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John Younkin

Birth
Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Death
1862 (aged 70–71)
Kingwood, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Kingwood, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
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I do not know the origins of the nickname "Yankee John," but it was used by his granddaughter, Nancie Younkin, b. 1851 and recorded by her daughter, Carmie Forsythe in the 1930-40's. It was first reported in the Younkin Family News Bulletins printed in those years. Mark Miner as written extensively on this, and I'm in agreement with what he wrote.

The arrival of Ancestry.com with their specialty, circular databases, did nothing but muck up who was who, resulting in endless confusion on the internet.
I do not know the origins of the nickname "Yankee John," but it was used by his granddaughter, Nancie Younkin, b. 1851 and recorded by her daughter, Carmie Forsythe in the 1930-40's. It was first reported in the Younkin Family News Bulletins printed in those years. Mark Miner as written extensively on this, and I'm in agreement with what he wrote.

The arrival of Ancestry.com with their specialty, circular databases, did nothing but muck up who was who, resulting in endless confusion on the internet.

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No extent marker, last noted in WPA survey 1930's.

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  • Created by: Glen Swartz
  • Added: Apr 18, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36004668/john-younkin: accessed ), memorial page for John Younkin (1791–1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36004668, citing Schrock Farm Burial Ground, Kingwood, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Glen Swartz (contributor 46889224).