County, Virginia; died Bef. 1850.

Notes for Margaret Young:
E Mail from Kay Nixon on 7 Mar 2001:
Hi, I'm trying to confirm that Jonathan and Margaret (Young) Hall
are the
parents of my great grandfather, George W. Hall. I know that the
1850 census
shows that Margaret (age 25) was a head of household with three
children.
Nancy, William, and George Hall who was age 3 making his birth
date about
1847. At that time Margaret was living near her father
Bazel(Basel) Young
and her three brothers, Henry, Jonathan, and David. She had
another brother
named Andrew. I wondered if perhaps you have ran across info on
this family
during your research. George W. Hall (who was married to a Mary
Jane
Meadows, an Elizabeth Friend, and third wife was apparently
Arilla, Artilla
or similiar first name and McLaughlin or McIhlvin for last name)
had two
sons that we know of by the third wife and one daughter. He may
have had
children by the first two marriages too. The boys were William G.
Hall and
Andrew Jackson Hall and the girl was Balfama. When Andrew Jackson
(b. 24
November 1878) was only six weeks old his mother died, don't know
who raised
the children since George W. Hall died near Poplar Ridge about
1883 leaving
the three orphans. Andrew Jackson Hall married Lavernia (Lou
Verna) Jane
Martin (daughter of Andrew Jackson Martin and Mary Green) on 4
July 1900 in
Webster CO. Would really be happy to hear about any info you
might have ran
across concerning this Hall and Young family or the Martin and
Green family.
Thank you, Kay Nixon
And in an email 9 Mar 2001
From: WilmaMcHenry3333@aol.com
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 14:01:51 EST
To: kanix@libby.org
Subject: (no subject)

Hi Kay, I did some research last evening at the libraries here. At one of
the libraries they had the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 Census for Braxton
County. The 1860 Census for Braxton Co. list Andrew J. Young, David Young and
Jonathan Young. No
Margaret Hall listed, nor Henry Young, nor Bazel Young, Sarah Young. The 1870
Census list Andrew, David and Jonathan Young. No Margaret Hall, but does list
George Hall under Henry Meadows because George W. Hall had married Henry's
daughter, Mary Jane, on 10/20/1866 in Braxton County. It also list William J.
Hall
as head of household because he had married Sarah A. Long on 12/11/1867 in
Braxton County. Seems like Nancy Hall had also married by 1860 to James C.
Fulks on 11/18/1858. George and Jane Hall were not listed as having any
children
but William and Sarah were listed as having a daughter, Emma, born in
February.
I believe Henry Young had moved to Nicholas County by 1860.

The 1880 Census for Braxton County list Andrew and several other Young
families.
Also George W. Hall as head of household, age 32, wife, Arrilla 23, children,
Selean 6,
Bafalma (female), age 4 and William G., age 3 and Andrew J. age 1. This is
where
I got the girls names as shown on my George W. Hall sheet. The marriage
license book where I found this information on for George W. Hall spelled
wife's name as Arthillia McIhlvin (maiden name). No Margaret listed.
William J. Hall is listed as head of household, age 36, wife, Sarah A., age
33, no children listed, but a niece by name of Sarah J. Huse, age 14 and a
boy by name of Camden Cutlip, age 12, were living with them in 1880. Maybe
Emma died, Do not know if Huse is related on
William's side or Sarah's side. The 1880 Census for Wirt County list Bazel
and Sarah
Young as living in the household of James and Manurva Bell but does not give
relation of Youngs and Bells. No Margaret Hall listed for Wirt County.
Maybe Margaret Hall died before 1860.???

I also checked the Marriage Record Book for Braxton County to see if Margaret
Hall might have remarried after death of Jonathan. Found 1 Margaret Hall
getting married but it stated she was a daughter of Alexander Hall.

Also I found in the 1880 Nicholas County Census, an Andrew J. Martin age 18,
listed
under David Martin, age 60, with wife, age 54 and other children. Wonder if
this could be our Andrew Jackson Martin who married Mary Green. The age is
about right for him.

I looked at the articles in WV Heritage Books on Youngs. In the Braxton
County History Book by Sutton on Page 91 there is an articles on Powell's
Mountain, a little of it continues onto Page 92. Maybe this is the article
you saw, but it does not mention a ghost, but there could be a ghost
connected with the mountain.

I also found an article on Sarah Jane Young, daughter of Henry Young, in the
Braxton County Heritage Book that I have. It mentions the incident on
Powell's mountain. It will copy it for you and send it you.

