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Young was one of the first settlers in the Kanawha
Valley. He was also an Indian fighter and scout, a
lieutenant under Daniel Boone, one of nine
trustees of Charleston, West Virginia, a survivor
of the massacre at Tackett’s Fort, and one of the
first purchaser’s of certain lots in today’s prime
real estate. Finally, John Young was a father to
eleven children, as well as an ancestor to the
late Congressman from West Virginia’s Third
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John Young is shown fleeing capture
by Indians with his wife, Keziah, and
son, Jacob,
in this illustration by Sharon Harms. It is
featured on the cover of the book, John
Young: Lieutenant at Elk by
Orton Jones.
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