Jonas Youngken was born on Nov. 14, 1828, or possibly in September of that year, in or around Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, PA, the son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Wolfinger) Younken Jr.

He and Elizabeth M. Plummer (1829-1883) entered into marital union.

The six children they produced together were James H. Youngkin, Samuel P. Youngkin, Lana Ann Linville, Mary Elizabeth Snyder, Franklin P. Youngkin and Sarah B. Melick.

When the 1860 and 1870 federal census enumerations were taken, the family made its dwelling-place in Greenwich, Warren County, NJ, receiving their postal mail in Phillipsburg. Jonas' occupation during those years was as a wheelright. He also may have been an innkeeper circa 1863-1865 as shown in his Civil War draft registration record for Greenwich, NJ. Helena Plummer, age 60, lived in their household in 1860.

Jonas is believed to have served as a U.S. Post Office mail carrier in New Jersey in 1879, earning $75.

Grief blanketed the family when Elizabeth surrendered to the angel of death at age 53 on Jan. 3, 1883 in Springtown, NJ. 

As a widower, Jonas went to live with his married daughter Sarah Melick in New Jersey. Their home in 1900 was in Pohatcong, Warren County, NJ, with him continuing to earn a living as a wheelwright. 

He passed away at the age of 80 on May 16, 1909. Burial was in St. James Lutheran Cemetery in Greenwich Township, Warren County, NJ.  

~ Daughter Mary Elizabeth (Youngkin) Snyder ~

Daughter Mary Elizabeth Youngkin ( ? -1936) was born on (?).  

She was joined in wedlock with (?) Snyder ( ? - ? ). 

They bore two children -- Elada Snyder and Floyd W. Snyder. 

In about 1888, they migrated west to Kansas and put down roots in Kansas City. She was a member of the First Christian Church. Circa 1904, her address was 1946 Hallack Street, the same as her widowed sister Lana Linville.

Her final residence, which she shared with her son and daughter, was 2223 Richmond Avenue, Kansas City. She died in her residence at the age of 75 on Nov. 13, 1936. An obituary in the Kansas City Times noted that she was a resident of the town for 48 years.

~ Son James H. Youngkin ~

Son James H. Youngkin (1855-1909) was born on July 2, 1855 in Springtown, Warren County, NJ. 

He relocated to the Kansas City area.

Death enveloped him at the age of 54 on Sept. 9, 1909. Interment was beside his brother Frank in Oak Grove Cemetery in Kansas City, KS.

~ Son Samuel P. Youngkin ~

Son Samuel P. Youngkin (1857-1941) was born on June 25, 1857 or June 28, 1858. (Sources differ.) 

He too migrated to the Kansas City area and was a longtime farmer. Beginning in the spring of 1880, he worked alongside his future brother-in-law, Civil War veteran James Allen Linville.

Together they produced two daughtrs, Grtrude  was the father of Mrs. Charles A. Boyce and Mrs. John E. Edlund. As of 1904, his post office address was Mastin near Overland Park, Johnson County, KS.

Together they produced two daughters, Gertrude Boyce and Ruth Fay Edlund.

As of 1904, their post office address was Mastin near Overland Park, Johnson County, KS, about a mile north and east of Stilwell. Samuel advertised in the Olathe (KS) News in November 1904 that he was selling farm livestock and implements at a public auction.

The couple appears to have separated by 1926.

In 1920, an article in the Miami Herald suggests that Samuel owned several tracts of land in the Everglades and that he spent the winter in Florida to "look after his real estate."  

Samuel's final address in 1936-1941 was 4430 Prospect Avenue. At the age of 84, he passed away on Oct. 23, 1941. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Kansas City, KS, with an obituary appearing in the Kansas City (MO) Times.

