James Kammerer Young

b. 19 September 1886, d. 12 January 1911
  • James Kammerer Young was born on 19 September 1886 in Suspension Bridge, Niagara County, New York.
  • He was baptized/christened on 4 September 1887 at Zion Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, sponsored by Anna Marie Kammerer and Friedricka Theodora Sippel.
  • Oliver Mark Young and Susanna Kammerer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 1339 Willow Avenue. Other members of the household included James Kammerer Young, Estella Elizabeth Young, John Oliver Young, William Mark Young and Alice Marie Young.
  • Oliver Mark Young and Susanna Kammerer appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 1347 Whitney Avenue. Other members of the household included James Kammerer Young, John Oliver Young, William Mark Young and Alice Marie Young.
  • He was a conductor with the steam railroad, according to the 1910 census.
  • James Kammerer Young died on 12 January 1911 at age 24 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
  • He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
  • The following appeared on 13 January 1911 in The Daily News: James K. Young, an Erie brakeman, was crushed to death between an engine and a freight car at Niagara Falls yesterday. His home was in that city.
  • The following appeared on 12 January 1926 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: (A Peep into the Past . . . January 12, 1911) James K. Young, of 1347 Whitney avenue, this city, brakeman on the Erie railroad, is crushed to death between the engine and a freight car in South End yards.
  • Last Edited: 17 Oct 2013