Skip to main content

Young, John Smith, 1834-1916

 Person

Biography

John Smith Young (1834-1916) is the son of Dr. John Y. Young (1793-1868) and Eliza Henry Jones Young (1807-1882). He was born in North Carolina and raised in Arkansas. He enrolled at Centenary College of Louisiana in 1852 and graduated in 1855. He subsequently worked as a school teacher, then became a lawyer. He served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Young practiced law in Homer, Louisiana, and served in the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana’s fifth district from 1878 to 1879. In 1881, he moved to Shreveport, where he continued to work as a lawyer. He also served as sheriff of Caddo Parish from 1892 to 1900. Young was married to Frances Rhoda Hodges Young (1848–1891), then Mattie Hamilton Young (1845-1922); he had four sons.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Smith Young report card

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 142
Scope and Contents

John Smith Young’s report card from Centenary College of Louisiana.

Dates: 1854

John Y. Young family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Mss. Coll. 111
Scope and Contents This collection consists of digital facsimile printouts of correspondence to and from members of the Dr. John Y. Young family.Series 1: John Smith Young correspondence, 1853-1855. This series consists of letters written by John Smith Young to his siblings and parents. During this time, Young was a student at Centenary College of Louisiana. Many letters contain details about life at Centenary, his personal views on religion, and news of family members, especially his cousin...
Dates: 1848 - 1868

Additional filters:

Subject
Correspondence 1
Freed persons 1
Report cards 1