Military: CWR: Younkin, Jacob M. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Younkin, Jacob M.

* Born near Kingwood, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Died 1862 
* Buried on battle field at Fair Oaks Station 
* Private Co. B 85th Pa. Infantry 
* Enrolled Sept. 21, 1861 in Bradford, Pa. 
* Mustered in Nov. 7, 1861 in Uniontown, Pa. 
* Killed May 31, 1862 in action at Fair Oaks, Va. 
* Prior to the was, he married Mary Jane Christner and had a son J. Harvey. 
Jacob enlisted in Nov. 1861 and drilled at Uniontown, Pa.. While drunk there one 
night he married a second woman just before leaving town. Following his death, 
both widows stepped forward to claim his pension. It took years for the 
government to sort out which wife was which. After seven years Mary Jane was 
proven the true spouse. 
* Widow Pension: Applied Oct. 8, 1862, Application #3831, Certificate #1393; 
Minor Pension: Application #118865, Certificate #133609

SOURCE:
* Minerd. Com 
* Veterans Card File [Lists muster in date as Nov. 12, 1861] 
* Muster Roster Co. B [Lists muster in day as 12th and name as Yonkin] 
* Younkin Family News Bulletin, July - Sept. 1993, and Arp. - June 1996 
* Footnote.com