 Henrietta Younger Rawlins Henry
Washington Younger was one of Cass Co., Missouri's largest land owners
and businessman. He married Bersheba Leighton Fristoe about 1830. He
was a loyal Union Colonel who was killed by Federal troops on 20 July
1862. The assassination of Henry Washington Younger would forever
change the course of American history, the frontier of the wild west,
and many families, including his own.
Childrenof Henry Washington Younger & Bersheba Leighton Fristoe
  1st row L-R: Bob, Jim & Cole Younger Standing: Henrietta Younger The
Younger brothers post-war years as outlaws began in 1866. Four of
the brothers drifted into a life of violence and crime. Cole Younger
and his brother, James Younger had joined the Quantrill guerrillas
during the Civil War. By 1868, the James-Younger Gang were notorious
for their crimes.
 Henrietta Younger Rawlins Miss Henrietta Younger was active in social and religious activities while living in Denison, Texas. According to the 1887 Denison City Directory, Henrietta is living in the household of her sister, Martha Ann Younger Jones.  Henrietta
became the wife of A.B. Rawlins on April 1, 1894 at Gainesville, Cooke
Co., Texas; the bride had taught school for many years in Denison and
the groom was a practicing attorney in Cooke Co. (The Sunday Gazetteer, April 1, 1894, pg.4)
 The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, October 28, 1888 pg. 1 LOCAL CONDENSATIONS Monday "The Christian Spark," is the name of a new religious paper about to be published in this city. It has for its motto: "God help the rich, the poor can beg." Miss Henrietta Younger, of 319 Barrett avenue, is managing it. Henrietta Younger along with the family of her sister, Martha Ann Younger Jones, attended the Christian Church of Denison. (The Sunday Gazetteer, Sunday, February 10, 1889, pg.4) The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, March 24, 1889 pg. 4 SOCIETY MELANGE A very pleasant entertainment under the auspices of Christian Church Sunday School took place at the church edifice, on Armstrong avenue, Monday night, the principal features of the performance being contributed by the "White Buds" - a little mite of a literary society connected with the Sunday school, and presided over by Miss Retta Younger. The program consisted of songs, recitations, reading the little society paper, essays, etc., in which the participants displayed a refreshing enthusiasm, and a childish intelligence that was surprising. The entertainment was largely attended, and in every respect successful. The Sunday Gazetteer (April 7, 1889, pg.4) reported that Miss Retta Younger had left that week for Independence, Missouri where she would teach in the public schools. In the summer of 1889 Miss Henrietta spent time in Stillwater, Minnesota, as she wrote a letter dated July 17, 1889 to "My Dear Little White Buds", little girls from her literary society in Denison. The letter was printed in the July 28th issue of The Sunday Gazetteer as it describes the weather and scenery of the area as well as her trip on an excursion boat and the lumber companies in the area. Biography of Col. Henry Washington Younger by Tom DeNardo   Biography Index Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
