Dot Roberts, Grace Holbrook, Mary Bagwell, Serena Windham, and Carol Lyons

Dot Roberts, Grace Holbrook, Mary Bagwell, Serena Windham, and Carol Lyons

Serena and Christy

Honey the Cat

Subject: Re: First Visit - Young Cousins

On Jan 12, 2009, Serena Windham serenawin@hotmail.com wrote:

Mary, It was so wonderful to meet all of you. Christy and I had a great time and a lot of fun. I am very much interested in meeting with everyone again and hopefully I can make the Easter get together. I felt very welcome and a closeness to you. 

I appreciate you getting the pictures and albums together for me. When you get a copy made of all of us would you e-mail or send it to me and also identify everyone and where they live. I am a little confused still. It all still seems a little unreal!! Looking forward to seeing you again. 

Love, Serena

Young Family Photos

Mable Young 1950's

Mable and Ethel 1971

Vestella and Clarence 1971

Mable & Beth

Young and Barrow Family of Lee County Highlights

Young & Barrow Family Descendants Beth,  Serena, Christy, Derek, Olivia

front row Beth, Serena, Olivia, Christy   -   Back row Craig, Derek, Casey

The Barrow and Young families were pioneers & leaders in Lee County, Georgia

Both families donated land or money for the first schools

GGGrandfather Moses Barrow fought in the American Revolution

Great Grandfather John Thomas "Jack" Barrow fought in the War Between the States

Great Grandfather John Jacob Young fought in the War Between the States

Smithville is named for GGrandmother Martha “Mattie” Carolyn Smith

The Young's originally came from Wutenberg, Germany

The Barrow's originally came from Lancanshire, England

The Barrow's came to Lee County by wagon train



Interest in education continues. Four descendants of the Young and Barrow families earned Masters Degrees and trained to be teachers.

Our descendants of these families:

Serena Young Windham, Elizabeth "Beth" Young Smith Ruyle Hullinger, Leigh Ann Ruyle, Derek Watson, Christy Tucker, Olivia Tucker

Charles Oscar Young Farm & Smithville GA

Map courtesy of Buddy Clanton, shows the Young Farm just east of Smithville

Documents listed on the link below

http://groups.google.com/group/barrowyoung

 

ABSTRACT OF WILL  [Revised  1977]

 

State   Georgia         County  Lee        District ___________  City  Leesburg

 

Name and Address of Court House   Lee County Court House Leesburg, Georgia 31763

 

Title of Volume  Lee County Wills; Volume No.  A      Page No.  148

 

NAME OF DECEASED     John A Young

Place of residence at time of death  Lee County, GA.

Will date  10-19-1889     Probate date  2-4-1891

 

Name of Spouse  Mary A. Young

Sons:  Charlie A., John H. & William M. Young

Daughters: Martha C. Horne, W. H., Alice M. & Louise J Young; Carrie & Lealie S. Young.

 

Pertinent bequests:  Land lot #135 in the 16^th District of Lee County & ½ of land lot # 129 in the 16^th District with his wife having for herself 25 acres of lot # 135.

 

Executors;  Charlie & John H. Young

 

Witnesses:  G. W. Warwick, C. A. Rhodes and R. P. Satter.

 

If this record is a manuscript or private paper, state the author, date and name of present owner with address.

 

COPIED BY:        Monnie S. Lewis

Date Copied:         Dec 9, 1977

Name of Chapter: Thronateeska  

City:                      Albany, GA

Sisters Serena and Beth and Family

Serena Young Windham and Beth Young Ruyle Hullinger were adopted in Georgia. They found each other and were reunited for the first time in October 2008. Beth is on the far left, Serena is next to her. 

More Photos Below:



http://picasaweb.google.com/chullinger/

Serena and Casey Windham, Derek Watson, Christy & Olivia Tucker