Amanda was married to James Willson Young on 15 Oct 1872 in El Paso Co, CO. She was a midwife/nurse. Many times being called out in the night to minister to the sick even though her training was not significant — she had a calming way that helped others. She & James had 7 children: Milton Boid, Otis Clifford, Orville Alva, Claude Elbridge, Nellie Adleena (Young) Thompson, Purl Mack, and Mildred Laverne (Young) Curry. Amanda was ill and her family came to Florida to drive her to Oklahoma. She died on the trip.

Parents were living in Layfatte Co, WI from 1849-1855 per censuses.

1860 KS Fed Census -Shawnee Co, Auburn Twp, PO: Auburn, dtd 28 Jun, pg 47, Fmly 431/394
Brooks, Amanda -3 F -b.WI

1865 KS Fed Census -Shawnee Co, Auburn, dtd 11 May, Ln 6, Fmly 63
Brooks, Amanda J. -8 b.WI

1870 KS Fed Census -Shawnee Co, Auburn, PO: Waveland, dtd 7 Jul, pg 15, Fmly 104/106
Brooks, Amanda -13 F -b.WI

1880 KS Fed Census -Osage Co, Burlingame Twp, dtd 16 Jun, pg 31, Fmly 265/270
Young, Amanda -Wife 24 F -WI NY IL

1885 KS State Census -Osage Co, Scranton Twp, dtd 1 Mar, pg 6, Fmly 35/35
Young, A. J. -31 F -b.KS[WI] [Amanda Jane]

1895 KS State Census -Osage Co, Scranton Twp, v. 277 pg 1, Fmly 1/1
Young, Amanda -38 F -IA[WI] fm KS -Wife

1900 KS Fed Census -Osage Co, Scranton Twp, dtd 16 Jun, SH 11B, Fmly 207/207
Note: Last name on Ancestry: Younge -corrected.
Young, Anabella -Head 45 F -May 1855 -Md-30y -KS OH OH [Amanda]

1905 KS State Census -Osage Co, Scranton Twp, dtd 1 Mar, pg 15, Ln 15
Young, Amandia -45 -WI fm WI Housewife [Amanda]

1920 KS Fed Census -Osage Co, Scranton Twp, dtd 14 Jan, SH 3A, Fmly 55/55
Young, Anna G. -Head 52[64] Wdw -WI IL IL -Farmer/Son -owns farm [Amanda J.]

1925 KS State Census -Osage Co, Scranton Twp, dtd 1 Mar, pg 42 Anc., Fmly 77/77
Young, A. J. -Head 65 Md -WI fm CO -None

1935 FL State Census -Polk Co, Pct 31, pg 2, Ln 47
Young, Amanda -Head 75-b.WI -Educ: Grade school -Nurse | Owned home