Daughter Gertrude Youngkin ( ? - ? ) was born on (?). On June 16, 1926, in nuptials held in the Prospect Avenue Presbyterian Church of Kansas City, she wed Charles A. Boyce ( ? - ? ). Rev. H.J. Bray presided, witn an announcement published in the Kansas City Times. The newlyweds honeymooned in Colorado, the Pacific Northwest and Yellowstone Park. Charles at the time of marriage was employed as general auditor for the Grand Council of the Order of DeMolay. Their first home was at 4908 Brookside Boulevard. They dwelled with her father in 1941 at 4430 Prospect Avenue. 

Daughter Ruth Fay Youngkin ( ? - ? ) - Circa 1939, she married John E. Edlund ( ? - ? ) of Kansas City. Their home in 1941 was at 2001 West 39th Street, Kansas City. 

~ Daughter Lana Ann (Youngkin) Linville ~

Daughter Lana Ann "Lany" Youngkin (1859-1948) was born in Sept. 1859 in Springtown, NJ. 

She learned the art of dressmaking and in 1880, with that as her occupation, dwelled with her aunt and uncle, Catharine and Jerome Wilson, in Easton, PA. By 1900, Lana Ann had migrated to Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS. 

On April 20, 1893, at the age of 34, she married 49-year-old Civil War veteran James Allen Linville (Aug. 27, 1845-1904), a native of Franklin County, IN. They exchanged their marital vows in Kansas City, officiated by Rev. B.Q. Denham of the Christian Church. James stood 5 feet, 10¾ inches tall, had a light complexion, blue eyes and light hair, and bore a scar on his left leg above the knee.

The Linvilles' 1893 marriage license -  National Archives/St. Louis

Two known children were James "Elmer" Linville and Ethel Linville. 

Lana and James may have met through his acquaintance with her brother Samuel, a longtime co-worker dating to the spring of 1880. James also is known to have worked in a shop for foreman James Phillips for many years. He also farmed on the side.

During the war, James had served with the 123nd Indiana Infantry, Company K. He enlisted on Feb. 20, 1864 and was under the command of Capt. William L. Day. During the war he suffered from chronic diarrhea and was hospitalized in Nashville, TN. He was discharged on May 31, 1865.

He was awarded a military pension of $8 per month for his wartime service. [Invalid App. #844.108 - Cert. #602.809]. He claimed he was disabled from hemorrhoids, constipation, lame back, rheumatism and shortness of breath.

When the federal census enumeration was made in 1900, they lived in Kansas City, with James working as a millwright, and his brother Thomas living under their roof. Their final home together was near White Church, about eight miles west of Kansas City,

James was burdened from the effects of "tuberculosis of the bowels" and lung issues. Lana once wrote that he "was a continuous sufferer with diarrhoea and pain in the bowels from time of our marriage and during his last illness for at least eight or ten weeks his bowels would bloat up every aftrnoon and was in great pain from about Noon until Midnight when he would rest better. That during this time his bowels would move from two to six or eight times a day."

He received medical care from Dr. Watson F. Wood. At the end, the old soldier was emaciated and confined to his bed and coughed heavily, spitting up thick mucus. Sadly, at the age of 59, he died in White Church on Valentine's Day 1904. Lana's sister Mary Elizabeth Snyder was with him at death. The remains were brought to the Snyder home in Kansas City for funeral services, with interment taking place in Oak Grove Cemetery. Lana's brother Samuel, James' brother Thomas F. Linville and friend S.F. Berry are known to have attended the funeral.

Documents in his pension file include a notation that "the soldier's death from disease of lungs is not shown to have been the result of his military service, there being no medical evidence of its existence prior to fatal illness." He left an estate of $430 in cash.

After his death, Lana began receiving the pension payments. [Widow App. #800.295 - Cert. #821.755]. Her monthly check in 1916 was $12, and then by 1923 it totaled $30. The year after their father's death, both children also were awarded a pension, commencing Aug. 3, 1905, with Lana assigned as guardian. [Minor App. #832.725 - Cert. #600.978, XC 2.692.203] 

She made a dwelling in Kansas City, KS in 1905 at 1938 Hollack Street and in 1916 at 1947 Hallack Street. By the mid-1930s she had moved to 1307 North 22nd Street and in 1941 at 1307 North 22nd Street. Death swept her away on Dec. 11, 1948. Interment took place under the sod of Mount Hope Cemetery in Kansas City.

