Person:John Younger (10)

In 1864, he joined the Confederate army (at a very young age) with his brothers, Cole and James, and soon became a guerilla under Quantrill. Together with James, he was captured in the ambush in which Quantrill was killed and spent the rest of the war in a Union military prison.

In Jan 1866, in Independence, Missouri, he shot and killed an ex-soldier who was harassing his mother and younger brother. The court ruled it self-defense because the soldier was armed.

On 20 Jan 1871, while living with several of his brothers in Dallas, Texas, he shot and killed two Dallas deputy sheriffs.

On 17 Mar 1874, he was waylaid near Roscoe, in St. Clair County, by Pinkerton agents and was killed in the ensuing gun fight. He was originally buried by the roadside by his brother, Jim. His body later was reinterred in an unmarked grave in the nearby Yeater Cemetery, but a marker was later erected by the family.

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Dallas County, 1870 census:^[3]

Younger, J. H. 18 yrs Farmer (real estate = [blank]; personal estate = $2,000) b. Missouri

      Thomas 26 yrs b. Missouri

      James 22 yrs b. Missouri

      Robert 16 yrs b. Missouri

      Bettie 13 yrs b. Missouri

      Susan [BLACK] 26 yrs b. Missouri

      Bersha 50 yrs b. Missouri

NOTE: It's unclear why John was listed as head of the family rather than his mother or one of his two elder brothers.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article John Younger.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} John Younger, in Find A Grave.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} John Younger, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Dallas, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   p. 462A, dwelling/family 1911/1904.