City: Sparta
YOUNG, Charles Coker, retired merchant; born Sparta, Tenn. Feb. 25, 1845; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William Martin and Matilda (Wallace) YOUNG; father’s occupation tanner, bank cashier and farmer; paternal grandparents James and Elizabeth (Draper) YOUNG; maternal grandparents Jack and Elizabeth (Simpson) WALLACE; educated at Sparta, Tenn.; early occupation tanner and farmer; entered the mercantile business at Sparta, Tenn., and continued in same thirty years; served four years in Co. “C” 41st regiment C. S. A., and was captured at Ft. Donelson, held prisoner eight months at Camp Morton Ind., when he was exchanged, wounded and taken prisoner again at Franklin, Tenn., and held at Camp, Chase, O., eight months; married Catherine Annette BURTON, June 19, 1873; member of Christian church, and Knights of Honor.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