Son James "Elmer" Linville (1896-1979) was born on July 24, 1896 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS. He spent his entire life in the Kansas City area, except for time away in military service. Elmer served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. He tied the marital cord with Olive Mints ( ? - ? ). The pair's only son was James Elmer Linville Jr. Said the Kansas City Star, he: 

...was employed by Jenkins Music for 22 years and was a foreman for the former Midwest Cabinet and Store Fixture Co. in Kansas City for 24 years until his retirement. Mr. Linville was a member of Wyandotte Masonic Lodge 3 for 59 years and also was a member of Cabinetmakers and Millmen Local 1635. He worked with Boy Scout Troop 200 of First Pilgrim Congregational Church and was a member of one of the first Boy Scout troops in Kansas City, Kansas. He was known as "the old settler" to many area residents because of his knowledge of Wyandotte County history. 

For six decades, he dwelled in the West Heights Historic District. Their final address was 1307 North 22nd Street. Sadly, at the age of 83, he passed away in Providence-St. Margaret Hospital on Oct. 30, 1979. An obituary was published in the Star. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery.

• Grandson James Elmer Linville Jr. ( ? - ? ) made his dwelling-place in 1979 in Kansas City at 2214 Everett. 

Daughter Ethel Linville (1899-1989) was born on Aug. 11, 1899 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS. Circa 1919, at the age of 19, she entered into marriage with 22-year-old Harold B. Christy ( ? - ? ), also of Kansas City. Two sons in this family were James L. Christy and Joseph A. Christy. Their residence was in the Kansas City suburb of Lake Waukomis, MO in the late 1970s. The family held a membership in the First Church of Christ, Scientist. Ethel relocated in 1985 to Marco Island, FL, where her son Joseph was living at the time. There, at the age of 90, she died on Sept. 29, 1989. An obituary was printed in the Kansas City Star.

• Grandson James L. Christy relocated to Noank, CT. Evidence suggests that he wed Patricia Parsons ( ? - ? ) and died at the age of 73 on March 30, 1998.

• Grandson Joseph A. Christy resided on Marco Island, FL in 1989. 

~ Son Franklin P. Youngkin ~

Son Franklin P. Youngkin (1865-1892) was born on Jan. 8, 1865. 

He too relocated to the Kansas City area. 

Sadly, he succumbed to the spectre of death at the age of 27 on Nov. 16, 1892. A red barre granite stone marks his final resting place, with burial next to his brother James, in Kansas City's Oak Grove Cemetery. No obituary has been located for him.

~ Daughter Sarah B. (Youngkin) Melick ~

Daughter Sarah B. Youngkin (1869-1961) was born in Oct. 1869. 

She wed Francis Marion "Frank" Melick (April 1869-1954), a New Jersey native. 

Three known sons of this family were Raymond H. Melick, Jesse Carter Melick and Clarence Samuel Melick. 

The Melicks lived in Pohatcong, NJ in 1900, with Frank employed as a grocer salesman. Sarah's widowed father resided in their household in 1900. 

At the death of Sarah's brother Samuel in 1941, in Kansas City, she was named in the obituary. 

Sarah died on Nov. 23, 1961. Burial was in St. James Lutheran Cemetery in Warren County.

Son Raymond Henry Melick (1887-1966) was born on June 19, 1887 in Springtown, Warren County, NJ. He wed Madelene A. Roecker (1895-1975).

Son Clarence Samuel Melick (1888-1956) was born on Nov. 10, 1888 in Springtown, Warren County, NJ. He was cleaved away by the angel of death on April 26, 1956.

Son Jesse Carter Melick (1892-1965) was born on Sept. 29, 1892 in Springtown, Warren County, NJ. He tied the marital cord with Elizabeth D. Piatt (1899-1958). At the age of 73, he died in Phillipsburg, NJ on Nov. 30, 1965.