Mary married George Yonge (c.1820 - 1882) on 29 Aug 1843 in Washington, DC.
In the 1860 U.S. Census, George and Mary were living in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
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The known children of George and Mary were:
1) Letitia (Yonge) Wrenchell (born c.1845) was born in Washington, DC. She married J.C. Wrenchell, of Pittsburgh.
2) Samuel Humphreys Yonge (born 27 Jan 1850) was born in Savannah, Georgia.
3) William Wadley Yonge (born c.1856) was born in Georgia.
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Who's Who in Engineering, Volume 1, edited by John William Leonard, Winfield Scott Downs, M. M. Lewis, 1922, page 1427,
YONGE, Samuel Humphreys, The Chesterfield, Richmond, Va. Civil Engr; b. Savannah, Ga, Jan. 27, 1850; s. George and Mary (Humphreys) Yonge (maternal grandson of Samuel Humphreys, first Chief Constructor of U. S. Navy, whose father, Joshua Humphreys, designed the Constitution" and her five sister ships; paternal great-grandson of Henry Yonge, mem. King's Council and atty-gen. of East Florida, 1770. and later, whose father, Henry Yonge, was of King's Council and Surveyor General of Province of Georgia, who was son of Francis Yonge, Surveyor Gen. of South Carolina and the Bahamas, and mem. of King's Council and Agent of the Province of South Carolina, who was son of William Yonge of Shrosphire, England; student Washington Coll.. 1867; Univ. of Va. 1809; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa; m. St. Charles, Mo., Oct., 1873. Charlotte Behrens; children: Allan Murray, William Kenton, Letitia Humphreys, Charlotte Mary, Catherine. Mem. engr corps, constm, Mo. River Bridge, St. Charles, Mo., 1869-72; asst engr, Baltimore Bridge Co., on bridge design and constrn, 1872-73; U. S. asst engr, survey of Miss. River, between III. and Ohio Rivers, 1873-75; in charge of survey of Appomattox River, Va, and other governmental work, 1875-76; U. S. asst engr in charge of impvt works on Mo. River, between Sioux City, Iowa, and Jefferson City, Mo., 1878-99; in charge of impvt of James and Appomattox Rivers, Va, and constrn of sea wall at Jamestown Island, Va, 1899-1921. Introduced system of bank protecion for Mo. River, which was subsequently adopted by the Mo. River Commn as the standard bank revetment; designed and constructed sea wall, spl design for protecting Jamestown Island, Va; designeu and constructed works of regularization for the 18 miles of James River below Richmond, Va. Author: "The Site of Old James Towne" (illustrated with map and drawings). Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., A.A.A., mem. executive bd, Va. Historical Soc, Advisory Bd, Assn for Preservation of Va. Antiquities (hon. mem. of soc). Westmoreland Club, Richmond, Va.
In the 1860 U.S. Census, George and Mary were living in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
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The known children of George and Mary were:
1) Letitia (Yonge) Wrenchell (born c.1845) was born in Washington, DC. She married J.C. Wrenchell, of Pittsburgh.
2) Samuel Humphreys Yonge (born 27 Jan 1850) was born in Savannah, Georgia.
3) William Wadley Yonge (born c.1856) was born in Georgia.
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Who's Who in Engineering, Volume 1, edited by John William Leonard, Winfield Scott Downs, M. M. Lewis, 1922, page 1427,
YONGE, Samuel Humphreys, The Chesterfield, Richmond, Va. Civil Engr; b. Savannah, Ga, Jan. 27, 1850; s. George and Mary (Humphreys) Yonge (maternal grandson of Samuel Humphreys, first Chief Constructor of U. S. Navy, whose father, Joshua Humphreys, designed the Constitution" and her five sister ships; paternal great-grandson of Henry Yonge, mem. King's Council and atty-gen. of East Florida, 1770. and later, whose father, Henry Yonge, was of King's Council and Surveyor General of Province of Georgia, who was son of Francis Yonge, Surveyor Gen. of South Carolina and the Bahamas, and mem. of King's Council and Agent of the Province of South Carolina, who was son of William Yonge of Shrosphire, England; student Washington Coll.. 1867; Univ. of Va. 1809; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa; m. St. Charles, Mo., Oct., 1873. Charlotte Behrens; children: Allan Murray, William Kenton, Letitia Humphreys, Charlotte Mary, Catherine. Mem. engr corps, constm, Mo. River Bridge, St. Charles, Mo., 1869-72; asst engr, Baltimore Bridge Co., on bridge design and constrn, 1872-73; U. S. asst engr, survey of Miss. River, between III. and Ohio Rivers, 1873-75; in charge of survey of Appomattox River, Va, and other governmental work, 1875-76; U. S. asst engr in charge of impvt works on Mo. River, between Sioux City, Iowa, and Jefferson City, Mo., 1878-99; in charge of impvt of James and Appomattox Rivers, Va, and constrn of sea wall at Jamestown Island, Va, 1899-1921. Introduced system of bank protecion for Mo. River, which was subsequently adopted by the Mo. River Commn as the standard bank revetment; designed and constructed sea wall, spl design for protecting Jamestown Island, Va; designeu and constructed works of regularization for the 18 miles of James River below Richmond, Va. Author: "The Site of Old James Towne" (illustrated with map and drawings). Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., A.A.A., mem. executive bd, Va. Historical Soc, Advisory Bd, Assn for Preservation of Va. Antiquities (hon. mem. of soc). Westmoreland Club, Richmond, Va.
