Near Elkview in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Captain John Young / John Young Early Settler

Captain John Young Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008

1. Captain John Young Marker

John Young Early Settler marker text on opposite side.

Inscription. Captain John Young Grave of Revolutionary War Vet. John Young (1760-1850) located in nearby Sand Run Cemetery. Noted soldier, Indian scout & trapper, he came to Kanawha Val., 1780s, named county trustee, 1794, and farmed 225 acres here.

John Young Early Settler After military service in Rev. War and Indian Wars, John Young and wife Keziah, Lewis Tackett's daughter, settled here (1801) on land granted by Va. Gov. Tyler. They raised 11 children on Young's Bottom farm, bordered by Sand Run Creek to Youngs Creek from Elk R. to Wills Creek. He helped build Fort Lee and defend Tackett's Fort, from which in 1790s raid he saved wife and infant son in daring escape in canoe.

Erected 1995 by Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars – Post 8516 and Ladies Auxiliary – West Virginia, Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.

Location. 38° 27.647′ N, 81° 25.431′ W. Marker is near Elkview, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. Marker

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is on Elk River Road (U.S. 119) close to Milton Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elkview WV 25071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Col. George Clendenin / Town of Clendenin (approx. 4.3 miles away); Petrochemical Plant (approx. 4.4 miles away); Pinch Reunion (approx. 4.7 miles away); Simon Kenton (approx. 7 miles away); W. Va. Air National Guard Memorial (approx. 9.6 miles away); Pocatalico River (approx. 12.4 miles away); Daniel Boone (approx. 12½ miles away); Charleston's Civil War Sites (approx. 12½ miles away).

John Young Early Settler Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008

2. John Young Early Settler Marker

Captain John Young marker text on opposite side.

Captain John Young/John Young Early Settler Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008

3. Captain John Young/John Young Early Settler Marker

Photo taken looking north on U.S. Route 119

Photographed By Forest McDermott, November 10, 2008

4. Captain John Young/John Young Early Settler Marker

Sand Run Gospel Tabernacle Church is on the right and photo taken looking south on U.S. Route 119

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,514 times since then and 143 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.