99. John C.⁶ Young (Mary⁵ McCausland, William⁴, James³, William², James¹) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 28 February 1861.

He married Elizabeth Chambers 28 February 1887. Elizabeth was born in Newark, England. Elizabeth is the daughter of Robert Chambers and Jane Davis.

Occupation: Interior Decorator. From the Philadelphia Young Republican, 20 September 1911. For many years John C. Young has been classed among the foremost interior decorators to be found doing business in Philadelphia. For the past fifteen years Mr. Young has resided in the Fortieth ward. He is a president of the Woodland Reality Company, vice president of Broad and Chestnut Building & Loan, the Bartram Building & Loan and kindred associations He is also vice president of the Thomas T. Horney Bible Union and treasurer of the Woodland Avenue Business Men's Association. Mr. Young has met with much business success by deserving it. His integrity is unquestioned. He knows every inch of ground that composses the Fortieth ward, and is, therefore fully advised to the needed public improvement that would make for the development and progress for his ward. Mr. Young had no urgent desire to enter public life. He consented to become a candidate for the Republican nomination for Common Council at the ernest solicitation of the leading business men and citizens generally. Mr. Young was elected a member of the Philadelphia Common Council 27 October 1911. He lived at 6412 Woodland Ave. Philadelphia (1911).

John C. Young and Elizabeth Chambers had the following children:

236 i. Roland Gideon Curtin⁷ Young was born on (birth date unknown). still living - details excluded

237 ii. Lillian Chambers Young was born on (birth date unknown). still living - details excluded

238 iii. Edith Good Young was born on (birth date unknown). still living - details excluded

239 iv. Robert Chambers Young was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 24 November 1887. Robert died August 1972 at 84 years of age.⁽⁴⁵⁾ Lived with his parents at 6412 Woodland Ave and assists his father in his different enterprises as of 1911.

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