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What was the ethnicity of the Younger brothers?

George Ameal Wilson

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Dear Mr. Wilson,

With a name derived from the German “Junger,” I’d say it’s a safe bet that the Youngers were descended from your standard Anglo-Saxon Protestant (English) arrivals to the New World.

Sincerely,

 

Jon Guttman
Research Director
World History Group
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