Honoring the memory of Rev. Jackson Young. That is how his name is written on his grave marker at the Young Cemetery, however, his obituary begins.:
"Andrew Jackson Young died in Washington Township, Paulding County, Ohio June 8, 1900."
The obituary goes on to state that "the deceased was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, January 18, 1812; aged at death 88 years, 4 months, 20 days."
The next paragraph reveals an unexpectedly grim truth.:
"He was a slave and was sold repeatedly on the auction block until Abraham Lincoln issued his proclamation. He was then released penniless and devoid of an education."
Reverend Andrew Jackson Young's full obituary can be read on his Find A Grave memorial which is posted in two-parts.
Reverend Andrew Jackson Young's legacy is one that definitely matters and should be honored now as much as it was at the time of his passing. One way that can be accomplished is to pass the legislation currently in the U. S. Congress that better protects African American burials grounds across America.:
The Biography of the Young Cemetery on Find A Grave.:
(Taken from the History of Grover Hill by Laurence R. Hipp, published in 1971.)
"The one-half acre of land for the site of the Young Family Cemetery, located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 27 of Washington Township, was deed to the township trustees by Jackson Young, Mary 2, 1888. This deed is recorded in Volume 47, page 200, Paulding County Record of Deeds. This is a small cemetery located only a few rods to the northwest of the Fought Cemetery, both of these burial grounds being located slightly north of the former site of Plumb's Crossroads. Only black residents of Washington Township are buried in the Young Cemetery."