Notes for Jonathan Hall:
From Kay Nixon 2 May 2001 by way of Wilma:
I found the deed from Jonathan Hall and Margaret Hall. It was dated
January 13, 1848. Sold the property, 170 Acres on Waters of Elk River in
Braxton County, West Virginia, to Joseph James Jr. At least we know
Jonathan died after January 13, 1848 but before the 1850 Census was taken.
Note from Braxton County history book says that William Strange James, son of Joseph Perry James Sr. nd Rebecca Jane Pierson James had a daughter Margaret James who married William Strange Hall son of Jonathan Hall.
From Kay Nixon 28 Mar 2002:
Sent to her by Cara Miller - Mar 28, 2002
Braxton Co. Tax Records: Jonathan Hall or Margaret
No Jonathan or Margaret Hall listed between 1836 and 1839. Jonathan is listed
paying taxes for 1 male in household > 16yrs 1840-1849. He is not listed in the
tax record in 1849 and 1850.
From Kay Nixon 26 Nov 2002:
Finding out more about Arrilla Hall. The wife of this pair is descended from Arrilla McLaughlin
Hall's Uncle George C. Hall and the husband of the pair is descended from another of her Uncles, Rueben Hall. George C. Hall, Rueben Hall and Arrilla's mother Mary Jane Hall were all children of Elijah Hall and Nancy Connoly Hall.

More About Jonathan Hall and Margaret Young:
Marriage: 14 Sep 1840, Braxton County, Virginia

	10	iv.		Henry Young, born 20 Jan 1827 in Nicholas County, Virginia; died 08 Sep 1861 in Powell's Mt., Nicholas Co., VA; married Lucinda James 27 Sep 1847 in Braxton County, Virginia.
		v.		Andrew Jackson Young, born 27 Mar 1829 in Braxton Co., VA; died 21 Jan 1905; married (1) Sarah A. Ramsey 02 Oct 1853; born Abt. 1836; died 14 Mar 1869; married (2) Glorvina F. Given Mar 1871 in Braxton County, West Virginia; born 25 Apr 1837 in Braxton County, Virginia; died Unknown.

Notes for Andrew Jackson Young:
ANDREW J. YOUNG was born and raised in Braxton county, and in Birch district owns and carries on a farm of nearly 200 acres, on which he has cleared about 100, and has the rest in fine timber. He was born March 27, 1829, a son of Bazel and Nancy (Pierson) Young, and his first marriage was with Sarah A. Ramsey, who became his wife October 2, 1853, and departed this life March 15, 1869. Their children were five: Lewis S., born December 6, 1855, died September 14, 1856, and Nancy J., January 2, 1858, died February 14, 1859, Robert H., born February 8, 1860, Emma E., August 21, 1866; Melissa I,
December 14, 1868. In Braxton county, March 15, 1871, A. J. Young married Glorvina F., daughter of John and Melinda (Mollohon) Given. She was born in Braxton county, April 25, 1837, and the children of her marriage with Mr. Young were born: Hampton L., February 3, 1872, Lillie A., March 15, 1874; John M., March 21, 1876, Newton B., December 22, 1878, died January 12, 1880; Sarah L., March 7, 1882. By a former marriage with Martin Frame, who died April 24, 1863, three children were born to Mrs. Young:
Willis May, November 13, 1856; B. V. B. February 5, 1859; Rowena M., August 5, 1861, died August 22, 1863. During the war of the States, A. J. Young enlisted in the 10th Virginia Cavalry, Company G serving from July 1861,until the dismemberment of the regiment, and taking part in the battles of Gettysburg,
seven days before Richmond, Malvern Hill, Fraziers Farm, Brandy Station, and Petersburg, where he was engaged in several skirmishes. Himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church (South). He was a justice of the peace before the war, was again elected in 1876, re-elected in 1880, and is still serving. His postoffice address is Strange Creek, Braxton County, West Virginia.
From page 94 of WV Heritage Encyclopedia Sup. Vol 3

More About Andrew Jackson Young:
Burial: Unknown, Old Johnny Given Cem., Keener's Ridge, Braxton Co., WV

More About Andrew Young and Sarah Ramsey:
Marriage: 02 Oct 1853

vi.

Charlotte Young, born Abt. 1832; died Unknown; married James H. McCoy 13 Sep 1855; died Unknown.

More About James McCoy and Charlotte Young:
Marriage: 13 Sep 1855

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