Mary married George Yonge (c.1820 - 1882) on 29 Aug 1843 in Washington, DC.
In the 1860 U.S. Census, George and Mary were living in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
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The known children of George and Mary were:
1) Letitia (Yonge) Wrenchell (born c.1845) was born in Washington, DC. She married J.C. Wrenchell, of Pittsburgh.
2) Samuel Humphreys Yonge (born 27 Jan 1850) was born in Savannah, Georgia.
3) William Wadley Yonge (born c.1856) was born in Georgia.
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Who's Who in Engineering, Volume 1, edited by John William Leonard, Winfield Scott Downs, M. M. Lewis, 1922, page 1427,
YONGE, Samuel Humphreys, The Chesterfield, Richmond, Va. Civil Engr; b. Savannah, Ga, Jan. 27, 1850; s. George and Mary (Humphreys) Yonge (maternal grandson of Samuel Humphreys, first Chief Constructor of U. S. Navy, whose father, Joshua Humphreys, designed the Constitution" and her five sister ships; paternal great-grandson of Henry Yonge, mem. King's Council and atty-gen. of East Florida, 1770. and later, whose father, Henry Yonge, was of King's Council and Surveyor General of Province of Georgia, who was son of Francis Yonge, Surveyor Gen. of South Carolina and the Bahamas, and mem. of King's Council and Agent of the Province of South Carolina, who was son of William Yonge of Shrosphire, England; student Washington Coll.. 1867; Univ. of Va. 1809; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa; m. St. Charles, Mo., Oct., 1873. Charlotte Behrens; children: Allan Murray, William Kenton, Letitia Humphreys, Charlotte Mary, Catherine. Mem. engr corps, constm, Mo. River Bridge, St. Charles, Mo., 1869-72; asst engr, Baltimore Bridge Co., on bridge design and constrn, 1872-73; U. S. asst engr, survey of Miss. River, between III. and Ohio Rivers, 1873-75; in charge of survey of Appomattox River, Va, and other governmental work, 1875-76; U. S. asst engr in charge of impvt works on Mo. River, between Sioux City, Iowa, and Jefferson City, Mo., 1878-99; in charge of impvt of James and Appomattox Rivers, Va, and constrn of sea wall at Jamestown Island, Va, 1899-1921. Introduced system of bank protecion for Mo. River, which was subsequently adopted by the Mo. River Commn as the standard bank revetment; designed and constructed sea wall, spl design for protecting Jamestown Island, Va; designeu and constructed works of regularization for the 18 miles of James River below Richmond, Va. Author: "The Site of Old James Towne" (illustrated with map and drawings). Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., A.A.A., mem. executive bd, Va. Historical Soc, Advisory Bd, Assn for Preservation of Va. Antiquities (hon. mem. of soc). Westmoreland Club, Richmond, Va.
In the 1860 U.S. Census, George and Mary were living in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
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The known children of George and Mary were:
1) Letitia (Yonge) Wrenchell (born c.1845) was born in Washington, DC. She married J.C. Wrenchell, of Pittsburgh.
2) Samuel Humphreys Yonge (born 27 Jan 1850) was born in Savannah, Georgia.
3) William Wadley Yonge (born c.1856) was born in Georgia.
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Who's Who in Engineering, Volume 1, edited by John William Leonard, Winfield Scott Downs, M. M. Lewis, 1922, page 1427,
YONGE, Samuel Humphreys, The Chesterfield, Richmond, Va. Civil Engr; b. Savannah, Ga, Jan. 27, 1850; s. George and Mary (Humphreys) Yonge (maternal grandson of Samuel Humphreys, first Chief Constructor of U. S. Navy, whose father, Joshua Humphreys, designed the Constitution" and her five sister ships; paternal great-grandson of Henry Yonge, mem. King's Council and atty-gen. of East Florida, 1770. and later, whose father, Henry Yonge, was of King's Council and Surveyor General of Province of Georgia, who was son of Francis Yonge, Surveyor Gen. of South Carolina and the Bahamas, and mem. of King's Council and Agent of the Province of South Carolina, who was son of William Yonge of Shrosphire, England; student Washington Coll.. 1867; Univ. of Va. 1809; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa; m. St. Charles, Mo., Oct., 1873. Charlotte Behrens; children: Allan Murray, William Kenton, Letitia Humphreys, Charlotte Mary, Catherine. Mem. engr corps, constm, Mo. River Bridge, St. Charles, Mo., 1869-72; asst engr, Baltimore Bridge Co., on bridge design and constrn, 1872-73; U. S. asst engr, survey of Miss. River, between III. and Ohio Rivers, 1873-75; in charge of survey of Appomattox River, Va, and other governmental work, 1875-76; U. S. asst engr in charge of impvt works on Mo. River, between Sioux City, Iowa, and Jefferson City, Mo., 1878-99; in charge of impvt of James and Appomattox Rivers, Va, and constrn of sea wall at Jamestown Island, Va, 1899-1921. Introduced system of bank protecion for Mo. River, which was subsequently adopted by the Mo. River Commn as the standard bank revetment; designed and constructed sea wall, spl design for protecting Jamestown Island, Va; designeu and constructed works of regularization for the 18 miles of James River below Richmond, Va. Author: "The Site of Old James Towne" (illustrated with map and drawings). Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., A.A.A., mem. executive bd, Va. Historical Soc, Advisory Bd, Assn for Preservation of Va. Antiquities (hon. mem. of soc). Westmoreland Club, Richmond, Va.
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